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RT @TransistorFM: Want to win a free microphone for podcasting?

We're doing a giveaway!

Enter here:
https://transistor.fm/contest?referral=zV0MVDY

@jubstuff @meedabyte Happy to answer any questions you have.

Alexis Ohanian recently launched a podcast on Transistor:
https://businessdad.initialized.com/

@derrickreimer Lol. I honestly didn't even think about how ironic this was! 🤣

@kvlly Lol. I honestly didn't even think about how ironic this was! 🤣

My plumber is sending me drip email campaigns.

I do not need a drip email sequence from my plumber.

Marketers ruin everything.

Signed,
A marketer

@Jamogck @YoFolyo The @megamaker community has been around since 2013.

It started out as a monthly subscription, but now it's a "pay-once" for lifetime access to Slack + forums.

If you're a Rails dev, this is an incredible remote opportunity.

(Podia is an awesome company + you get to work with incredible people like @ideasasylum)

https://twitter.com/ideasasylum/status/1229761004990541825

@statamic Love it.

RT @buildyoursaas: On tomorrow's episode:
- @mijustin's office is under construction
- @jonbuda is updating our UI framework to @tailwindcs…

@joisig Really great post! I agree with many of these. 👍

@grantbaldwin congrats on the book launch! I just read the first chapter and it’s 💯.

@_JosephMcDade Congrats you two! 🎉

@yongfook Lots of walks.

Daily social interaction.

These sleep aids:
https://justinjackson.ca/sleep

@thejonotron “Programming”

“Over and over again, we’ve seen corporations and governments ignore the people they should protect in order to line their own pockets. What has changed now is that they’re sacrificing an entire planet instead of a town or a country.” https://apple.news/A7n1jaOzQSwmNICgWJsB3nQ

@Austen Without generational cohorts and real disposable income, this chart isn’t that useful.

“About 70% of baby boomers were already middle-class in their 20s, says the OECD.”

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-the-middle-class-is-shrinking-2019-04-12

@AliAbdaal @taimurabdaal I think your next metal album needs to be called “Tilling the content fields” 😂

@misener What, you don’t have the iPod USB —> PC keyboard dongle?

Decided to wait until next Saturday:
https://ckarchive.com/b/d0ueh0h805v9

(Thanks @arvidkahl, @noahwbragg, @oprearocks)

@rgj28228791 https://justinjackson.ca/newsletter

I spent the last 3 weeks writing this piece but missed my Saturday morning deadline for sending it to my newsletter list.

Should I send it now? Or wait until next Saturday morning? 🤔

@petersuhm @basecamp For @TransistorFM, Jon and I have definitely been trying to use it for big projects (like a new marketing site launch). But generally, week to week, we haven’t used it.

@_brandswell I’m in probably too many Slacks. 😅

We have one for @TransistorFM (for work), one for @megamaker (community), one for my coworking place, and some other community ones.

@_brandswell Very difficult to overcome the inertia!

Community organizers want something different, but many members are used to being in Slack.

There are alternatives:
- Mighty Networks
- Spectrum Chat
- https://palapa.co/

@steveschoger I like @TransistorFM on there. 👍

One of the best ways to increase your margin is to decrease your footprint.

@mathiasonea Thanks!

@mattragland There are things that are priced too high though, right?

I see products and services all the time that seem too expensive.

I’ve also lowered my prices before and had more people buy.

There are many factors that make a price “work.”

RT @mijustin: More margin =

Less worry
Less driving
Less rushing
Less working
Less meetings
Less possessions
Less cognitive load
Less thin…

@andrew_liakh Thanks!

For founders, I’ve written more on this here:

https://justinjackson.ca/margin

@pjrvs @buffalo_road Happy birthday! 🎁🎉

More margin =

Less worry
Less driving
Less rushing
Less working
Less meetings
Less possessions
Less cognitive load
Less things to maintain

More slow meals
More family time
More memories
More hangouts
More attention
More sunlight
More peace
More walks
More rest
More ❤️

Desirable + useful:

Some products have utility, but nobody’s really searching for them.

The desire can be for the product itself, or the outcome it provides.

@flowdee @arvidkahl Yes! @iChris edits our show.

Good on @emorwee for calling out BP’s climate change propaganda:

https://heated.world/p/bp-claims-it-will-stop-climate-ads

@BezoMaxo That’s a song from @musicformakers!

@shellen Is this the cover of the new Kanye album?

@__xuorig__ @TransistorFM I like this idea! I'll work on something today.

Generally:
- Jon and I use Skype, and we each record our individual audio in Quicktime (and use Skype's recording as a backup)
- @SquadCastFM also works well for this.
- Each person should have a decent mic. Jon uses the Samson Q2U

@TransistorFM @statamic @tailwindcss Version 1 of the @TransistorFM changelog is out!

A detailed history of all the features we've released:
https://transistor.fm/changelog

@KarlLHughes In my experience, and based on the data I’ve seen from other folks, you definitely need more than 100.

Also, if you sell courses, as most of the examples in the a16z article do, you’re going to need to sell another 100 copies to another 100 fans every year.

RT @AlecMacGillis: Stunning: the richest 1 percent of Americans now account for more than half of all share ownership. The bottom 90 percen…

Related:

“Most non-fiction writers make more from speaking engagements than the book itself.” – @RyanHoliday (on the @noahkagan podcast)

In the book industry, “the book” is the appetizer! Speaking gigs are the main entree.

Building a changelog for @TransistorFM using a new collection in @statamic CMS.

(Still need to fix some @tailwindcss styling)

@incredimike @jonbuda @buildyoursaas Thanks Mike!

@mjwhansen @nickd Sorry, the whole newsletter is here:

https://mailchi.mp/draft/set-intention?e=d2a6bfd20d

Good thoughts from @nickd this morning.

"There's a difference between observing customers and listening to them."

@Shpigford For this last one, @ianlandsman recommended someone to me who has been 1000x better than my experience with online services.

(I can dm you their contact info if you want.)

@grantgarrett Yes, or Edmonton (my hometown). 🙌

Or maybe Portland? 😜

@grantgarrett I’m going.

@marvin_hosea Most use @ChartableDotCom

@mostlycoolmark @jonbuda @buildyoursaas There are two famous Budas on the web:

Jon – https://jonbuda.com/

Dan (Jon’s brother) – https://danbuda.com/

@JackEllis @jonbuda @buildyoursaas Lol. I made that just for you…

Although, we don’t get to the full resolution until around ~13:00 tomorrow’s epsiode.

"How do you feel right now?"

"Umm, I have this low-level anxiety, about what might happen."

"To the business?"

"Yeah, the business. How would we handle a downturn?"

@jonbuda and I got raw in tomorrow's episode of @buildyoursaas.

http://saas.transistor.fm/subscribe

@MrGrillet @arvidkahl Myself and @dominicstpierre were looking to do something like this with @clearuserhq, but there wasn’t quite enough demand.

@timhammerich @TransistorFM @jayacunzo Thanks for sharing it! 👍

@Powhida @moorehn I like this: https://twitter.com/fietsprofessor/status/1226439472537051136?s=21

I was surprised to see what % of natural resources go into “housing.” https://twitter.com/laurapaddison/status/1226827668227682304

@giulio_mattioli @steviedubyu Aviation!

@taragentile Me too! (And revolving doors)

@JordanGal I’ve thought about this a bunch as well.

If you need $50k-$100k, a loan seems like a great option for a bootstrapper.

You keep all your equity, and only need to pay back the loan once (as opposed to 2-3x, or dividends forever).

Even at 15% interest, it’s a good deal.

@michaeldyrynda luv u guyz

@MatthewBogart You got this! 🙌

@mrichman @dvassallo Yup. @marketingdevs if you’re interested. 👍

@taimurabdaal Does this connect to Stripe to pull in historical data automatically?

Love this description:

“Urban parsley.” https://twitter.com/wrathofgnon/status/895150796563730432

@kwuchu Great to read this. ❤️

@taylorotwell Omg. Cancel your Laracon keynote and just do this.

@the_fln @MicroConf I’ll be there! 👋

@rasabatino @TransistorFM That's a direct integration we do with your email provider.

Go to the "Integrations" tab and you'll see it. 👍

@productofone nice to get this latest update. I dig this format. https://overcast.fm/+V96upmXDk

@pjrvs Nice! That’s amazing. Love hearing stories like that.

@paidinsights They heard about your mic recommendations!

@michaeldyrynda @gonedark Oh we definitely call “crisps” chips.

Eating chips.

@jeremiahstweets Is this for a product you’ve already launched? Or a product you’re hoping to launch one day?

Also related:

https://twitter.com/JamesClear/status/1191320342700154881

This @stauffermatt guide is so good!

https://mattstauffer.com/blog/setting-up-your-webcam-lights-and-audio-for-remote-work-podcasting-videos-and-streaming/

“No pattern is an isolated entity. Each pattern exists in the world only to the extent that is supported by other patterns: larger patterns in which it is embedded, the patterns of the same size that surround it, and the smaller patterns which are embedded in it.” – C. Alexander

@seanwes Yes.

I think we need to distinguish between “taking initiative” (getting started) and “putting in the reps.”

It’s taking initiative that gets me to the gym that first time. But, hopefully, I’m doing the right exercises (with reasonable form) almost immediately.

*What* you choose to repeat matters a lot.

Putting in the reps only works if you’re focused on the right muscle, skill, market, or project.

*How* you do your reps also matters: if your form is bad you won’t make progress.

@seanwes It seems like: “show up every day, but make sure you’re headed in the right direction” is the important qualifier.

I’ve met weary business owners who have showed up every day for 20 years, but they never ended up where they wanted to be.

Common advice:

“Just put in the reps.”
“Just show up every day.”

In practice, “put in the reps” won’t work if:

- your fundamentals are bad
- your desired outcome is unrealistic

Doing more of “what’s not working” is not a good strategy.

@wrathofgnon It's definitely a problem,

But there are folks looking for solutions:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-02-05/wind-turbine-blades-can-t-be-recycled-so-they-re-piling-up-in-landfills

@davidhuber_ Yup it's a problem.

Although, there are folks looking for solutions:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-02-05/wind-turbine-blades-can-t-be-recycled-so-they-re-piling-up-in-landfills

@StephenWilson Congrats! 🙌

@JSBlair9 @statamic @Netlify If I can do it ANYBODY CAN.

@jasonfried amazing. I really like the idea of "iPod as audio VCR."

@geetfun lol, yup.

@iChris @statamic @jackmcdade I’ll jump on a call with you.

@tkenny Nice! 🙌

Really impactful interview with @shl by @VelocityWong.

“I don’t want to live a life, and then live another life after I’m done building my company.”

https://rework.fm/the-road-out-of-startupland/

Wow. This is how you make a podcast trailer!

Eager to listen to @latifnasser’s new show. 👍 https://twitter.com/Radiolab/status/1224710879477993473

@leevprice @jayacunzo Hahaha. I like that: “will marketers ruin podcasts?”

I can always tell which providers don't offer good customer support because their customers show up in our live chat! 😜

@MrSimonBennett @SnapShooterio @digitalocean Congrats! 🙌

@michaeldyrynda Lol. Perfect. 👌

@manavo @jonbuda @inconshreveable Thanks! I’ll check that out. 👍

@bentoalson @podia Whoa! ✨