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@SloanCam @PierreDeWulf If you’re offering lower prices, you want a product that’s incredibly simple to install. (Requiring a dev to install code snippets will substantially slow sales).

If your product takes quite a bit of hand holding to get installed, I would charge higher prices.

@PierreDeWulf @SloanCam Whatever the biggest competitors are doing in a given space will “anchor” the pricing.

Generally, your pricing can’t be too much higher than the anchor price.

https://justinjackson.ca/charge-more

@PierreDeWulf This move makes sense (especially for a technical product!)

@ahmednadar Yes. I’m in the interior of BC. We had temps as high as 46C here in my town.

Lots of fires burning around us.

@seb_sebsn 😳

Didn’t realize this was happening in Germany!

Heatwave and drought here in North America, torrential rain and flooding in Europe. 😞

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/16/europe/germany-floods-belgium-climate-change-grm-intl/index.html

@ashleyrcarman I'm really pleased by this move.

For us (@TransistorFM), as an indie podcast hosting provider, the biggest threat is Spotify's dominance.

Happy to see Automattic investing in podcasting, and specifically in the @pocketcasts listening app. (Spotify & Apple need competition!)

Argh. Just found the solution.

https://telestreamforum.forumbee.com/t/365fxm/zoom-us-file-compatibility

Does anyone else find editing Zoom video files incredible buggy?

@ScreenFlow loads these up, but editing them results in these inverted green screens, and constant beachballs.

@fideloper @JordanGal Yeah. We don’t care about that either.

(It’s how we started @TransistorFM!)

@webby2001 Awesome post! 👏

I have many thoughts, but I need to synthesize them before I respond. 😄

@JordanGal We’re close to hiring our first engineer and he was attracted to:

- small team
- calm work environment
- good colleagues
- greenfield development
- reasonable salary
- values

@randfish @amandanat Congrats! 🙌

@tylertringas @bryce 👀👀

@Casey Same here. 😞

I’ve seen Maiden twice: Brooklyn, NY and Edmonton, AB.

They’re incredible live.

@_agtlucas @IronMaiden Me too!

@_agtlucas @IronMaiden Incredible video

h/t to @michaeldyrynda.

Incredible new track. 🔥🔥

🤘 New @IronMaiden!

https://youtu.be/FhBnW7bZHEE

@rsimplicio @TransistorFM Yeah, I'd love to have this as a feature in @meepsapp at some point: an automatic connection to @Printful.

@TransistorFM Love this color combo.

My prediction, from back in February:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1356316115513745409

@NickTheStoic Mickey's Clubhouse?

@breakfastbybill 👍

@r00k Even "B2B" if a funny categorization, as it includes everything from SMBs who can afford $99 / month, all the way to enterprises pay $9,999 / month. 🤔

@TransistorFM @AndrewWarner @Mixergy Andrew was a big inspiration for me wanting to start my own podcast in 2012.

Incredibly gratifying to see him using the podcast platform that @jonbuda and I built. 🥰

@r00k Worth noting that this rule doesn't (generally) apply to SaaS that also sell to prosumers.

MailChimp - $14.99 / month
@TransistorFM - $19 / month
ConvertKit - $29 / month

☝️ we all sell B2B as well, but a wave of prosumer demand makes an awesome SaaS business. 🌊

@venikunche I switched to tech at 28, and was already considered to be a "late-comer."

I had years of management experience, but it took a while for me to prove myself.

I spoke about this struggle at Laracon:
https://justinjackson.ca/laracon

@theothercole @anitakirkovska @chrismessina But, overall, is usage up or down?

My guess is DAUs are way down?

@avidas 🤩

When’s the last time you were on Clubhouse?

@uwwgo @chddaniel Lol. I’ll stick with Twitter where I can keep my gym selfies to a minimum.

@chddaniel You stack whatever advantages you have, and you build those advantages iteratively.

If you’re good looking, and love fitness, it might make sense to strive for a lot of followers on Instagram. 👍

@JoshDoody @adamwathan @tailwindcss @hamstu Wow! That was a good run!

(Tailwind is awesome by the way; you’re going to love it)

@MichaelMartocci @GeorgeGoognin They’ve had plenty of exposure in the tech press over the years.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/06/kayla-itsines-sweat-app-will-rake-in-77-million-this-year/

@jones_spencera @theothercole @MarieMartens Thanks!

🎇 Original inspiration was @StephenWilson's love of dinosaurs and podcasts. 😄

(I'm definitely getting this t-shirt for all my nieces and my nephew!)

@hmoosavian @raspberrysarah @TransistorFM Me too! 🙌

My sister (@raspberrysarah) is an amazing designer / illustrator.

😍 She drew us this adorable 🦕!

👕 If you follow @TransistorFM and RT the tweet below, you could win a t-shirt or stickers featuring this cute Podcastosaurus. https://twitter.com/TransistorFM/status/1415454181121413120

@mariepoulin Forget Notion; people want Twitter romance novels.

🕺🌹💃

I make radio on the internet https://twitter.com/MorningBrew/status/1415428848964055044

@theothercole @MarieMartens 🥰 Thanks!

✍️ I've written about most of my experience here:
https://justinjackson.ca/bootstrap

@volodarik They got tons of press in the tech / VC world too:

https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/06/kayla-itsines-sweat-app-will-rake-in-77-million-this-year/

One challenge: who would you charge?

The most likely seems to be authors / publishers.

Maybe similar to Amazon? There could "sponsored/promoted" placement?

"Other books related to this book you might like..."

✨ Fantasy Entrepreneurship League ✨

What would a profitable, bootstrapped competitor to Goodreads look like?

What would the business model be?

How would you compete?

@floraworley I wonder if @toddpgood knows some folks?

@RphGrc @erasmuselsner Thanks! I enjoyed that conversation. 👍

@christophrumpel @ianlandsman Lol. Nope. This one.

@ianlandsman For sure when we sell our companies people will be like:

"Ian who?"

"Justin Jackson the football player?"

@ideasasylum Yeah, but having 13+ million people follow you on Insta hardly makes you "unknown." 🤣

@Mqsley From 2018: https://greekreporter.com/2018/01/18/greek-australians-join-rich-list/

There are small indie companies out there earning good revenue that many folks might not recognize.

But using the most famous fitness influencer in the world as your example definitely doesn't prove this point. 😆

Lots of previous press about how famous they were, and how much revenue they were making:

From 2016:
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/fitness/inspiration/the-body-thats-worth-46-million/news-story/f5091323a5f54558557a7792456d6083

@Mqsley From 2016: https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/fitness/inspiration/the-body-thats-worth-46-million/news-story/f5091323a5f54558557a7792456d6083

🙄 "Under the radar."

He's talking about:
- Kalya Itsines (who has 13.1 million followers on Instagram)
- Tobi Pearce (160k followers on IG)
- Their startup, Sweat, was one of the most downloaded fitness apps ever.

They get TONS of press. Nothing "under the radar" about this. https://twitter.com/MichaelMartocci/status/1415111499694186496

@mjwhansen @JackEllis @pjrvs 👀

@MrAsquith Apparently, RSS is dead. 🤣

@chddaniel @ProductHunt @joshuaanderton Right now, we're mostly sending folks to the PH page (depending on the audience).

@arvidkahl @spencerfry 🎯

Also, when looking at the incentive structure, we need to look at who bears most of the risk (founders and LPs).

"VCs get paid even when they “fail” to return adequate returns. LPs only get paid when VCs do an amazing job (rare)."

https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/01/the-meeting-that-showed-me-the-truth-about-vcs/amp/

@chddaniel @ProductHunt @joshuaanderton The social proof of the Product Hunt upcoming page is nice. 👍

It's an especially good tool if you're building up to a Product Hunt launch.

@dankim Congrats! 🎉

@chddaniel I have a list here:

https://transistor.fm/podcasts-for-bootstrappers/

@itskyleharris I approve of this whole look. 💯

@spencerfry Let's do it! We can publish it on @buildyoursaas.

I'll send you a DM. 👍

@dr Congrats Dan! 🙌

@spencerfry BTW, I'm not saying "all VCs." I've been using words like "Venture capital *can* have this effect."

None of us can say: "The majority of VCs are bad" or "the majority of good." There's no way to substantiate that.

We should record a podcast. 😄

@spencerfry I’m not the only one who’s noticed that demands from VCs (who are often on the board) can negatively affect founders and employees.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/01/27/is-venture-capital-worth-the-risk

@spencerfry Read up on overcapitalization.

I didn’t say it happens every time, but it is a risk when investors pour too much money into a category or a company.

Industries need “the right amount” of capital to grow; but too much can be disastrous.

@lesley_pizza @SymbolOfFlight 💯

RSS is holding the balance of power.

There will always be exclusives, but most podcasters want the biggest audience possible. That means reaching people on Apple, FB, Spotify, Google, @pocketcasts, @PodcastAddict, etc.

The only protocol that can power that (currently) is RSS.

@GoPodfriend @mattwensing And that’s what I mean: RSS is holding the balance of power.

Most podcast creators want the biggest audience possible. That means reaching people on Apple, FB, Spotify, Google, @pocketcasts, @PodcastAddict, etc.

The only protocol that can power that (currently) is RSS.

Simple is underrated.

AM/FM radio is still used by billions of people: you turn a knob, and you listen.

RSS is simple too.

New people discover podcasts every day; it’s all working on RSS.

It’s working.

Simple is beautiful. ❤️

@GoPodfriend @mattwensing 🤔 What have consumers moved to?

Almost 100% of podcasts are still powered by RSS, whether it’s on Spotify, Apple, @OvercastFM, Pocket Casts, Google, FB, or Amazon.

@mattwensing Creators are going back to old, open, simple protocols: email, web, RSS in droves. (The resurgence of blogs and email newsletters is a good example)

Simple is better for creators: it means they own the connection with their audience.

(Ask all the Vine creators who got burned)

I wrote more about this back in January:

https://justinjackson.ca/podcasts-and-capital

@SatchellDrakes YES.

@spencerfry My main critiques:

1. Overcapitalization can ruin industries, and has numerous knock-on effects.

2. The desire for outsized returns can drive unhealthy demands on entrepreneurs and employees.

3. The propensity to kill startups that, even when profitable, aren’t “big” enough.

I'm not anti-Spotify.

But I'm pragmatic: RSS is what's holding the "balance of power" in podcasting.

RSS' distributed nature means nobody owns podcasting. Not Apple, Google, Spotify, or Amazon.

For creators, RSS gives them power. They own the connection with their audience.

Podcasters need to hear this as well:

"Spotify wasn't created to help you make money; it was created to distribute your content [so Spotify and their shareholders can benefit from it]."

https://twitter.com/djboothEIC/status/1412412778195963904

@Shpigford At @TransistorFM we're big fans of @crisp_im.

Incredible value for what you get!

@mattwensing @usesummit I use Ecamm Live (instead of OBS) + Restream.

You can use Restream’s simple live stream software as well.

@joshuaanderton Congrats again Josh! 🍾🎉🥰

@mattwensing @usesummit Here’s my setup here http://justinjackson.ca/livestreaming

@davatron5000 YES

@VelocityWong To me, this is the pinnacle of cool. 🏔

@stenpittet @hammer_mt Yup; completely different magnitudes.

“The climate activism needed today doesn’t focus on individual “behavior;” changes that only account for around 4% of emissions.

What’s needed today is sustained outrage at the powerful, by those with the time and resources to express it.” – @emorwee https://heated.world/p/what-can-i-do-anything

@yongfook July 2021 post-Covid is brutal for SaaS!

Lots of us indie SaaS folks feeling this “slow July”.

@scottbolinger Yes. That’s exactly my point here: https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1251692255515009025

@RyanTheJenks We should be focusing all of our investment, research, and innovation on fighting climate change.

That’s priority #1.

“Living on Mars one day” should we way down the list. https://twitter.com/sacca/status/1411482575671988224

@scottbolinger “Not all billionaires” 😜

Branson and Bezos have made commitments, but have taken little action.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/prakashdolsak/2021/07/12/billionaires-claiming-climate-leadership-should-not-promote-space-tourism/

Billionaires

“People think if we fuck up here on Earth we can always go to Mars or the stars. It’s pernicious.” – Kim Stanley Robinson

“As far as anyone knows, Earth is the only habitable place in the universe.” – @jetjocko

@chddaniel @joshuaanderton Nice! I definitely think @meepsapp could work for those kinds of communities as well.

How do you think you’d use it?

@sol_orwell Yes

@blirwin Omg! Stay safe!

@iamcoreyg @speakflowhq Nice! 🙌 Love that feeling.

@megamaker Wow. Forgot I’d scheduled this!