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@connibie 🙌

@catehstn Where is this place?

@catehstn 😱

@ndethore 🙌 Thanks!

@JalisoCSP Thank you! 🙌

When you bring an idea into the world, and it's successful, it makes you feel indestructible.

But one of the biggest threats to an entrepreneur's judgment is when they "start believing their own mythology."

This section from "Profit First" definitely has me 🤔.

@jamesvandyne Haha. Doesn't really matter I suppose.

One way to visualize your expenses is to use @siftery.

Here, I can see I've spent $405 on Google Apps in the last 12 months.

But... I could have spent $60 (because I only needed 1 account!) 😭

Here's another one that's been hanging over my head.

I had an early Google Apps account.

Initially, it was free, so I created a bunch of accounts for different things.

But when I had to start paying... each of those account cost me $5 / month.

Canceling all but 1.

Alright. Just canceled this account.

I've had this Recurly account for a long time, but haven't really used it in the last three years. That $1,152 I spent on software I didn't need.

Feels good to get rid of it!

@ScottHYoung Yup. Truth!

@karthikkalyan90 Haven't seen it!

@marshal Yes! After reading the first few chapters, I'm hooked.

@MikeMichalowicz understands the way entrepreneurs can mythologize themselves (and how easy it is to hide from the truth).

☝️ That quote is the cornerstone of my blog post today:

💸 Let's talk (honestly) about business costs!

https://justinjackson.ca/costs

"The expense side of the equation is almost never discussed in startup land. You hear a lot of people talking about revenue, but costs are very hard to talk about for some reason." – @jasonfried

RT @adamwathan: If you ever throw out an “I love you” and don’t get the “I love you” return, follow it up with:

“React is great too, but t…

RT @jeremywblack: @mijustin Well said 🙌. Being your own CFO is a key skill for solopreneurs. I wonder how many great product/customer foc…

@thanhtpham @storf45 Thanks!

@emjayess Yes. Totally!

@jmckinven Yup!

https://justinjackson.ca/costs

You can sign up here! 🙌
https://justinjackson.ca/newsletter https://twitter.com/jmckinven/status/1061360658250383360

I also created an abridged version of my chat with @tylertringas for the http://Transistor.fm podcast.

You can listen to that here:
https://share.transistor.fm/s/cea77007

(@jonbuda and I will be responding to this topic in Tuesday's episode)

I did a live Q&A with @tylertringas, which you can watch here:

https://youtu.be/5mqcpb15RZo

Thankfully, there are some new models (like Tiny Seed Fund, @earnestcapital, and @indievc ).

These are new funding vehicles for entrepreneurs who just want to build a reasonably profitable business.

I'm a bootstrapper for many reasons, but it's not because I've had trouble pitching VCs. 😁

Simply: I've been a part of the VC-funded startup world, and I don't want to go back to that.

I've been getting great responses to today's newsletter all day.

Thank you. 🙌

This person's reply was awesome but he made one assumption I wanted to correct here.

@ninan99 Yup! I agree. I'm definitely working on getting revenue back up past $200k.

But... it's also a good time to reduce those expenses. 👍

@avclark thanks for sharing it. 👍

@jeffreybunn @ryanckulp Totally agree. I have a draft written that delves more into this too. 👌

@leonvolunteers Haha. I'm not stalking you!

Glad this one was helpful. 👌

@jthomasgriffin Yup, totally agree. Thanks!

@chrisbintliff Thanks. Yes, most "business success/survival" stories we hear suffer from confirmation bias!

@storf45 Yes! This is exactly the advice @thanhtpham gave me. 👍

@StuJLans Thanks Stuart!

@ryanckoch You're welcome! I'm glad it resonated with you. 👍

RT @bradt: @adii @mijustin @getconversio Great discussion topic.

I review a detailed P&L report from our bookkeeper every month mainly to…

RT @adii: @mijustin I support this initiative.

Comparing YTD YoY for @getconversio:

1. Increased revenue by 6%.
2. Decreased expenses by…

I also agree with @seanwes' point about "listening to the right advice at the wrong time."

https://twitter.com/seanwes/status/1061306239223820289?s=21

@beberlei 👍

@bradt @adii @getconversio Yup. Totally agree.

Good article on comedic timing:

"Jokes depend on surprise — the revelation of an unexpected meaning or idea — which stops the brain in its tracks." https://www.thecut.com/2017/05/the-art-and-science-of-comedic-timing.html

@bkorte I'm trying to be more aware of times when folks dispensing advice just don't have all the information.

(Sometimes this is self-inflicted; like when I'm holding back details to protect my ego)

@bkorte Thanks! ❤️

@zOxta Email is scheduled for 4am Pacific, but I noticed that some of you are already up. 😎

phew. just published this now. https://justinjackson.ca/costs

A bit apprehensive about putting this out into the world, but feeling like the discussion is needed

@chadkoh Jealous

Decided to write more about this in tomorrow's newsletter. 👌 https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1060774567788994561

@incredimike @jonbuda Awwww yeaaaah!!! 🔥 🔥

Thank you!

Writing tomorrow's newsletter.

I think we're making some big ideological mistakes in startup land.

🤔 should be an interesting discussion!

Subscribe here: http://justinjackson.ca/newsletter

@kish2011_ @marketingdevs Awww yeaah! 🕺

Thank you! 🙌

@jmcharnes @TransistorFM ❤️ thank you.

RT @adamlogic: Yesterday was an amazing deep dive into marketing http://railsautoscale.com with @mijustin. Huge thanks to @FORSBERGtwo and @m…

📡 Glad so many folks enjoyed yesterday's "marketing for devs" livestream!

📗 If you want more practical tips for your indie business, you'll like the @marketingdevs book.

👉 I have ten "$20 off" coupons here:
https://justinjackson.podia.com/marketing-for-developers-the-book?coupon=TWITCH-BOOK

Nice to hear the @reworkpodcast talking about this too:

“Look carefully at what you’re spending your money on. The expense side of the equation is almost never talked about in startup land.” – @jasonfried

RT @petersuhm: ☀️ Mornin' friends on the US west coast! ICYMI I'm building a continuous integration service for WordPress developers! ⤵️ ht…

My fave is using that new Snap app to record Apple TV messages for my kids.

YES! I've done this too. 🤣 https://twitter.com/rhettweller/status/1060753849185521664

🤔 Am I the only parent who uses the Apple TV app to pause whatever the kids are watching downstairs, so they come up for dinner?

@chrisfosterelli i figured: "hey, this is podcast. nobody's ever going to hear this."

@chrisfosterelli 😬

Don't tell my parents about that.

"Don't process credit cards, it's too complex."
Stripe: "Nah."

"Don't build html emails they're the grossest thing ever."
MailChimp: "Nah."

"Don't build anything on top of PHP, it's yucky."
@taylorotwell: "Nah."

Fight common wisdom. 😉

https://twitter.com/jackmcdade/status/1060735625958174720

@ajlkn 🦄 that's pure fantasy 🧙‍♂️

I still ❤️ this idea, @heroku.

https://www.producthunt.com/posts/heroku-button

Hell hath no fury like a DHH scorned. https://m.signalvnoise.com/our-book-launch-was-botched-and-its-been-crazy-at-work-trying-to-fix-it-99b68fb775d5?source=twitterShare-a02dd1574d08-1541731051

RT @r00k: I really like this. It explains why we can't ship a laggy first version of Tuple. https://twitter.com/samselikoff/status/1060706702650232838

Here's a good newsletter for developers who ❤️ Heroku.

"Curated tips, tactics, and tools to run your apps faster and cheaper"

https://masteringheroku.substack.com/

Curated by @adamlogic 👍

"As a developer, what are some practical things I can do to market my app?" (live case study) https://www.pscp.tv/w/brS3mTM4NTU1MXwxeW9LTWpORWpMV0dRkQM3ZMRt1X0rtancLr6Znd-lqb3k2rJNsq9C3Vu60wQ=

👨‍💻 If you're a dev who's wondered:

🤔 "What are some practical things I can do to market my app?"

👉 I'm going live in ~10 minutes to work through a real-life case study.

Watch here:
👾 http://twitch.tv/megajustin
📺 http://youtube.com/justinjackson

@joshmanders Anytime! 😉

👋 Looking for folks using Rails + Heroku in the following environments:

- Solo-bootstrappers 👨‍💻
- Current YC founders 👩‍💻👨‍💻
- Agencies 👩‍💻👨‍💻👩‍💻👨‍💻
- Enterprise folks who also use Salesforce 👩‍💻👨‍💻👩‍💻👨‍💻👩‍💻👨‍💻

If that's you, please DM me!

@cpdis @aarondfrancis 👍

@antoniomatweb @ajlkn @levelsio ❤️ it!

RT @shipstreams: 🚢 @mijustin is now shipping live!
📹 "If you're a dev that wants to figure out marketing, @adamlogic and I are doing a ful…

If you're a dev that wants to figure out marketing, @adamlogic and I are doing a full-day of "marketing for devs" https://www.pscp.tv/w/brR3fTM4NTU1MXwxTW54bk5CWmxwTXhPyJAdV4X4qgAzwTiJVoHpOMPz5nFaARlhcApyn0CoW_8=

Going live in 2 minutes! ☝️

Today I'm doing a fun experiment with @adamlogic:

We're doing a full day of marketing & strategy for his app: https://railsautoscale.com/

We'll be broadcasting a lot of it live:
👾 http://twitch.tv/megajustin
📺 http://youtube.com/justinjackson

Good article by @gcdavis33. 👌

Product-market fit isn’t a destination. It’s something you’ve got to keep working at.

“You can’t stop moving. If you do, you will be eaten.”

https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/the-myths-of-product-market-fit/

This chat with ⁦@SamanthaGeitz⁩ is so good.

The ⁦@laravelphp⁩ community is 💯. #laravel https://overcast.fm/+MP5-eyIWk

@mattcassinelli My whole setup is here! https://justinjackson.ca/livestreaming

Recording live with @corey_gwin for his "Write Stuff" podcast! ️️ https://www.pscp.tv/w/brNHwDM4NTU1MXwxbXJHbVlwTnlETEd5yxoP1inJ7U17QVSOAQb3i_1Skm_OOxVHVjlUJARu-Vg=

@djkz Where do you see that?

@dabernathy89 @ianlandsman @ericlbarnes @tnorthcutt @0x13a ☝️ exactly. Daniel nailed it.

WPengine, Flywheel, etc.. offer this.

But there's no reason it couldn't be automated with software.

1-click migration. Make it easy!

Folks with Rails apps on Heroku:

What are you using for auto-scaling?

(ie. scale up automatically when your app's workload increases)

@ericlbarnes @tnorthcutt @0x13a Basically, I don't want to have to touch phpAdmin if I don't have to.

@ericlbarnes @tnorthcutt @0x13a It's never that easy.

For example, I have a multisite that has tons of user permissions and states in the DB. Need to make sure all of that transfers over.

I want a UI that just handles it for me.

I've used Delicious Brains in the past, but I wish it hooked directly into Forge

@0x13a Exactly!

That means there could be an opportunity here.

@RichHickson Have you used that one? There are so many of those plugins / services. I want something I know will work.

@patrickbjohnson @laravelforge I'm moving *away* from WPE. 😜

Honestly, I'm tired of WP. I have a few sites I need to keep running on WP, but everything else is moving to @statamic.

Plus: I'll be cutting my hosting bill by 75%-80%.

🙋‍♂️ I can't be the only one who has tons of WordPress sites to migrate to @laravelforge.

💰 You could charge $49-$99 for this plugin, and I'd buy it now.

👉 I want a full db migration: user permissions, content, everything.

💰 Dev business opportunity:

👨‍💻 Someone write a script / create a WordPress plugin to migrate a WordPress site from a managed host to a @laravelforge server.

🤦‍♂️ Yes, there tons of blog posts and existing plugins that do this. I just want something that's painless.

Listen to my interview with ⁦@tylertringas⁩, talking about his new fund for bootstrappers https://overcast.fm/+MBmWHyDeQ

@EAtheExec Yup! https://auphonic.com/

@hrishio @TransistorFM It's something we've definitely considered...

@marcoarment 🤔 If you added an eGPU to this setup, is it a good replacement for an old Mac Pro?

Upgradeable RAM, lots of ports, pretty good multi-core score...

RT @dotNetkow: Something to listen to today while you're in line, voting. 😎

Proudly hosted on @TransistorFM! https://twitter.com/Ionicframework/status/1059837396328632320

RT @TransistorFM: ★ Just published a new episode of Build Your SaaS: There's a new funding option for bootstrapped founders! Listen here: h…

@marknca @GoPro Yes! I want to know how to do this!

@rezzz Niiiiiice 👌

@StephenKiers This can't be real.

@AndreyAzimov @bradjasper Yes!

* and keep paying for it.