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Big megacorps are giving small businesses the shakedown:

1. Google will sell ads to your competitors for your business name and show those above you in search results.

2. Using the Gmail API? You now need to pay $15K to $75K for annual security audits.

@joecampo @WaterlooAlex @engers When you say "you" are you talking about the user?

Because, if you're the vendor *serving those customers* you will get the complaints directed at you.

Saying "it's just the customer's responsibility" is equally asinine, when the vendor could simply manage all this in Stripe.

@tylertringas 🎯

@WaterlooAlex @engers C’mon.

So many bad scenarios here!

1. Customer forgets to cancel Apple subscription.
2. They sign up on the Android version and start paying there.
3. Even worse, they need to receive their bills on the 1st of the month, but now their Google Play bill comes on the 7th.

There was an older version of this rule that “sucked less” but at least gave devs an alternative.

https://twitter.com/marcoarment/status/1273989686445424640?s=21 https://twitter.com/marcoarment/status/1273989686445424640

@WaterlooAlex What app is this for?

As someone who is constantly updating billing info in Stripe, modifying plans, updating invoices (adding VAT info) I am honestly flabbergasted that anyone administrating billing plans would want that spread across multiple billing platforms.

@engers You don’t find these arbitrary rules asinine and worth fighting against?

@WaterlooAlex I’m honestly befuddled that anyone would want anything other than Stripe (or similar) as their “single source of truth” for subscriptions.

How do you have that set up practically? You have have a webhook for Apple subscriptions that notifies a central billing system?

@WaterlooAlex That sounds incredibly un-ideal, and seems like it would have a ton of bad edge cases.

@engers Yes, but in this case, Apple says they can't disable IAP.

So some % of customers will be able to sign up for Apple subscription... which complicates everything.

Basecamp *wants* to use a single billing system (the one they have set up for their web app).

@engers It's not about them being "technical" or not.

This is about consumer behavior: if they have to update their credit card (add new billing info), churn goes up.

Higher likelihood of failed/missed payments.

https://www.profitwell.com/blog/involuntary-delinquent-churn-failed-payments-recovery#:~:text=Expired%20cards,system%20within%20the%20next%20year.

@engers You’re missing my point. Anytime you’re asking the customer to update their credit card, you’re dramatically increasing the chances of losing that customer.

Exactly! Having multiple billing profiles only creates confusion and complexity.

https://twitter.com/dchymko/status/1274046110298865664?s=21 https://twitter.com/dchymko/status/1274046110298865664

All the folks replying saying: “it’s not a big deal to cancel your Apple subscription and create a new subscription on the web/Android...”

Um, not a big deal to get customers to update their credit card details?

There’s a reason that expired cards make every SaaS company 😱.

@seb_sebsn Hahaha. I can hear your sarcasm.

There’s a bunch of other ways Apple can run this without forcing devs to use IAP.

Google allows devs to not use IAP if their software is multi platform:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43793116/can-stripe-be-used-in-place-of-google-iab-for-multi-platform-apps

@engers “IAP receipt scraper” sounds brutal.

@seb_sebsn iOS is an operating system. MacOS is an operating system. Windows is an operating system.

Traditionally, you haven’t had to pay to build an app for an OS. (Especially if you’re bringing your own customers).

https://twitter.com/jasonfried/status/1273655616897273858?s=21 https://twitter.com/jasonfried/status/1273655616897273858

@engers How does that work practically?

1. I ditch my iPhone
2. Buy a new Android and log into Hey
3. I now have to create a whole new billing profile? I get charged at different time of month? I can’t access my old receipts on the platform?

@Maciah How does that work? Apple hands over the billing info?

This is a good point: IAP really doesn’t make sense for multi-platform SaaS apps.

If I’m on iPhone, and I switch to Android, what happens?

https://hey.com/apple/iap/

@ogillin Mostly. 😜

@BLeonavicius @arvidkahl @TransistorFM 👍

Whoa! Just saw this now.

Super excited about what @derrickreimer is doing with @mightycal_ (a new calendar scheduling app).

I dig his online demo: https://mightycal.com/?ref=tweet

@wilburpowery @ianlandsman If the issue is adding IMAP/POP support for additional services (the way Gmail does) that would be one way forward for Hey.

(Gmail iOS app doesn’t allow you to specific the protocol for your gmail address, it just auths)

RT @arvidkahl: A quick reminder that the wonderful folks at @TransistorFM have created a list of bootstrapper-created and bootstrapping-rel…

@einarvollset @ianlandsman Einar, what’s this evidence you have?

@jbrooksuk Statamic:

http://transistor.fm/changelog

@takeitev We test drove the 2019 Bolt, the 2020 Leaf, and the Model 3.

We settled on the Model 3. 👍

RT @y_molodtsov: This piece from the today’s @stratechery is so well-balanced and important.

@takeitev Thanks! Joining the EV club shortly as well!

@Shpigford 👍 agreed.

Flip-side: the most successful founders I know are constantly jumping on calls, getting advice, sharing numbers, asking for favors, and demoing things for each other behind the scenes. https://twitter.com/Suhail/status/1273340757668016128

@enigmaticsoulrg Thanks! @lorindaapps made it for me.

@skulegirl Oh nice! I like it here. 👍

RT @saronyitbarek: Working on a new project! It’s all about a new way of learning through audio. If that sounds like something you’d be int…

@jesseleite85 Hahha. Amazing.

@matteing Thanks!

@iChris whoa.

@jackmcdade Hahahaha. amazing.

@noahwbragg Yup! Thanks.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes y’all!

RT @TransistorFM: Recently, we’ve had lots of folks migrate their podcast to Transistor.

If you’re looking for an independent podcast host…

@digitaltrouble Lol

@TimVanDijck Thanks Tim! 🙌

@einarvollset @ianlandsman 👉 https://twitter.com/flybayer/status/1273131791315087361?s=21 https://twitter.com/flybayer/status/1273131791315087361

@ianlandsman @einarvollset So weird that you’re defending a company with a $1 trillion market cap Ian. 😉

We wouldn’t allow Chrome to take 30% of our SaaS revenue to be “on their platform.”

This isn’t like building a Shopify add-on. This is an independent app, that needs to be installed on a popular OS.

@einarvollset @ianlandsman Except that using this approach seems to be common, and some folks make it in (Slack) and others do not:

https://twitter.com/mauerbac/status/1216871084567474176?s=21 https://twitter.com/mauerbac/status/1216871084567474176

@wesbos Go to http://Transistor.fm and I’ll answer most of the time. 👋

@ianlandsman That’s what I meant. They’d already been talking to Apple this whole time. Apple was telling them this whole time it was approved, now on launch, they’re reversing.

@ianlandsman It sounds like Apple has already approved the app.

https://twitter.com/pierce/status/1273009825031413762?s=21 https://twitter.com/pierce/status/1273009825031413762

@ianlandsman All I can say is: I’ve been using Hey for the past few months, and I really like it. 😜

@ianlandsman I’ve really liked having the control.

In practice, it ends up being good.

Gmail doesn’t “automatically filter out VCs cold emailing you.”

@ianlandsman It’s more like: “I don’t want to receive emails from Amazon reviews and I don’t want to go into me settings to figure out how to stop it. I’ll just click the 👎 and not have to think about it anymore.”

@ianlandsman It’s not.

This is a more graceful way to say: “I don’t really want to hear from this person/organization anymore.”

I don’t always want to create a spam complaint for the sender (which ends up affecting deliverability).

@thejonotron @jonbuda I found it by accident!

@GSto I’ll check!

@thejonotron @jonbuda Steps:
1. Click "Share" (upper-right)
2. Choose Publish
3. Choose Audiogram
4. Scroll through the "Template and shape" gallery
5. Click "Publish"

@atalduwaisan @jonbuda Yup!

@nbashaw It took me awhile to get used to it, but now I love it.

It’s great to be able to say: “you know what? I don’t want to hear from the person/org again.” And then it’s just gone.

You’re not lodging a spam complaint against them, you’re just not inviting them into your space.

@nbashaw I’ve been using it for awhile and I mostly like it.

It feels fresh.

My favorite is “Reply all focus mode.”

I’ve started snapchating again.

"The whole internet is just patchwork of pipes and duct tape." – @jonbuda

Also: how is Minecraft still a thing?

We just got another license (for the PC) this quarantine.

That means we’ve bought it:
- 3x on desktop
- 2x on console
- 3x on iOS

This game was first released in 2009 and it’s still selling.

Watching my son play Minecraft.

“Ok, now I’m going to create a nether portal by adding water to this lava in an underground cave.”

Um, what?

How do they figure all this stuff out!?!

https://youtu.be/HDlUO0s2qcE

@jesseleite85 Thanks again for your help!

@jcrnkovic95 @damcclean Thank you so much! This just saved me. 🙌

@CasJam @ianlandsman I love being able to say: “I never want to get email from this person.”

No hunting for an unsubscribe, no marking it as spam.

@CasJam @ianlandsman I’ve been using Hey for a few months.

The first few days, you’re screening a lot of folks (especially if you haven’t added any contacts and if you’re forwarding old email).

But, gradually it diminishes and it’s a lot better.

@brent_bellamy Whoa! Is this the same house?

@m1guelpf I’ll have one of those 🍩

@Shpigford Mailbrew? @mailbrew

@rajmaliuk @marcelpociot @LaravelPodcast @taylorotwell @laracasts There are many!

@CartHook
@laravelforge
@usefathom
@SnapShooterio

RT @mijustin: @MicroConf As Saul Griffith (founder of @otherlab) outlines here, reducing the world's carbon footprint is going to require a…

@j_kettmann 👍 I have a thread here that describes most of my thoughts:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1212930860225163266?s=21 https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1212930860225163266

Here’s the tl;dr: the climate might be more sensitive than we thought.

“The more we learn, the more fragile the Earth system seems to be and the faster we need to move towards decarbonising the economy.” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/13/climate-worst-case-scenarios-clouds-scientists-global-heating

@brent_bellamy Love this!

@mscbeautiful @JayYoms @TransistorFM @striqo Happy to help you get started with @TransistorFM if you have questions. 👋

@kyleshevlin Same up here in Vernon, BC

@paidinsights @PodcastInsights Looks good!

@lachlanjc ❤️

@CindyPtn @tylertringas @csallen Point taken. 😉

@alwaystheself Congrats! 🍾

@jlinowski Not sure what you mean. There are productized services like https://audienceops.com/

RT @mijustin: "How many people want what you're selling?"
"How much are they willing to pay?"
"What does it cost to serve them?"
"Do they w…

True:

https://twitter.com/itskingapollo/status/1270761549041369089?s=21

@jspector Yes!

https://justinjackson.ca/moving-on

@CatchKristen Happy birthday! 🎉

RT @cheriehu42: In case it helps with perspective in the media salary conversation, I'm on pace to make ~$80,000/year from my Patreon page…

@jessicamwicks Lol. It was between my wife and I, but then we just gave up and went to bed.

RT @elamin88: .@sandela said something on her podcast that stuck with me, on how all this energy and all these protests are possible becaus…

My kids convinced me to play Monopoly.

Pray for me.

"There are a lot of White people out there who are waiting for Black people to give them permission to live. That's up for you to figure out! Indicate your values through ongoing action." – @RachRodgersEsq

@zuzana_kunckova @frontendben @SyntaxSeed @erikaheidi @stauffermatt @PairWithTuple @adamwathan Yes! Adam showing me that stuff unlocked so many things for me.

So much of business success happens when an entrepreneur stumbles on a market with a lot of demand.

"Instead of trying to create demand, they're managing the huge demand." – @sivers

The next key to success is how you respond to that demand: what you offer and how you offer it.

The best markets have a healthy amount of word-of-mouth: people naturally talk about certain products/services because there's strong inherent demand.

The reason people will share *your* product/service is they like the way *you* do it.

@noahwbragg It's a big part of it, but not the only dynamic.

But the best markets have a healthy amount of word-of-mouth. People sharing your product/service because there's lots of demand inherent in the market itself and people like the way *you* do it.

Everyone thinks that marketing is the hardest part of the equation.

But in reality, it's "How many people want what you're selling?" It's finding a market that has strong demand.

"How many people want what you're selling?"
"How much are they willing to pay?"
"What does it cost to serve them?"
"Do they want to buy it from you?"
"How often will they show up?"
"How can you reach them?"

Your success in business will be determined by these questions.

@zuzana_kunckova @frontendben @SyntaxSeed @erikaheidi @stauffermatt @PairWithTuple @adamwathan I have most of mine here: http://youtube.com/justinjackson

RT @BerniceKing: Respectability doesn’t deter racism.