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@iChris 🎯

A few podcast website designs I dig:

❤️ the simplicity of @adamwathan's here: https://fullstackradio.com/

🧘‍♂️ overall vibe of @HeyHeyESJ's: https://followfridaypodcast.com/

👨‍🎨 the color schemes / layout of @mackenziechild's happy hues: https://www.happyhues.co/palettes/12

@dr @TransistorFM You'd be awesome! I'll DM you. 👍

👩‍💻 Looking for a web designer/dev who would be excited to build a podcast website template using @TransistorFM's new Liquid engine.

If you know anyone, let me know!

If that's you, reply/DM me with your portfolio/samples of your work. 👍

@iroughol @DescriptApp @TransistorFM @Ghost Thanks so much for the kind words! ❤️

@_mattdavidson 😆

@ugmonk Yeah! We had to work for it, but we found some deep stuff.

@SloanCam Yeah! I’d love that.

I was able to take a few days off, drive out to Revelstoke, and to go snowboarding with my brother and his friend.

Really nice to spend time with him. 👍

@cesartastic Thank you! 🙌

@maggerbo @nickswan @ThomasArdal @JackEllis I’m also using Rewardful

@srochiramani Oh sweet! I need to try that. 👍

@mikeymayers This doesn’t invalidate previous support for health mandates.

Naturally, as Omicron ebbs, folks want to see restrictions removed.

This poll didn’t explicitly ask if they didn’t support the actions that had been taken up until now.

Ending restrictions as always been the plan.

@derrickgrigg "We live in a free nation; free to be critical of elected officials."

On that, we agree!

We're also free to:

a) run for office
b) apply for jobs as public officials
c) vote at election time

Lots of actions we can take. 👍

@derrickgrigg How would you prevent potentially covid-positive nurses from spreading the disease to the vulnerable?

@derrickgrigg How much new investment would you put into healthcare?

How long would it take for those investments to bear fruit?

How would you pay for this new investment?

@derrickgrigg My guess is the problem is number of available nurses and doctors.

If you wanted to dramatically increase capacity, wouldn’t you need to dramatically increase number of nurses and doctors being trained?

How would you do that quickly?

@derrickgrigg What data are you using to inform that plan of action?

Here’s a study on the most effective government interventions: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-01009-0

@derrickgrigg What evidence do you have that we *weren’t* working closely with the USA?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-us-border-1.5501201

@derrickgrigg My understanding is that nearly every health region in the world was at risk of being overwhelmed.

China was the only country (I believe) that was able to quickly build excess capacity.

How would you quickly build capacity?

@derrickgrigg How would you deal with the resulting surges on hospitals? https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1488050562159415296

@FriendlyAshley @chasewreeves Exactly this.

The @SYSKPodcast has a good segment on this:
https://overcast.fm/+MgshzqyDY

"It's at their discretion whether or not they take something down. You can't say, 'well, that's not free speech!'"

What could be more free than deciding where you want your music distributed?

@peldi @patio11 @IndieHackers 1. Transcribed podcast in @DescriptApp
2. Exported from Descript as an audiogram clip.
3. Brought that clip into @ScreenFlow and edited it there (added images, etc)

"My inspiration was @patio11. I loved the idea of having a tiny little business. That was my absolute dream. I was not that ambitious, but I found myself being forced to change my dream [because we were growing so fast]."

A highlight from @peldi's @IndieHackers interview:

If you haven't heard it, @csallen's interview with @peldi on the @IndieHackers podcast is one of the all-time greats:

Listen on the web:
https://share.transistor.fm/s/208f7362

On Overcast:
https://overcast.fm/+JmiMVSqWg

Source: @balsamiq's 2021 Year in Review.

https://mailchi.mp/balsamiq/looking-back-at-balsamiqs-2021?e=0a71629d7f

"We’re focused on longevity over growth."

@peldi is a refreshing CEO to follow in the software space.

"I expect a flat or down year, maybe about $7.5M. Since I don’t want us to get addicted to growth, I don’t mind it. We’re making more money than we need, so it’s all good."

RT @venikunche: Yay! 🥳

Shameless plug: If you are from an underrepresented group in tech, should check out our job board: https://t.co/GUE…

@Shpigford @intercom @maybe We've been using @crisp_im for live chat + KB at @TransistorFM and they've been awesome.

Incredibly generous pricing and the app has been reliable + performant.

Refreshing thread on how company leaders should be thinking about solving problems. https://twitter.com/reinpk/status/1485608419356676101

@derrickgrigg I think if you’re saying “officials were wrong,” you should have an alternative plan.

Very easy to criticize; much more difficult to form a cogent alternative.

@Webster_Aaron Yes. Now that Omicron is ebbing, folks are ready for restrictions to end. (Naturally!)

But support for the mandates (when they were needed) has been strong throughout the pandemic.

@derrickgrigg But what actions would you have taken, specifically?

I imagine the constraints are:

- You can't overwhelm the health system
- You can't overwhelm ICUs
- You can't grind down nurses, doctors, etc..

So what’s your plan?

@ChaseFlorell I’m not sure “fed up” is an accurate description either.😉

The mandates have had strong support. Your poll didn’t ask if they “supported the mandates up until now.”

I agree that as Omicron ebbs, folks will want restrictions relaxed (which health officials have said they’ll do)

@ChaseFlorell Agreed.

The virus also changed a lot in 5 months!

If your point is that people don’t want indefinite mandates, I agree. That was never the plan.

@derrickgrigg Ok.

If you were in charge, how would your response have been different?

@derrickgrigg You’re mischaracterizing:

a) the approaches of those other countries
b) their relative success

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/so-was-sweden-a-covid-success-or-failure/2021/10/14/fe2747f6-2cb8-11ec-b17d-985c186de338_story.html

@ChaseFlorell Yes, of course with omicron ebbing, the majority of folks would want restrictions to end! Nobody said these would be forever.

Health officials have already said as much. This isn’t new news.

But there’s been strong support for mandates up until now.

@derrickgrigg But is that unique to Canada?

Every health region in the world is had to deal with the same thing: a new variant that spread rapidly. Nearly every region in the world implemented similar measures to ensure health systems didn’t collapse.

We’re likely at the tail end of omicron.

@CasJam At @TransistorFM we're using @useShortcut.

And we have an annual overview doc in Google Sheets.

@r00k @savvycal

@mikeymayers And, Ipsos uses the word "mandate" to describe "that vaccination will be mandatory for air and train travel."

https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2021-08/Week%201%20Issues%20Factum_2021_8_19.pdf

@mikeymayers Mandate is defined as "an official order or commission to do something."

All of the mandates in the Ipsos poll are listed here under "Support for Pandemic Measures, by Stated Vote Intention"

Not sure why you would say some of these are mandates, and some aren't?

@mikeymayers In Canada, the word "mandate" seems to apply to government requirements for travel, gatherings, restaurants, etc.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/a-look-at-canada-s-vaccine-mandates-and-public-health-restrictions-1.5757218

@mikeymayers Wouldn't air travel and train travel apply to everyone?

@mikeymayers A Leger poll found:

"78% support requiring proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to visit non-essential public places where numerous people typically congregate, including concert halls and festivals."

https://globalnews.ca/news/8238449/covid-vaccine-passport-public-places-poll/

@mikeymayers From Ipsos:

"82% support proof of vaccination for flying on an airplane or taking a train (internationally or inter-provincially)."

@mikeymayers I'm not sure I understand.

With 84% of Canadians vaccinated... haven't they already made the personal choice?

"I paid my taxes and think others should as well."

@mikeymayers Sorry, I misunderstood your question.

The Freedom Convoy is a “blanket” protest protesting all forms of vaccine mandates:

https://torontosun.com/news/national/convoy-plans-to-replace-canadas-elected-government-the-stuff-of-fantasy

@mikeymayers Blanket protest.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/28/why-are-anti-vaccine-canadian-truckers-converging-on-ottawa

@ChaseFlorell Got it. So what are you going to do to validate that hypothesis?

What's your plan?

Also:

85% of Canadian truckers are vaccinated.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/embarrassment-for-the-industry-not-all-truckers-support-the-freedom-convoy-1.5757952

@ChaseFlorell How are you going to validate your hypothesis?

@ChaseFlorell Source?

I own a Tesla and $TSLA stock.

But Elon’s behavior and rhetoric have pushed me away.

I can’t recommend Tesla anymore, and won’t be buying any more of their vehicles unless Elon is replaced as CEO.

@Webster_Aaron Here’s a more recent poll, from Nov:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-majority-of-canadians-support-mp-vaccination-poll/

Sources:

https://covid19tracker.ca/vaccinationtracker.html

https://www.ipsos.com/en-ca/news-polls/majority-of-canadians-support-vaccination-mandates

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Canadian_federal_election

84% of Canadians are vaccinated.
80%+ of Canadians support vaccine mandates.

And we just elected this government 132 days ago. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1487876118870777856

@takeitev @TransistorFM Yup. Totally normal!

I find it easier when I edit right away.

@theKevinShen So true.

@asif_with1s Thank you!

@jmckinven Yes!

I was just thinking about you actually.

(The videos you did for Riverside came up tons in my research)

@StephenFerrin Thanks! Ended up emphasizing it this way:

https://youtu.be/SbgBmsr_gZE

@NathanG 🤣 Not sure I'm ready for that.

I ended up picking this one:

https://youtu.be/SbgBmsr_gZE

@eddiejaoude Thanks. 🙏

Ended up with this one:

https://youtu.be/SbgBmsr_gZE

🙏 Thanks to everyone who gave me feedback.

I'm going to publish this video shortly.

If you could watch it and give it a 👍 I would really appreciate it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbgBmsr_gZE

Earlier, @missbikesalot mentioned that videos with chapters are performing better on YouTube, so I'm adding some now. 👍

I'm going to run a click test (on @UsabilityHub) on these YouTube results and see which one people prefer:

🤞

New version. Thanks @rememberlenny! 🙌

@rememberlenny That does seem better! Thanks.

(Mind if I recreate that?)

@heyrikin 🤣

Is this better?

https://twitter.com/rememberlenny/status/1487185997653852167

@JessViceUX Lol. Foot Click Team! FCT! FCT! 🙌

Here's how my thumbnail compares to the competition for those keywords on YouTube.

Anything else I should do to stand out?

So, I'm thinking of using this for the thumbnail.

It's for this video (still unpublished, but feel free to watch!):
https://youtu.be/SbgBmsr_gZE

🎙️ "How to start a podcast in 2022"

Any other tips?

@drewwilson Yeah, I tried that, but for whatever reason those photos often end up blurry.

Super embarrassing but here's all the photos I took.

👉 https://photos.app.goo.gl/5KvgHtYi4TsLZug26

I'd definitely like to know how other people are doing this, because my improvised system is ridiculous. 😅

📷 Lumix DSLR
🖥️ Hooked through Camlink to my computer
📸 Using this website https://webcamtests.com/take-photo to take the photo
🖱️ Clicking my mouse with my foot 😆

I just spent a few hours trying to take photos of myself for YouTube thumbnails.

I think this one is my favorite.

@fbrill Just tried it out on my phone!

I dig it. The design is great!

@SachaGreif Sending you a big hug. ❤️

Today, I spoke to a college class about UX.

As a case study, I signed up for @TransistorFM as if I was a new use, and we talked about all the friction points in our current signup process.

It's clear: there are tons of things we could improve!

SaaS founders: remember to sign up for your own app (as if you were a new user).

Many of us haven't looked at our onboarding process since we launched. 😅

Experiencing your product from a new user's perspective is so important. 🤞

@avclark Did you ever write that article about the tech hiring process?

In terms of UX, I think founders and customers want the same thing:

“A product so good, people tell their friends about it."

@missbikesalot Thanks! That’s really helpful.

What’s your YouTube channel? I’ll subscribe!

@StephenFerrin 🙏

Old intro:

I just re-did the intro for my "How to start a podcast" video.

I think the new one is better?

Anything else I should change?

New intro 👉

When you go to YouTube and search for "how to do X," what causes you to click on a specific video?

@SloanCam Yup. Good UX is "necessary but not sufficient."

Hammers and nails are necessary for construction, but if your beams are weak/buckling, it doesn't matter how good you are at hammering nails.

@dannoblaster but... why?

Masks aren't a big deal.

Lots of "bigger fish to fry" when it comes to rights & freedoms.

RT @hankgreen: Either I have completely lost touch with the reality of the current American experience, or this is the worst ad I have ever…

Better onboarding, UX, and activation can't fix a customer's underlying motivation problem.

People will even use confusing software if they "want it" bad enough. (Remember learning Photoshop?)

Good UX is necessary, but not sufficient, for a software business to succeed.

@iChris @TransistorFM Yesssssssssssss

Asking my co-founder if this can be a business expense

@tylertringas Just seeing all the work it takes to start a fund (legal, accounting, structure, partners, no salary for first two years) was enough to dissuade me.

Reminded me of this tweet. 😜

https://twitter.com/TheNickRuffini/status/1483182327995846656

This course by @tylertringas ("How to start your own venture investment fund") is really good.

Best part: I think he's already convinced me that I don't want to start my own fund. 🤣

https://tylertringas.podia.com/view/courses/launching-calm-fund

@blfarris Thanks. ❤️