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@bentoalson Yes! ❤️

@NathanG @AaronPodcasting That is a bummer!

@stefanmanku Yes: because the more you understand the market, the more you’ll understand what you should build.

RT @soandsos: Don’t follow this advice.

I’ve always been pressured to stay at a job for 1-2 years even though I was suffering.

DO. NOT.…

@stefanmanku 1. What strengths do I have in this market? What are my competitive advantages?

2. What is the growth trajectory of the category?

3. What kind of margins could I have?

@arvidkahl I think in our context, audience largely means “a group of people who have assembled to follow someone on Twitter, blog, podcast, newsletter, etc”

It’s key characteristic is that it’s attached to a person.

“I’m in Jerry Seinfeld’s audience.”

Sometimes, having an audience can *work against you* because it gives you false-positives when you launch something new.

(This has happened to me)

https://twitter.com/seanwes/status/1300121861796241410

@ParOsterlund 💯

Purchase-intent usually shows itself as "potential customers searching for a solution."

Recognizing that demand, and later, creating supply, doesn't necessarily require you to have an audience.

@scocio I think being a participant in the market is a pre-requisite.

Purchase-intent usually shows itself as "potential customers searching for a solution."

Recognizing that demand, and later, creating supply, doesn't necessarily require an audience.

Business is way more like surfing, where you notice the swell of a rising tide, and paddle out to catch it.

https://justinjackson.ca/surfing

@seanwes EXACTLY. 🎯

I think when Wayne Gretzky said, “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it's been,” he was talking about hockey (not startups, politics, the stock market, or crypto).

Increasingly, I think the idea of “build an audience before you build your product” is misguided.

An audience is *helpful* for launching into a category, but isn’t enough on its own.

You need true market momentum.

What does demand look like, practically?

It’s people *already in motion.*

They’re already searching.
They’re already thinking about it.
They’re already trying to solve the problem.

Whether it was by luck or skill, every successful small-business owner I know has found the same thing:

a product category where there was a lot of demand.

The internet is just being held together by duct tape.

https://twitter.com/g_bonfiglio/status/1300022993251446785

@seanwes It was always hard for me to figure out which consulting services to sell.

How do you figure out what to pitch to folks? How did you find the people to pitch?

@AmyLynnAndrews thanks for mentioning my blog post in your newsletter Amy!

Getting quite a few new subscribers because of it. 👍

@adamwathan Your Disney outfit is on-point Adam! 🙌

@notrab @TransistorFM Nice!

@thejonotron Oh wow

@kaelyndG listening to @WorkPals right now.

Whoa:
- tea store
- Spanish class
- JavaScript course
- and freelancing?!?

🤯

@petersuhm @arvidkahl @kylefox @bryceadams Here's a link: https://share.descript.com/view/f85a249b-99aa-4147-86a9-f424f09f8b02

@petersuhm @arvidkahl Here's @kylefox and I back in 2012 😉

https://www.productpeople.tv/episodes/ep03-building-mvp-apps-with-wordpress-part-1

@matteing @MicahIverson Nice!

RT @mijustin: Most worthwhile accomplishments are a long time in the making.

Don't expect to start and make it overnight!

It's going to t…

@TheCodePixi This looks amazing!

@SloanCam @brhea Have you seen my list yet?

https://transistor.fm/podcasts-for-bootstrappers/

@jclermont @usefathom @TransistorFM Yes! 🙌

https://usefathom.com/support/transistor

Thoughtful comments from @brhea on luck here:

https://overcast.fm/+TYgQkbEAw/03:51

@dchymko I just made myself a sandwich and consumed it! 🥪

@syncopated What timecode?

@syncopated Um. What!?

@ThatHobby @TransistorFM Nice! Is it working well for you?

Did you add anything else?

If you're looking for some decent recording equipment to start podcasting with, I've put together some "podcast kits" here:

https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/?via=justin-jackson

When one company controls the means of distribution, creators suffer.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/26/21403282/joe-budden-spotify-exclusive-leaving-host-podcast

@saronyitbarek It’s OK to have unproductive days. 👍

Don’t stay up too late! 😉

@itsjustamar So far, very little variance.

This is fucked up.

It’s awful that anyone would be the recipient of this kind of harassment.

We (tech) need to fix this shit. https://twitter.com/katfukui/status/1298757209883414529

@swaycopy @statamic This is how I set it up: https://youtu.be/Lt96FlSrmCs

@saaspnr @statamic For me, it’s Statamic all the way.

@swaycopy @statamic yesssss!

How I host my website for free with @statamic CMS + Netlify. https://www.pscp.tv/w/chWihDM4NTU1MXwxa3ZLcGVqV0xXZEdF9BUsmP__Y2VJbmREZu5iI74pG1ptBxpwsElYOIE0e-w=

@podcastage u are a podcast wizard. thanks!

@beingbrad Candy is tasty

@AlbanBrooke Thanks! I'll take a look.

@podcastage Do I need to have 48V turned on on the Presonus to power the Cloudlifter?

(Someone told me the SM7B itself doesn't need phantom power)

@dreamover @iChris So, will enabling 48V on the Presonus give the Cloudlifter the power it needs?

Need some help setting up the Shure SM7B for podcasting.

Does anyone here have tips?

@OmayraIssa 👋☀️☕️

@Tim_Leland @jbrooksuk Looks like James hasn’t enabled that link in his settings.

It’s here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/happy-dev/id1485626298

@jonhainstock @adamwathan @JacobBennett @michaeldyrynda @ed_the_coder @thomashazledine @jbrooksuk @noplanstomerge @remote_ruby Yes!!! I agree. Adding it tomorrow. 👍

@DCoulbourne 😄

Which side of history do you want to be on?

@jessarchercodes 🙌

@samehueasyou Really liking @aQoCode – an experienced programmer answers a newbie question every episode. 👍

@JacobBennett If you’re “cruel” than I must be SATAN.

Making a list of some of my favorite programming podcasts:

https://transistor.fm/dev-podcasts/

@dolewhipdad Transistor is going really well!

We have lots of non-profits using us, because they can host multiple shows from a single “Starter” account:

http://transistor.fm/pricing

@richard_g 😜

⛏️👔 Enterprise software: here's a pickaxe that costs 100x more and takes 1000x longer to buy.

@joshuaanderton 😜

@marcelpociot Looks good!

Old: "you can mine for gold or you can sell pickaxes."

New:

⛏️ Software: here's a pickaxe.
⛏️🏬 E-commerce: here's a pickaxe store.
⛏️📆 SaaS: here's a pickaxe you rent monthly.
⛏️👨‍🏫 E-learning: here's a course on how to use a pickaxe.

@pjrvs I can’t see your fortnite screen.

How much of starting a successful business is luck?

@fulligin @IndieHackers I should take drugs the next time I talk with @csallen then. 😉

It’s exactly the kind of podcast I like: twists, turns, and questioning conventional “truths.”

"It's the market. People don't get it. It's the market. If the market is missing, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter how well you execute or how well you understand how to build the product. There have to be people who want to transact with you." – @fulligin

💯

Love how irreverent @fulligin is in this @IndieHackers episode.

Super fun to listen to because he’s not content to stay within the bounds of a normal interview.

https://overcast.fm/+JmiPOuxnw

@Kwangbae Thanks for sharing it. 👍

@ByishimoSerge Thanks!

@thoughtsorter Glad it was helpful! 🙌

@wardsandler Thanks for sharing it!

RT @wardsandler: 💯 when a business idea is working you'll feel it pretty quickly. Knowing when to stop vs keep going is key https://t.co/9C…

YESSSS! 🔥

So excited to have Full Stack Radio on @TransistorFM.

Thanks for switching Adam! ❤️ https://twitter.com/adamwathan/status/1296832034988527617

Bad ideas are hungry: they consume whatever energy, money, or time you throw at them, without giving you anything back.

@jmckinven @TransistorFM Lately, it's been wildly unpredictable.

In the old days, Apple's manual review process would struggle during "peak times" and take longer than 5 days.

But now, that seems to be the default. (Officially, they say 5-8 days)

RT @mijustin: Good ideas sweep you up with their momentum.

You don't have to carry them; they carry you.

You apply the same effort to the…

@pekpongpaet I’m definitely working on my best idea right now (along with @jonbuda):

http://transistor.fm

@ninjaparade It worked!

💯 https://twitter.com/adamwathan/status/1296447329042661376

@MoistMouthNoise ☹️

When it happens, you feel it. https://t.co/foKftn9a4n

🎯 https://twitter.com/nickwritesit/status/1296572227488546822

@ChristianUffel I was just using that as an example; I agree that (in business) you should know before that.

But even ideas that seem good after customer interviews may still not have the momentum you need.

At each stage (pre-launch, launch, first 6 months, etc) you need to feel it out.

@iamdidev @ChristianUffel Human tendency is towards inertia… which leads us to stick with bad ideas longer than we should.

@ChristianUffel https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1296568432435978240

How do you know if it's a bad idea?

For me, it’s about desired results and the amount of effort that’s required to achieve and sustain those results.

Example: a business that you need to make $100k/year but consistently only does $60k/year (despite multi-year investment).

@Swizec For me it’s about desired results, and the amount of effort that’s required to sustain those results.

💯 https://t.co/atefoINDK7

The danger is in sticking with bad ideas for too long.

Bad ideas are only helpful in that they lead you to something else.

@JessetheSibley At the very beginning, it's hard to tell. But gradually, you should feel like it's pulling you.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1296564921019203586

At the very beginning, it's hard to tell if your idea is good or not.

But you should feel the momentum increasing; like a river that starts slow and then gets faster.

Good ideas sweep you up with their momentum.

You don't have to carry them; they carry you.

You apply the same effort to them, but they produce 100x the results.

I've worked on hundreds of ideas that just weren't that great.

Working *harder* and *longer* on these mediocre ideas didn't produce better results.

Exploring those ideas lead me to where I am today, but I'm glad I didn't stick with them.

A series of bad ideas can lead to a good idea.

But it's unlikely that focusing on a mediocre idea will transform it into something great.

@iChris Me?

@ramsey The wealthy still have disposable income. And they’re home, bored.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1255968665842774016?s=20

@michaeldyrynda @thenpingme Whoa! Nice.

@calebporzio @DCoulbourne post-modern web hahahahaha