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I really wish I could set a "mic delay" in @ScreenFlow the same way I can in Ecamm Live.

Screenflow: please add this!

@StuSim @TransistorFM @NathanWorden Nice! Thanks for using Transistor! 🙌

Curiously, I discovered him because of this open-source project. 😄

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@m1guelpf Restrictions on where you can host your data, cookie laws, and other privacy laws slow everything down.

Also: VAT compliance, GDPR compliance.

@dvassallo Surprised you were able to get land that cheap in the PNW!

Up here in BC, especially in the southern interior, lots are super expensive.

@robwalling @SachaGreif @asmartbear @joelgascoigne @spencerfry @ChrisLaBossiere @greggoldring @rjs @marcoarment @Evanish Lol. Amazing.

So glad you took the call. It was one (of many) that changed my life!

Just made another donation to @KeliWestgate and the @BCGreens.

Really impressed with Keli and the Green Party. By far, they’ve presented the most compelling vision for BC in this upcoming election. #BCelxn2020

https://www.bcgreens.ca/donate_to_keli_westgate?recruiter_id=1179983

@m1guelpf https://justinjackson.ca/surfing

@petersuhm @flowdee @TransistorFM Yup! @iChris. He’s awesome.

I'm attending Shine Bootcamp right now: https://www.conference.shinebootcamp.com/

(👋 @smgrieser)

It's been a really great event. The platform + speakers they chose are 💯.

@RikNieu So much of this depends on you, and your unique perspective.

My perspective doesn’t matter as much; because if I see opportunities (that I’m well suited for) then I’ll pursue them myself. 😄

The key question is: which opportunities do *you* see, that others might be missing?

@iamdavidhill @laravelphp @mubashariqbal @marcelpociot @taylorot 1. @carthook
2. @usefathom

@mastermaq @NehiyawRob @theatresports @JFaid @troypavlek Hahahahaha. That intro was amazing! 😆

🎯 https://twitter.com/alphacolin/status/1309553035119599616

@derrickreimer We use Mixpanel (which is what I’ve used for years) but I hardly ever look at it. 😅

@JacobBennett @JamieHoward @adamwathan @jackmcdade thx

The other effect of having marginal costs (and essentially being able to create unlimited copies of digital goods) is that *market demand* (🔔) becomes the primary variable.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Capitalism/comments/g7wlof/how_does_supply_and_demand_work_on_digital_goods/

Three possible futures for the oil industry.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-13/bp-says-the-era-of-oil-demand-growth-is-over

(tl;dr – at best, demand will be flat. More likely: demand will decrease)

@chrisfosterelli @seanwes I just have no idea what i'm doing. 😜

@pekpongpaet That's not what I'm talking about.

This is about looking for evidence that money is being spent in a category, or other evidence of demand.

@m1guelpf THIS!!! 💯

There's nothing wrong with being an artist! The world needs more art. 👍

@arvidkahl I think in our context, audience largely means “a group of people who have assembled to follow someone on Twitter, blog, podcast, newsletter, etc”

It’s key characteristic is that it’s attached to a person.

“I’m in Jerry Seinfeld’s audience.”

@pjrvs I can’t see your fortnite screen.

Related:

https://twitter.com/FredTJoseph/status/1296239158613159936?s=20

@zuzana_kunckova YES! 🙌

It sucks that you got so much blowback from that.

@dvassallo I like the way Richard Branson puts it here too:

@sidyadav @CircleApp @teachable @shl Congrats! 🙌

@chadkoh @TransistorFM Yup! I know some really good folks.

@iChris is awesome (he’s our editor).

@joshuaanderton is also incredible.

@GeoffTRoberts Yeah, I want to know who those folks are!

Anyone here have thoughts on spray foam insulation? (Toxicity + how it might affect home resale value in the future).

This is the stuff that’s in the house we’re thinking of buying.

@jammasternate @hnshah In practice, it’s difficult to test.

@LarsLofgren has a good article on this:

https://conversionxl.com/blog/dont-build-growth-teams/

@rjs @_buildingbeauty Omg. I’m a huge Alexander fan. Downloading this now.

🎯 https://twitter.com/Chik/status/1274487566033547264

Smart take from @siracusa:

https://hypercritical.co/2020/06/20/the-art-of-the-possible

In almost every episode of @SceneOnRadio's "Seeing White" series @catchatweetdown references a concept I haven't heard about.

In ep12, he briefly mentions Peggy McIntosh's "Knapsack of Privilege:"

https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mcintosh.pdf

@mike_julian @TransistorFM We’re working on the API this month!

Initial version should be ready by the end of June. 👍

@zkahn 👍 These are being generated in @DescriptApp

@chrislema Your piece was powerful for me.

I referenced it inside the @megamaker community, and on my site.

Thanks for writing it. ✊

https://justinjackson.ca/black-lives-matter

@usefathom When one multi-national controls most of the distribution in a space, creators always lose.

Look at how FB used their leverage against news publishers.

Look at how record companies and Spotify screw artists.

Look at how Amazon is lowering affiliate rates and copying vendors.

@taylorotwell happy birthday! 🙌

@jayclouse 🙌 that’s the name of the game!

@yongfook My story includes numerous footnotes that ended up being significant:

- Having two teachers for parents
- Getting a VIC-20 in 1983
- My dad hiring me to do computer work at the school when I was 10
- Being homeschooled in grade 8, getting to write a ton and explore online
- etc

@nbashaw 🎯

@nbashaw @SoniaBaschez Creativity thrives when you have just enough margin to have your needs met, but just enough hunger to keep pushing forward.

@digitaltrouble Have you heard of Product Journey?

@uibreakfast Yes! (Incidentally, this is why I find having a co-founder is helpful).

Really appreciate @stacyfmitchell’s critique of Amazon here: are they too powerful? And, “is it possible to regulate a company that people use and love so much?”

https://overcast.fm/+QN1q53s-U

🎯 https://twitter.com/hnshah/status/1255900913597771776

@ramsey Mostly tweets. 😉

• When you read pricing guidelines, be wary of how you apply them. Pricing depends on the market you serve (and the amount of demand in that market), the economic environment, your costs, what customers will pay, and what the competition is doing.

This is what I’m using for the @TransistorFM contests I’m running. 👍 https://twitter.com/ContestKit/status/1255587823408701440

@lordomus @DanPriceSeattle @cathyr34 It’s still possible for us to help them put new systems in place.

https://youtu.be/0vKyxCYasa4

@mariepoulin @jhooks @BretFisher 🙌

@masonhensley Yup. I was a fan of the centralized model too (for a while).

But truthfully, when I had my snowboard shop, the best brands I dealt with had no middleman.

Definitely worth listening to.

Corbett and I had an open conversation about how the pandemic is affecting us, our friends, and our businesses. https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr/status/1250094092064657408

@CasJam Not even 1% of our downloads for @buildyoursaas.

Available on YouTube as well:
https://youtu.be/x9_0b-8Huiw

@alphacolin Me every day now:

Last week I wrote “Fight Amazon” and @AndyHunter777’s work seems very much in this spirit:

https://justinjackson.ca/fight-amazon

@nathanbarry Yes! That's the other benefit.

I've often said, even if no one was listening, I'd still want to do @buildyoursaas with @jonbuda.

Just having someone to process things with (out loud) is 💯.

Podcasting has many ancillary emotional benefits. 😄

@andrey_butov True. Garlic bread is better.

💯 https://twitter.com/CasJam/status/1242561200615051276

These Main Street shops saw their businesses destroyed, almost overnight.

If we can do anything to make their lives easier + better, we should!

(Isn’t that the primary mandate of UX?)

@chasewreeves You are a treasure.

Love this. Love you. ❤️

Full podcast here: https://overcast.fm/+VF_exSFko

St. Patrick's Day is tomorrow, and many bars and nightclubs are still advertising events.

Dr Henry, @adriandix, @jjhorgan, @PattyHajdu need to issue clear guidelines for bars, restaurants, nightclubs, and cafes.

MD has less #covid19 cases and did this:

https://twitter.com/GovLarryHogan/status/1239610097946353665

@gingimli @dhh 🤦‍♂️

Here's a sample "landing page teardown" I've done in the past: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rONfsTgdqxw

@jayacunzo @mitchjoel Really enjoyed this one (just finished listening). Thanks for sharing the discussion!

The idea of “when to cut bait” was particularly though provoking.

@Copypastaa The spirit of my piece is about the early-stage “which product am I going to build?” stage.

https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/status/1233786264387715074?s=21 https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/status/1233786264387715074

@brent_bellamy @B_MayesSTV 🎯

There should be more subsidies for infill, especially since infill often means making existing neighborhoods better. 👍

@jayclouse Yup, strategy does matter.

But it seems that the size, energy, and characteristics of the “wave” matter most.

No matter what your strategy, you can’t surf a flat wave.

I think the market you choose is the biggest multiplier, and after that it strategy that needs to kick in.

Every page has these statements that resound to my core:

“For what is at stake, in a pattern that lives, is not merely the fact that it makes us feel good, but the fact that actually liberates a portion of the world from the imprisoning effect of concepts and opinions.”

@johnnytong Before the iPhone I had a:
- Blackberry (with 3G)
- Netbook (with a 3G USB stick)
- Nokia E62 (with 3G)

There was lots of demonstrated demand for those features before the iPhone was launched.

@lucasdotjs People often can't (or won't) articulate their desires honestly.

But... their actions tell you the real story. People search Google, ask for recommendations, and make purchases every day. That's the evidence you're looking for.

@thejonotron “Programming”

Good on @emorwee for calling out BP’s climate change propaganda:

https://heated.world/p/bp-claims-it-will-stop-climate-ads

@__xuorig__ @TransistorFM I like this idea! I'll work on something today.

Generally:
- Jon and I use Skype, and we each record our individual audio in Quicktime (and use Skype's recording as a backup)
- @SquadCastFM also works well for this.
- Each person should have a decent mic. Jon uses the Samson Q2U

Related:

“Most non-fiction writers make more from speaking engagements than the book itself.” – @RyanHoliday (on the @noahkagan podcast)

In the book industry, “the book” is the appetizer! Speaking gigs are the main entree.

@MrGrillet @arvidkahl Myself and @dominicstpierre were looking to do something like this with @clearuserhq, but there wasn’t quite enough demand.

@pjrvs Nice! That’s amazing. Love hearing stories like that.

Also related:

https://twitter.com/JamesClear/status/1191320342700154881

@seanwes It seems like: “show up every day, but make sure you’re headed in the right direction” is the important qualifier.

I’ve met weary business owners who have showed up every day for 20 years, but they never ended up where they wanted to be.

This monologue from @johnroderick should be the new MBA.

@DCoulbourne is this code for doing meth

@scottbolinger @Shpigford @Baremetrics Great episode! Super eye-opening to hear Josh’s experience.

There are definitely folks who catch waves their first try. (it’s rare)

More likely: you start young, and get lots of reps in while you have free time.

That doesn’t mean those of us who are older (kids, etc) can’t get there.

(But, having less free time does make it harder.)

@adamwathan @tylertringas @Evanish @joshuaanderton My goal isn’t to produce “an absolute science for business success” but rather a list of favorable conditions that will increase your chance for business success.

@arvidkahl @petersuhm @TransistorFM I’m in!

(But Cranberry and soda for me 🍷) 😉

@KateBour <puts frozen burrito down and slowly backs away>

@mattwensing @einarvollset Listen guys, I’m not trying to write scripture here.

I’m just an idiot on the internet processing ideas out loud. 😉

@mattwensing’s got most of it though. 👌

I got into this in more detail in my chat with @nbashaw. I’ll post that segment tomorrow if I can find it.

This is a good example: the HR dept doesn’t have room for dessert!

https://twitter.com/maxogles/status/1219814137527586816?s=21 https://twitter.com/maxogles/status/1219814137527586816

Every market has a “main product,” as well as things that are ancillary to that main thing.

Unless the main market is huge, it’s hard to make a business from the ancillary market.

@nbashaw Divinations is the first "paid newsletter" I ever subscribed to.

It's excellent. If you have an early-stage startup, I highly recommend it.

Here's @nbashaw's intro post:
https://divinations.substack.com/p/introducing-divinations

@brhea @sethrosen @flybayer @buildyoursaas @natalienagele @mjwhansen @CasJam @JordanGal @r00k @derrickreimer @robwalling @csallen @arvidkahl @mattwensing @benediktdeicke @uibreakfast @joshuaanderton @tylertringas @lkr ❤️

I think 🇨🇦 @canada could benefit from more renter-friendly policies like this. https://twitter.com/levelsio/status/1218430562416807937

@KateBour Curious: what jobs do you hire marketing podcasts to do in your life, Kate?

For me, I often listen to business podcasts in the morning, on the way to the office, to give myself new ideas and inspiration.

There are exceptions.

For example, many Shopify store owners likely include "for shopify stores" in their search queries ("email marketing for shopify stores").

@chriscoyier Us here too!

@Shpigford Yup. I’ve got no tips for you. Just a hearty: “I understand you man. I know exactly where you’re coming from.” 😴