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Working on a website (live) if you want to come hang out https://www.pscp.tv/w/cG4SfTM4NTU1MXwxeW5LT3dyVndOUUtSC9FrnmBwpeDaFzsJEFPJX5C9VY52_ZZtmKzKi4uqKks=

@wrede @jonbuda Yes, we're fixing that in the new marketing site.

You can view/test it here: https://marketing.transistor.fm

@jasonfried @jonbuda Thanks Jason!

We’re enjoying the moment. 👌

@taylorotwell AWWWWW YEAAAAAAH 🔥

@MrAsquith @TransistorFM Thanks!

@yongfook People on the internet can be so mean!

https://justinjackson.ca/mean

When things are going badly we tend to add complexity: “Let’s try adding another thing to the mix and see if it works.”

What we should be doing is making things more simple: “Let’s focus on one or two things and see if we can turn this around.”

The way to reduce your risk, is to “reduce the number of things which have to go right.”

In it, he points out that the longer your list of “things that have to go right” the more likely it is you’ll fail.

@asmartbear just wrote this excellent piece:

http://blog.asmartbear.com/capturing-luck.html

I’ve had projects where the road to success was dependent on multiple things going my way.

For things to work out, I would need a “perfect storm.”

I realize now why so few of those projects succeeded.

@ideasasylum OH HECK YES

RT @asmartbear: Just published a new article: My framework for dealing with luck in early startups: https://blog.asmartbear.com/capturing-luck.html

@asmartbear Really great piece Jason!

I’ve thought a lot about “multiplying the ‘ands’” but I’m now seeing the power of reducing the “ands!”

@deadcoder0904 Yup, in a variety of ways.

First, we’ve definitively had people sign up because of the podcast.

But second, and more importantly, it’s meant that Jon and I talk on the phone every week.

@yongfook Congrats on the launch!

@bentossell’s idea about using it for a Slack community is interesting.

Currently using Slack & Discourse forums for @megamaker. 🤔

@adii @CampaignMonitor Whoa! I almost missed this.

Congrats Adii!

@earnestcapital @memberspace Nice! I’m a big fan of @wardsandler and @ryan_bennick! 🙌

@SaaSForgeDev @TransistorFM On the market side, I think this applies:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1167477981905768449?s=21

@SaaSForgeDev @TransistorFM There are so many factors!

Individually, I think this applies to founders:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1076221153344012289?s=21

@iChris Sign me up

@Shpigford did u make an electronic techno dance album

@garmaikm The Divide: Global Inequality from Conquest to Free Markets https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0393651363/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_WDvNDbMW1GM0Y

@pixelbud @TransistorFM Thanks Gary!

@DanielleNocon Thanks!

@Jonflarson Thanks Jon!

@_rchase_ Sweet!

@josephcs @TransistorFM Thanks!

@rbucks Thanks Ryan!

@jonnastor Thanks Jonny!

@paul_bleisch Thanks Paul.

@ConanOBrien Really enjoyed this one!

@JamesCridland Thanks.

Yes! I definitely feel it. 👌

@dohertyjf @TransistorFM Thanks John!

@brittlestar I just shared it in two @SlackHQ group chats, so it was worth it. 😉

At $30k / month, Jon and I can both be full-time on Transistor.

We're earning a living, doing work we enjoy, for customers we like.

This has been our aim from the beginning: to build a great product, while at the same time having a great life. 👌

@TransistorFM I realize this might not mean much on the "Silicon Valley scale."

(Heck, just paying a single dev salary + taxes + benefits in SF can run you over $30k / month)

BUT, for bootstrappers like @jonbuda and I, this is a big deal.

Outside of SF, $30k gives you a lot of mileage.

@taimurabdaal @TransistorFM thanks for being a part of it Taimur!

@brittlestar OH YEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH 🔥

@R_W_Davies @TransistorFM thanks!

@brittlestar Is this one on YouTube yet? Just searched for it but couldn't find it.

@brittlestar @celinedion 😆 "The Property Brothers (either one)" really made me laugh.

@SamanthaGeitz @TransistorFM thank you!

@driesvints @TransistorFM thanks!

@michaeldyrynda @TransistorFM Thanks!

@dotNetkow @TransistorFM Thanks Matt!

@scottbolinger @TransistorFM Thanks!

@thedannorris Thanks Dan!

@johnnytong 🙌

@AndrewAskins @TransistorFM thanks Andrew!

@dylanrwells @TransistorFM @jonbuda thanks! your design work has continued to pay dividends for us! 🙌

@damcclean @TransistorFM thanks!

@mubashariqbal @TransistorFM Thanks!

Feeling grateful. ❤️

We hit a big milestone today at @TransistorFM:

http://justinjackson.ca/30k

RT @adamwathan: When it comes to achieving financial freedom, being able to create is a superpower.

Here's a short story about why...

@amacdowell @TransistorFM Sorry! Thought I’d answered this: no, we don’t have dynamic as insertion. 👌

@natalienagele @Wildbit Oh! I found that post on your homepage here: https://wildbit.com/

@olivierparfait NICE

@code_brooke Yup! I mostly use @TheStreaksApp

@Wildbit Just reading this now! Wow. It really looks awesome:
https://wildbit.com/blog/2015/08/05/wildbit-office-tour

I would love to see some photos of what the private offices look like.

So far, in 2019, I've had 277 alcohol-free days.

Feels good. 👌

@Kevin_McArdle @IndieHackers @csallen @TransistorFM Thanks! 🙌

@damcclean oh weird. It was just about being tired of politics.

@_brandswell Haven’t thought about it this way. I dig it. 👌

"FB video is so hot right now."

☝️ too often, marketing metrics are bullshit

https://twitter.com/mathewi/status/1181221849159684096

RT @mijustin: People often ask me: "how can I make my podcast stand out?"

Here's a good example, from my @podsummit talk. https://t.co/N1P…

@FedeSanchez0 That's Descript.

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

@joshlewis @jasonfried Descript!

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

(That's @MaseDenver's new thing) 👍

@brittlestar @GordonRamsay @Quibi @PrimeVideo @Netflix_CA @CraveCanada I dig it. 👌

@evepeyser @sparkcbc Great interview. Definitely got me thinking!

Will your old tweets come back to haunt you?

@evepeyser talks about her past tweets on @sparkcbc:

“My most retweeted tweets were also the most unkind.”

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/fake-news-isn-t-new-modern-disinformation-uses-centuries-old-techniques-author-says-1.5307528/could-your-tweets-come-back-to-haunt-you-1.5309742

@davidcrow That’s a big trip!

Nelson is a nice destination though. 👌

@m_fullbrook @IndieHackers Thanks! Glad it was helpful.

This episode of @TheGoodNewsPod is incredibly adorable and you should all listen to it.

https://overcast.fm/+LIA0s24_k

@songadaymann These look good!

@thatsathingYEG @KarenUnland @elizadeathYEG @AlicePodcast Great episode!

@JacobBennett Wow! Looks amazing.

@nateberkopec Great post Nate. 👌

@kalenjordan @podhuntapp @mlieber @abexlumberg Totally!

@boaticus @RamliJohn @jonbuda @TransistorFM Thanks!

@olivierparfait lol. Is this your kind of thing?

@sambreed But if you’re on a high horse I want to see pics

@adamwathan Yup! It’s true!

Also: a good reminder to be a nice human. People pick that up!

Beyond attracting initial customers, building an audience is also helpful because it improves:

1. Your connections: who you know, and who knows you.
2. Your skills: the value you can add to the world.

Here's another question I received:

"How much of your growth do you attribute to having built a following beforehand?"

It definitely helped in the beginning (for our first ~100 customers), but after that, SEO, content, and affiliates became more important channels.

Also, running those big businesses seems like a world of pain compared to this nice small business that Jon and I are building. 😉

The problem with comparing yourself to the "big players" is you run the risk of trying to apply their practices to your business.

https://twitter.com/dhh/status/1177974040432037888

Question: "It seems like Transistor doesn't have as much mindshare as Libsyn, Blubbry, and other big podcast hosts. What's going to be your big differentiator?"

First, Jon and I don't necessarily want to be as big as those companies! Competitively, we just think about our users.

I published a newsletter this morning (http://justinjackson.ca/30k).

I got some interesting responses! Here are my replies to some of the folks who emailed me 👉

@Harris_Bryan Descript! https://app.descript.com/r/HkLbabKnG

@TheEricAnderson @jasonfried That’s Descript! https://app.descript.com/r/HkLbabKnG

@lovevalgeisler @SquadCastFM @jayclouse Yup - it’s good. I like the video component too. 👌

I'm talking about this in my newsletter tomorrow:
https://justinjackson.ca/newsletter

You can listen to his full interview, with @Veen, here:
https://www.relay.fm/presentable/69

I can't get this @jasonfried quote out of my head:

"Business is hard, and it only gets harder."

@songadaymann So good. They nailed it. 👍

@r00k A few options:

@honeybadgerapp uses http://printfection.com

@balsamiq uses http://spreadshirt.com

I use @Printful for print-on-demand (although, they also do screen printing + warehousing): https://www.printful.com/a/30546:3ad08bb331312cb3c38361d019d03814

@jonasdowney I’ve been really digging @statamic. 👌

http://justinjackson.ca

Wow. https://twitter.com/adam_keesling/status/1176992941488738304

@smithtimmytim Whoa! Nice. 👌