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@Abhishekwebin Yup!

@corymiller303 @ithemes 😄 I dig it!

Btw - I enjoyed hearing your story on @scottbolinger’s podcast!

@nickbona I’m really tempted to write it...

https://twitter.com/marshal/status/1201647535632371712

@jdnoc I dig this. 👌

Like a surfer, you look for rising tides. 🏄‍♀️

For example: the breakfast cereal market will reach $40 billion in 2023.

“But the cereal market is too entrenched!”

What if we combine it with all the demand for gluten-free foods?

My guess? GF cereal is 📈

https://twitter.com/nickbona/status/1206805164012851200

@aprildunford YES!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@brandonpittman @usefathom I’m a GUI, man.

One thing marketers, salespeople, devs, designers, and founders probably don’t want to hear:

When demand is really strong, you don’t even need to be that good!

Lots of “ok” businesses survive (and thrive) in captive markets.

It’s the *market you’re in* that will determines how big (and how fast) you’ll grow.

The market matters.

It’s the primary multiplier.

If your market is a zero, all your other efforts (no matter how good they are!) will net out to zero.

I’m beating this drum because I hear too many startup retroactives where the founder will say:

“We won because we had a great product.”

“We won because we solved a specific problem for a specific niche.”

“We won because we had an incredible team.”

Yes, but...

Obligatory @shl quote:

"It doesn't matter how awesome your product is; the market you're in will determine most of your growth."

Strategy, product, sales and marketing all matters, but only if you’re in the right market.

Many of the successful founders you see didn’t win because of their brilliant idea or perfect execution.

More likely: they found (or stumbled into) a market with untapped (or growing) demand.

It all starts with the market!

Listening to this now.

Incredible eye opening. https://twitter.com/timoreilly/status/1206711333493690369

Pulled the plug today: removed Google Analytics completely from http://justinjackson.ca! 🙌

Going 100% with @usefathom.

Feels good. Feels clean.

We’ve got snow.

@corey_gwin I'm familiar with that mad-lib. I think even that is too complex.

Our desires aren't always situational, and they don't always have an articulated outcome.

Our tendency is to overthink customer motivation.

@gzaltman's research on consumer behavior underscores this:

"Human beings are not as logical as we might imagine. They are driven by feelings."

https://www.inc.com/logan-chierotti/harvard-professor-says-95-of-purchasing-decisions-are-subconscious.html

I think "customer demand" is way less sophisticated than we think it is.

The base impulse seems quite simplistic. Almost as if a prehistoric human was speaking:

"Want iPhone because friends have one."
"Want PDF report to make boss happy."
"Want chocolate because sad."

@brian_jorden @dandenney @TransistorFM For some of our customers, Spotify is up to 50% of their listenership!

For podcast hosting platforms (like @TransistorFM) Spotify is really nice to work with too (because they have an API).

@venikunche Getting (and staying asleep) has been a huge struggle for me in the past.

I asked for advice a few months ago and this what I got:

https://justinjackson.ca/sleep

@mattragland @ConvertKit @buffer @wistia @teachable @thinkific I think @CorbettBarr’s done a great job of this with @Fizzle and https://palapa.co/

“Culture is a comfort! Snobs: let people like what they like.” – @hodgman

@sambreed How did you shovel the snow off that route so fast

@the_fln I’d still use Podia for sure. 👍

Susan’s entire year-in-review is worth reading: https://www.susanjfowler.com/blog/2019/12/10/my-year-in-review-2019

“If you want to get better at something, you have to do it over and over and over again and incrementally improve with each new try.” – @susanthesquark

@petersuhm yes! when people discover a solution they’ve been looking for for a long time, they can’t stop talking about it. 👍

@arvidkahl Yes. It feels like so much of life is living in the tension between opposing ideas. 😄

@mariepoulin What is it about this time of year?

I hardly ever eat chocolate (even at Halloween!) but when December rolls around I find myself buying (and eating!) chocolate bars all the time!

@mackenziechild @newsycombinator Whoa.

And that @usefathom dashboard! 😍

@arvidkahl I think past experience *can* be valuable (especially when it illuminates timeless principles). 👌

We just have to be discerning when we apply other people’s experience to our own lives.

On the other side: don’t base your strategy purely on “what worked” for someone else. Your variables (and outcomes) will likely be different than theirs. https://twitter.com/villi/status/1205969184670117889

Hyped.

@ericlbarnes @laravelnews Awww yeaaah! 🙌

The process should be seamless if you follow these steps:

https://help.transistor.fm/article/2-importing-your-podcast-from-a-different-provider

@mikevardy @chaptersindigo Nice!

The flip side: Spotify connects podcasters with a big new audience, and podcasters get to keep the revenue they make independently (ads, memberships, Patreon).

Fair trade?

@alantocheri @jonbuda Yup! They do re-host the audio, which definitely helps on the bandwidth side. 👍

BTW - I don't think podcasters *should* necessarily be paid to stream their content on Spotify (right now, individual shows can monetize however they please).

It's just interesting to observe the contrast between the different models (music vs podcasting).

@jessarchercodes In a way, they do. Spotify re-hosts the audio from your feed, meaning your podcast host doesn’t need to charge you for that download. 👍

Is it weird that musical artists get paid to stream on Spotify, but podcasters happily submit their tracks for free? 🤔

@CharlesPal @dearestscooter @buildyoursaas Yup! I'm ALWAYS talking about @dearestscooter. ❤️

For listening to music at work, I still haven't found anything better than Soundcloud.

I've tried Apple Music and Spotify playlists, but nothing gives me great remixes and "related tracks" like Soundcloud.

Currently on rotation:
https://soundcloud.com/janosh-dd/blue-monday-rework

@misener First I ask: "Do you listen to podcasts?"

If they say Yes: "Cool. Every podcast you listen to needs to be hosted somewhere (just like a website needs hosting). That's what my company does."

If they say No: "Would you like another glass of wine?"

@mattalexand NICE!!!!!! I want to see it.

@mattalexand Where is this?

@rsobers @mbuckbee @wistia @Drift Jon and I didn’t a bunch of optimizations on this stuff.

We delay loading the chat widget which helps:

http://transistor.fm

@Chik Transistor co-founder is leaving Safeway (again).

@theleviallen 😮

@helena Is it available in Canada yet?

@_brandswell There’s a few folks playing that space. 👌

@CorbettBarr recently launched https://palapa.co/

Yes! Lianna will be an incredible MC for @MicroConf. 🙌

Perfect choice. 👌 https://twitter.com/punchlinecopy/status/1205246109351845889

@punchlinecopy @MicroConf YES!!!

@MicroConf Is @SingleFounder introducing a MicroConf inspired single malt whisky?

@SlowSteadyPod I just translated that title in Google translate and now I have to listen...

@adamwathan @fullstackradio Congrats! 🙌

RT @cgenco: "There's no shame in quitting. Quitting gives you space. When you say 'no' to one thing, you open yourself up to new opportunit…

@dgiunta My office is in an old post office!

RT @thisjenlewis: That's all. Until next year!

@MatthewBogart Are you full time on Incredible Doom now?

@mjwhansen And managers love ‘em!

@ratiovernon @drumroaster luv it

@MicroConf HEADLINE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT:

NICOLAS CAGE!!!

@stephenasonye_ Yes! I’ve been using it for the past year. It’s awesome.

@uxdesigntom @TransistorFM I think they’re using an app called FlipaClip. 👍

@AliAbdaal Topic for your next podcast episode with @taimurabdaal: “Dad Jokes.” 😉

@bradenkeith @TransistorFM hahaha. I want to see that too.

@AliAbdaal @TransistorFM @jamis Lol. Totally went over my head.

@AliAbdaal @TransistorFM Haha. I think Liam is the most popular boy's name right now. 😉

And... I thought Jamis was pretty unique, and then I met @jamis!

@brettg98 @TransistorFM Thanks! Leave them a 👍 (or a comment) and they'd be ecstatic.

@tmthyrd @TransistorFM I will!

My boys (10 and 11) have been making animated videos on their YouTube channel.

I asked them if they could make one for @TransistorFM. They said yes.

This is what they came up with:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Wd19Ldzl8

@ryanchenkie @CoderPodcast Yup, I wrote some guidelines here (Las section):
https://transistor.fm/make-money-podcasting

@cgenco 🎉

@ItWasMattGregg 45 mins generally

@MicroConf FREE TATER TOTS FOR EVERYONE?!? 😮

@teslainvernon What people don't realize is the new Mac Pro secretly transforms into an electric car.

RT @teslainvernon: A maxed out Mac Pro is more expensive than a LR AWD Model 3

@sean_j_roberts @adamwathan 🤣

@adamwathan Put that stand on a chain and wear it around your neck at the next Laracon. <flex>

@GregorySchier Just read this! Thanks so much for sharing that part of the journey. It's something I've wondered about as Jon and I build @TransistorFM.

Listening to your episode of @CoderPodcast now!

@antdke @pjourneypod Yup! I used @headlinervideo. They’re great!

@MicroConf 👀

@pjourneypod Here's a sound clip:

I’ve changed my mind about a bunch of business related things this year.

I think I talked about most of them on this episode of @pjourneypod:
https://overcast.fm/+T3kjbKeeI

RT @digitaltrouble: I know it was a decent episode when our guest hangs up and we both sit there, thinking we just learned something – We t…

@flybayer Sending you lots of ❤️ right now.

@themsaid, I enjoyed listening to your interview on @HappyDevFM today!

@SatchellDrakes @FacianeA Listening now! 🙌

RT @DrCameronWebb: <Just knocked on the door & entered my patient’s room>

Patient: [on the phone, looks up & sees me] “I’ve got to go, the…

Veni is doing incredible work! 🙌 https://twitter.com/venikunche/status/1203331894189932544

RT @maukoquiroga: “In our culture, stopping is often seen as failure. We're taught to persevere; to keep going. But we need to emphasize th…

@logannickleson Nice! Mt. Hood?

My friend @ninjaparade is running a great giveaway for Laravel folks at https://www.laravelgiveaway.com/c/2019.

He's using a tool he developed called @ContestKit. I've used it in the past as well. It's perfect for these types of giveaways. 👌

@austencam 👍

Got off Slack. 👍 https://twitter.com/jasonfried/status/1203369724517724161

@AndresCreates Glad you enjoyed it! It’s online now here if folks want to read it:

https://justinjackson.ca/moving-on

@todd_coleman @jasonfried You can ask him yourself! 😄

@Shpigford: are you able to answer Todd’s question?

@jspector Thanks for sharing it!