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"Software developers" is market like no other:

1. Individuals are highly incentivized in their careers to gain more skills, learn on their own time, explore new tools.

2. Employers are highly incentivized to keep devs happy, improve productivity, buy tools that optimize, etc. https://twitter.com/r00k/status/1364697905706258435

@alphacolin It makes such a huge difference (and it's hard to find!)

@alphacolin You’ve already got “light on both sides!”

https://santacruzarchitect.wordpress.com/2014/12/23/pattern-language-no-159-light-on-two-sides-of-every-room/

@ianlandsman This faux-comedian routine is incredibly embarrassing.

@_KevinGraham I’m not a part of that anymore. You’d have to ask @twigpress. 👍

“Our public guidelines should have been more like Japan’s, which emphasize avoiding the three C’s—closed spaces, crowded places, and close contact—that are driving the pandemic.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/how-public-health-messaging-backfired/618147/

@theRealBenRathi @garrytan @pmarca @aarthir @sriramk @stevesi I’m not sure I understand the distinction here.

Isn’t the “winning product” the result of having a good product, with good distribution channels, at the right time?

@ugmonk 😍😍😍

@adamwathan yes

@bgardner @BarrettABrooks @jam_systems ☹️

Love this idea @BarrettABrooks.

I’ve been recording some of my Clubhouse, TwitterSpaces, and @jam_systems sessions as well. 👍 https://twitter.com/BarrettABrooks/status/1365758570625572864

@KyleBowe4 Frames from @clearlyca (not expensive at all) http://clearly.ca

If you’re nearsighted everything is bokeh.

I love Simone's work.

She's inspiring a whole new generation of kids to make stuff, be curious, and... be excited about space!

If anyone should go up there, it's her. https://twitter.com/SimoneGiertz/status/1364288653804068873

@chriscoyier @genmon There's an interesting side-conversation here about *podcasting RSS* (increasingly divergent from RSS)

Folks in the podcasting industry have been regularly adding to RSS (Apple metatags) for years.

There's also Podcast Index that's trying to improve it:
https://podcastindex-org.github.io/docs-api/

@harriskenny 👍

@AndamoHondo Whaaaat.

@buffalo_road 👀

@GeoffTRoberts 💯

Just published the full recording of our live audio chat:

https://share.transistor.fm/s/0a4d8e4f

@MeysamSafari @_rchase_ @NathanG @SethChaffee @__tosh Yup! Just published it here:

https://share.transistor.fm/s/0a4d8e4f

Hosting my first Twitter Spaces! 🎉

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1lPKqXyrXaexb

@itskyleharris @TwitterSpaces I’m still waiting 🙏

@abigailotwell Lol. Yes.

👀 You’ll be able to charge for tweets soon?

https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/25/22301375/twitter-super-follows-communities-paid-followers

Windy. Cloudy. But still beautiful.

(And a nice layer of new snow! 🏂)

@r00k @derrickreimer @jam_systems Lol. Yup.

@derrickreimer @r00k ☝️ it’s still pretty new, but you might enjoy what @jam_systems is doing (open-source Clubhouse alternative that’s web based)

I’ve done a few, and recorded the last one.

RT @mijustin: Podcasts feel like the open-sourcing of human experience.

Inner code, that’s usually kept private, is revealed.

As a listen…

@mynameis_davis Yup. ☝️

@typeoneerror Lol. Yes. 🎯

@FranCresswell @itsjustamar Podia (@podia) allows you to create subscriptions. 👍

That was fun. Thanks to @_rchase_, @NathanG, @SethChaffee, @__tosh, and others who joined!

Unlike Clubhouse, I was able to 🔴 RECORD!

I'm just editing the audio now, but here's a little trailer:

https://share.transistor.fm/s/802b0ccd

(Click "subscribe" to get the RSS feed!)

Join us in the audio chat!

@Cesc_Vilanova Are you talking about before you had an idea?

Any SaaS/bootstrapping-related questions you want to ask?

I have a bit of time.

Reply to this tweet, or...

Join the live audio-chat here:
https://jam.systems/saas-club-q8ix

@ryanchenkie @reactsecurityio Nice work! 💪

@pjrvs @usefathom secret green is the pot you hide from your kids

@foundingmom The new trend of "paying for content" is a healthy one I think.

Folks are happily paying for private podcasts, Substack newsletters, etc.

These days, we genuflect to the platforms.

We optimize our content for them, praying that the algorithm gods will reward us.

But we shouldn’t forget that it was our links, our sitemaps, our writing, our video, our open source code, and our data that built these platforms.

@sophspages @archiethedev @dr @coreyhainesco @DescriptApp Yes, @DescriptApp is really good. 👍

@foundingmom I’m not sure!

I think investing in the open internet is part of the answer (RSS, HTTP, email).

Decentralized social networks (like Mastadon) haven’t worked yet, but maybe they could?

@rishabh @JordanGal @CasJam Descript! https://app.descript.com/r/HkLbabKnG

@boodtama Descript! https://app.descript.com/r/HkLbabKnG

speaking out for old people everywhere, here is @brittlestar’s Clubhouse anthem.

@nbashaw no

@zsims 👍

@MrSimonBennett just got my @SnapShooterio hat in the mail! 🙌

@dceddia Nice work! 🙌

🎯 “Hype doesn’t pay the bills.” https://twitter.com/zsims/status/1364252951099834370

@archiethedev @dr @coreyhainesco Descript! https://app.descript.com/r/HkLbabKnG

Without our:

- Data
- Usage
- Content
- Connections
- Word of mouth

... the big platforms have no "network effects."

We built this city.

The truth is, most indie creators need to do arbitrage on platforms (FB, Twitter, etc) in order to grow their audience or acquire customers.

(Google Search being the big one)

I think that's OK.

It's users (like us) who made these networks significant in the first place!

@foundingmom I think it's ok to do arbitrage on these platforms: it's OK to use them (while they're good) and create new connections, as long as we're not dependent on them.

@heycpj For sure! They live in "invites" (us inviting our friends who have FOMO).

And, they suck up address books:

https://www.vox.com/recode/22278601/clubhouse-invite-privacy-contacts-app

@dr @coreyhainesco This is a good point!

I'll push back just a bit: anything that demands our attention is competing with... other things that demand our attention.

In that sense, Clubhouse is a competitor to podcasts in the same way that Netflix and "walking without headphones on" is.

Who created these big social graphs in the first place?

(Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Clubhouse...)

WE DID.

We joined.
We uploaded our contacts.
We invited (and tagged) our friends.
We shared tweets, photos, and discussions.

But now these companies own the network.

It's a vicious cycle:

1. New social platform grabs your contacts from your address book.

2. You (and millions of others) help create an incredible ecosystem where connection thrives.

3. Platform locks down your reach and monetizes by selling ads (or your data).

💯 Big thanks to @johnlpollard at @buzzsprout.

(He preemptively reached out to us)

Shows a lot of class. ❤️ https://twitter.com/BryanBarletta/status/1364322875512029185

@HighFiveRPG @buzzsprout @spreaker @podbeancom @CaptivateAudio 💯

@johnlpollard @MrAsquith BTW - we're chatting about this on Clubhouse today.🤦‍♂️😬

https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/xnRKyORx

@johnlpollard @MrAsquith Any app has the potential to turn the tide, so I'm trying to be cautious. 😅

My hypothesis is that the average user's sessions (and session time) will decrease dramatically after 2-3 months. We'll see if I'm right!

@chrisyour yup! Still here.

We still like it. It's been nice to have the ski resort, mountain biking, and lakes available during the pandemic.

@DavidDarnes @ow @rafahari @warpling @TransistorFM Yup! We've made all that pretty seamless.

We have special onboarding for listeners, where they can add the private podcast to their player with 1 click. 👍

(No copying and pasting required)

So far people love it! @__tosh you should join us.

Trying out @jam_systems (an open-source Clubhouse competitor).

Does this work?

https://jam.systems/saas-club-q8ix

RT @songadaymann: I’m not looking for “fuck you” money so much as “no thank you” money.

It's no secret that Clubhouse rewards a certain type of person: folks with lots of (uninterrupted) discretionary time.

Moderators, specifically, are rewarded with more followers when they host rooms that last long hours.

https://twitter.com/laurenakleinman/status/1350306041704050688

My guess is that Clubhouse's stats for "time spent in-app" are through the roof.

I wouldn't be surprised if the average is 3-4 hours per user session.

https://twitter.com/JiayangFan/status/1358951566317940740

Looks like Basecamp/@heyhey have a Substack competitor on their hands:

https://world.hey.com/dhh

Even Mark Zuckerberg got in trouble for spending too much time on Clubhouse! 😜

"I promised Priscilla that I was only going to be on here for five minutes. Gotta listen to the boss."

It's easy to get sucked in.

Clubhouse has certain attributes that make it more disruptive for family time than other forms of media.

Specifically: it rewards those who spend multiple (unbroken) hours a day on it.

Rooms that last 4-6 hours generally get the most traction.

https://twitter.com/theothercole/status/1362053598046257152

@jasonfried @JordanGal @CasJam That's my point. Podcasts are "backgroundable."

McLuhan would categorize Clubhouse as "cold" media:

"Cool media are ‘low definition’ because they provide less sensory data and consequently demand more participation or ‘completion’ by the audience."

https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110810105107935

@jasonfried @JordanGal @CasJam I agree, but I think Clubhouse is even more exclusionary:

You need both headphones in. It's very "active." There's no pause, no mute, no rewind.

YouTube playing in the background still allows for some family interaction.

But an app that doesn't allow you to pause/mute? 🙅‍♂️

A lot of Clubhouse events happen in the evening and on weekends.

To join, you have to shut yourself away from your family.

This means Clubhouse rooms over-index on folks without kids. By the nature of the tech, it excludes a big demographic.

Whenever I announce I'm going live on Clubhouse, I invariably get a bunch of replies from parents like this:

https://twitter.com/fideloper/status/1363536361362493440

Observation: Clubhouse competes with family time.

@JordanGal and @CasJam discussed this in their last episode.

http://bootstrappedweb.com/who-is-the-customer-for-this-saas/

😢

@Stphn_Lacey Give it some time. I'd be curious to see what your usage looks like in 3-5 months. 😉

Fascinating research (and a harbinger of things to come). https://twitter.com/annastansbury/status/1363888359706300419

@jessedriftwood1 Yup. Immediately. 👍

@dominicstpierre I heard that Barenaked Ladies song that talks about Kraft Dinner!

‘Wander the internal landscape that is you, adopting practices that best promote your well-being. Do that until your being flows free again and your living becomes self-expression. Now is where you act to make that shift from "I am what I do" to "I do what I am.”’

– @adii

Everything you need to know about Canada is in this Wikipedia article.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraft_Dinner

@web Yes! I spoke about this when the pandemic initially hit.

Local delivery networks could even be faster + more efficient.

Especially if autonomous delivery (via robots) could be democratized.

@SteveSaretsky What are the wider implications of that? (If any?)

@derrickreimer @r00k @joinClubhouse There was a bootleg recording done. I’ll see if can get you a copy. 😉

@theothercole Yes!

@LivePaola That’s a good question.

I’ve definitely had the same experience with books, but the frequency and intensity with podcasts feels higher for me.

Podcasts feel like the open-sourcing of human experience.

Inner code, that’s usually kept private, is revealed.

As a listener, you get a window into how people truly think and feel.

It’s cathartic to hear someone express a feeling you’ve also had: “I’ve felt that too!”

I'm discussing “Money and emptiness ” with @r00k in about 6-7 mins on @joinclubhouse. Join us! https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/myXd5XjD

@theartofchristi @adii It’s good!

@freekmurze Thanks for sharing it!

@nickjmauro @TwitterSpaces 👋🥳

“If I walk out of my home office and face another stressful situation–say, the kids are being difficult–work stress won’t just evaporate to make room. Stressful things linger and fuel each other. It becomes a vicious cycle.”

– @adii

“When we let the business embody us, we must have numbers that vouch for us, numbers that tell us (and others) that we are, indeed, a bonafide entrepreneur and, therefore, worthy.”

– @adii, Life Profitability

@JackEllis @earthlingworks @r00k I just (personally) can't identify with that feeling of success feeling like "nothing."

To me, it feels like everything. It's full of substance and possibility.

If I'm 10x more successful, that just feels like there's 10x more possibility. More purposeful ways to use the money.

@r00k Maybe it's because I have kids?

Once I had kids, my money always had a purpose; it was never really for me.

From age 22 on, there's been a constant struggle to make ends meet.

So now, the money (and the peace of mind it brings) feels deeply fulfilling.