{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Justin's brain","title":"Why you should build some fake AI products","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/25059f91\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":937,"description":"I prototyped a full video podcasting app in a couple of days using Claude Code, and it's completely changed how I think about building new features for Transistor (the podcast hosting product I co-founded).\n🔥 Timestamps:\n0:00 – Why you should build fake products first\n0:27 – The podcast countdown timer experiment\n0:56 – Taking on video podcast hosting at Transistor\n1:08 – Just start building it\n1:47 – Demo: the video podcasting prototype\n2:32 – What people actually want vs. what I assumed (HLS vs. simple upload)\n3:53 – \"Usage is oxygen for product realizations.\"\n4:54 – Live demo: one-click publish to YouTube + Transistor\n5:57 – Scheduling episodes and real user testing (the church sermon use case)\n6:39 – Handling 15GB video uploads\n7:25 – Why everyone should be building fake products\n7:49 – Private podcasts → unlisted YouTube playlists\n8:28 – The FreshBooks \"compete with yourself\" story\n9:44 – How does this change your product process?\n10:17 – Claude Code + Slack: anyone on the team can start a PR\n14:05 – YouTube analytics vs. audio downloads in one view\n14:51 – Freedom to use a fresh tech stack\n15:18 – Night and day: old codebases vs. new ones\n★ More about me: ★\nI'm Justin Jackson. I co-founded Transistor.fm (a podcast hosting and analytics platform).\nI write, podcast, and make videos about bootstrapping, startups, marketing, calm companies, and business ethics.\nMy blog: https://justinjackson.ca\nBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/justinjackson.ca","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UqqDv1UJafgztUHPZUZVwjORISRwWDKEaL8iomaxkdA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82ZDk1/NzE2MWZlMTEyZjdi/MWI5MjFiYmU3ZjA0/MTMwOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}