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Good morning Internet. What's in your mug? ☕️

@alexander_feil right now I do it all in ConvertKit with tags.

Goodnight fam.

@FredRivett thanks!

@KathrynAragon thanks so much! What a great summary! 🤘

@RodeoAnalytics whoa crazy! Where do you find customers?

@wesbos who do you use for extra health + dental?

@spowe 🙌

cc @spencerfry @withcoach

@discoarcade sorry, I think it’s a raffle.

@studiofellow thanks Jarrod!!

@wfaler I like that. ;)

Solopreneurs: a friend of mine is doing some some research (and giving away a $50 amazon gift card).

Take a look:
http://buff.ly/2cDbjP4

@valdircanado thanks!

@ErnestMistiaen thank you!

@dogburps sweet!

@nunnify I just sent 250+ SMS messages to my @megamaker3000 list.

I'm trying a new #MegaMaker experiment.

Want to help? http://megamaker.co/mob/

(I'll report back with results)

We're eager to get beyond the uncomfortable stage.

Which is ironic, because that's where we do our best work.

Isn't it ironic?

The biggest threat to creativity is getting too comfortable.

@pjrvs related. How did this happen? I used to be young and hip and cool. https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/777735473091403776

@levelsio good lord. Is this really where I am? THE OLDEST TIER?!?!

Officially an 👴🏻.

RT @sarahcassady: New: Deploy to AWS EB staging envs with HTTP Basic Auth and self-signed SSL cert #aws http://bit.ly/2cQJZLv https://t.c…

I'm convinced that we create our best work when we're hungry.

Our worst work comes when we're starving or apathetic.

Don't aspire to be a starving artist.

Aspire to be a hungry artist.

@pjrvs "top 40 year olds with back pain to watch..."

@fiseworld how did Ben Loates do?

@CantabileApp 👍

@frankiecandid yup!

@frankiecandid thank you!

Getting distribution is like putting gas on the 🔥 but first you need the 🔥.

You can get customers from blogging & podcasting.

You just need to be patient. It takes multiple touchpoints.

“Most founders can’t articulate a strong theory about human nature on which their product is based.” — @reidhoffman, Startup School

Where my customers come from:

My blog & podcast
⬇️
Join my list, follow me on Twitter
⬇️
Build trust
⬇️
Buy something I've made

@Palleas awwwwwwww yeaaaaaaahhhhh 🤘

How'd you hear about it?

@tobi what features do we lose?

@shawnblanc whoaaaaah! What a beauty!!!! 💯

@nathanbarry last night I dreamt that you assembled an airplane from a kit, and insisted on flying me over the Rockies with it. 😆

@whosmich_ 😄

Why the interest in starting a local brand?

@whosmich_ is it going to primarily a local business?

Who is the target customer?

@whosmich_ 👌

What stage are you at? Do you have a specific pain point you’re targeting?

@whosmich_ what type of business are you looking to start?

@sambreed thanks dude! Really appreciate that.

@whosmich_ hey man! Glad to be here. 🙌

Sneak peek Friday:

Updating @marketingdevs.

Relaunching soon! ⚡️

@dennmart niiiice! It’s been far too long since I’ve seen a @mxpx & @mikeherreraTD live show. Need to fix that soon.

Being lucky isn’t scalable.

(But it does give you a good starting platform)

RT @coreywstone: I just finished "Jolt" by @mijustin - it's a great book on product marketing. 👍 https://justinjackson.ca/jolt/

@coreywstone awwww yeaaaaah! 🤘

@StephenWilson agreed! Those are awesome.

This 100x

https://twitter.com/alexhillman/status/776895988707553280

@SweatingCommas I still love listening to @MxPx.

@mikeherreraTD also has an awesome podcast for creatives.

https://overcast.fm/+8FU-mtIU

@Harris_Bryan a few of ideas

BizNuts
Crazy Business
On the Line

If you're in SoCal, check out my buddy @mikeherreraTD's band @mxpx tonight 🤘

Tix here: http://www.mxpx.com

@d_evyn ;)

2. Here's a diagram from the folks at #jtbd that illustrates this nicely:

That new product you made might be "better."

But...

People have strong allegiances to their current solution. Hard to break those habits.

@conradoconnell good point. ;)

Pro tip: don't do your market research on /r/funny

Ref: https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/531ge5/iphone_7_launch_in_denmark/d7pem88

This is my new jam for gettin' work done:

http://buff.ly/2cYXbzu

Good tunes by @foresterband ⚡️

Prediction: in 20 years we’ll have self-driving cars and robot assistants but we’ll still need to call a plumber.

@StringStory that looks amazing!!! 😋🍗

@sambreed wuuuuut

@rrhoover it’s time for...

“VHS HUNT”

.@KidPickSell (@megamaker3000 logo designer) has a KILLER new album!

Please 🎧 + ⭐️ it! Let's make it go 🍌!

http://apple.co/2cmlKE5

@pjrvs I just use Rogers’ “Roam Anywhere” for $5 per day.

@paleochef YESSS!!!

Found this gem of wisdom from an old chat I had with @earthlingworks:

http://www.productpeople.tv/48

@ericdarnell dude. That’s a classic! (Also: filmed in my home province).

Have you watched this one yet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-glHAzXi_M

@Pezza192 depends on jurisdiction. In Canada, you can legally email customers (for a certain number of months after their purchase)

@chrisbowler @thejonotron it looks like @mailouthq was just acquired by a US firm.

@Pezza192 yup! Having a “customer” email list is a good idea.

People who ship will always beat people who don’t ship.

@christiannaths 👌

Do you have a specific product type in mind?

@shellen 😜

@davidpots lol. Fear of missing out!

@matthewcrist cable’s even worse! 😜

“Dad, how come I can’t watch Scooby Doo RIGHT NOW?”

“Why does the show keep stopping for commercials?”

Clearly, TV executives have never had to explain "licensing deals" to a 7 year old whose favorite show is no longer on Netflix...

@jaethan true.

Some good emotional #jtbd there. ;)

4. My advice? Do what @tylertringas & @frankholdem did:

a) Find customers that pay for things.
b) Listen to what they want.
c) Build that.

3. The thing is, products don't need to be interesting, unique, or technically advanced to make sales.

They just need to solve a real pain.

2. A big splashy launch on Product Hunt / TechCrunch doesn't always translate to success...

Your idea might be "cool" but not useful.

Customers don’t care about how "awesome" your idea is.

They just want someone to solve their problem.

Developers: what are some big marketing questions you still have unanswered?

cc @marketingdevs

@LinusEkenstam whoa. just got taken down!

The real question we (as makers) should be asking...

@AbbyMCarney also here’s my list of good places to eat (lots of SE here): https://foursquare.com/mijustin/list/portland

@CorbettBarr @chase_reeves fixed it.

@AbbyMCarney I like staying in SE Portland. Beckman and Belmont are good neighbourhoods to look.

cc @SweatingCommas

@dchymko yup! I think GitHub has a huge leg-up here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/52rvc6/github_update_announcing_new_tools_forums_and/d7mvd1f

Here’s a video of what the GitHub kanban board looks like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoBI4_9EuUw&feature=youtu.be

This is big news for project management SaaS:

"GitHub is adding Kanban board-like project management features”

https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/14/github-gets-built-in-project-management-tools-and-support-for-reviews/

RT @gabrielreynard: “For the past 5–10 years, the holy grail of building a startup was to get…” — @mijustin https://medium.com/swlh/sad-about-tumblr-6b5dc3ce5a04#---0-236.9m0t62czh https:/…

Live here:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE_mjlO5J0c&feature=youtu.be

FB: https://www.facebook.com/jijackson/videos/10157410244185263/

Going live in about 30 minutes to talk about "how to research your audience and find product ideas."

http://megamaker.co/live

Being condescending is not a good marketing strategy.

Just read this story on @hardbound! https://www.hardbound.co/read/dr-strangetrump/1

@MrMikeSmith thanks! You can get the slides here: http://megamaker.co/slides

@chase_reeves whoooaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!! 🙌

Love getting @joltbook feedback like this. 🙌