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This framework might come up as well:

https://justinjackson.ca/build

@typeoneerror I ended up getting the M1 Air (instead of the MBP).

It’s not my daily driver, but it feels ridiculously fast.

Plus:
- No touchbar
- No fan

@mronge @mynameis_davis @jdnoc The Prosumer category has always had elements of B2B and B2C. It’s the category in the middle.

B2C can be challenging, but B2Prosumer can be quite lucrative.

(And with the creator economy growing, it’s only going to get bigger)

@CaseyNewton Except there always seems to be 3-4 rooms about “how to start a podcast” going at all times. 😜

I’m still not convinced that social audio will replace (or significantly reduce) podcast listening/creation.

It’s less “audio entertainment” and more “networking/social event.”

So glad @iamashley is back podcasting!

https://overcast.fm/+McFE8ZVwY

@nbashaw @every @dhh Excited to see what you’re building at @every!

(And we’re big fans of simple Rails [minimal JS] architecture at @TransistorFM too 🙏)

@dohertyjf No, because the centralized distribution on platforms like YouTube eventually de-leverages creators.

(Different than traditional SEO on a Google search)

Currently, the front-page recommendations are killing YouTube creators who built a subscriber base (nobody checks that tab).

@theothercole My predictions:

1. Monthly podcast listeners grows by ~20% in 2021.

2. Social audio won’t be widely adopted in 2021. It’s used primarily by early tech adopters, but won’t break through to the general population.

3. Once the pandemic ends, social audio usage will diminish.

I believe it was @thesalesdoc_rx who asked:

"How do I sell to a niche that's not used to buying SaaS? (Like heavy equipment operators)"

I highly recommend @ted_pitts' blog where he shares his experience building @Moraware:

https://www.tedpitts.com/

One unfair advantage that SaaS founders might have is their personal network. If you've been working in an industry/sector, and building a reputation... use it!

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1000167960474861568

@chrisachard @cgenco listening.

Stripe handles checks!

https://stripe.com/docs/billing/invoices/paper-check-payment

"Here's the thing about life: there's no accounting for what fate will deal you. There are some days you'll need a hand. There are other days you'll need a hand."

🎧 Podcast review #3: @worthylg

https://youtu.be/WjaVScroJ4I

@manuel_frigerio Yes. This is something @adamcurry and the @PodcastindexOrg are working on. 👍

@cgenco your AirBnB living experiment sounds interesting! I want to hear more about that.

https://overcast.fm/+lW8QjfYk4

@chriscantino @jaimeschmidt Bug report: "Mentioning Oreos crashes the app."

@chriscantino @jaimeschmidt Did it crash?

@garrettdimon I’ll add you to my calendar. 😉

@SaraSoueidan Ultimately, market demand for Tailwind (and by extension, the Tailwind skillset) is driving its increased usage and popularity.

The trend is already there. You can not like it, but there’s going to be a lot of webdev jobs that will require it.

@SaraSoueidan His primary argument seems to be “I don’t like this because everyone says ‘Tailwind is the future’.”

What’s wrong with saying that?

It is “The Future” in the sense that it will be:

a) increasingly adopted
b) a good place to earn a living as a web dev

@jaredcwhite @tnylea @tailwindcss It’s “The Future” in the sense that it will be:

a) increasingly adopted
b) a good place to earn a living as a web dev

@Clew_less @Podnews I think paid subscriptions for podcasts do work, just not at a massive scale.

It can be a great living for individual creators; but not for a trillion dollar company looking to make shareholders happy.

@Podnews Premium podcasts don’t seem drive enough revenue to be “Apple scale.”

Analysts seem unimpressed with Spotify’s foray into podcasting (it hasn’t driven significantly more business for them).

@marwahabdalla @nickjmauro @TwitterSpaces 🙌

@tnorthcutt @sagalbot @sambreed @TransistorFM Didn't compile my CSS correctly. Should be fixed now.

@chrislaawrence @BarneySantos @SethSandler @EspreeDevora @TwitterSpaces There’s a bug right now: only Speakers can hear audio, Listeners can’t hear audio.

@podcastharry @misener I’ve written a guide here:

https://transistor.fm/ideas-promote-podcast/

“In the recent past it might have been possible to make a middle-class living on your music. In the current streaming economy, the only way to survive is to be huge.”

https://www.theringer.com/tech/2019/1/16/18184314/spotify-music-streaming-service-royalty-payout-model

This is exactly what happened to @pomplamoose: they had good unit economics on iTunes, but bad margins + volume on Spotify.

As @jackconte recounted to @guyraz on @HowIBuiltThis:

https://www.npr.org/2021/01/08/954876726/patreon-jack-conte-and-sam-yam

@takeitev haha. yes! that was my inspiration for this thread.

@vanschneider I still write on mine: http://justinjackson.ca

@ianlandsman This whole thing is so bat shit unbelievable.

This Hollywood-level evil drama.

Imagine that: an insurance company that knows the difference between SaaS, desktop software, and someone who installs network routers.

Living the dream in Germany! https://twitter.com/seb_sebsn/status/1347284950698045449

@emddudley We probably don’t need General Liability, but it’s not expensive so that’s fine.

What we really need is Errors & Ommissions + Cyber Liability.

@DustinLeblanc That's essentially what they asked. 🤦‍♂️

Finally, @iChris edits our show and always does an incredible job.

We wouldn't be able to do the podcast without him.

If you need a podcast editor, I can't recommend him enough:
https://www.lemonproductions.ca/services/editing-production/

@pjrvs @usefathom I need to implement goal tracking on @TransistorFM’s site. 😅

(I’ve been too lazy to look into it yet)

@Shpigford oh damn! hope it goes well. 🤞

@christophrumpel Always nice to hear from you Christoph.

Wishing you all the best in 2021!

@AaronWeiche @DarrenShaw_ listening to your year-end episode now! 👍

https://overcast.fm/+QV6MleY94

@adamwathan @drnic @_swanson @dhh Apple says they just fixed it. 👍

@adamwathan @drnic @_swanson @dhh (I just emailed them directly, asking them to refresh your show. 🙏)

@mdausinger Nice! 🙌

@awilkinson @CastroPodcasts API? 👀

Anything we’d be interested in at @TransistorFM?

@punchlinecopy 2020 is finally looking up.

@Shpigford 😨 I definitely hired for this job.

🛠 You are definitely more handy than me!

@SeanBlanda I'm using @statamic for both http://justinjackson.ca and http://transistor.fm

@uibreakfast I've got a list going here: https://transistor.fm/podcasts-for-bootstrappers/

Do I know anybody at Google Cloud Platform?

We've been trying to resurrect @TransistorFM's YouTube integration for nearly 6 months.

(specifically the OAuth sensitive scopes approval process for GCP)

Here’s the original thread (for context). https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1338535435669159937

If entrepreneurs could consistently and reliably "create demand" they would!

But it just doesn't happen.

What entrepreneurs *DO* have is choice.

We get to choose which "pockets of pent-up demand" we target. We get to choose which market we build for.

Realtors don't create the demand for houses; homebuyers do.

Many realtors thought business would suffer during the pandemic, but instead, it went up!

A number of external and internal factors came together and created a seller's market. Prices increased.

In most cases, "market demand" isn't created by the entrepreneur.

It's already there. Customers are already feeling the need.

Entrepreneurs are tapping into that potential. We're responding to demonstrated demand.

@adamwathan I guess we should ask Jeffrey Katzenberg about that. 😂

I’m also realizing (more and more) that Demand and Distribution have a reciprocal relationship.

More Demand often results in new pathways for Distribution to occur and get amplified.

(More people talking, referring, etc)

@adamwathan What made me think of this was Mubs’ point about Quibi: great distribution, but people didn’t want it.

So even though it was easy to find, it failed.

You’re right: Distribution is an incredible lever, but it seems it needs to be paired with Demand.

https://twitter.com/mubashariqbal/status/1338201838869491716?s=20

The podcast search engine, @ListenNotes, provides some recommendations.

These are “ok,” but they seem to be just pulling shows from the True Crime category.

(Unfinished is often placed in the True Crime category, but feels different than most True Crime)

@leenyburger Addictive?

cc @Shopify @Square @LightspeedHQ @WooCommerce

@lesley_pizza 💯

@helena Do it!

(Happy to get you set up on @TransistorFM too 🤙)

@SalimaVisram1 @SamaraBags @Shopify Wow! Congrats! 🙌 That's inspiring.

Has anyone figured out how to make puma-dev (Rails) and Valet (@laravelphp) play nicely together?

cc @plcosta @skylerkatz

@TransistorFM @thejonotron @AngelaHapke Angela! I'm an Enneagram Type 7: "The Enthusiast."

I would love it if @Wealthsimple could solve this problem (but they’d probably have to introduce chequing accounts).

Are there any Canadian banks where you can automatically have a % transferred to savings/investments every time there’s a deposit?

@Shpigford @LaserTweets In the skateboard industry we called them “seconds.”

@magnus_singer @Shopify @tobi Yes. But increasingly I’m seeing that this needs to come from the platform itself (Shopify), otherwise it will be too difficult to achieve the necessary scale.

Phew. Looks like it's working (thanks @rezzz & @dvassallo).

Hey @akebrattberg and @jonbuda: look what I do when you're AFK! 🤣

@nory_maldnc38 @mariepoulin ooh. i like these questions.

This is related to my brainstorm with @mariepoulin here:

https://twitter.com/mariepoulin/status/1329874430529392640

Do I know anyone who works at @backblaze?

(Having trouble with something)

@MattGiovanisci @n00b2pr0 @spencerfry I have the dbx 286s + SM7B

@jonbuda (my co-host) just got the MV7 and with no treatment sounds amazing.

@strzibnyj writing is the hardest thing I've done. Good luck!

@lylemckeany Wow. You're getting lots of ❤️ on those pieces!

@BrendanOfEarth Oh yeah. Good experiment. 👍

@calebporzio I've been collecting all my personal lessons here:

https://justinjackson.ca/bootstrap

@thejessew @coreyhainesco @BrendanHufford @Julian Broadly: consistent cashflow. Enough money to pay all my bills, to save, invest, and afford a few "nice" things.

But also margin for my time, my emotional and physical health, my relationships, my sanity, and my integrity.

https://justinjackson.ca/margin

@digitaltrouble It’s ok to move on. 👍

https://justinjackson.ca/moving-on

@iChris Edit drunk, listen sober.

@adamwathan Innovation vs compatibility

@mattscottnelson @TransistorFM Yes!!! I saw that! 🙌

Thank you! ❤️

@MichaelIshri @ianlandsman +1

@_braindev Also worth checking out @arvidkahl’s latest episode: https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/status/1327327746935181312

@EricaJoy Sambuca

The vacuum salesperson goes door to door, desperately looking for customers.

But people seek out Dyson. Customers come to them. They're already in motion.

💯 When deal-flow is slow or inconsistent it's really hard to build a business (especially in SaaS).

https://twitter.com/smgrieser/status/1326999312480358400

@spencerfry @r00k I disagree with this part Spencer. 😉

Yes, there examples of indies making bad apps.

But I’m continually amazed what a small team of 2-3 can do when compared with multi-billion dollar megacorps.

I think Transistor (as a 2-person team) stands up against much larger competitors.

@dvassallo I don’t want to debate semantics.

The whole world is celebrating because the USA just ejected a clearly toxic and dangerous individual from office.

It’s important that we identify him (and label him) as such.

Otherwise, we’re rationalizing his behavior and the harm he’s caused

@cgenco I agree.

But we’ve had 4 years of Trump. We’ve seen who he is.

He is not just “sort of bad”

If my friends were voting for Mussolini or Putin I would call them out too.

There’s a threshold for what is “reasonable.” Trump blows right past that limit. Let’s call a spade a spade.

@drewwilson @Apple @tim_cook I’m hoping for another free U2 album...

As @NAChristakis says:

“It’s impossible to completely neutralize the virus. There will be economic costs (no matter what). BUT... we can do much better.”

Hey @jonbuda I found our retirement home:

https://www.cameronsworld.net/

@cgenco @r00k @derrickreimer @artofproductpod @jonbuda @buildyoursaas @chrisachard AWWWWW YEAAAAAH!!!! 🔥

Love it.

A thought provoking podcast from @tortoise about religion and morality in politics:

https://share.transistor.fm/s/10ed9709

Look at these inputs/outputs!

(see you later, going to record all my podcasts on boomboxes now)

@mattragland @podia Awwwwwwwwww yeaaaaaahhhh 🔥

@pjrvs Almost 100% of the time, outsiders don’t understand the underlying factors in a market/business.

Without context, advice is almost always bad.

@_brandswell The best search engine for this is probably @ListenNotes.

@adamwathan @JordanGal @einarvollset @mattwensing @ltse @robwalling I can’t wait until Tailwind is on the TSX!

@AbhishekLpd @kylefox @TransistorFM The key thing about surfing is to spend a lot of time in the water. 😜

https://justinjackson.ca/surfing