<p>Jon and Justin reflect on 2021 and get excited about 2022:</p><ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.rework.fm/start-a-business-not-a-startup/">Rework podcast episode</a>: the word "startup"</li>
<li>Should we rename the show "Maintain your SaaS"? ;)</li>
<li>Biggest highlights: hiring <a href="https://transistor.fm/helen/">Helen</a> and <a href="https://transistor.fm/jason/">Jason</a>
</li>
<li>Giving employees generous bonuses</li>
<li><a href="https://justinjackson.ca/nobooze">Justin's list of non-alcoholic drinks</a></li>
<li>Captivate (one of our competitors) <a href="https://global.com/global-news/global-acquires-podcast-hosting-platform-start-up/">was just acquired</a>
</li>
<li>Different types of founder stress</li>
<li>Should we sell our company? Our friends at Rewardful <a href="https://saas.group/blog/saas-group-announces-acquisition-of-rewardful">were just acquired</a>
</li>
<li>Plans and features for 2022</li>
</ul><p><b>What happened in 2021?</b></p><ul>
<li>January: <a href="https://transistor.fm/spaces-clubhouse/">Clubhouse got popular</a>
</li>
<li>March 2021: <a href="https://transistor.fm/changelog/private-podcast-email/">send private podcast episodes by email</a>
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<li>April 2021: <a href="https://transistor.fm/helen/">we hired Helen</a>
</li>
<li>April-May: <a href="https://transistor.fm/changelog/analytics-api/">new API updates (analytics)</a>
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<li>July: <a href="https://transistor.fm/changelog/new-analytics-charts/">new podcast analytics charts</a> + <a href="https://transistor.fm/changelog/compare-episode-stats/">compare episodes</a>
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<li>July: <a href="https://transistor.fm/changelog/transcripts/">add transcripts to episodes</a>
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<li>August 2021: <a href="https://transistor.fm/jason/">we hired Jason</a>
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<li>Sept: <a href="https://transistor.fm/changelog/dai-preview/">first release of DAI</a>
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<li>Oct: <a href="https://transistor.fm/changelog/descript/">Descript integration</a>
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<li>Nov: <a href="https://transistor.fm/changelog/midroll/">DAI mid-rolls</a>
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<li>Black Friday. Worth it?</li>
<li>Riverside integration</li>
</ul><p><b>What should we talk about next?</b></p><ul>
<li>Twitter:<strong> </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/buildyoursaas">@buildyoursaas</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/mijustin">@mijustin</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/jonbuda">@jonbuda</a>
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<li>Leave a review/comment <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/build-your-saas-bootstrap-in-2-636493">on Podchaser</a>; it's like Reddit, but for podcasts.</li>
<li>Email us:
[email protected]</li>
</ul><p><b>Thanks to our monthly supporters:</b></p><ul>
<li>Marcel Fahle, <a href="https://wearebold.af/">wearebold.af</a>
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<li>Mitch</li>
<li>Harris Kenny, <a href="https://introcrm.com/podcast/">Intro CRM podcast</a>
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<li>Ward Sandler, <a href="https://www.memberspace.com/">Memberspace</a>
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<li>Eric Lima</li>
<li>James Sowers (like Flowers)</li>
<li>Travis Fischer</li>
<li>Matt Buckley</li>
<li>Russell Brown</li>
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<li>Dave Giunta (JOOnta)</li>
<li>Kyle Fox <a href="https://www.getrewardful.com/?via=justin">GetRewardful.com</a>
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