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Five podcasts for bootstrappers:

👩‍💻 Bootstrapped Digest by @iamashley
⚔️ FoundersQuest by @honeybadgerapp
🎨 Art of Product by @r00k & @derrickreimer
🎙️ Build your SaaS by me & @jonbuda
📈 Startups for the Rest of Us by @robwalling & @SingleFounder

https://podcast.gift/

The more I build @TransistorFM the more I've seen this be true.

Now that we 541 active customers, we need to figure out systems for serving them at scale.

Your help section, tutorial videos, knowledge base, and FAQ all matter (a lot).

Good documentation is a competitive advantage.

@joshuap I personally like "Marketing Engineer" as a role.

In 2019, I wouldn't be trying to hire a "Growth Hacker" 🤦‍♂️, I'd be trying to hire someone like @adamwathan.

"A developer who knows marketing is unstoppable."

@sambreed 💯🇺🇸🦅

@bingofuel I'm curious: do you have a blog post that describes how the producer role works?

Here's a big challenge for interview podcasts:

It's really hard to "spark joy" for the listener every episode, because so much depends on the guest.

Even the "best in the biz" (Maron, Conan, etc) who have access to professional entertainers will have eps that don't work.

RT @misterparker: How many apps/services do you use for todos? And what are they?

@misterparker I use:

- @clubhouse for @transistorfm stuff
- Apple Notes for personal stuff (and alarms on my iPhone)
- I'll use Google Calendar for everything else.

@adamwathan @tailwindcss Sweet! 🙌

@nthnclrk @studiofellow @pjrvs 1 hour

@levelsio How can that practice be changed? What if folks donated for the garbage truck? $1 / month seems so affordable to keep the air clean.

Back in 2014, I asked @studiofellow and @pjrvs if they wanted to start a “mastermind” group. (We all thought that word was kind of funny).

Here’s the story of how we’ve been running our regular hangout for the last 5 years:

https://justinjackson.ca/mastermind

RT @mbuckbee: Shout out to the lady behind me at the grocery store buying a 2-liter bottle of wine and a dozen doughnuts - we've all had th…

RT @BarrettABrooks: 100%. To add to this, it's perfectly ok to keep going to therapy or counseling as a wellness practice. It's a practice…

RT @tnorthcutt: Look, it's me! New service I'm offering; currently providing it for ConvertKit. If you're a SaaS and have (or should have!)…

@JF0LKINS Yeah, you could also create a new podcast on Transistor for that. Just more challenging to record + edit that way.

@Remember_Sarah @yourewrongabout Honestly. You and @RottenInDenmark are so wonderful together.

Every episode I'm like "Holy shit!" (I was born in 1980, and vaguely remember all of this stuff)

@JF0LKINS In this case, I think Anchor would be a good platform to use. 👌

@Remember_Sarah just wanted to say I LOVE @yourewrongabout! My favorite new pod right now. 🙌

This interactive podcast player by @Bitcast_fm is really cool:
https://www.bitcast.fm/podcast/1008/Build-Your-SaaS-bootstrapping-in-2019/episode/2536/When-should-bootstrappers-get-paid?spot=2899C

@timsoulo I'm friends with @MattGiovanisci and @earthlingworks. They've both pressed the importance of SEO for SaaS companies.

I'd love to you have you on the @buildyoursaas podcast sometime!

RT @podsummit: Lessons From 7 Years of Podcasting.

@mijustin will be sharing his insights from running five successful podcasts, and behin…

@nonedone1 Lots of observation. Threads like this:

RT @lovevalgeisler: Therapy is the best. All people should have access to therapy and go as often as possible.

(FWIW, I go once a month a…

@lovevalgeisler I've noticed the new version of @Descriptapp seems to have some performance problems on my MBP too.

The folks at @Clubhouse did a nice interview with me on my background, how @megamaker got started, and how we're building @TransistorFM. 👌

https://twitter.com/clubhouse/status/1113891776027402241

Sure, what people say about your product (or company) publicly on Twitter matters.

But what REALLY matters is what folks are saying in private Slack groups, DMs, and in-person.

Communication is going private again.

What you see publicly is only the tip of the iceberg.

RT @adamlogic: In my customer calls this week, I...

- Found a feature limitation that was too restrictive, fixed it in 30 minutes.
- Found…

@chase_reeves That water bottle part 😳

@thejonotron But I don't wanna.

Tears and rain.

@stauffermatt nice! 👌

@r00k @TransistorFM oh. hahaha. ah well

Doesn't fail.

Whenever we announce we've hit a new revenue milestone for @TransistorFM, I get an influx of these emails + LinkedIn messages.

@Simonij_dk Yep! This link should do it: https://my.demio.com/recording/F2B91PqM

@chiandet @JordanGal You reduced churn by *lowering the cost of your plans? Tell me more! Why do you think it worked that way?

RT @jessicamwicks: @mijustin Totally agree. When you don’t need the sale you can focus on serving the customer’s needs, while when you do n…

@JordanGal I've definitely seen the leverage that comes from charging more (at one SaaS, we got rid of our $19 plan and only kept our $99 plan; revenue increased).

However, this lever can also work the other way: you can decrease the price, and then sell more units, and also increase ARR.

🔥 ⁦@peldi⁩'s cameo in this episode is 💯. https://overcast.fm/+MBmW_xNvI

@JordanGal What's the outcome in this context? Total annual revenue?

@joshuap "On the NEXT episode of @FounderQuest..."

@JordanGal What kind of leverage are you talking about?

I've previously talked about leverage like this, but it seems like you're getting at something different.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1037831698879115265?s=21

@eliajf Yes, exactly!

Love how ⁦@taylorotwell⁩ does his podcast.

No theme music.
No long intro.
No ads.

Taylor just starts talking. 👍 https://overcast.fm/+QKRFazIO8

@VelocityWong yuck

RT @mooritzvc: @mijustin A concept worth getting familiar with that touches upon that point is "positive indifference".

You inherently and…

@jordanelisheva @laurium Thanks for coming!

It's like interviewing for a job when you don't *need* the job.

It makes you feel like *you're* the boss. 💪

If you have to do sales, there's no better feeling than knowing you don't *need* the sale.

The more desperate you are, the harder it is to make the sale.

@jasonfried @cnagele @gr2m There are so many things about great in-person hospitality that I would love to bring to the digital world.

@brianball @laurium Thanks for being there!

@TzelonMachluf @laurium 🙌

@davidpich @laurium yup!

Whoop whoop! @lovevalgeisler shout out!

@laurium Love this line from Laura:

"You can have a landing page that converts without sacrificing design."

Going live with @laurium in 8 minutes!

https://my.demio.com/ref/qvSoKgBa9xU46Ld2

So many people (including me!) keep making this mistake in product emails https://www.pscp.tv/w/b3OyZjM4NTU1MXwxZFJLWk9hbWpCb0dCtKFALBe9VkX6Misk0UjVfNubdc95om6gOGVwRPwg8iM=

Perfectly orchestrated internet PR.

Well done @LEGO_Group, well done.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/b8kwq5/new_york_lego_store_knows_what_theyre_doing/

@MattGiovanisci lol. so good matt

RT @buildyoursaas: There was a surprise revelation during the recording of this one...

https://saas.transistor.fm/episodes/when-should-bootstrappers-get-paid

@kodiebeckley @laurium @LaraconUS You can register for our workshop today and watch that later as well. 👍

https://my.demio.com/ref/qvSoKgBa9xU46Ld2

One reason I chose to do this design workshop with @laurium was the excellent talk she gave at @LaraconUS in 2017:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt5RDAG1400

I walked away with a handful of actionable design tricks I could use in my projects: colors, fonts, polish. 👍

@abadir_ Yup! If you register you can watch it later.

☝️ only 3 hours left to register for that.

I'm doing a design workshop with @laurium today if you'd like to join us!

(No cost)

https://my.demio.com/ref/qvSoKgBa9xU46Ld2

RT @travislima: In a time where we are all trying to do it all and do it alone, this article was really good to read:
https://t.co/QCuyksIy…

I think you would dig this show from @honeybadgerapp.

(I'm really digging it)

https://overcast.fm/+RSdHCKYuk

@ramsey Definitely a cult.

@r00k @jonbuda @TransistorFM Hardly any! That's our next phase: making it attractive to move up tiers.

@callahkate @jonbuda @TransistorFM 🙌

@rskopecek @TransistorFM Yes! We've definitely thought about this.

@nelsonjoyce @jonbuda @TransistorFM Thanks Nelson! I hope so! 😅

@rezzz Thanks for being a customer Jason!

@MattGiovanisci @jonbuda @TransistorFM AAWWWWWW YEAAAAH 🔥

@jessicamwicks Thanks!

@rskopecek Thanks!

@missbikesalot That's @Baremetrics! It's awesome. 👌

@mdbrad @jonbuda @TransistorFM Yup! But I've been really liking being off booze. I might just keep going.

@venikunche Thanks Veni!

@_brandswell 🔥 thanks so much for being a Transistor customer!

@Jus10McGill @jonbuda @TransistorFM Hahaha. Thanks! 🙌

@tranhelen That's @Baremetrics!

@r00k @jonbuda @TransistorFM 🙌

@jonfriesen @jonbuda @TransistorFM Hahaha. Thanks Jon! 🙌

@tomgerhardt @jonbuda @TransistorFM 🙌

@brandonhilkert Thanks Brandon! (BTW - miss u in the @megamaker Slack!)

@ALovelessGuru Thanks Austin!

@dohertyjf Thanks John!

It's probably too early to call this, but...

@jonbuda and I just hit $10k MRR for @TransistorFM! 🕺🎉💃

@marcoarment What made the 2013 MacBook Pro a great machine is that it was a dependable workhorse.

I still have mine, and I'm terrified of upgrading because it's been so solid.

@marcoarment Yes! This.

I live in a small town in BC. The closest Apple store is 4 hours away (in Vancouver).

I buy the MacBook Pro because I want a dependable machine *that likely won't need service*.

If my machine breaks, I can't just "bring it in for service."

@olliejudge @TransistorFM YES! It was really great to connect today. 👍

Having a phone call with a customer is such a gift.

Just had a 40-minute chat with an agency who is using @TransistorFM with their clients.

Got an unbelievable amount of insights about customer motivation, how his side of the industry works, and how we can help. 🙌

The only way to learn business is to DO business.

@iamabirdlawyer @naval This will show you the most recent episodes:

https://overcast.fm/itunes1454097755/naval

@jeremyvaught @imwithherband @kencen @odonovanaoife @sarahjarosz @SaraWatkins shouldn’t this be a @music tweet? 😉

@shayhowe @POTUS404 @ActiveCampaign I've never used it!

@BarrettABrooks Is that on your staging site?

@iamjz @TransistorFM Thanks ❤️