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I'm going to start a new app called "Ahem".

New episode with #30x500 alum @sfioritto. He's solid: "The main thing I figured out is you can’t start with an idea.” http://buff.ly/1lF04R9

Getting attention online is hard.

Here's my new blog post:
http://justinjackson.ca/your-second-biggest-problem/

@natekontny this is always my advice to job hunters as well:

1. Show that you give a damn.
2. Show some real effort in your application.

How to build a product https://vine.co/v/MpePmZPIeq6

Awww yeaaaah! Just sold out this weekend's workshop! http://buff.ly/1tnCFnV

Want to build your mailing list / online audience? Only a few spots left for my workshop this Saturday. http://buff.ly/1nrkJss

The reason that smart, rational, well-designed products fail: they don't address the customer's real problem.

It's the customer that decides what kind of job they're hiring for. You need to build the right product for that job.

#jtbd

Love this idea by @nelsonjoyce: would love to see a product solve this problem for my blog http://buff.ly/1g1cDpY

Putting together an app press kit http://buff.ly/1kTdMP9 via @joewalnes #jfdi

Your blog could be a party http://buff.ly/1ncY81W

"You can outlast those who are lucky and out-work those who are lazy." - @jeffgoins http://buff.ly/1k6uJDA

"If you want to be very, very rich, start out very rich"

Decided to skip the last day of skiing and went to the beach instead. #vernonbc

Fascinating story: how Slack was born - http://pando.com/2014/04/05/third-life-flickr-co-founder-pulls-unlikely-success-out-of-gaming-failure-again/

How to get started http://bit.ly/1jeqbMx

More of a Manager than a Maker these days? @orenellenbogen's new book helps programmers transition into leadership http://leadingsnowflakes.com/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=tweet&utm_campaign=justinjackson

Looking at his options at @SilverStarMR

#silverstar #vernonbc

Ever get up quickly, walk away from the computer and get whiplash?

What we really need is MagSafe headphone jacks.

Why 7 people is the perfect number for a team http://buff.ly/1gans6i

Awesome tip from @SDMattG - "Your Startup is Overthinking Design" http://buff.ly/1f3C2b6

Responses to "What was the last product you bought for your business? Why did you buy it?" https://twitter.com/productpeopletv/timelines/439166809690746880

Oh Google, you know me so well.

"It's surprisingly hard to find good writers." http://buff.ly/1hVoWEJ

Catch my podcast where I interview @alexknowshtml - he's super smart and has lots of insights on building products http://buff.ly/1f5YlwJ

Nice guide to selling things on @gumroad featuring @nathanbarry, @pjrvs, @james_clear, @barroncuadro and your truly. http://buff.ly/1mhgmBY

New episode on my podcast: a "tell-it-like-it-is" chat with my friend @amyhoy
http://buff.ly/1dwEV3q

Thanks to @nibletztweets for including my blog in "Must read blogs for entrepreneurs" http://buff.ly/1dwhqrd

My 8 year old son dropped this one on the drive home from school:

https://twitter.com/stuffmartysaid/status/431926614159417344

The challenge of changing people's behavior by @byosko http://buff.ly/MLs0FH

"Building something people want is not enough" - @robwalling http://buff.ly/1eheH9E

My new blog post: "We are not normal people" http://buff.ly/1dOLTRp

Where do you find the time for side projects? http://buff.ly/1g9rOgh

@brennandunn I'd like to volunteer to be a model for your Facebook ads. ;)

The key to getting things done is understanding why you're doing them.

What's the purpose for the tasks you do? What's your ultimate aim?

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” - Theodor Roosevelt

(Via @tnorthcutt)

… and that if they build something cool, new, and shiny people will flock to it.

Customers just want to solve their own problems.

So many people building products think customers are just driving around, looking for random things to spend money on...

Took my 3 boys to Silver Star. They're in a lesson. I'm shredding solo!

"Our first gig there were 8 people. On the 2nd gig there was 28. On the 3rd gig there were 48. And it went on from there." - @ironmaiden

New to programming, want to learn the basics of C#, while building a simple role-playing game? Check out @ScottLilly http://buff.ly/1idaNCu

Web design tips for non-web-designers by @pjrvs http://buff.ly/18ybOuY

Wow. Great writing and product advice from @pjrvs http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=26857d08cfc91db6993e0bfc4&id=a45045c2e6&e=c7139c9a02

My son (loudly in Sport Chek): "DAD, WHAT DOES SEX MEAN?!?"

It's surprising how much candy an unmonitored child can eat...

How remote work changed my life http://wp.me/p1366z-en http://wp.me/s1366z-remote

"Stop thinking, stop learning, start doing." - @pjrvs #jfdi

"How can you overcome your envy of people who are your age but are far more successful than you?" http://www.quora.com/Life-Happiness-and-Destiny/How-can-you-overcome-your-envy-of-people-who-are-your-age-but-are-far-more-successful-than-you/answer/Sarah-Constantin?srid=3FCb&share=1 via @gauravmc

“Know your best work environment, and work from there” —@liamgooding https://medium.com/design-startups/73f22ed2d80a

My course (Amplification) now includes the Hacker News Handbook: https://gumroad.com/l/amplification

"Don't build a billion dollar startup, build a $1,000 startup."

"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done."
- Bruce Lee

“When you truly care about your audience and provide value to them, they will feel cared for” —@LeoGopal https://medium.com/what-i-learned-building/bf9a1cda6664

"People who happily pay for content value their time more than their money." - @amyhoy http://buff.ly/16boo60

"Payers value their time more than their money." - @amyhoy http://buff.ly/1bnrfJW <-- Yes!!!

"How much recurring income do you generate, and from what?" http://buff.ly/16mEcFi

"It's not about you (and what you want to solve for yourself). It's about what you can solve for others." http://buff.ly/19sqBHx

Great article on Kanban + Scrum - “Scrumban” by @paulgambill https://medium.com/what-i-learned-building/f4b7061ebe5

"When all the other kids were outside playing I was hacking away -- I fuckin’ hate that story!" - @JoelleSteiniger http://buff.ly/16D7o8t

"As a 30-something skinnyish urban male there’s almost nothing I can wear that won’t make me look like a hipster" http://buff.ly/18pHuRW

Having a hard time pricing your product? @hamstu comes to the rescue: http://standtomake.com/

Wow. It's 2:36am and I just launched Amplification: https://gumroad.com/l/amplification

So tired. It feels good.

Man! @destraynor just published one of the best posts on SaaS pricing I've read. http://buff.ly/146fDeu

Often, the questions in our head are the same as what other people are asking.

When you answer those questions, it's like striking gold.

So proud of @SDMattG & @JoelleSteiniger for launching Minimalytics.

Check it out: http://www.minimalytics.com/

Woke up from a long nap.

Realized I'd slept through lunch.

Looks like my 10 year old daughter took care of it.

"The quickest way to go out of business is to be romantic about how you make your money." - @garyvee

Having someone to be accountable to greatly improves your chances of getting things done.

There are so many of us, working alone, in our basements, trying to push past an invisible barrier.

"I want to talk about this notion that you should always hire the very best developers" - @joestump http://buff.ly/14gxSZ5

Crazy how many people I meet who say they were inspired to write 1,000 words a day because of @nathanbarry

I've switched all of my writing to @natekontny's Draft: http://draftin.com

Invaluable. I just paid the subscription. You should too!

"Don’t build an audience; just help people" http://buff.ly/14G0QYy

Want to build your own thing? @jason's interview with @tobi of @shopify is inspiring: http://thisweekinstartups.com/thisweekin-startups/shopify-ceo-tobias-lutke/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+twist-audio+%28This+Week+in+Startups+-+Audio%29

Wow. The best content marketing post I've read in a long time. @helpscout gets 30k subscribers in 12 months. http://buff.ly/178jZOA

"You have time to do exactly one thing after your kids go to sleep, if you want to do it well." http://buff.ly/16BlfM1

Wow. So many new followers from Japan!

When I was a teenager, I always wanted to visit. Haven't gone yet; maybe one day!

Good ideas need distribution.

Website visitors aren't interested in you, your tech, or your team.

They just want to know: "what can you do for me?"

"Eliminating launches requires focus in two areas: shipping completed features dark and continuous deployment." http://buff.ly/18Wn4Wz

@kylefox I thought you were a Gemini

Elevatr - the app that tracks your startup ideas. http://buff.ly/126pOJV

I have to keep reminding myself: users don't care about tools or features. They care about outcomes.

The real reason for the 40 hour workweek http://buff.ly/13JZzea

My interview with @jasonfried is live on my podcast: @productpeopletv and here http://productpeople.tv/jasonfried

"The more people focus on identity (female, founder, hacker), the less they focus on results." - @amyhoy http://buff.ly/13g19XM

What the People of Wal-Mart actually want http://buff.ly/X7dOpB

Awesome interview with @sachagreif on the @productpeopletv podcast. We discuss launching an ebook and Meteor apps. http://buff.ly/TwYLG8

Wow. @nathanbarry's product landing page is one of the best I've seen. The more you read, the more you want to buy. http://buff.ly/12kQO9D

"If you have no customer, you have no business. The customer is the MVP. The customer will tell you what REAL pain is." - @amyhoy

A @37signals Basecamp trick: to go directly to "milestones assigned to me" I put this page on my bookmark bar: http://twitpic.com/1b39ix

@ericosiu Makes you think...

Between his time on X, attending rallies, and playing Diablo, how does he have the time to do deep work, lead his companies effectively, and "invent" rockets/satellites/electric cars? 🤔

(It should be pretty clear who he's referring to)

@christophrumpel @laravelphp @ProductHunt Thank you! The Laravel ecosystem made it so much easier for Ferdinand to build his first full-fledged SaaS. He loved working with @LaravelLivewire, Filament, @tailwindui, @laravelforge.

(Plus we built the marketing site with a starter kit from @statamic!)

@Shplops This is next level.

@OnAirMarc @ianlandsman @joshcirre @wking__ @joetannenbaum @johnrudolphdrex @simonhamp @stauffermatt @benholmen @jamesbrooksco 🙌

Cruising with Michael Green.

@wking__ I think it's a good starting point.

(And to be clear, I've launched other SaaS businesses along the way as well)

Generally, I think @robwalling's "stair-step" approach is a good way to gain experience as an entrepreneur and gradually earn your freedom.

9/ I'm excited about this experiment for a few reasons:

• It solves a real problem we've had at Transistor
• It gave Ferdinand awesome real-world dev experience
• It demonstrates Laravel's strengths for building SaaS apps quickly