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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
iOS games aimed at kids are the new arcade machines.

Except instead of quarters, kids are asking for $2.99 for in-app purchases.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @kylefox
@kylefox it's about the scale.

For 2 partners, a $1 million annual revenue business is an awesome result.

For investors, not so much.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @kylefox
@kylefox the biggest difference is that an investor's primary goal is a liquidity event.

A good partner's primary goal is to build the biz.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Partner up. Quit holding on to 100% of the equity for something that doesn't even exist.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Having someone to be accountable to greatly improves your chances of getting things done.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
There are so many of us, working alone, in our basements, trying to push past an invisible barrier.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @rskopecek
@rskopecek we're scheduled to record this week. If everything goes to plan, it will be released next Weds.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Good products are borne out of frustration.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
@allanbranch you still interested in having a chat today? In about 45 minutes?
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
@pjrvs we should talk about this at the roundtable.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
@pjrvs how'd you do that? Is that a mailchimp feature now?
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
I love waterslides.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
"Means to an end"

Too often we advertise the "means", when we should be promoting the "end".
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
@paulsingh thanks for the RT. ;) The same rule applies to good product.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @nedwin
@nedwin yup. There are lots of analogues to creating good content; it's why writing is so helpful. The skills help in multiple domains.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @Evanish
@Evanish yes! That's why I like content; lots of analogues to product.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @theflowingsky
@devinhalladay yup; it's definitely one reason. I think people can still own their platforms, but you need to know how to hook into dist.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
There's this fallacy that good content always get's discovered; but the truth is that good content needs *distribution* in order to be seen.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
What does your audience really need?
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
If you ever wanted to know what a 4 year old searches on the Internet:

"Tooty man"

And now you know.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
RT
RT @amyhoy: running a biz is a lot less risky than having a job, because 1000 customers is a lot less fragile than 1 employer.
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