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“Our decisions over the next 10 years will affect the magnitude of climate change for centuries to come. I don’t think it can get more sobering than that.” – @coralsncaves

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/12/31/s-were-lost-decade-climate-we-cant-afford-repeat-scientists-warn/

Living in BC, I know what it’s like to have the threat of forest fires.

Even when the fires are far away, the sky still gets choked with smoke that burns your eyes and is hard to breathe.

“Living with the smoke” has become a yearly reality here now, nearly every summer.

@volkandkaya @buildyoursaas I wrote about this back in 2014 as well:

https://justinjackson.ca/desperation

@wesbos Do you manage a nuclear reactor from that desk too? 😆

@f_graciolli delete those unused domain names! 😜

Great post @asmartbear!

https://blog.asmartbear.com/whats-the-important-thing-that-is-powerful-enough-to-override-all-your-deficiencies.html

@misener First I ask: "Do you listen to podcasts?"

If they say Yes: "Cool. Every podcast you listen to needs to be hosted somewhere (just like a website needs hosting). That's what my company does."

If they say No: "Would you like another glass of wine?"

@MicroConf FREE TATER TOTS FOR EVERYONE?!? 😮

@jasonsuriano No, never. I still ❤️ Fireworks forever.

@joshmuccio I wrote about this here:
https://justinjackson.ca/giveup

🎯 https://twitter.com/colinjamesb/status/1199066876908908544

@petersuhm @destraynor @satyanadella @TransistorFM I just disengaged public numbers today!

I wouldn't sell for anything less at this point. 😉

Huge fan of this podcast by @jbrooksuk that focuses on mental health for devs:

https://overcast.fm/+VHBRXUrRs

"Is the secret to feeling happy really just to feel happy? It sounds ridiculous, right?"

https://kottke.org/19/11/the-secret-to-enjoying-a-long-winter

Iterating in small, experimental phases helps.

"Let's launch something small and see what the response is."

Don't launch a chain of taco restaurants until you know what it's like running a small taco stand.

@CorbettBarr @noahkagan just listened to your chat, and I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Refreshing to hear an honest chat about what it’s really like to run a business over a long period of time.

https://overcast.fm/+Jq5RGQZ8

🎯

“Lending your platform to others is cool. Sharing your knowledge and your success and your influence and your power is cool.”

https://www.glamour.com/story/megan-rapinoe-women-of-the-year-speech

This article succinctly describes a lot of my scepticism about "technology saving us" from a climate change crisis.

http://theconversation.com/techno-fix-futures-will-only-accelerate-climate-chaos-dont-believe-the-hype-125678

Aside: everyone's hair situation has changed since this photo was taken.

@destroytoday @figmadesign This is what I’m switching off of.

Is it time?

@taylorotwell It’s good to have personal boundaries. 😉

He just made his first animation video with his younger brother:

https://youtu.be/AyZqKgfNdFs

@PaulHawken Pragmatically, true human sustainability on the planet isn't realistic.

"We have to accept that fact and not delude ourselves into thinking something is sustainable. Then you can try to achieve a situation where you’re causing the least amount of harm possible." – Yvon Chouinard

On a micro-scale: "How much MRR is enough?" is a silly question, because, in our current global economic model, your business has to keep growing (or it will eventually die).

@ColinBrauns @zoom_us @DescriptApp @TransistorFM Yup! That's a good way to do it.

Zoom will split your call into two separate files. The only downside is that the audio quality isn't perfect.

Descript is awesome. I'm a big fan.

And Transistor is 💯. 😉

In it, he points out that the longer your list of “things that have to go right” the more likely it is you’ll fail.

@code_brooke Yup! I mostly use @TheStreaksApp

Just updated that post again (4 hours later) to clarify some of the thoughts. 👌

I don't think I ever lashed out at anybody publicly, but I can remember meeting smart, purposeful, twenty-somethings and being off-put by their wholeheartedness.

Their "joie de vivre" was enough to provoke negative thoughts inside of me.

Fast forward many years.

In 2017, I was depressed. I was grappling with some hard stuff in my personal life.

At the same time, I'd allowed feelings of cynicism grow inside of me.

This resulted in me being resentful towards anyone who seemed happy and earnest.

@deadcoder0904 Actually, Transistor pays @iubenda for this (on a recurring, annual basis)

@bentoalson was just watching your @podia video and I love this bit of personality you put in here. 👍

@JordanGal Doing tons of live-streams has helped me with this. 😉

This morning, while having coffee at @ratiovernon, @mahlonjb introduced me to the research on psychological safety and team effectiveness.

Super interesting:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team.html

@yongfook Just woke up!!

OH YEAAAAAH! 🔥

(I agree with your three guiding principles too 👍)

On the flip side, I’ve had products where overall interest was low, but there was a small core of dedicated users.

Here too the product fizzled, because there wasn’t enough demand to sustain the product.

Some users loved it and used it, but there weren’t enough of them.

@stevejboyer @mattwensing Yeah. Those numbers seem so unreal.

32x - 64x more than we're doing right now.

I just want to make enough to pay for my kids' college. 😜

Omg. Talk about therapy! https://twitter.com/LostTrainDude/status/1168028026254307330

In business, nothing is guaranteed.

You might be in a good market today, but tomorrow it could fall apart.

Markets are fickle.

Some days they want 🍦, other days they want 🥤.

The economy can go up, or it can crash.

A good competitor can come in and grab market share.

@cgenco @TheOmarZenhom @shl Yup, I’ve used his quote like 100x in past posts. 😉

@csallen and I chatted about it on the @IndieHackers podcast as well. 👌

@bobbybouwmann @m1guelpf Nice work Miguel!

@christophrumpel @driesvints That’s my kind of tech talk 👌

@kintan @hnshah @Twitter @BreakerAudio @SmashNotes My three:
- @OvercastFM (listening)
- @podhuntapp (discovery)
- @TransistorFM 😉 (hosting & analytics)

@derrickreimer "Hey, I have this idea for a new startup."

☝️ I'm talking about the ideas that just "came to mind," but aren't grounded in market demand.

Often they take the form of:
- "Technically, this can be improved!"
- "Look at how inefficient this is."
- "I could design this better."

@leetengum @owenconti @TransistorFM We’re using @caddyserver + @letsencrypt for this. 👌

First, there are some products, like Slack, that generally make people weary.

Many would likely be “relieved” if they could no longer use Slack.

BUT, regardless, they will continue to use Slack because it’s entrenched in their company culture and processes.

@_rchase_ This is so awesome.

@davidhemphill Great post!

@JamesClear go out for a rip there bud

🎯 https://twitter.com/csallen/status/1154820653481992193

@marcelpociot @LaraconUS 🇨🇦👋

Reading this article again, and think I'd like to start tracking my annual carbon footprint.

Are there any good greenhouse gas tracking dashboards I could use?

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/climate/airplane-pollution-global-warming.html

Wow, really powerful stuff from @melgregg on @nora3000’s @sparkcbc podcast:
https://overcast.fm/+dSZ1x3U

@csallen Definitely check out @chase_reeves for bag recommendations.

I ended up going with the Tortuga Outbreaker Backpack - 45L.

The OG @TransistorFM podcast, and still an absolute delight.

We ❤️ you @TheGoodNewsPod!

Hat tip to @sivers for "change careers like Tarzan." 👍

https://sivers.org/tarzan

@de_henne @_wooolfgang @matteing @levelsio Agreed. It’s a good learning exercise, but it’s not great for building a business.

@jamesrsowers @AsiaMatos Yes! I’ve got a good guide here:

https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/

@sunnysinghio @fajarsiddiqFS @matteing @ASpittel @kvlly @hnshah There are no easy answers here, and it depends a lot on your situation.

It’s a lot easier to get to “minimum viable income” if your personal expenses are low.

I flailed a lot before and after quitting my job: it came from the pressure of having to provide for my family.

@owenconti I'm in East Village! Leaving tomorrow, but I'll be back at @philandseb for coffee tomorrow morning. 👌

@earthlingworks @coreyhainesco 👌 Yes: it’s not “build it and they will come.”

And there’s definitely some research and positioning that happens before you launch.

But 80% of our learning with Transistor has been from the folks who showed up after we launched and paid us.

As a group, they’re pretty diverse!

What are some they story types that resonate with you?

Question: what are good reasons for a company to take investment?

Flipside: what are good reasons for a company *to not* take investment?

How easy is it to transfer your existing podcast to @transistorfm? https://www.pscp.tv/w/b9PTjTM4NTU1MXwxeU5HYXZxandwZ0pqdHVwk22aPoWxZMO7QSW7_4SEHxEi_wlpmLgivw8pg1E=

I’d love to see the @CBC audio app replicate this feature for us in 🇨🇦

https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/12/18662060/spotify-your-daily-drive-playlist-update

Going live in about 15 minutes: going to finish up a new SaaS marketing site for @TransistorFM (using @statamic + @tailwindcss)

It should be available here:
📺 http://youtube.com/justinjackson/live
👾 http://twitch.tv/megajustin
🐦 http://www.pscp.tv/mijustin

@mubashariqbal The market is the same though (“travelers who want accommodation”).

Airbnb didn’t invent the market, they just changed the way the job was done.

I didn’t start traveling because of Airbnb, I just changed where I stay.

I remember being super skeptical when Marketplace proclaimed that podcasting in China is a "$7.3 billion per year industry."

Turns out... it's not true.

Great episode of @TechBuzzChina on the topic:
https://pandaily.com/ep-39-podcasting-in-china-the-myth-and-the-reality/

@earthlingworks @daverodenbaugh @scottbolinger @CasJam @JordanGal @Patticus This *is* my work. 😜

@marcelpociot @LaraconEU @christophrumpel @enunomaduro I'd love to join!

Wish I was there. 😊

Quick show & tell: progress on my @statamic theme with @tailwindcss https://www.pscp.tv/w/b6yQXjM4NTU1MXwxWXBLa3ZEUXBnUHhqnTajXvG1l8QHM4vLGb_SsvbJmm9S-se_7PdSxx-zynk=

@chris_hawk I remember Trillian!

Today, @emd and @andreasschantl solved all my @statamic template problems... LIVE!

Thanks! 🙌

@valsopi @buildyoursaas @jonbuda @TransistorFM Honestly, if I could just do more of "what I'm doing now" I'd be happy.

Work on interesting projects.
Help interesting people.
Bike to my office.
Go for coffee.
Write.

Incredible to see all the different folks using @TransistorFM.

Today, @AndyMineo + @reachrecords debut a new podcast (and music!) on @Spotify. 🙌

"To really find your own voice, your own sound, you have to make a lot of things."

Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TjT7TsH0JSv4OgzjsnMDI

@adamwathan @taylorotwell I hope it doesn't kill you. Not worth it. 😉

@ajlkn @vanschneider @jessethanley Hahahaha. Yup. It's true!

This tweet was inspired by reading @r00k and @derrickreimer's show notes for Art of Product. 😜

(Another really good show about bootstrapping)

🎯

https://twitter.com/padraig/status/1120823597541421057?s=21

Up late pretending to be a mythological oryctolagus cuniculus.

If you liked this article, check out this podcast I did on SaaS pricing with @Patticus and @robwalling:

https://saas.transistor.fm/episodes/saas-pricing-experts https://twitter.com/osullica/status/1117205614722191365

The only thing I miss is they no longer display a link to the podcast's actual website. 🙏

@CasJam ☝️ @honeybadgerapp you should talk about this on your next @FounderQuest podcast

I'm nodding my head in agreement with @nwquah here.

My take is premium podcasts will work for Spotify because they have:

- a bundled offering (music + free podcasts + premium podcasts)
- 96 million subscribers already paying

But it won't work for Luminary, Brew, etc...

Spam is super annoying. 😳

(We can fix our "incoming filter aggressiveness", but... damn)

https://twitter.com/TransistorFM/status/1115661612675764225

@joshuap I personally like "Marketing Engineer" as a role.

In 2019, I wouldn't be trying to hire a "Growth Hacker" 🤦‍♂️, I'd be trying to hire someone like @adamwathan.

"A developer who knows marketing is unstoppable."

@misterparker I use:

- @clubhouse for @transistorfm stuff
- Apple Notes for personal stuff (and alarms on my iPhone)
- I'll use Google Calendar for everything else.

@r00k @TransistorFM oh. hahaha. ah well

@marcoarment What made the 2013 MacBook Pro a great machine is that it was a dependable workhorse.

I still have mine, and I'm terrified of upgrading because it's been so solid.

@r00k Yup.

Giving advice is easy.

It's testing things out in real life that's hard.

Transitions.
Transitions.
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Whoa.
Fancy.
Intro.
Tim.

@nbashaw I like to say "10x more desirable."

Anyone here know of good Ruby gems for "obscenity filtering"?

Use case: In @TransistorFM, we'd like to warn users when they have explicit words in their show notes, so Apple doesn't reject their RSS feed.

I see some really old ones on GitHub (~6 years old) but nothing new.

@bryan_ogden @NikkiElizDemere I'm not talking about publishing everything publicly, but rather building relationships.

This could mean:
- Joining online communities (Slack groups, forums)
- Using DMs to keep in touch and ask for help

Related: advice from Warren Buffett.

https://twitter.com/binitamshah/status/1101475792171626496?s=21

@anthilemoon @makermag Thanks! 🙌 It's nice to have real numbers. I love being a maker, but we need to be realistic (and know what we're signing up for). 👌

@tylertringas Love this about Earnest. 👍

Remember the bandwidth / CDN costs dilemma @jonbuda and I talked about last week on @buildyoursaas? We *think* we've solved it.

Uploading a new episode shortly to talk about it:
https://saas.transistor.fm/subscribe

@m1guelpf We gotta figure out how to change that NYC ticket!