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@BrendanHufford I really hope. I really really hope so!! 🙏🙏🙏

@BrendanHufford @dohertyjf YES! 🙏

For the "stay in your lane" folks:

Politicians directly impact a bootstrapper/solo-founder's ability to compete, hire talent, and get health insurance.

A speedy COVID recovery is dependent on the President's ability to lead and govt stability. Right now, you have neither.

Republicans: vote him out.

If he was your CEO, you would be embarrassed to hear him speaking like this.

Plus: he's a terrible conservative! He doesn't live out any Christian values. Fiscally, he's abysmal.

All politicians are shades of grey, but Trump is truly awful.

WTF. What kind of leader speaks like this?

This man is narcissistic, delusional, and destructive.

https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/Pp7iBgGVnXgsHRcMzHGYomVvgnZI6lIPzzEblcgc1pMivyIkv2bxomeSWvgDdnxE0p0EpLJGlinKufxilIfXXLcre70?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=207.19

Netlify just updated their Status page. They're still having problems.

https://www.netlifystatus.com/

Oh. That page is up now, but this one is still down. 😞

https://transistor.fm/security

Netlify! Noooooooooooo 😢

The https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/ website is down.

This is “jobs to be done” in a nutshell.

People are hiring the coffee shop for multiple “jobs” in their lives (many of which have nothing to do with caffeine). https://twitter.com/pcrowe/status/1313991852727693312

Alright, kicking off this SEO experiment with an update to this post: https://transistor.fm/upload-podcast-itunes-apple/

(This is based on @dvassallo twitter reply)

It's not a super high-traffic term, but we might be able to move up a few positions?

RT @dpwilljr: @JoshuaPotash @jennycohn1 Every single shift we have to tell families they’re not going to be able to see people they love be…

@CliveSeebregts What would you click on first in those results?

@brhea love the new avatar!

@nbashaw @doggface208 So good!

@statamic WHOA

@joshmanders Correct answer. ❤️

@theandreboso Working on it! It’s super competitive.

@iammarcthomas @TransistorFM @ahrefs @benjihyam @deveshkhanal Mostly B2B and B2Prosumer.

It's challenging for an indie bootstrapped SaaS to compete in the SEO channel.

Trying to figure out @TransistorFM's next steps to level-up our game.

Guessing we'll need to get creative!

@paidinsights Hahaha. This is what I was worried about. 😜

Question (for folks who don't have a podcast):

If you were going to start one, what would you type into Google?

(Can you actually search those terms for me on Google? Which link would you click first?)

@DustinLeblanc lol. I'll ask him.

Just found this tweet:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/625885464180862976

@jonfriesen @venikunche Congrats! This is awesome.

Thanks for your presentation today @jillswood! I'm planning on downloading your slides and using that grid you presented.

Really helpful. 👍

I'm attending Shine Bootcamp right now: https://www.conference.shinebootcamp.com/

(👋 @smgrieser)

It's been a really great event. The platform + speakers they chose are 💯.

@stefanmanku @MicroConf lol. Good point.

(You can complete the survey too: https://surveysoftware.net/hostrp/microconf.htm?__s=bcpjetzps7cy2cjgpdz1)

They'll share the anonymized results publicly.

Completing the @MicroConf bootstrapped saas survey, and I guess I've tipped over into the "old founders" group.

👋👴

@dgkeyes @BankMercury Nope, we don’t deposit checks.

@dgkeyes @BankMercury Yup! Best biz bank I’ve used.

@christophrumpel 👋

@harriskenny @Frazleytastic @TransistorFM 👍 I approve.

RT @Frazleytastic: Migrating my shows to @TransistorFM was such a good choice! The freedom to create many feeds and manage in one place mak…

@thatbberg 👋 I’m also a fan. But I just watch them to cheer me up when I’m feeling glum (not for working out). Love that guy!

Devs evolved; moved on to new langs and frameworks.

https://twitter.com/metastash/status/1312860612511305728?s=20

This was my hypothesis: WP devs realized they could “level up” and make way more money, and have better clients.

https://twitter.com/DavidVII/status/1312857075383324673?s=20

Where have all the WordPress developers gone?

At one point in time, every local market had a handful of devs who focused on building and maintaining WP sites.

Increasingly, I’m hearing that they’re hard to find. Just me? What happened?

Have they all gone “upstream?”

@chasewreeves I love how they’re going back and forth on a bit and Pete asks: “So, can I have that one?”

@jesseleite85 @taylorotwell

I just donated to @keliwestgate’s BC Green Party campaign in #vernonbc

https://www.bcgreens.ca/donate_to_keli_westgate?recruiter_id=1179983

@pitdesi Tony Hawk made more $ from the video game than competing as a pro skateboarder.

@tailwindcss @statamic Statamic (marketing site)

Our Rails app.

@taylorotwell Nah. Ignore ‘em.

People complain! Let ‘em complain.

(People complained when Apple got rid of the floppy drive for gods sake)

@jayacunzo YES.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1212930860225163266

RT @mijustin: Clearing up some misconceptions:

https://justinjackson.ca/misconceptions

@morganandrewv @RikNieu @dvassallo Yup. 🎯

@mikeherreraTD @holli_herrera 🙋‍♂️ midnight cereal eater here too

@CorissaNunn Thanks for sharing it! 🙌

I’m not trying to show you a specific wave you should ride. 🏄‍♀️

I’m trying to teach you how to recognize the shape of a good wave. 🌊

It’s up to you to find a good wave that your matches your skill, personality, and experience. 🏄🏄‍♂️

@chadkoh Yes!

So much of this depends on you, and your unique perspective.

Which opportunities do *you* see, that others might be missing?

@RikNieu So much of this depends on you, and your unique perspective.

My perspective doesn’t matter as much; because if I see opportunities (that I’m well suited for) then I’ll pursue them myself. 😄

The key question is: which opportunities do *you* see, that others might be missing?

Clearing up some misconceptions:

https://justinjackson.ca/misconceptions

@lorindaapps 🤦‍♂️ When are they going to realize that I’m terrible with tools and renos?

@jayclouse weird. That really bugs me! 😜

RT @DocAmen: Take responsibility for your life. Responsibility is not about fault but, your ability to respond. Change the phrase “I deserv…

@earthlingworks 🤦‍♂️

@tylertringas Initially I was thinking “latent demand,” but after researching it, realized that it doesn’t fit the definition we’re looking for.

@hurrrdurrr @TransistorFM They’ve been a little slow updating episodes lately. Is it up now?

@bobbybouwmann Awww yeaaaah! 💃🕺🏼🎉

Chasing sunsets

@chasewreeves Netscape 4. It’s a beauty.

@mmatuzo 🕺🏼💃🎉 congrats!

RT @benediktdeicke: Good thing about being on vacation: I get to listen to interesting guests on our own podcast 😄 Thanks for joining, @mij…

@iamdavidhill @laravelphp @mubashariqbal @marcelpociot @taylorot 1. @carthook
2. @usefathom

On my paddleboard https://www.pscp.tv/w/ckJqnDM4NTU1MXwxbkFLRUFkeUJBQUtM_ME1jkEZQwEDWN8PvpzPmY2NNvMzxnM2FWDqLsWpwd8=

@dr These are the “rules of thumb” that I use for B2B or B2Prosumer.

RT @petersuhm: 🎙 Alright, I thought you folks should be first to know! 😉

Apple has approved the podcast in record time so I can finally sh…

@AnnDiab Yes. And the fact that he campaigned as a “successful businessman and operator” but is (actually) a terrible business person and operator.

RT @sarahcpr: Petition to turn Trump Tower into subsidized housing, since that’s what it’s apparently been this whole time anyway

@AlexLlullTW I ❤️ @statamic.

Check this out:
https://youtu.be/aRgOBn0zKMI

@AlexLlullTW Here’s mine: http://justinjackson.ca

@jonfitzsimon True. ❤️

@hnshah I like this.

What a beauty.

@DanielleNocon Not sure how they’re doing that!

@DanielleNocon Yup!

https://transistor.fm/podcast-audio-video-clip/

@SloanCam Dude, I’ve been listening to the F’N Rad snowboard podcast, and it’s eye opening.

So many of the pros I looked up to in the 90s (and who I thought were rich and set for life) are now broke and broken.

@ianlandsman “Landsman eating yogurt”

☝️ YouTube channel idea

@jesseleite85 Lol

@adamwathan 1. Marketer first
2. Dev second

@ianlandsman Link?

Sometimes we hold on to things that *aren't working* because it's all we have going.

But, we do things (mostly) so our families can have a better life.

If that business/relationship/commitment isn't serving that purpose, it's not worth pursuing!

It's hard to let go of things in our life that are already in motion (businesses, relationships, commitments, habits, lifestyle, schedule).

But, if these things are continually grinding you down, it's time to let go of (or reconfigure) them so that you get the margin you need.

This means you have to *let go* of the things in your life that aren't giving you enough margin.

The best thing you can do for yourself (and your business) is to give yourself more margin in your life:

https://justinjackson.ca/margin

@PyImageSearch @GoogleColab Just popping in this thread to say: I'm continually impressed with what you put out Adrian! ❤️

@arvidkahl The traditional definition of audience is more in this vein:

@Shpigford @TalktoHenryJ (Family of 6 here)

We gave up trying to find a long-range EV that would fit the full family.

We replaced our Honda Fit (that we used for most trips) with a Model 3.

But we kept our mini-van for trips where we need everyone in the same vehicle.

@KateKendall Wearing my @TightenCo shirt right now!

@NathanTankus Ah. Good clarification.

It’s still a pretty compelling paradigm shift for me (as someone who’s previously looked at UBI as a possible solution for some of our socio-economic ills).

The idea of giving businesses grants, but clawing them back if they fire people, seems 👍

Continuing my @NathanTankus binge.

Super interesting idea: provide a sort of “universal basic income” to businesses.

https://nathantankus.substack.com/p/why-dont-we-just-provide-an-emergency

@derrickgrigg Were they “sky high?”

It seems they were highest in the 80s.

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-210-x/2010000/t098-eng.htm

@derrickgrigg Yes, each point of that graph needs tons of other data points. 😄

- interest rates at the time being the big one
- tax revenue from GST

@emmetgibney @nntaleb Trying to figure what this comment means.

#comment-101189" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.econlib.org/archives/2012/01/an_answer_to_a.html/#comment-101189

@DaronSpence @NathanTankus @StephanieKelton I just bought it!

@derrickgrigg If interest remains low, the compounding problem isn’t a huge issue.

Spending seems pretty consistent (from both parties) since Joe Clark?

Pre-COVID numbers:
https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/prime-ministers-govt-spending-2019.pdf

@derrickgrigg It does. But it sounds like there’s more nuance to it.

With interest so low, you can borrow for a long time, and increase taxes very little (over the subsequent decades) and still be fine.

https://www.macleans.ca/economy/economicanalysis/why-canada-might-need-a-temporary-covid-19-tax-and-repayment-fund/

@emmetgibney Not sure how reliable this site is, but they seem to have a good explanation of why it’s different during COVID.

https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/162643/economics/how-can-you-print-money-without-causing-inflation/

Previously, I thought this way: "the govt is either playing with supposed “taxpayer money” or “burdening our grandchildren.""

But now I'm chewing on this:

"In reality, the govt always spends money into private circulation and then it taxes it back out after the fact."