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@yarobagriy @digitaltrouble Whaaaaaaaaaaaat

More examples of "unsatiated demand:"

📡 @hostifi_net: Ubiquiti’s wifi platform is popular, but there was no good way for IT providers to manage installs.

📹 high-quality webcam: there's still a huge opportunity for a 4k, high-bandwidth camera, that syncs with pro mics.

“Election officials in dozens of states representing both political parties said that there was no evidence that fraud or other irregularities played a role in the outcome of the presidential race.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/us/politics/voting-fraud.html?referringSource=articleShare

@dvassallo @ggreenwald Fireworks all over Europe. Church bells in Paris.

Here in Canada, cheers.

I agree that Bush was bad (I feared him too). But Trump was also bad (in different ways).

I’m continually surprised when rational people try to rationalize his leadership.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/524962-fireworks-in-london-edinburgh-as-biden-win-celebrated-abroad

@dvassallo I think you’re being reductive.

When a sitting President encourages armed extremists to “liberate” their state, that’s dangerous.

When he calls Mexicans “rapists,” that’s racist.

When he claims he won an election early, that’s authoritarianism.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/trump-s-liberate-tweets-extremists-see-call-arms-n1186561

@dvassallo Here’s the challenge for our society then: when an authoritarian presents himself, how do we clearly evaluate that threat, and call people out on it?

How do we not repeat what happened with Mussolini, Putin, etc?

@drewwilson You live in a lava lamp now?

@theashguy There’s a time for understanding and bridge-building, for sure.

But right now, I’m looking squarely at my family and friends who voted for this gangster.

If they voted for Mussolini or Putin I’d be calling them out too.

For the last month my voice has been scratchy and cracky.

I *think* it’s related to allergies (hoping to see the doc soon).

But...

Professional voiceover & radio people: have you run into anything similar?

Any tips?

I just finished reading Windup Girl and loved it.

What should I read next?

This is also true (and a huge benefit to bootstrapping in Canada). https://twitter.com/APKoponen/status/1319545083780321280

(BTW - voting in Canadian elections is amazing. You’re automatically registered to vote: you just show up with your ID and cast your ballot. Plus: multiple polling stations available, and relatively short lines)

Re-watching this, and I need to apologize to @petersuhm. (This came off as a hit piece, and that wasn't my intention. 🤦‍♂️)

I agree with most of what he said about cofounders:
- most expensive investor ever
- finding a good one is hard
- not the best cure for loneliness!

Do @petersuhm and I disagree here?

Going live in a bit to respond to this. 😅

https://www.youtube.com/justinjackson/live https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1315840776618692608

@thejonotron This is all the support I needed to continue this behavior. Thank you. 🙏

@kwuchu I was surprised they had that much money!

@AlexLlullTW I ❤️ @statamic.

Check this out:
https://youtu.be/aRgOBn0zKMI

@arvidkahl The traditional definition of audience is more in this vein:

Interesting ideas here:

https://twitter.com/morganandrewv/status/1308559336545845248?s=20

Part of what increases prices for digital goods is the “limited supply” of findable + high quality + well recommended options.

Shit. https://twitter.com/Weather_West/status/1308057229900226561

@hsn_tq Lately @robwalling has been calling that “Fundstrapping.”

@buildyoursaas @coreyhainesco @c_spags Yes!! Listening now. 🤙

@saronyitbarek It really depends whether or not I own the company. 😉

I would work on @TransistorFM for the rest of my life, I would.

@sergiopoludeli @fulligin @IndieHackers Descript: https://app.descript.com/r/HkLbabKnG

"This little girl in my neighborhood reminded me that I'm a f*cking human being."

Watch @baratunde's video.

"This is not a game. [He] is a tax dodging, philandering, cheat. [His] charities are cheats. [His] businesses are cheats. [His] existence is chaos. This is not normal." https://twitter.com/baratunde/status/1300909688574230529

For me it’s Tom Petty.

https://youtu.be/s5BJXwNeKsQ

Business is way more like surfing, where you notice the swell of a rising tide, and paddle out to catch it.

https://justinjackson.ca/surfing

“We have no shortage of immediate ways of getting involved. But immediate changes are another story. There's kind of an instant gratification culture: ‘I worked for Bernie Sanders, he didn't win. I'm going home.’ That's not the way political change takes place.” – @noamchomskyT

@Shpigford Fam

Small companies don’t have an accounting department. They don’t have a legal department.

They don’t have the resources to wade through the regulations and make themselves compliant.

3rd party services that do tax compliance are just a bandaid.

@yongfook You're "ratcheting up" to that number. It takes time to get up to 200 trials per month (you start at 10, then go to 30, then 50...)

My point is there's a "floor" where the fundamentals make sense.

Accounting for churn, trial time, etc.. you'll need hundreds of trials (not 10s).

@CasJam @JordanGal you two were discussing this on the show. It might be interesting for you to see how Screener use looks later on.

Reading this now: scientists discuss the effect of affluence on climate change.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-16941-y

@tylertringas Whoa. This could definitely provide some leverage (especially if it’s widely adopted).

@dvassallo Yup. Exactly. 👍

@dvassallo Lots of folks are mentioning we shouldn't have sympathy for Basecamp because they're a "billion-dollar company."

I'm just pointing out: it took them 21 years to earn that kind of revenue, and other beloved companies (like ConvertKit) will likely achieve that as well.

@wesbos Go to http://Transistor.fm and I’ll answer most of the time. 👋

So much of business success happens when an entrepreneur stumbles on a market with a lot of demand.

"Instead of trying to create demand, they're managing the huge demand." – @sivers

The next key to success is how you respond to that demand: what you offer and how you offer it.

The best markets have a healthy amount of word-of-mouth: people naturally talk about certain products/services because there's strong inherent demand.

The reason people will share *your* product/service is they like the way *you* do it.

"I have come to see white privilege as an invisible package of unearned assets that I can count on cashing in each day, but about which I was "meant" to remain oblivious." – Peggy McIntosh

@dbchhbr @SamHarrisOrg There are viable alternatives already being tested:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1269296012243243008

@vancolour @Stockwell_Day WTF!

There are so many other voices the CBC could have amplified:

- @sandela
- @vmochama
- @KathleenNB
- @policingblack

@levelsio @_rchase_ @bvujanov @hostifi_net @Ersafcr7 @RomegaSoftware I dig that trend.

Our two teenagers have been so much healthier since quarantine because they can sleep in every day.

@calebporzio @DCoulbourne this made me laugh so much.

Somehow, ~10.5 million people were able to find Joe's show every week, using the open standard + iTunes.

That's doesn't mean RSS (or Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Overcast) can't be improved; but it's incredible how well it's working already.

@benjaminmbrown @IndieHackers Oops!

@awilkinson https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1262858181849407488?s=20 https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1262858181849407488

Joe's fans seem happy.

There are some good actors here.

Square enabled local delivery + pickup features in their point-of-sale software, and made it free for now.

https://twitter.com/square/status/1240330945422602246?s=21 https://twitter.com/Square/status/1240330945422602246

🥰 https://twitter.com/deeechap/status/1260972756599861248

@tillkruss @derrickreimer @r00k @petersuhm @mattwensing https://twitter.com/kristencheeks/status/1258196402443825152?s=20 https://twitter.com/kristencheeks/status/1258196402443825152

I’m kidding (of course). I’m just a marketing jackass.

BUT, if I had the chops, I’d kill for a chance to work with Adam and co.

Anyone who gets this job will learn a ton.

@levidxyz I’m probably a worse father and husband than you. 😜

My kids are older now (10-17) which helps.

I go for a 1 hour walk, or 30 min bike ride most days.

And... I was a lot of dishes by myself.

Correct answer! 🙌 https://twitter.com/ninjaparade/status/1259222024104243200

🎯 https://twitter.com/coreywstone/status/1258886595589148672

@tylertringas DO IT

@thepatwalls We run it on @getRewardful. They’re great. 👍

https://www.getrewardful.com/?via=justin

@thepatwalls Transistor has a good one. 😄

https://transistor.fm/affiliates

@joshuaanderton @earthlingworks @robwalling @Shpigford @nathanbarry @r00k It's been a lot easier for me to have a co-founder. 😉

With @TransistorFM, Jon is 90% on engineering.

We split customer support (and now have help).

I do sales, writing blog posts, social media, podcasts, videos, etc...

(@iChris has edited our podcast from the beginning).

@noahwbragg - ConvertKit
- @ajlkn is building Carrd
- @taylorotwell is building Laravel
- @adamwathan & @steveschoger are building TailwindCSS
- @r00k and co are building @PairWithTuple

@antdke I was initially really excited about UBI. I think it still has potential (I wish we had more real-world tests of it in practice).

Maybe part of my problem with it is it’s framing? What if we, as citizens, had more ownership over all the profits being generated by automation?

@jhooks https://justinjackson.ca/main-street-fights-back

Here’s another reason small businesses shouldn’t depend on Amazon (or join their platform):

https://tech.co/news/amazon-slashes-affiliate-rewards-2020-04

BTW, Josh is one of my favorite creators on the web. He runs @baremetrics full-time, but also has some super cool side-projects:

https://cedarandsail.com/

https://lasertweets.co/

"You may be a businessman or some high degree thief,
They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You’re gonna have to serve somebody."

—Bob Dylan

Ok, "Shift + d" no longer works on my Mac.

No idea why. Small "d" works. All other capitals work.

Just can't type a capital "d".

Help?

☝️ @adamwathan this is the best trapoline you can buy (@springfree)

@misterparker @ErinBlaskie @TransistorFM Hey Erin! 👋

I'm one of the founders at Transistor. I made you this quick video demo to show you how you might use it.

https://youtu.be/DmFMbCku984

Is this for a project at @fellowapp?

“What we need is smart government that’s going to understand the needs of real people and be responsive.”

https://link.medium.com/GWnYz2Mud5

Live video: landing page teardown + rebuild using @tailwindcss UI components https://www.pscp.tv/w/cTqm4zM4NTU1MXwxeU5HYVFSZXpFbEdqkXGcxnQcAtUXZ3qfOK_sTB6btHOcU0vaUNash8c7uTo=

And, in Canada, they always drank Labatt's.

Aaaaand now they're closing Disney parks.

https://twitter.com/DisneyParksNews/status/1238199876824879104

@jdnoc Good thread!

Ultimately, it’s our ability to spot good waves, paddle out to them, and ride them that will give us a chance at success.

(Quick aside: you and I certainly have a ton of privilege, which definitely provides us with an unfair advantage.)

There's a big benefit to solving climate change: a more livable future.

https://earther.gizmodo.com/new-report-lays-out-76-solutions-we-already-have-to-fig-1842064686

@tylertringas This podcast (published today) has good up-to-date info, and a science-based approach to the data:

https://overcast.fm/+Tr39trZ0I

@Mattylantz @JackEllis @jackmcdade As long as the whole thing is you walking around your house, and silently going down stairs, I’ll buy it. 💯

@DCoulbourne @calebporzio Once I get you up there
Where the air is rarefied
We'll just glide
Starry-eyed
Once I get you up there
I'll be holding you so near
You may hear
Angels cheer, 'cause we're together

Come fly with me, let's fly let's fly
Pack up let's fly away

@kalv The answer is (primarily): the size of the wave.

https://justinjackson.ca/surfing

@_brandswell Very difficult to overcome the inertia!

Community organizers want something different, but many members are used to being in Slack.

There are alternatives:
- Mighty Networks
- Spectrum Chat
- https://palapa.co/

@flowdee @arvidkahl Yes! @iChris edits our show.

@Shpigford For this last one, @ianlandsman recommended someone to me who has been 1000x better than my experience with online services.

(I can dm you their contact info if you want.)

@wrathofgnon It's definitely a problem,

But there are folks looking for solutions:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-02-05/wind-turbine-blades-can-t-be-recycled-so-they-re-piling-up-in-landfills

Yes. Exactly this! 💯 https://twitter.com/patio11/status/1223269273931399169

Also, we need stop using this “self-made millionaire/billionaire” trope: https://twitter.com/NewsHour/status/858101311811629056

@ScottHYoung The whole article is worth reading:
https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/01/27/info-overload-fake/

@tylertringas @natalienagele @Wildbit @FounderSummit Nice. cc @venikunche and @DiversifyTechCo too. 👍

@nelsonjoyce @pjourneypod Recording that video took me way too much time! 😜

@jdnoc @_rchase_ @arvidkahl @petersuhm @hostifi_net @tylertringas @wpengine @ubnt @ClosetTools Yup, I used similar examples in my piece. 👍

https://justinjackson.ca/the-main-thing

@calebporzio I subscribed and you sent me an invite to a Tupperware party. What gives?

@tylertringas @adamwathan @Evanish @joshuaanderton I’m not saying my POV is perfect, but I’m definitely curious about the factors that lead to success.

(Btw - I’ve started multiple businesses since 1998. I have a biz undergrad. I’ve worked for multiple early-stage startups. I’m not “extrapolating” from one narrow experience)

My new full time job is just watching these beatbox loopstation battles

https://youtu.be/3FPVxGMOAS4

How to get more podcast subscribers – ideas for the @tortoise https://www.pscp.tv/w/cPtNXDM4NTU1MXwxbER4TG9CYW1abUpt7_5OHu512JN-Skav1YrFnG6tAQ-dYZjMYsTtdkG39kY=

@TheEricAnderson For me, it’s getting above the clouds whenever it’s sunny up on the mountain.

@ckelso @jasondoesstuff - @FounderQuest
- @artofproductpod
- @bootsaas
- @gettingtoramen
- @SaaSReality

@GregorySchier So much of “writing” is really about thinking, testing out ideas, revising your thinking, running into new thoughts, trying to form frameworks of understanding, etc.

Then, you have to encapsulate (translate) all that lived experience/thinking into something that makes sense. 😜

@mgreiler @noopkat I just stream everywhere using this setup: https://justinjacKson.ca/livestreaming

For example, if you really just want to have interesting conversations (outcome) with folks in the programming world (the group you're excited about), then a podcast might be the perfect medium. 👌

@Shopify @tobi @stripe @patrickc People who are saying this is a "policy problem."

I agree; governments need to act!

But climate change is an “all hands on deck” situation.

We need every individual, corporation, govt to be taking action.

Often, government policy follows a massive grassroots movement.

@dustin Yes! 🙌