Is YouTube going to kill the audio podcast? A conversation with Justin Jackson of Transistor.fm
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Today we’re joined by Justin Jackson, co-founder of Transistor.fm, a podcast hosting platform that hosts over 27,000 podcasts. Justin has bootstrapped the business since 2018 and has used it to build a better life for himself and his employees. In this episode we discuss if video is essential for podcasts in 2024, is YouTube going to kill off the audio podcast? And we also touch on how Justin is taking the slow and steady approach to building Transistor.
Timestamps
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:55 Should you invest in a video podcast?
- 12:35 Can friction be a good thing?
- 16:41 Are we past peak podcasting?
- 23:43 What is the new north star for Transistor?
- 27:50 Finding different motivations
- 31:46 Building a business that you love
- 39:17 Would Justin sell Transistor?
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