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@TheCustomerGuy I know that's the trope.

But I've run a B2P SaaS (with many hobbyist consumers) since 2018 and haven't found that true.

@johnnytong Those tropes aren't universally true.

Here's what is universally true:

- The market you choose determines most of your outcome
- You're looking for an opportunity with high sales volume. That could come from 5,000 customers or 500. The regular inflow of $ is what matters.

“Don’t do B2C.”
“Low pricing means customer support nightmares.”
“It’s really hard to get 5,000 customers; better to pursue a biz model that only needs 500.”

None of these tropes are universally true, and more importantly, might not be true for you!

@arvidkahl I ❤️ and use @statamic for Transistor’s website and my personal blog.

@earthlingworks Every market has a ceiling. Every market has a “carrying capacity.”

You can have product-market fit, but the market might be small.

@Career_Strat @arvidkahl @hackersincpod @adamwathan I'd be curious to see that research. 👍

The only research I could find was here:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/business-ethics-quarterly/article/hiring-algorithms-and-choice-why-interviews-still-matter/0A4BB2266C8E7E079A9A8ABA1EA2DCB7

They came to this conclusion:

"Traditionally, interviews have not been valid predictors of success on the job."

This is exactly my point: existing relationships (following…

@mitchdav @adamwathan Thank you!

@javadihugo @adamwathan It might be this! https://twitter.com/dylanatsmith/status/1794722682275246143

@shrutibalasa @adamwathan Thank you! 🙌

Founders with small teams: how do you find and hire new people?

@adamwathan and I discussed a few different tactics we’ve used.

Which approach works for you? https://twitter.com/adamwathan/status/1794695166747689128

Founders of small teams: how do you find and hire new people?

@adamwathan and I discussed a few different tactics we’ve used.

Which approach works for you? https://twitter.com/adamwathan/status/1794695166747689128

Founders: how do you find and hire team members?

@adamwathan and I discussed a few different approaches we’ve used.

Which approach works for you? https://twitter.com/adamwathan/status/1794695166747689128

Founders: how do you find and hire team members?

@adamwathan and I discussed a few different approaches.

Which do you use? https://twitter.com/adamwathan/status/1794695166747689128

@joshcirre Thanks!

Working on a new YouTube video: “building a business with a strong financial engine.”

Here’s a clip:

🎯

“I’ve been in markets that are growing 20% year over year.

And those shrinking 10% annually.

The latter are so brutal as you are cutting your way to success or finding it nearly impossible to grow, I’m at a point where I actively avoid them.” https://twitter.com/girdley/status/1794380908197302482

@ianlandsman Norm is one of my all time faves.

@ptsi @LHSummers It makes sense!

If your interest rates and payments have skyrocketed, you have less money and way more stress. https://twitter.com/LHSummers/status/1762607546597044259

RT @ptsi: Voters are really confused on the facts of the #1 issue they are voting on… 🙈🙈

This was a good read!

Especially if you grew up playing Sierra games in the 80s and 90s.

(or just love code archeology)

https://lanceewing.github.io/blog/sierra/agi/sq2/2024/05/22/do-you-own-this-space-quest-2-disk.html

@DannyBrownCA @TransistorFM Thank you! ❤️

@FrankieStyless @TransistorFM Hey! We're pretty affordable, depending on what you need to do.

For $19/month (or $190/year), you can start as many podcasts as you want on a single account. Most competitors charge you an additional monthly fee for every new podcast.

It also includes live customer support, a…

@Unitedsport1928 @inevernu Nice! 🙌

I love urban design observations like this:

“The key to making playgrounds fun for all ages is designing them for teenagers.”

h/t @inevernu

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-us-playgrounds-mega-swings/

@eldsjal - the right culture,
- the right government policies

that encourages entrepreneurs to start companies.

Cultural attitudes can take decades to develop.

@mattwensing YES

@chantastic Happy birthday!!!!! 🎉

RT @TransistorFM: ❤️❤️❤️

@nathanbarry @ConvertKit 10,000 for free!!! This makes ConvertKit a no-brainer! 👏

@polyinnovator That’s @RiversidedotFM

@arvidkahl @peakparkr @CatalinJrj @damengchen @levelsio @dannypostmaa @ajlkn @tdinh_me @nathanbarry @Shpigford @yongfook You're in the club!

It's been way too long since @adamwathan and I caught up.

One of my favorite thinkers + doers.

We chatted about the results of @tailwindcss' recent hiring process. Had some pretty big takeaways for small teams!

(With any luck, this will be published on @hackersincpod soon)

@peakparkr @CatalinJrj @damengchen @levelsio @dannypostmaa @ajlkn @tdinh_me @nathanbarry @Shpigford @arvidkahl @yongfook 💯 @yongfook & @Shpigford are my faves because WE OLD.

@ZainAK_ @iamjeremyenns Thanks so much!

Really appreciate you listening and sharing. 🙏

@the_lightheart @coreyhainesco +1

@jspujji @usefathom Honestly, the design and performance.

The layout of the dashboard, and the way you can quickly click through to get more detail is really well done.

Performance-wise, it’s fast.

@saasmakermac @elonmusk Yup. Had to switch to the “following” tab.

@jspujji I use @usefathom.

Beautifully simple, well-designed.

@CatalinJrj @damengchen @levelsio @dannypostmaa @ajlkn @tdinh_me @nathanbarry @Shpigford @arvidkahl ❤️

@stephenrobles Thanks!

@AlbanBrooke Thank you! 🙏

@johnrudolphdrex @TransistorFM Thank you. ❤️❤️❤️

That means a lot. 🙏

Maybe I should publish all my youtube videos at 250x speed. 🤔

SEO friends: how can we let Google know they need to update this image for Transistor podcast hosting?

@CasJam Just what I needed on a Friday afternoon! 🎧

@chantastic Me too

I love it when @calebporzio does voices on Notes on Work.

I love it when @calebporzio does voices on Notes on Work,

@danielzarick Sounds like heaven.

Example 2:

Once you decide to start an email newsletter, you're in motion, hurtling down the river.

Your next decision is: @mailchimp or @ConvertKit?

If ConvertKit promotes how many creators use their product, that might convince you to choose them.

That's marketing!

For example, every small business needs accounting software.

Shortly after a business starts, they're in motion, deciding between Quickbooks and XERO.

The job of a marketing department is to convince customers to check out their product at that point in time.

@climatepaige ChatGPT 4 + @sketch

Good marketing harnesses existing customer momentum and directs that energy toward your product.

They're already in motion, hurtling down the river.

Your marketing should convince them to go right instead of left.

@jmckinven ❤️❤️❤️

@cameronmoll Especially for electric cars! 💸

@gilbert @spotifypodcasts 🙌 the world is just catching up to how insanely good your show is.

Acquired is now #1 on the 🇺🇸 @spotifypodcasts charts as well! 👏👏👏 https://twitter.com/AcquiredFM/status/1791121471005499764

@MattPaulsonSD Sweet! 🤩

Wrote a little celebration post here. 🎉

https://transistor.fm/acquired-charts/

A lot of this recent interest in @AcquiredFM is being driven by this fantastic piece in the @WSJ.

https://twitter.com/gilbert/status/1788960318405894276

@AcquiredFM @ApplePodcasts @djrosent @gilbert @ChartableDotCom Super fun to see a podcast hosted on @TransistorFM climb the charts like this. 📈

Congrats @AcquiredFM on being #1 on @ApplePodcasts! 🥳

@djrosent and @gilbert have built an incredible independent media brand that rivals The Daily, Joe Rogan, Smartless, and Serial.

Seriously impressive. 💪

Yessssss 🔥🔥🔥 @EdmontonOilers

@ianlandsman https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1790484422384300119

@joshcirre @aarondfrancis @ianlandsman Hahaha. Thanks. 🙌

I also can't wait for @ianlandsman's new album to drop.

@aarondfrancis @ianlandsman If you're not listening to @MostlyTechPod you're missing out on all the 💎.

https://mostlytechnical.com/episodes/34-its-all-vibes

@ianlandsman @aarondfrancis 🤣 Your podcast is killing my workplace productivity.

Really enjoying @aarondfrancis and @ianlandsman's new game show:

"That's a suburb!" 🏡✅

@5harath @TheUU_Podcast Nice! 👍

Northern lights show

So happy for @gilbert and @djrosent: they deserve all the accolades! https://twitter.com/TransistorFM/status/1789020661177811245

@AcquiredFM Congrats! 👏

Such a great piece by @bzcohen! 🎉

@indiebitespod @itsjustamar Listened this morning! Great episode.

RT @Dominus_Kelvin: “The world needs more indie entrepreneurs building calm businesses.” — @mijustin

https://justinjackson.ca/calm-company

@asmartbear Haters feel "good" when they make other people feel bad.

https://justinjackson.ca/haters/

@justinmooretfam @jayclouse Incredible 👏👏👏

@thesamparr @manuel_frigerio @podcastharry Yes! Harry is awesome! 🙌

😭

Oh yikes. 😬 Nail biter!

So good.

Who else is watching this game?

🔥🔥🔥 https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/1788402761207255520

@earthlingworks I’ll post this in the @megamaker slack. 👍

@AMplayslife Well done! 👏👏 👏

@bmadigan @Laravel @LaravelLivewire @tailwindcss @ianlandsman @aarondfrancis @MostlyTechnical 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I loved the cut, fabric and fit of @ugmonk’s blank t-shirts but they’re not being made anymore.

Anyone find a good replacement?

@danielzarick Love this vibe!

@iamcoreyg Our school song was so good:

“Be the best you can be,
Strive to reach your goals, that’s the key,
To live life successfully,
Be the best you can be.”

Evening walk

@tobias_petry Happy birthday! 🎉

@typeoneerror My primary point is that aspirational entrepreneurs should be trying to be outliers (what are the actions/characteristics that make outliers successful).

Often, when I bring up examples of successful indie products like ConvertKit, Laravel Forge, TailwindUI, Fathom Analytics,…

@raae It really is.

@vadiefe Thank you! 🙌

Watch the full video here on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/fBRDHyBoOk4

This video marks the re-launch of my YouTube channel. I would love to have a bunch of folks from here watch + comment on the video. 🙏

Here are a few businesses I started since high school: rave promoter, wedding DJ, web developer, camp videographer, snowboard shop, fundraising software...

I just published a new video on YouTube where I talk about my journey as an entrepreneur and how I got where I am today.

This is the perfect way to encapsulate it:

https://twitter.com/tnorthcutt/status/1787532267507658965

@tnorthcutt Yes, that's a great way to put it. 💯

@pascallaliberte Yup!

@dceddia It's less about individual tactics and more about: "the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and markets."

Often, when I bring up examples of successful indie products like ConvertKit, Laravel Forge, TailwindUI, Fathom Analytics, Transistor, people say: "But those are…

You can't learn much from entrepreneurs who failed (which is the vast majority of people who try to start a business).

You can observe the characteristics of the folks who succeeded.

- skilled
- tenacious
- have many attempts
- curious / want to learn
- seek out help /…