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@ianlandsman In the midst of the climate crisis, every emerging tech needs to be evaluated.

We need a way of extrapolating what the future ecological costs are going to be.

Our mistake, in the past, was we didn’t have enough scrutiny around externalities and ecological costs.

@keithdamiani @levelsio Hahaha. 41 is the new 65. 😆

I agree; and that's why I'm open to it.

Given that we're early, this feels like an apt time to ask "the hard questions" vis-a-vis:

- ecological impacts
- sociological impacts of total decentralization
- true geopolitical effects of total decentralization
https://twitter.com/marckohlbrugge/status/1434533807454048261?s=20

@marckohlbrugge I agree; and that's why I'm open to it.

Also feels like this is the time to ask "the hard questions" vis-a-vis:

- ecological impacts
- sociological impacts of total decentralization
- true geopolitical effects of total decentralization

@DanielZarick But that’s the thing. It wasn’t actually that big of a jump at the time.

“It’s like listening to the radio, but I can customize the shows I listen to.”

I don’t see “small iterative jumps” like this with crypto.

Instead, I’m getting a lot of “giant world-changing” evangelism.

👩‍🔬 This is a key tenet of science as well:

"Scientists do sometimes change their minds in the face of new evidence, but this is a strength of science, not a weakness, that scientists continue to learn and to be open to new ways of thinking about old problems."
– @NaomiOreskes

@aarondfrancis @arvidkahl @TransistorFM ok ok ok. I'm on it! 😄

@dcrouchca https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1254198401123540995

If you look out at your garden, and there's nothing there, it probably means you didn't plant anything (or help it grow).

You can also listen to this as a podcast on @OvercastFM:

https://overcast.fm/+MBmUtJ7Bs

@pyronaur I’m doing this right now with the building and launching of @meepsapp.

You can listen to the nitty gritty details on the podcast I do with @joshuaanderton:

http://podcast.megamaker.co

@mjwhansen @NicoleBaldinu @TransistorFM Thank you! 🥰

@christophrumpel @ecammtweets Yup! I use it:

https://justinjackson.ca/livestreaming

@_rchase_ @getRewardful @usefathom My guess is Rewardful will make this a core part of the platform moving forward.

They actually don’t need to build anything else for this to work: it’s all right there.

It’s the simplest way to attribute marketing campaigns with SaaS revenue.

It gets even more complicated if you have a free trial.

Google Analytics just wasn’t built for SaaS’s customer lifecycle:

trial, conversion, upgrade, cancel, reactivate

Trust me, if you have to replicate all the customer info you have in Stripe in GA, things will get messy.

I was reading this AMA earlier.

Arvid goes into a lot of detail on his answers. Highly recommended. 👍 https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/status/1427273184374673412

@akislaopodis Not a lot of folks doing B2C projects, as they’re (generally) harder to find affordable marketing channels for.

@jonasdowney Incredible how much software does last decades though!

Unix, VIM, Super Mario Bros… 😄

@m1guelpf I know a cool podcast hosting company 😎

@stauffermatt @michaeldyrynda @JackEllis dude why u need to find new music when we got Michael W

@gilesvangruisen @mattwensing You're misunderstanding how I use the word "margin."

"Good businesses have margin. Profit margin? Yes.

But also margin for your time, your emotional and physical health, your relationships, your sanity, and your integrity. You're a human, and humans need breathing room."

@mattwensing From my POV, "FB millionaires" don't have as good of a life as "bootstrapped millionaires."

Not saying it's for everyone, but there's something about building a small, calm, profitable company that gives you a different kind of margin:

https://justinjackson.ca/margin

@jeff_goldenberg what do u mean

i live in canada

socialist paradise

😜

@Lem01 @danmartell I'm just not convinced that "investing in growth" reliably produces the "big buck" returns that founders expect.

@saastrash @WeAreLATech @TransistorFM 🕺🏼💃🎉

@shaisc My guess is there are multiple ways of looking at this:

Building in public is easier when things are going well.

A big part of building in public is storytelling.

Building in public can mean different things: for some, it's just sharing screenshots and WIP, for others: revenue

@britaingreen @joshuaanderton @meepsapp @ProductHunt That’s @ProductHunt’s “Ship” product.

@RikNieu We don’t need to convince every citizen: we just need to lobby governments to create the policy.

🎯 It's ok to for podcasts to be simple broadcasts.

When I sit down for Netflix, I don't want to interact.
When I turn on the radio, I don't want it to need more input from me.
When I listen to a podcast, I want listen while I'm doing the dishes.

https://twitter.com/JackEllis/status/1423438300350648320

@yongfook Totally. I need more of this in my life!

@chddaniel @joshuaanderton @meepsapp It's not official yet, but you can now sign up for early access to Meeps here:

https://meeps.app/

@AndrewWarner @hunterwalk @Stammy I agree. It brought a dynamic to Twitter that Twitter needed: more human, relatable, personal.

@AlbanBrooke @PodcastMovement Canadian-USA border is still closed. 🤦‍♂️

Airport is closed because of wildfire smoke! 😩

Hopefully @TransistorFM will make an appearance next year. 🤞

@peldi if @balsamiq *does* decide to start a podcast, you know who to call. 🙋‍♂️😄

https://mailchi.mp/balsamiq/should-balsamiq-have-a-podcast?e=0a71629d7f

@EspreeDevora @editwithtype @DescriptApp @bounce_cast @AGfilche Agreed!

@KeliWestgate So much activism is finger wagging at individuals... instead of us as individuals turning around (as a group!) and finger-wagging corporations, business leaders, and government officials.

Collectively, we can (and should) pressure the largest emitters, and govts who set policy.

@podcastharry 🎯

“Good” is subjective.

I like to think about it in terms of “does it give people what they’re searching for?”

@podcastharry Harry. Morton.

@einarvollset I think you’re misunderstanding the spirit of the tweet.

Put another way:

“It can take a decade (and multiple attempts) for an entrepreneur to finally build a successful business, but it shouldn’t take longer than 2-3 years to see if a business is a success.”

@_rchase_ @JackEllis @agazdecki Yup! I'm keen on all that (and have done that since we started @TransistorFM in Feb 2018).

But I'd almost prefer doing it with our "bread & butter" customers (prosumers and SMBs) than these enterprise leads.

@sfioritto I don't think the lead volume is there.

My feeling is there isn't as much demand for "enterprise podcast hosting" as people might think. 😉

@TonsOfLaziness @levelsio That's part of the point. If you don't have insights or advantages into any good markets, the only option is to go and get that experience.

You'll never catch waves on a pond in Iowa.

I offer some ideas on how to get experience in different markets here:
https://justinjackson.ca/surfing

@richeklein @TransistorFM @usefathom Yup. From what we can tell, it's a pretty "short" funnel:

1. People want to start a podcast
2. They google "best podcast hosting"
3. They choose http://transistor.fm
4. They sign up

@dialectik If you end up signing up for @stripe climate, let me know!

I'd love to add you to this blog post I'm writing.

(Goal: try to get 25 other startups to start giving to Stripe's climate program)

Useful tools take away pain and help people make progress.

Here's how @decksetapp helps customers:

"Take away the frustration of creating attractive slides so that I can focus on delivering an awesome presentation."

Here's how that promise translates on their marketing page:

@alanklement Case study: why did I buy @decksetapp?

- I wanted my slides to look as good as @SamuelHulick's
- Spent hours trying to design my own
- Failed; tried to buy PowerPoint theme and customize it
- Got frustrated; wasn't working on my talk!
- Saw DeckSet slides. They look good!

@PierreDeWulf @SloanCam Yeah, this is really category-specific.

In podcast hosting (which is largely a Prosumer market) @TransistorFM is quite a bit higher than the lowest plans on Libsyn, but we’re definitely anchored by the market.

@PierreDeWulf @SloanCam Whatever the biggest competitors are doing in a given space will “anchor” the pricing.

Generally, your pricing can’t be too much higher than the anchor price.

https://justinjackson.ca/charge-more

@ashleyrcarman I'm really pleased by this move.

For us (@TransistorFM), as an indie podcast hosting provider, the biggest threat is Spotify's dominance.

Happy to see Automattic investing in podcasting, and specifically in the @pocketcasts listening app. (Spotify & Apple need competition!)

@JordanGal We’re close to hiring our first engineer and he was attracted to:

- small team
- calm work environment
- good colleagues
- greenfield development
- reasonable salary
- values

@NickTheStoic Mickey's Clubhouse?

@jones_spencera @theothercole @MarieMartens Thanks!

🎇 Original inspiration was @StephenWilson's love of dinosaurs and podcasts. 😄

(I'm definitely getting this t-shirt for all my nieces and my nephew!)

Lots of previous press about how famous they were, and how much revenue they were making:

From 2016:
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/fitness/inspiration/the-body-thats-worth-46-million/news-story/f5091323a5f54558557a7792456d6083

@spencerfry Read up on overcapitalization.

I didn’t say it happens every time, but it is a risk when investors pour too much money into a category or a company.

Industries need “the right amount” of capital to grow; but too much can be disastrous.

@mattwensing @usesummit I use Ecamm Live (instead of OBS) + Restream.

You can use Restream’s simple live stream software as well.

@joshuaanderton Congrats again Josh! 🍾🎉🥰

@davatron5000 YES

@chddaniel @joshuaanderton Nice! I definitely think @meepsapp could work for those kinds of communities as well.

How do you think you’d use it?

@taragentile This is an interesting idea!

cc @derrickreimer

@_jenniferopal @venikunche @charliprangley moved to the UK after getting a tech job, and describes her negotiation techniques here:

https://youtu.be/gemFRvhw4GA

@cassidoo Hahahaha. I love a joke that keeps people waiting!! A+

@thisiskp_ @TransistorFM You’re welcome! Excited to have your show on Transistor! 🙌

@ugmonk Yup, love the satisfaction of having a pile of stuff "done" at the end of the day. ✅

@patio11 Yes: I was able to buy a year ago with a mortgage broker. 👍

But it blows my mind that banks (who say they want to reduce risk?) wouldn’t want every MRR-earning entrepreneur as mortgage customers.

Their risk algorithm seems completely out of touch. 😜

@christina_p @meepsapp The nice thing is that Meeps automatically adds new members to the directory during the registration process.

1. Member fills out form
2. Adds bio + skills tags
3. Adds links
4. Decides if they want their profile public, members only, or private.

@chddaniel @zerohash @joshuaanderton Yup. This is the step *before* the official @ProductHunt launch.

@adampatterson 👀

Check out what @joshuaanderton and I are doing with @meepsapp.

https://www.producthunt.com/upcoming/meeps

@NathanG But don’t you get good recommendations from Twitter?

Whenever I’ve asked my followers for recommendations (movies, podcasts, whatever) they’ve delivered the goods. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@NathanG Algorithms suck.

I’ll trade AI-generated lists for human recommendations every time.

(Which is one of the reasons I love @podysseyapp: it’s a community of listeners who share their favorite episodes)

@mynameis_davis @TylerMKing @jonbuda The key, for me, was we both brought up “uncomfortable” topics (unprompted) and talked them out on air.

@AndyBlackJnr @DanSchoonmaker @TransistorFM @jonbuda 👋 we’d love to have you on Transistor!

We have a guide on migrating from SoundCloud here:
https://help.transistor.fm/article/42-how-do-i-import-my-podcast-from-soundcloud

@scottmathson @joshuaanderton @meepsapp @ProductHunt We have something super special for those member profiles, that (to our knowledge) has never been done before.

Will make creating a community-driven newsletter (like the kind @IndieHackers has) much easier.

@AlbanBrooke Transistor lost $98 on Reddit ads and I’m still upset about it. 🤣

@mjwhansen Honestly, just reading your exploration of empathy (as a concept) has given me my money's worth.

"Fortunately, empathy is something anyone can learn."

Understanding that it's not innate, but can be learned. 👍

This clip convinced me to pre-order @mjwhansen's book.

Reading the early-release, and it's great!

https://learnetto.com/users/michele/courses/deploy-empathy

@mjwhansen @mapdev @leenyburger @buildyoursaas @TransistorFM @joltbook I’m down!

@blogstatic Also: you need to be consistently compelling.

Consistency is necessary (but not sufficient) for achieving success.

h/t @JamesClear

@hamstu @steveschoger Lots of cereal.

@christophrumpel lol. Loved this episode.

Yes, you can call me a “marketing guy.”

Glad you enjoyed our Alpine Day talk! 🙌

https://overcast.fm/+eLf1sO1P0

@tim_abell Atomic Habits by @JamesClear was transformative for me.

Not because I was able to apply everything he wrote, but because I was able to pick up a few principles that I've been able to apply, daily, weekly, to my life. ❤️

TRRAP stack works too. 🤣

(still a big fan of the TALL stack) https://twitter.com/jasonlbeggs/status/1403429235524616199

@twigpress Lol. This is my fave part.

@noahwbragg brb watching all 453 of Norm Doow's episodes

You gauge the strength of demand by the evidence of existing behavior:

How much effort are people applying right now to solve this problem?

How strong is the existing behavior?

How strong is the incentive for them to seek a solution?

There is a prevailing belief that “great founders create new innovations out of thin air.”

In truth, product ideas emerge from pre-existing human behavior.

You can convince people to switch from horses to cars by targeting the existing desire (fast, efficient transportation).

Human behavior is iterative; it doesn’t spontaneously appear out of thin air.

New desires grow out of pre-existing conditions: what we’ve done, wanted, and bought in the past.

Good ideas don’t emerge out of darkness; they’re built on an existing foundation.

@Swizec It feels like you have to do a lot of verbal gymnastics, instead of just admitting that money is a big motivator for most founders. Lol.

You can be motivated by other stuff too!

But a central purpose of business is… to make money. That’s capitalism!

@rskopecek Why can’t it be purpose, and money? https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1334278732450680834

@christophrumpel I made more my first year, but it wasn’t until Transistor that I was financially comfortable.

@arvidkahl @megamaker @joshuaanderton Yes! I’m really close to getting this episode out. 🤞

@thdaraujo @megamaker @joshuaanderton Yes! Like peanut butter and jam. 🙌

@GeoffTRoberts Thanks!

@ElishevaMarcus @chddaniel I'm answering folks' follow-up questions on Reddit now if you have any!

https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/nrjsao/im_40_years_old_and_i_finally_bootstrapped_a_saas/

@arvidkahl Nice! 🙌

@earthlingworks @tnorthcutt @cgenco

@noahwbragg @potion_so Nice work! 🙌

@sicktastic She just finished her first year of college! 😮

@iampliny Totally. It’s why this quote from Clear has continued to resonate with me: https://twitter.com/JamesClear/status/1212366465678151680

And here is my original thread about the Hierarchy of Needs for Product Ideas:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1367556369319030785