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@arvidkahl @TransistorFM I like this idea!

@jayacunzo Tell him what?

Didn't realize you can post code snippets inside a Mastodon post. That's pretty cool!

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@Shpigford Good article comparing the two here:

https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/how-much-more-money-artists-earn-from-bandcamp-compared-to-spotify-apple-music-youtube/

Here's the full video explaining all the changes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLcuysuUU8Q

If you're building a marketing site using @statamic, I think you'll find it helpful. (cc @CasJam)

@RamliJohn 🙌

Today I got to see some of the new things @joshuaanderton has been building for the @transistorfm homepage (using @statamic & @tailwindcss).

This new section featuring podcasts on Transistor is my favorite.

"A recent 10-K filing showed more than 90 percent of its deposits were uninsured, and the FDIC says today that "At the time of closing, the amount of deposits in excess of the insurance limits was undetermined."

☝️ yikes.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/10/23634012/fdic-shut-down-silicon-valley-bank-startup-venture-capital-cash

Holy shit.

"Silicon Valley Bank became the biggest US lender to fail in more than a decade after a tumultuous week that saw an unsuccessful attempt to raise capital and a cash exodus from the tech startups that had fueled the lender’s rise."

#xj4y7vzkg" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-10/silicon-valley-bank-collapses-enters-fdic-receivership#xj4y7vzkg

@iamjeremyenns @PodMarkTrends @TransistorFM 🥰

In modern life, we have many "inboxes," each with tons of items competing for our attention:

YouTube - new recommended videos
Podcasts – new episodes
Slack - new messages
Projects - new tasks
TikTok - new shorts
Gmail - new emails

It's no wonder getting attention is so hard. 😅

@Maribel_QS 😬

@alemalohe @PaddleHQ Huh? Paddle isn't a bank.

@JackEllis I need to go. 👍

@DustinLeblanc @notjustbikes @CityBeautifulYT Yes! Big fan.

For me, having more walkability (less car-dependence) in a city has always made it more enjoyable.

Would love to see cities in North America transform themselves with “co-location of higher residential and job densities, mixed land use, and transit.” 👍

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2022/04/22/international-climate-report-demands-systemic-changes-to-transportation-and-urban-planning/

@christophrumpel @LaraconIN Looks so good.

@petersuhm I heard from a SVB customer in a slack (couldn’t log in and access funds today)

Stuart Russell (Berkeley) and @GaryMarcus have dedicated much of their lives to developing AI tech.

But they have concerns about ChatGPT, FSD, and other forms of contemporary AI.

Before we get too excited about this tech, we should understand it better:

https://pod.link/733163012/episode/c58fd1925f6389e0604fb4043db21b45

@thethoughtcard @PodcastMovement 👏

@mattmedeiros It’s been a long time, but I have recently bought audio off AudioJungle

@harper Yup! It's nice that it's everywhere, syncs to the cloud, and I don't have to worry about the product going under. 😅

"Venture firms are advising portfolio companies to move money out of SVB"

https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/09/silicon-valley-bank-firms-reactions/

"Some SVB customers are struggling to wire funds out of the bank"

https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/09/silicon-valley-back-withdrawal-issues/

The quoted tweet has been deleted; here's the background:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1633983995078922240

😳 Yikes. This Silicon Valley Bank scare will definitely be stressful for startups & indie makers:

SVB used to be the default bank for all Stripe Atlas-incorporated companies. 😰

(And is still an option listed on Stripe Atlas
https://stripe.com/docs/atlas/payments-business-bank)

@markjjeffery @noahwbragg @TransistorFM I appreciate it! 🙌🥰

Yikes. 😳

This used to be the default bank for all Stripe Atlas-incorporated companies. 😰

https://stripe.com/docs/atlas/payments-business-bank https://twitter.com/BortBuilds/status/1633954668882821120

"It's best to have a bunch of money in your bank account before you go indie. You also want to have a big balance in your emotional and mental health bank account before you go indie.

You should also get a therapist before you start something as stressful as indie hacking."

"The biggest risk for bootstrappers is you're going to go broke or get broken.

If you can go and work at a high-salary job and build up some runway so that when you do quit your job, you'll have more money in the bank. It's the best way to increase your odds."

Wild to listen back to old podcast interviews and see how far @TransistorFM has come.

Back in 2021, I did this @indiebitespod ep, and Transistor was still just Jon and I. 🤯

https://indiebites.com/27?t=6m0s

@jmckinven We just increased the Starter tier!

@scottmathson Yeah and it seems like Google Structured Data could be a big win for you to gain search rank

https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/product

@jmckinven Nice work! 🙌

@kaleighf Yes. For me:

• Roderick on the Line
• @OpenThreadsPod
• @noplanstomerge
• @NormalGossip
• Dana Carvey and David Spade's "Fly on the Wall"

@scottmathson For me (Canada), you're location 3-4 (ignoring sponsored listings)

BTW – I think you could improve CTR by changing your meta image to a photo of a highly sought classic truck.

@kaleighf @EmmaFayeS @TransistorFM Yes! Well done! 🎉🎉🎉

@yongfook Love it. 💛🧸

Also, through the miracle of RSS, I was able to add their show to Overcast (my podcast player), even though it’s not in the Apple or Spotify directories yet:

https://overcast.fm/+_8RbSWVIw

Love seeing folks start additional podcasts! 🙌

Making it easy for people to host multiple podcasts was a big reason we built @TransistorFM the way we did. 👍 https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/status/1633551388222398464

@arvidkahl @tylertringas Yesssss! Love this. 🙌

@noahwbragg You can host unlimited podcasts on your @TransistorFM. 😉

A big reason we chose that model is because I have dozens of old podcasts I wanted to keep around without having to pay individually for each show. 👍

@valsopi @edithmayhall Yeah, clearly Aristotle wasn’t an SEO consultant producing “skyscraper” content 😆

@DanielZarick Congrats! HubSpot is lucky to have you as a partner. 🙌

"Aristotle had discovered that there are fairly universal limits to the amount of information which any human can absorb and retain. When it comes to persuading other people, less is always more."

– @edithmayhall, Aristotle's Way

RT @JoannaOstafin: Wow, I haven't thought about it before but there's sth in it – public healthcare can block people from entrepreneurship,…

@JoannaOstafin Thanks! 🙌

@khemaridh @JHTScherck @loom I switched to @ZipMessage

@JackEllis @jmckinven First, try without the Cloudlifter (I get enough gain out of my audio interface to use the SM7B without Cloudlifter)

Next, try new mic cables.

RT @zackgilbert: 🚨 Some personal/professional news 🚨
After almost 5 years of full time employment, I’m getting back into the indie hacking…

@nbashaw I used to admire Elon, I don’t any more.

I think we should save our admiration for leaders who are mindful, respectful, treat people well, and can act with a reasonable amount of restraint.

RT @iamharaldur: Hi again @elonmusk 👋

I hope you are well.

I’m fine too. I’m thankful for your interest in my health.

But since you me…

@calebporzio but does it work for the name "justin.jackson"

@valsopi @megamaker @MicroConf Factors to consider with pricing:

1. Who is actively looking for this type of product?
2. What options are they considering?
3. What is the pricing of those options?
4. Which "value metric" makes the most sense? (bandwidth, team members, storage, etc)

https://youtu.be/z5Zjqz7_9kA

Welcome to Descript, where there's always "a new version ready."

@BretFisher @TransistorFM Thank you Bret! ❤️

(I would highly encourage more people to drink bourbon with you 😄)

As long as your existing hosting provider supports redirects (and they should!) you can transfer your podcasts to @TransistorFM without losing any of your subscribers:

https://transistor.fm/switching-podcast-hosting/

One big advantage of @TransistorFM is that you can host multiple podcasts on the same plan. So you can bring all your podcasts under one roof and end up paying less.

https://transistor.fm/features/host-multiple-podcasts-on-the-same-account/

@Russellvaughan @TransistorFM @ecosendmail Thanks so much, Russell! 🥰

If you're a podcaster considering switching hosting providers, let me know!

In the last few months, we've had a bunch of people switch to @TransistorFM from:

- bigger, more complicated, "enterprisey" DAI tools
- free hosting providers who have limited support and functionality

RT @mijustin: The market is a brutal judge.

It doesn’t care how good your intentions are, how many customer interviews you did, how hard y…

@jasoncwarner A “killer market” and “meh team” can work.

What you really want is a killer market, with a killer team who can build a killer product for that market. 😎

🎯

Build a business for a better life! https://twitter.com/ChristineCarril/status/1632428013924020236

@valsopi ❤️

@jayacunzo 🙌

@andrewculver Love it.

@JamesCridland Haha. Reddit!

@earthlingworks “It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me.”

@ChrisLivdahl @PatFlynn Thanks!

I’d be down. I think I’ve had a pretty interesting bootstrapping journey. 🤙

RT @sherrywalling: Don’t forget to tell your friends simple affirmations like, “you’re doing great”

Most grownups, especially entrepreneur…

RT @BretFisher: I say NO to A LOT.

We've all seen great open sourcers, podcasters, streamers, YouTubers, and bloggers burn out.

The trick…

RT @benfreu: As a European founder I simply use a merchant of record and I share @mijustin's frustration with VAT/sales tax systems.

Thank…

@pentacent_hq @benfreu I wouldn’t say it’s “guaranteed.”

I’ve personally found multiple errors and inconsistencies with various Merchants of Record.

Also: depending on the government, you may not be shielded from the liability for those mistakes.

@petecodes @nathanbarry Jon and I met in 2014 at XOXO.

We told the story on this @buildyoursaas episode:

https://saas.transistor.fm/episodes/finding-a-cofounder-you-want-to-work-with

@drewclemcr8 I reached out to software products that I already used and loved who I thought would be a good fit for our audience.

Wowser I get a lot of email on the 1st day of every month. 😅

@nathanbarry Well, you're 19 now, so it must have been 7 years ago. 😉

Over my life I've worked for:

- a non-profit
- my own retail biz
- my own events biz
- my own consulting biz
- my own digital courses biz
- multiple startups
- my own SaaS (with @jonbuda)

Nothing has given me (or our team) the quality of life that SaaS has.

I often think about this chat I had with @nathanbarry in 2016:

"I think we have one of the best possible markets in the world and one of the best business models."

In my experience, SaaS and/or digital products have provided the best margins and lifestyle (as an indie founder).

@vishal_viitor @taylorotwell @LaraconIN This needs to happen at every @LaraconUS now. 🤣

@CasJam 1. Go for a walk.
2. Go visit some of my friends in @CoWorkVernon.
3. Go visit some of my friends who run businesses downtown.
4. Go for a coffee at @ratiovernon.
5. Do pushups.

Also: Reddit, Mastodon, Twitter, Instagram. 🙈

Someone reached out to me in my DMs and gave me a contact there. Thanks!

Do I know anyone who works at @Patreon, specifically on the integration side?

We're working on something cool at @TransistorFM and would love to have a contact there.

@danecardiel Congrats! Big day! 🙌

RT @stympy: And now, for the afternoon crowd... Honeybadger is hiring!

https://www.honeybadger.io/blog/hiring-another-software-developer/

@dceddia @theKevinShen Looks awesome!

@corinnpope Looks great!

@buildyoursaas 😄

@shawnblanc @adhdjesse That's @XnapperHQ by indie dev @tdinh_me.

Amazing software. I happily gave him my money. 😄

@CaseyNewton @ZoeSchiffer wtf

I've wanted this feature since we launched @transistorfm in 2018:

Now you can embed YouTube videos on your podcast episode's landing page!

Perfect for podcasters who already record video + audio and want to feature both on their website.

https://transistor.fm/changelog/embed-youtube/

I love the explainer animations that @dnsimple produced for their "How DNS works" videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eqEl6scOvw

I want to do something similar for a "How SaaS Sales Tax works" video.

This feels like a natural job for AI to help me create something faster.

@Rexchan999 Do they have AI in that tool now?

@cheerfulpaige Do they have an AI component?

Are there any good AI-assisted animation tools?

@jonfriesen What! 👀

@nathanbarry Omg. The @TransistorFM team and I could not live without @crisp_im.

By far, the best value for live chat, support software, help docs. ❤️

@cgenco Looks great!

@northsouthaudio This episode was so good! So nice to hear from @stauffermatt 🥰