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@eamokeane There are definitely a lot of days I give it a break 👍

@aviaryan123 Forgot about workouts! You’re right. 👍

I listen to podcasts when I:
- go for a walk
- do yard work
- lay in the park
- do the dishes
- clean the garage
- at night before I sleep

When do you listen?

Related: https://twitter.com/cambrian_era/status/1258615998950764544?s=21 https://twitter.com/cambrian_era/status/1258615998950764544

@ishwars Yup. That’s a good way to put it.

@nickswan That exactly my point. Confused how you’re not seeing it in what I’ve written. 😜

@ideasasylum Love these days.

RT @mijustin: @nickswan Business ideas are observations (“people have this problem they’ll pay to solve”) paired with hunches (“I could sol…

@nickswan Business ideas are observations (“people have this problem they’ll pay to solve”) paired with hunches (“I could solve it this way”).

The idea encompasses the opportunity you see + your take on how to solve it.

@j_greig Yes!!!!!!! 💯

@lemonproduction @iChris Wait. No way.

RT @ScottHYoung: Weirdly, people with the worst ideas are often the most afraid they'll get stolen.

I've had multiple conversations which…

RT @ScottHYoung: Interesting post by @mijustin on why having good ideas (and not just good execution) matters:

https://justinjackson.ca/good-ideas

I…

RT @jonathanstark: 💯 "Good ideas aren't cheap" by @mijustin https://justinjackson.ca/good-ideas

@AlexisMinchella @ABRENGUES Merci beaucoup! C'est bien quand je sais qu'un article que j'ai écrit résonne. 👍

@MKhundmiri Thanks!

“On March 19, I suddenly had a high fever and a stabbing headache.”

Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on facing death from COVID-19.

“Let’s be clear: Without a coronavirus vaccine, we will never be able to live normally again.”

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/finally-virus-got-me-scientist-who-fought-ebola-and-hiv-reflects-facing-death-covid-19

“Why would you want to pour so much of yourself into anything less than your best idea?” – @dhh

@thepruth 🙌

How you execute is important, but it's the quality of your idea that will set your ceiling for success.

https://justinjackson.ca/good-ideas

@realsaadasad @hnshah Yup! You can use Canva, but a lot of their templates are becoming overused. Human faces on podcast cover art perform best. 👍

I would create a trailer first, put it on a landing page, and have email signups to build anticipation:

https://transistor.fm/ideas-promote-podcast

@drgurner It’s true. But lots of folks move for certain ammenities, recreation opportunities, good schools too. 👍

In my original tweet I said “remote” because when you don’t have to drive an office, it really opens up the world for you.

The full interview by Michael Lewis (with @Gladwell as well) is excellent:

https://overcast.fm/+RCm1CdyH4

Why did @jacobwe decide to start making podcasts?

“There was a small (but growing) audience that loved them. And everybody at Slate who didn’t have a podcast, wanted one.”

@tylertringas Who knows? @jack knows.

@Shpigford how many horses_04.gif were there

@mattsly 💯

@taimurabdaal I’d buy that shirt

@FindJimClair Scientists and researchers may have many ideas on why an event might be occurring, but they’ll often follow the hunch that shows the most promise.

Spreading yourself too thin, and exploring every possible avenue at once, isn’t efficient.

Before you start executing, you explore.

@PadMint1 That’s my personal use-case, yup. 👍

🎯 https://twitter.com/coreywstone/status/1258886595589148672

@seanwes The Canadian curse strikes again.

@ericallen99 @moseskagan Oh weird. In Canada, I’m pretty sure MLS is nationalized: http://realtor.ca

RT @wizemanip: @mijustin To a bit lesser extent this is true of travel too. We budget for a trip but would consider 5+ destinations.

@derrickgrigg Yup. It definitely makes it more challenging.

(I’ve been joining as many Slacks as I can, and doing as many demos for clients as I can. The banter you hear is really helpful).

@FindJimClair @rjs Sorry, missed this.

The idea is that you do most of your “shaping” before you start executing. This includes exploring (but not committing to) different ideas.

My thinking falls roughly in line with Basecamp’s shape up process:

https://basecamp.com/shapeup

Real estate listings are missing a big opportunity with remote workers.

Everything is based around searching a given town and area.

MLS should add “here’s what your money could buy you in 5 other regions of the world” to every search.

@FindJimClair This is my current framework:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1256301356727414784?s=21 https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1256301356727414784

@curtisjcummings Let me know if you need help getting @TransistorFM set up!

@realsaadasad @hnshah Lately, I’ve been enjoying podcasts that don’t have an intro or outro!

It’s refreshing to get right to the content.

@azeehussain @podmelon For recording and editing audio, I like Audacity, but lately I’ve been using Descript a ton:

https://app.descript.com/r/HkLbabKnG

If you're not generating good ideas it's probably because:

- you haven't had enough experience in a given sector,
- you haven't learned to observe the way people behave,
- you haven't honed your instincts for recognizing the "pull" of a market.

@rosiesherry @IndieHackers Done!

https://www.indiehackers.com/post/are-you-thinking-about-making-a-podcast-80e5e0aeff

Execution comes next.

But the results of your execution hinge on how good your original idea was.

How clear was your initial observation?

How correct was your hunch?

Business ideas are observations paired with hunches.

Observation: "This is what people are doing. This is what people want. This is where the market is headed."

Hunch: "Here's a way we could help people to get the result they want. (And do it better than what's available)."

This is definitely on my mind:

https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/status/1258864399378534401?s=21

(I’m cautiously optimistic though)

@ericseliasson Sure!

RT @editingemily: What if we replaced “thought leader” with “thoughtful leader?” Might eliminate some of the turdmuffins.

@DanSchoonmaker @cnu The best solo podcasts are “vulnerable.”

Answer questions like:

- “What’s it like to be a ___?”
- “How does it feel to be in a situation like _____?”
- “How did you get to where you are today?”
- “What challenges are you facing right now? What options are you considering?”

@missbikesalot @theradmuse Happy to answer them!

Is it external? (Or a private show for team members?)

@AndrewAskins @arvidkahl @hnshah It can be harder to find a good, profitable SaaS concept.

There’s generally more customer support.

The biggest is that you have more anxiety about uptime. With info-products you don’t have to worry about your whole system crashing.

@smgrieser I think virtual conferences definitely need to be cheaper. Laracon Online, the only virtual conference I’ve paid for, is... $12?

@tylertringas Hahaha. You should see my account. It’s ridiculous how many shows I have in there. 😅

@LukeFVL Yeah, I usually get people to open up QuickTime (File >> New Audio Recording).

However, there are tools that will do this for you as well:

https://help.transistor.fm/article/63-how-do-i-record-a-remote-guest

@cgenco this intro was so good! Love it.

https://overcast.fm/+VnpIxnK6g

@tylertringas DO IT

@wesbos Hahahahaha

If you’re thinking about making a podcast, I’d love to help get you started.

Feel free to message me if you need mic recommendations, or have other questions. ✌️

@wesbos wait, your profile says you only have 212k followers not a bajillion

@vanschneider @nathanbarry @awilkinson I know there are second-order effects coming, but what do you think they will be?

- consumer debt crisis?
- crumbling social programs?
- massive reduction in consumer and business spending?

And...

- which sectors of the economy will be affected? All of them?

@CatchKristen Jon and I have been remote on @TransistorFM since the beginning. We also have a remote support person and editor.

It’s worked great for us. Especially helpful for focusing on one thing at a time, and paying attention to customer behavior.

@libovness Not all of them. I have a list here of what’s supported:

https://help.transistor.fm/article/54-how-do-i-subscribe-to-a-private-podcast

RT @emollick: Wow! Noise is a secret killer of performance. A 10db noise increase (from a dishwasher to a vacuum) drops productivity by 5%…

@ycombinator @yinyinwu Are these remote positions?

@rickyyean @dtran320 I miss @Crowdbooster.

Your analytics were 1000% more helpful than Twitter's current offering.💯

@libovness @patio11 @zachperret @StackOverflow @PayPal @Conductor I have a demo private podcast invite link here if you want to try it out:

https://subscribe.transistor.fm/shared_invite/97liXYG5wfHATmHS7WZtpKb4gjHX1QHPvujk

@patio11 Transistor provides private podcasting as a feature.

I can’t name names, but I can tell you we have Fortune 50 and 500 companies using it.

@tonyzorin @buildyoursaas @jonbuda @backblaze This one I think: https://saas.transistor.fm/episodes/counting-beans-and-getting-hit-by-a-bus

@steveschoger luv u 😘

RT @spencerfry: Starting in March, at @podia we’ve seen unprecedented numbers of people strike out on their own to become creators, with cr…

@jgantindev @mitchdennett1 @adamwathan @steveschoger For personal use, I just got the marketing license.

At @TransistorFM, we bought both. 💪

RT @OMD_Ventures: Listen in on my conversation with @mijustin of @TransistorFM From Not-for-Profits to Bootstrapping a Highly Profitable Sa…

I'll be chatting with @robwalling on the @MicroConf YouTube channel, in about 35 minutes.

Come hang out and say hi! 👋

https://youtu.be/0w09SUQwR-c

@thejonotron Lol

@ianlandsman Did they shrink Trump and put him in a PC computer tower

@tylertringas One observation: law firms and accounting firms will need to get educated about international law to do well in this new economy.

I’ve asked so many about cross-border issues (🇨🇦🇬🇧🇺🇸) and they don’t have a clue.

They stole our idea!

(new episode out now)

https://overcast.fm/+MBmU_y574

Prediction: ConvertKit will expand into digital ecommerce in the next two years, enabling customers to do the actual transaction and delivery through their platform.

(I have no inside information; just a hunch. Seems like a natural extension of their current trajectory.) https://twitter.com/nathanbarry/status/1257662376893009920

@arvidkahl @CasJam Arvid, we are what they call “nerds.”

@CasJam I’m not a sports fan, and I’m really enjoying it.

@mmcallen Yeah!

@valsopi Yes! Love that show.

Full interview here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/04/arts/television/jerry-seinfeld-netflix.html?referringSource=articleShare

Seinfeld gives the best interviews.

@fredperrotta @Shopify 🙌

@ianlandsman Yes. Also: celebrities need to make more extra cash than I thought!

@fredperrotta @YeahThatsKosher @mkobach @Shopify I bought a Tortuga bag (45L) 3 years ago and love it!

Love watching @arvidkahl grow his podcast! 🙌 https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/status/1257265008595161090

@SIXLIV3 👍

@bgardner Do it! 👍

Really appreciate @stacyfmitchell’s critique of Amazon here: are they too powerful? And, “is it possible to regulate a company that people use and love so much?”

https://overcast.fm/+QN1q53s-U

@adamwathan I thought this was your most life changing tweet:

https://twitter.com/adamwathan/status/1001527706498957312?s=21 https://twitter.com/adamwathan/status/1001527706498957312

“Art is not practical. Art is valuable because it’s not practical. (That’s what makes it great).” – @_brandswell

@seanwes @JamesClear @SamHarrisOrg 🎯

@taylorotwell WHERE IS THE SOCK SECTION 🧦

@jubstuff @brikis98 These days, my framework looks like this:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1256301356727414784?s=21 https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1256301356727414784

@vtim Yes! That’s also my point. 👍

RT @MrSimonBennett: So after 3 years of building and growing a self funding a business on the side. June 1st is officially the date I go f…

@thepatwalls We run it on @getRewardful. They’re great. 👍

https://www.getrewardful.com/?via=justin

@thepatwalls Transistor has a good one. 😄

https://transistor.fm/affiliates