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@eyuzwa Thank you. 🙏

@dagrlx Thank you! 🙏

@CADbloke 💯 absolutely

@albertogalca @marga_camps I like this idea!

The world needs more calm companies:

https://justinjackson.ca/calm-company

7. Calm Work Environment:

Stress and chaos are replaced with clear work goals, boundaries, and communication.

6. Sustainable Growth:

Calm Companies want to grow but at a sustainable pace. Growth should serve a higher purpose. Ambition is good, but not at the expense of well-being.

5. Mindful:

At a Calm Company, decisions and commitments are made mindfully. We ask: will this decision make our lives worse? More stressful? Does it align with our values? Will this commitment add too much weight to our culture?

4. Fun:

@calebporzio reminded me of this: Calm Companies produce more opportunities for fun.

"What if we ran a retreat?" "What if we went on a team retreat in the mountains?" "What if we put an easter egg on our website that plays a silly song?"

3. Freedom and Flexibility:

As founders, we build businesses to give us more freedom. A Calm Company gives team members the flexibility to live well, pursue hobbies, exercise, take breaks, go on trips, and connect with family and friends.

2. Purpose:

Calm Companies have a strong sense of purpose: "What are we building this company for?" Generally, there's an internal purpose: "to improve the lives of the team," and an external purpose: "@ConvertKit is on a mission to help creators earn a living online."

1. Profitable:

Calm Companies have a strong financial engine working with good margins. This foundation enables everything else.

(We can see this at work with companies like @balsamiq, @37signals, @TransistorFM, @Wildbit, etc.)

Here is my list of Calm Company attributes.

Am I missing any?

👉

@Kusti @sharetribe Yes, there are lots of words that work; “balanced,” “grounded,” “mindful,” “stable.”

@itaydre Thanks for reading it / sharing it!

I’ll take “sustainable growth” over “endless growth” any day!

I've worked for “frenzied” companies!

When I wrote that blog post, I tried to articulate the feeling the best I could. https://twitter.com/hughdurkin/status/1776672523930738993

@demiaoshin Thanks!

@hughdurkin I've worked for these companies! I tried to articulate the feeling of working there the best I could.

RT @tnorthcutt: Could not agree more.

@jonfriesen Not always, but overall way calmer sailing than anything else I’ve been a part of.

@TransistorFM @ApplePodcasts 🥳 well done @gilbert and @djrosent!

@p_millerd ❤️ thanks for sharing it!

@mikecodemonkey 🙌 Calm companies = good for society and the economy.

@onurozer I think finding effective acquisition channels is the hardest!

@daniel_nguyenx Yes. That's the hard part: you need a strong financial engine to drive your freedom, purpose, and values.

We need more calm companies.

https://justinjackson.ca/calm-company

@r00k I sent it to my 18-year-old, who's been feeling like he's in "the bog" post-high school.

Really helpful framing and advice. 👍

@JamesIvings Looks like this is B2Prosumer, and using one-time payments for this definitely helping!

I'm bullish on the Prosumer market:
https://justinjackson.ca/prosumers

@r00k This was excellent.

@Nuvei are you aware that your website is down?

@thethoughtcard Was there some recent news I missed?

@p_millerd @BusinessInsider Nice! 🙌

@christophrumpel @BlueOceanIdeas @LukebAbell @laravelphp Congrats!

@laravelphp is getting that full 🔥🔥🔥

@amandanat If you haven't heard it, I highly recommend listening to @AcquiredFM's history of Hermes.

It's fascinating:
https://episodes.fm/1050462261/episode/N2ZhMmY0NzYtZmUxZi00YzczLTkxNmEtNmRiNGM5MzVhNDdi

@casey_helmick @davegerhardt @TransistorFM 🥰 thanks!

@r00k @tuple @SpencerCDixon You should be really proud of what you’ve accomplished at Tuple.

Excited to see what you do next!

(Fractal in NYC looks really cool)

This is an excellent analysis of the cost of housing in Western countries and its effects on, well, everything.

(by @johnrmyers, @s8mb, @bswud)

https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-housing-theory-of-everything/

@daniel_nguyenx Love it! I gotta try it. 👍

@pbteja1998 Nice! Well done! 👏👏👏

@Erwin_AI Nice work! 🙌

@sanderfish Nice! 🙌

@devenbhooshan Well done! 🙌

Who here recently hit $5k MRR in the past 12 months?

I’m curious to see who the “up and coming” SaaS founders are.

(Reply here, or DM me)

💯 https://twitter.com/mjwhansen/status/1774885783914098694

@christophrumpel 🤣🤣🤣

@MaximillianNYC 💯

@chrislema The risk with overemphasizing “execution” is it deludes people into thinking that if they work hard enough they can make any idea successful.

It’s just not true.

On the flip side, an idea that has tons of demand may need less “hard work” to make it succeed!

@nilansaha Here’s how I define a business idea:

“I’m going to build this thing, at this time in history, for this market, in this way, for these reasons.”

The market you choose, and the idea that you focus on, are the most important business decisions you’ll make. They’ll determine your trajectory.

How well you execute will be a big part of your success, but your ceiling for success is set by the idea itself.

@nilansaha My guess is (if you disagree) it’s because we differ on how we define “idea” and “execution” (which activities get categorized in each).

@climatepaige There are a number of reasons the idea worked.

It’s a twist on “let’s buy you (what will become) your special stuffed animal that you take everywhere.”

The mark of a good business idea is “can it consistently attract buyers?” and Build-a-Bear has been able to do they longer…

@climatepaige The appeal of Build-a-Bear was giving parents and kids a creative experience they could share at the mall, commemorated by a take-home keepsake, and promoted through kid/parent peer groups.

@danielzarick @asmartbear Agreed. This one is really good.

@kylefox 💯

@SamSethi 👏 We are so happy to have your help!

I don’t think most businesses fail because their execution was bad.

I think most businesses fail because they chose to build on a weak idea.

Execution is important, but the opportunity you choose to pursue matters more.

If you speak Dutch, and you’re looking to get into modern web development, check out Joeri’s first tutorial on YouTube. 👏

https://youtu.be/g-RBpboMU3M?si=R58Nb8lA-sQfDV8u

@AMplayslife Yes! Congrats 👏👏👏

@chantastic @aarondfrancis Really great conversation you two!

This quote from @aarondfrancis is 🎯

“If a business makes a business decision, you can get cut immediately. On the flip side, this should empower you to leave a job you don’t like!”

Let’s build more “mindful” tech products:

- let you rest
- aren't addictive
- decrease anxiety
- don't disturb the peace
- allow you to be present
- improve human relationships
- improve mental & physical health
- turn off when you've had too much

@PodcastMovement Thanks for putting on another great conference! 🙌

It’s nice to be able to meet so many partners and creators in one place.

@iamcoreyg @DanielZarick @andrewculver Yes!!! 🙌

@MrAsquith @mrkevinfield @PodcastMovement @CaptivateAudio @libsyn @blubrry @buzzsprout @TransistorFM @rss @Podnews @truefans @pocketcasts Hahaha. We should do that next time.

@joshcirre @noahkagan Did it. Let’s goooooo 🙌

@DanielZarick @iamcoreyg @andrewculver I’m coming back! Loved hanging out.

@DanielZarick @iamcoreyg @andrewculver 👀

Got to hang out with @DanielZarick, @iamcoreyg, and @andrewculver tonight!

After dinner, Andrew took us to this amazing rooftop bar.

Saw @marcmaron tonight at Largo and it was fantastic.

Great @podcastacademy Ambies after party tonight!

Thanks for putting it on @danecardiel, @goooodtape, @TheRaedio, @headgum, @GumballFM!

@alanb @andrewculver 🤣🤣🤣

For those interested, here’s how I’m getting folks to sign up: https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1767278577609760948

@heyjoshwood @CasJam @Clarityflow @TransistorFM Yup. From posts like this: https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1767278577609760948

User research hack:

I'm using @casjam's @Clarityflow to get new customers to record themselves as they sign up for @TransistorFM.

I've already had 7 people record their onboarding experience.

@levelsio @aarondfrancis @andrewculver 🤣

Hanging out with @andrewculver in LA!

One of the best in the Rails, SaaS, bootstrapping community. 💯

@AlbanBrooke @PodcastMovement I will see you but I will NOT talk to you about podcasting.

@chantastic 💪🇨🇦💪

@PodcastMovement See you tomorrow! 🙌

@aarondfrancis @framedtweets @nearcyan Nice! This is the quote that keeps me going. https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1168618809126555648

I wish my Podcast Marketing Trends co-host @iamjeremyenns was coming. 🙏

(if you’re a friend of Jeremy, let’s get together and talk podcast marketing!)

@DanielZarick I’m on Hollywood Blvd right now with my three boys. I was wondering if we should go hike Griffith Park?

@stephenrobles @PodcastMovement @TransistorFM

@MrAsquith @PodcastMovement 👋 we’ll finally get to meet, Mark!

I’m in Los Angeles for @PodcastMovement this week.

If you’re around and want to chat about podcasting, @TransistorFM, bootstrapping, or marketing, let me know!

Looking forward to seeing all my podcast friends! 🙌

@theKevinShen Wowser. 🤩

@michaeldyrynda @TransistorFM I know! It’s wild.

(It’s actually 6 years now!)

RT @mijustin: Can you launch a successful company in your 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, or even 70s?

Absolutely.

(For context, I'm 43 now, and I wa…

@ianlandsman @aarondfrancis I ❤️ NYC

I was wondering if these two were going to team up and start something!

Love to see it.

If your company wants to reach devs using YouTube, hire them! https://twitter.com/aarondfrancis/status/1771216993837826173

@thekitze @DanSchoonmaker @JoinRepo @lmnsqueezy @gumroad @taylorotwell 🤣🤣🤣
👍👍👍

@NathanG @EpisodesDotFM This looks sweet! 🙌

@marckohlbrugge Jooj

(Sounds like an e-cig brand 😄)

@jspector @growthcurrency @iamjeremyenns Thank you! ❤️

🎯 https://twitter.com/levie/status/1763356362858430501

@tomrossi7 Love it! 🙌

Springtime at the resort

@CasJam Didn’t realize you lived on the coast!

@arvidkahl Congrats! 🎉

@stephenrobles ❤️❤️❤️