197 How Jam.dev Turned Bug Reporting Frustration into an 85,000-User Product

Join us for an insightful conversation with Dani Grant, co-founder of Jam.dev, as she shares her journey from Cloudflare PM to startup founder. Learn how Jam.dev persevered through eight failed attempts before finding product-market fit and growing to 85,000 users. Dani reveals valuable lessons about product-led growth, building in public, and raising venture capital. From tactical fundraising tips to creative community building strategies like jam.pizza, this episode is packed with practical insights for founders and anyone interested in the startup journey. Sponsor Convex is the backend for founders. Convex is the backend application platform for product-obsessed founders. Show Notes 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - Sponsor: Convex 1:08 - Meeting Dani Grant 1:41 - Early Career at Cloudflare 3:09 - Finding Internships & Career Growth 5:25 - Starting Jam.dev 11:56 - Product Evolution & User Growth 16:57 - Product Features & Implementation 21:22 - Monetization Strategy 23:37 - Technical Deep Dive: How Jam Works 27:49 - Future Plans & Mobile Development 29:12 - Fundraising Tips & Strategies 34:00 - Supporting Developer Communities 36:18 - Picks and Plugs Links Companies/Products: Jam.dev Cloudflare Convex (sponsor) Sentry Data Dog Hotjar FullStory JIRA Metabase Notion Social/Personal: Dani Grant's Twitter Dani Grant's email ( dani@jam.dev ) Brad Garropy's Twitter ( @bradgarropy ) Learn Build Teach Discord Deals for Devs project Books/Media: "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" (book mentioned by Dani) Matt Wolf's YouTube channel (AI recaps) Career Resources: jam.dev/careers (mentioned they're hiring) jam.pizza (community meetup sponsorship form) Technical Tools Mentioned: Vite Remix ES Build Products Similar to Jam: FullStory Hotjar Sentry Datadog Development Tools: Chrome Extension Store (where Jam is available) Community: LearnBuildTeach.com Deals for Devs

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