Justin is wrestling with strategic decisions for Transistor after hitting his initial "success goal," while Brian is two weeks away from launching a new Rails components product and grappling with how to reach his target audience. Timestamps: (00:06) - What are we talking about in this episode? (01:41) - The importance of a founder or CEO (05:40) - Learning about marketing from politics (18:27) - Thinking about the next phase of Transistor (36:27) - Not knowing how a new product or service will be recieved until you launch it (48:34) - Being in motion in the direction you think you need to move (53:12) - Trying to figure out what makes me different (01:00:26) - Brian sharing his survey (01:09:35) - How do the rest of us reach people? (01:21:38) - SEO ideas in 2025 Tell us what you think! 🗣️ 🎤 Send us an audio or video message 📧 Email us: panelpodcastshow@gmail.com 📺 Leave a comment on YouTube 🦋 Reply on Bluesky Links mentioned in this episode Podcast Movement: The World’s Largest Podcasting Community | Events, Resources & More! Justin Jackson – SaaS, bootstrapping, marketing Jordan Gal Voice AI Marketing Automation Customer Engagement Email-First OS AI Video Editing AI Code Editor .NET & JavaScript Libraries Instrumental Products - Brian's company Clarity Flow - Brian's SaaS product Transistor.fm - Justin's company