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RT @fabiouser: Desire is the foundation level of any product/service. If there is no desire for your solution, your charisma won't sustain…

@carson_bassett_ Nice 👍

@yarobagriy Thx

@swyx @TransistorFM Congrats! 💯

@AndrewWHacks @hnshah Team up with someone who has those skills. 💪

@tylertringas I should have said: "This tweet inspired by Tyler's tweet, but also because I just got a haircut." 😆

And here is my original thread about the Hierarchy of Needs for Product Ideas:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1367556369319030785

Here is Tyler's original tweet:

https://twitter.com/tylertringas/status/1397588446261227527

Anytime you see a founder (or a product) who's really killing it remember:

There are tons of layers (under the surface) that contributed to their success.

Here are the factors that lead to a SaaS gaining traction in a given market. 👉

https://youtu.be/rHTr17jfTCk

@earthlingworks What's the context here? 😉

RT @mijustin: The Hierarchy of Needs for new product ideas:

RT @mijustin: Another unfair advantage that new SaaS founders have:

“Pick the idea you’re most excited about, because you’ll put in the ex…

@ideasasylum Correct answer. 👍

@mjwhansen You got this. 💪

@tylertringas Haha. True!

@smlpth Thanks! @jackmcdade did the design and build. 👍

@yongfook @csallen @IndieHackers Really enjoyed this one.

Related to your idea of "choosing the idea you're most passionate about:"

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1352726694977626113

@tylertringas Yes! This is what I mean by “those that spend time in the water catch the best waves.”

@tom_hirst @kvlly yup. I explored this in some detail here:

https://justinjackson.ca/charge-more

Reading @edzitron's takedown of hustle culture:

"The cold hard truth of a lot of success is often messier and more exhausting than many want to communicate."

https://ez.substack.com/p/hustle-culture-and-the-big-lies-of

@kvlly Makes sense.

In my experience, “charge more” is often the right answer for services/contract work.

But for products it’s more nuanced. Most categories already have an anchor price, and charging too much more drives away customers.

@kvlly Curious: is this from a freelancing perspective? Or a product/SaaS perspective?

RT @editingemily: People used to take cigarette breaks 12 times a day and have two martinis at lunch.

I say let them being HUMAN BEINGS b…

@kvlly Is there a story behind this tweet? 😉

@lkr @podcastharry @TransistorFM (Our numbers have consistently grown since we stopped sharing our revenue)

@lkr @podcastharry @TransistorFM True.

We shared our numbers publicly from $0 to $30k in MRR.

But after that, it felt like the cons outweighed the pros: our competitors had a massive advantage because they could see all our numbers.

https://saas.transistor.fm/episodes/why-we-stopped-sharing-our-revenue-numbers

This is just it: without underlying customer demand, all your subsequent efforts are wasted.

First: customer demand.
Next: product that meets demand.
Then: marketing. https://twitter.com/adswithleah/status/1397905806306197504

RT @LemonpieFM: Officially migrated Brands That Podcast from Simplecast to @TransistorFM. Just need to switch out the embed codes.

Why the…

@Mr_DannySingh How do I access Spaces on the web?

@TwitterSpaces how do we access this on the web?

@clayhebert I lost my voice. 🤣

@derrickreimer Inviting two Derrick Reimers to a meeting is way better than just having one. 💯

@tobi @AndrewWarner 🤔 Tobi is personally delivering orders now?

I just finished reading @arvidkahl’s new book and it’s 💯.

He’s on Product Hunt today. Let’s go support him! 🙌 https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/status/1397448337217961987

"Driving more traffic" to a product that doesn't already have underlying demand isn't going to produce more results.

✅ You want people who are already searching for a solution. The purpose of marketing is to take that existing momentum, and direct it towards your product.

The biggest marketing mistake you can make happens *before* you've built the product:

🙅‍♂️ Choosing a category/problem where there isn't existing demand.

The market you choose, and the product you build, determines most of your trajectory for marketing and sales.

@surjithctly @bannerbearHQ @yongfook That clip was made with @DescriptApp. 👍

@jbrooksuk @laravelphp Nice! Looks great.

@driesvints I don't believe there's a way.

@OvercastFM does something close to this though.

@typeoneerror @janelleallen Um.. me too. 😅

@QuimperEmanuel @TransistorFM @GoldenKnights @spotifypodcasts @EdmontonOilers I don’t watch as much anymore, but as a kid who grew up in Edmonton in the 80s, I’ll always cheer for the Oilers come playoff time. 😉

@TransistorFM @GoldenKnights @spotifypodcasts I'm sad that my @EdmontonOilers got swept in 4 games! 😭

@HighFiveRPG What a beauty! 🙌

Looks like he's ready to take over the show. 😉

@jonrojas @JamesCridland @SmartPeoplePod @ApplePodcasts Wow. 😱

@aarondidwhatnow My first was in 2012; almost 10 years ago!

@JFaid If you listen to crypto fans, it’s actually “post-capitalism” 😜

A clean, green future is going to make our lives *better* in many ways; air quality will be a big one. 👍 https://twitter.com/embrein/status/1397278014803570689

I’m tweeting this as someone who isn’t a fan of crypto, and owns less than $500 worth.

But, I also see that it’s likely not going anywhere, because there’s a huge community of people who have a religious-like desire for it to succeed.

🎯 "The long term health of Bitcoin and crypto is better judged by the size of cryptocurrency reddit and twitter, of crypto events and meet-ups, than recent prices. Crypto is volatile, but it's not a bubble." – @NathanTankus

@jonrojas @SmartPeoplePod @JamesCridland Argh! Super frustrating.

This insight from @NathanTankus is key to understanding crypto, and why it's not likely to disappear:

"As long as their community is big enough – and rich enough in “fiat” terms – crypto can sustain their subcultural theories of value."

https://www.crisesnotes.com/bitcoin-is-not-a-bubble/

@noahwbragg @phuctm97 @ProductHunt Related: https://justinjackson.ca/unicorns

@jones_spencera 👀

@anjsud @Vimeo Exciting! 🎉 Congrats!

@warstrom I use @OvercastFM.

@CastroPodcasts and @pocketcasts are also quite good.

@adamwathan Amazing. 👏

Most of these trends are still going strong in 2021. https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1246097778914160640

@mattalexand Neighborhood Goods got a nice little shoutout in @nbashaw and @danshipper’s podcast 😄

(Y’all should all meet each other 👍)

https://overcast.fm/+n7WRiwu-A/10:06

@CasJam Interesting. Are you thinking of “engineering as marketing” type things?

Btw - “stories that highlight our product” include people tweeting about you, sharing a YouTube video about you, talking about you on their podcast. I think there are ways to encourage this. 👍

@RickLindquist @CasJam @TransistorFM Affiliates write articles like “5 best productivity tools.”

If your product is consistently on those lists, your brand perception goes up.

“Wow, this tool is consistently recommended online.”

@CasJam @TransistorFM The most effective content seems to be “How I use X for Y”

“How Jane uses @ZipMessageApp for outbound sales.”

“How @ConvertKit uses @TransistorFM to connect with creators.”

☝️ I need to invest more in this type of storytelling + content.

@CasJam With branding the whole aim is to create a perception around your product that gets people talking + buying.

For @TransistorFM that’s meant:

- attracting (and highlighting) high-profile customers
- investing in design assets
- lots of content
- partnering with affiliates https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/630850392822292480

RT @mijustin: Brand awareness + WoM + keyword searches drives most SaaS revenue.

If a customer is ready to buy, they don’t need to be told…

@Connor11528 Whoa! Nice. 👍

@mariepoulin 🤔 I alway thought you wanted to build a plant army and TAKE OVER THE WORLD.

@MelissaStetten @ApplePodcasts @eariosnetwork These issues are related to Apple's recent updates.

I've been tracking all the bugs/issues here:
https://transistor.fm/apple-podcasts-problem/

My friend @hellosunschein is doing some research on "designing a career you'll ❤️."

She's hoping to get 20 more responses to her survey here. Can you help? 🙏

https://form.typeform.com/to/Y5QlLlJU

I've worked with Yaz in the past. He's great! 💯 https://twitter.com/ninjaparade/status/1395428378711257088

Up until now distribution and discovery have always needed to be centralized (Google search, YouTube,).

Is there a way to achieve this in a decentralized way? 🤔

For example, is a decentralized, open, search engine truly possible?

@kasperkamperman It’s a good idea!

I’ve tried Coil.

The standard just needs much more adoption.

@m1guelpf For discovery, you almost always need a central platform.

@ramsey Yes. There was an open protocol for delivering video (RSS). Apple still supports it, but it never became the standard.

YouTube was able to win because it became *the* place to discover video (Atom Films, iFilm, video podcasts: all became irrelevant)

@ctietze Video in RSS has been a thing for a long time (Apple Podcasts still supports it!)

YouTube was just able to eschew it and centralize distribution better than Apple did.

@growthcurrency @JustinSaaS @jmikolay @Bazzaruto @DevinLewtan @tonystark2020s Thx.

There’s also @justinvincent!

@yongfook Just change the multiple. 😜

6x = bam! You’re a millionaire again.

Video is an example of a content type that never really had an open protocol.

The result? Video is almost completely centralized on YouTube.

Open protocols (email, RSS) give individual creators a lot more leverage because they have a direct connection with subscribers.

@jayacunzo Translation:

Roommates = kids
Date = spouse
Parents = parents

😜

RT @arvidkahl: One line a day is good enough. Just keep at it every day.

The trick is to forget quality and focus on consistency. You'll a…

@JamesCridland @Inoreader Agreed. I always liked Reeder for the Mac.

@DCoulbourne 💯

However, the healthiest ecosystems all have multiple providers:

Multiple web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari)

Multiple podcast apps (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, @OvercastFM)

Multiple email clients (Gmail, Outlook, Hey, Superhuman, Zoho, Apple Mail)

@lesley_pizza That’s a good point! 🙌

@VaibhavSisinty @rahul_sureshan Pre-orders from your audience can give you a nice boost, but sometimes it gives you a false-positive signal (you feel like there’s genuine demand when there really isn’t).

https://justinjackson.ca/jump

Open protocols will, invariably, depend on centralized aggregators, networks, access points.

Email needed Hotmail, Gmail.
The web needed Yahoo, Google.
Crypto needed Coinbase, Cash App.
Podcasts needed iTunes, Spotify.
RSS needed Google Reader.

@ScottKloustin This.

Open systems will, invariably, depend on centralized aggregators, networks, access points.

(The only exception is email, maybe?)

@JamesLongleyHQ For me, “building in public” has its roots in indie SaaS and digital companies sharing their process, and being transparent, from the beginning.

Early examples: Basecamp, @balsamiq, @robwalling

Companies like @buffer, @ConvertKit, @baremetrics ended up sharing revenue too.

@arvidkahl @aaditsh Thanks! 🥰

@pbakaus Nice! Will this work with podcast feeds as well?

@selfteachme @jamesqquick @ekroohadhurisi @Simplecast @TransistorFM Nice!

BTW - you can now access analytics through @TransistorFM's API. 🙌

https://transistor.fm/changelog/analytics-api/

@venikunche ❤️❤️❤️

@marcoarment My best guess is that Apple's always had indexing issues.

Back in January 2020 (even before this latest update), Apple announced that it could "up to 24 hours" for an episode to appear in the Apple Podcasts directory (and synced on mobile, desktop, web versions).

@marcoarment I've been tracking all of the issues related to this rollout here.

A few issues have been fixed, but many of them (including what you're experiencing) are ongoing:

https://transistor.fm/apple-podcasts-problem/

Now that we’re emerging from the pandemic, I’ve noticed folks are already slowing down work-wise (in May), which doesn’t normally happen until late June/early July.

(At least, in the Northern Hemisphere)

People seem tired; want a break.

Just me? Anyone else noticing this?

@Patticus @hnshah Better to enjoy life as a small company (2 co-founders, 1 FT employee) vs scale up team in order to grow revenue?

(I know lots of folks who scaled up, got more revenue, but were more miserable.)

@myfriendjanine @OfficialBBrooks Congrats on the launch! 🎉

"On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog," and on Twitter, you don't really know much about the people you're interacting with.

What kind of unsolicited DMs do they get?
What's going on in their life right now?
What's happening in their country?
What's their true intent?

The way you navigate public spaces also depends on how *safe* you feel.

If your experience of Twitter is a barrage of toxic DMs, sexual comments, etc. then you'll act (and react) on Twitter differently than someone who gets very little negative attention.

The way you navigate public spaces often depends on how insulated you are from others.

If you're feeling upset, but you're in your car, you might yell and swear at other drivers.

But you wouldn't do that if you were on the sidewalk. The car insulates you; makes you feel safe.

I know some people reading this are going through a really tough time.

Others have been up all night with their newborn baby.

Someone may have just lost a parent to COVID.

In-person, I might be able to perceive that you're struggling. But online, you're just a smiling avatar.

The beauty of online spaces is that we can interact with, and seek to understand, an incredible diversity of people from all around the world.

But too often, all that diversity is hidden behind an 140px avatar. We don't truly *see* each other.