Transistor.fm
transistor.fm
Podcast hosting and analytics platform, including private podcasts for businesses.
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Jon Buda
Chicago developer and co-founder of the bootstrapped podcast host Transistor.fm
About Jon Buda
Jon Buda is a software developer based in Chicago who co-founded Transistor.fm, a bootstrapped podcast hosting and analytics platform, with Justin Jackson. Buda had already built an early podcast hosting tool before the two met at the XOXO festival in 2014, and they became partners on Transistor at the start of 2018.
Buda is the company's co-founder and president and leads much of the engineering, while Jackson acts as CEO. Transistor reached $20K in monthly recurring revenue in under a year and has grown into a small, profitable team serving tens of thousands of podcasts, including private podcasts for companies.
He has since stepped back from posting on X.
Products by Jon Buda
Videos with Jon Buda
S1 E8: Jon Buda, Transistor.fm
PodcastCode Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders· 2025
Guess Who's Back? (Hint: It's Jon Buda)
PodcastJustin is Podcasting· 2025
Timeline
- 2018 — Partnered with Justin Jackson to build and launch Transistor.fm.
Jon Buda FAQ
Who founded Transistor.fm?
Transistor.fm was co-founded by Jon Buda, its president, and Justin Jackson, its CEO.
Is Transistor.fm bootstrapped?
Yes, Transistor was built without venture funding and reached $20K MRR in about 11.5 months.
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