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@iChris oh, FOMO for sure

I'm only doing this deal for a short period: I'll turn it off in 3 hours before I go pick up my kids for trick-or-treating. 🎃

To celebrate @withcoach's new digital products launch...

You can get @joltbook for $9 for the next 3 hours.⚡️

https://justinjackson.withcoach.com/jolt?coupon=COACH-LAUNCH

@LoganNickleson thanks Logan! Glad some people are interested in saving the 🌏

@iChris Clarity was an early example of this, but video is compelling.

Also: when folks ask me questions on Snap, no one else can 👀

Alright folks, I just joined 🐳.

https://askwhale.com/add/mijustin

@rypierce37 joined!

https://askwhale.com/add/mijustin

@ramykhuffash Ok. Could you try again? (You might need to clear your cache)

@ramykhuffash on mobile?

@chrisbowler I agree!

I'm trying to be realistic about mass society + mass consumption. I don't think that desire will wane.

Decided to take a break from my traditional writing fare. This pieces scares me (but also gives me hope):

https://justinjackson.ca/virtualplanet/

@levelsio @amirkhella sweet. Just submitted it to HN. Would love to get a discussion going on this topic. 👌

RT @marcjohns: May your day be filled with crazy costumes.
Happy Halloween!

@amirkhella @levelsio I haven't shown anyone this post yet. Would love to get your feedback first:

https://justinjackson.ca/virtualplanet/

@Beryllium9 definitely

If all you know about your customers is that they click orange buttons more often than green buttons that's pretty sad.

Call them. Listen.

The single best thing you can do for your business isn't A/B tests, conversion optimization, or ads.

It's talking to your customers.

@shawnblanc thanks. ;)

When are we going to hang out again? Are you coming to #microconf?

We need a new #pdx event in the fall. :(

@KarlOscarWeber yes. More exposure can definitely help (especially when it’s combined with other forces like “what my peers are doing”)

When you make something,
whether it's a blog post, a product, an app, or an object,
just focus on *who it's for* and *how it helps them*.

I know a lot of creatives that are scared to put stuff out in the world because of what *their peers will think*.

Forget about your peers.

The most basic measure for deciding if something should exist is:

“Does it improve the consumer’s life?"

@JFaid @raspberrysarah see. THESE ARE THE TYPE OF QUESTIONS I WANT http://SCIENCENORDIC.COM TO BE ANSWERING!

@alexhillman couldn't agree more. Wrote a piece on this two weeks ago:

"To understand it, you have to do it."

https://medium.com/product-people/i-wasted-4-years-of-my-life-doing-this-60e2d21b642#.p8gmh7ahf

@JFaid BUT HAVE YOU HEARD OF FUZZY WUZZY?

cc @raspberrysarah

“The allegiance to the present is much stronger than most product people realize.” https://medium.com/product-people/dont-try-to-change-my-mind-22a7f5d7fe57#---0-80.hwc6lnidy

"Liberty moves north."

http://buff.ly/2f4Fx91

@justinabrahms 👍

@gilesvangruisen @hnshah yes!

My thoughts here: https://justinjackson.ca/more-stuff-or-better-stuff/

@AndrewDBass I know!!!

@iChris if they were looking for a good method for filtering me out, they should have talked to my wife. 😁

“How to get more customers” https://medium.com/product-people/how-to-get-more-customers-54f64220e430#---26-70.i7ux4qmus

“Please show me the shitty tweets.”

https://twitter.com/kylefox/status/792438537236774912

This Bill Burr ad read for his podcast is a gift to humanity:
http://youtu.be/miWHJHLmAuo

@grantgarrett lol. That's a good one too.

My friend @kylefox just shared this great da Vinci quote with me: https://medium.com/product-people/i-wasted-4-years-of-my-life-doing-this-60e2d21b642#---0-96.m6iwblcq7

@kylefox hahaha. Not yet.

Doing a lot more on my YouTube channel. Almost at 300 subs!

Subscribe here to get the new stuff 💯
https://www.youtube.com/user/techomic?sub_confirmation=1

Don't say: "we need to innovate!"

Instead, say: "we need to keep giving users progress in their lives."

#jtbd

😔

https://twitter.com/rus/status/791681274339622913

@ChrisGraniczny just noticed that that SSL doesn't support those. Gah! I'm going to try to switch it to @letsencrypt

@ChrisGraniczny which one?

@marknca same for Surface Pro.

@dchymko it’s deeper than that though. Connecting with what people *really* want is a difficult thing.

Steve was good at it.

@rsobers yes!

@mbootsman not impossible.

It’s also not impossible to switch from a bicycle to a Segway. ;)

MacBook Pro is used mostly by professionals (devs, designers, editors).

For many of these folks, a platform change is a big deal.

Of course I can't predict where consumer demand will go (I'm just a jack-ass on the internet).

Come 2017, every home might have a Surface.

I think people are confusing "innovation" with "what consumers want."

Lots of tech companies have made cool stuff that no one bought.

@twigpress 👍 that's a good one.

MacOS is incredible sticky.

Apple won’t have that benefit forever, but it’s (ironically) MSFT’s biggest obstacle.

https://twitter.com/drewwilson/status/791710805595004928

@bradjasper that piece is interesting.

@amirkhella could be right: Surface sales might accelerate.

Still lots of friction to go OSX -> PC

.@amirkhella I mean in general… if you had to bet, would you wager MSFT ships more Surfaces this year than AAPL ships Macbook Pros?

@alsobrooks Maybe. That sentiment has come up lots before. Surface seems too expensive for mass appeal.

(If you start walking into coffee shops, and see a Surface on every table, THEN you can make that comparison)

“Apple is the new Microsoft / Microsoft is the new Apple"

Hold on. Microsoft still hasn’t sold any of those new Surfaces yet.

Apple rolls a giant white egg on stage.

<Classical music>

The egg cracks.

Jony Ive emerges.

The crowd’s eyes fill with tears.

<Curtain>

@tenlinesofcode totally.

Another thought: when I’m using my MacBook, I’m not using the built-in keyboard. I’m using external peripherals. How will I use TouchBar?

@Beryllium9 “give it more punch.” ;)

Also: this for developers.

Think about pro audio tools, video editing, design tools…

https://twitter.com/_brandswell/status/791697385076383744

I wonder if Touch Bar (emoji, touch interface, word suggestion) is a play at getting younger people buying computers again?

Wow. An IBM computer on the main stage at an Apple event.

RT @adampatterson: The first Mac Book without a headphone plug!

Focusing on what the competition is doing is the last thing Apple should be doing right now.

@frankiecandid I'll send you the invite!

@iChris what was your site about?

@sijdesign @adamwathan soon! Yup it will be on @productpeopletv

@ReubenIngber I used to write out scripts but not anymore. Let me see if I can find an old one.

I usually have an outline / or blog post.

@RJMcCollam did you find it on the Archive?

Were you on Geocities?

@heavyweight the Gregor episode was awesome. 👌

@_funkyboy yes!

“How to transform your product by giving it context” by @aprildunford @aprildunford/how-to-transform-your-product-by-giving-it-context-c20850caa81d?source=twitterShare-a02dd1574d08-1477568273" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://medium.com/@aprildunford/how-to-transform-your-product-by-giving-it-context-c20850caa81d?source=twitterShare-a02dd1574d08-1477568273

@tenlinesofcode agreed, but size of market plays a bigger role than we think. Especially since anything we make will only capture a %.

@Beryllium9 I've found that developers are a pretty good market (especially when it comes to learning products)

Sometimes your product is fine; you just need to sell it to a different audience.

@kirkkohler my buddy @kevinleeme runs an awesome Product Mgmt Slack.

I run a (paid) Slack for product people here: https://productpeople.club

@KintuLabs biggest % is through @marketingdevs right now. 🤘

One of my favorite examples of this is @nathanbarry's SaaS:

"We have one of the best markets in the world & one of the best biz models."

("Market size + willingness to pay" also helps explain why The Eagles are one of the top selling bands of all time)

Sometimes it's the right MARKET (not product) that makes all the difference.

Right product for weak market = weak sales.

Before you start on your product
👀 look at your market and ask:

1. Is there enough of them?
2. Do they spend 💰 ?
3. Can I reach them?

@rsobers that's the one I wanted to fit in but couldn't. 👌

Growth is a multiple of how...

Big,
Reachable,
& Spendthrifty

your market is.

Lots of folks looking for product-market fit without first asking:

1. Can they pay?
2. Will they pay?
3. How many of them are there?

One thing that doesn't get talked about enough is that some target markets are better than others.

Awesome post by my friend @jamesvandyne on the power of a good partnership:

“Starters and Finishers” ⚾️

https://medium.com/building-kwoosh/starters-and-finishers-724bc7f67ecc#.nin6ae5g3

@mubashariqbal thanks! @adamwathan is a real 🇨🇦 beauty!

Going live with @adamwathan here in about 30 minutes:

https://megamaker.co/live

We'll chat about: audience, podcasting, devs, products!

People, I haven't made a new tumblr in ages and I just made a new tumblr.

"Don't show Jony Ive."

http://buff.ly/2dH9r2m

What makes you follow someone on Instagram?

What kinds of things are you looking for?

Just got enormous Docker / Ubuntu help from @jacobwyke. If you need dev help, hire him! 🙌

Better yet, check out his new project: @kwoosh

@skottypME not sure what you're asking here. ;)

@skottypME thanks!

@frankiecandid what's Boulder?

@daverodenbaugh me tooooooo! Just wish I had that functionality on GitHub pages. 😢

Lots of folks asking me ❓ about creating courses.

Inspired, I recorded the first 3 lessons.

Waiting list is here: https://justinjackson.withcoach.com/create-your-own-course

♥ @letsencrypt. Really wish @github pages had better support for it.

@Harris_Bryan crap. Looks like a demographic issue: too many older folks with health problems, not enough young healthy folks signed up.