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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @mijustin
@ProfBillMcGuire “Join a group of like-minded people and to work with them to drive institutional and systemic change. In every case, this has had a galvanizing effect, replacing hopelessness with hope; inertia with action.”

@ProfBillMcGuire
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @CasJam
@CasJam Just what I needed!

(Was starting to get that "sleepy Friday feeling")
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @mijustin
If I'm buying mountain climbing gear, I want the person who built/designed it to have scaled some mountains!

You can't intuit an experience through customer interviews alone.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @mijustin
When the iPhone launched, having a "phone in your pocket" was already established, so the desire for the best version of that (the iPhone!) wasn't a big jump.

Contrast that with VR / Apple Vision Pro, and you see way less pre-existing momentum in the category.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @iamjeremyenns
@iamjeremyenns Whoa! Nice.

Feels like we need to get all of our rural Alberta and Saskatchewan friends to start listening and bump up those Canadian numbers!
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @mijustin
Folks don't want to buy "the most average" product or go to the restaurant with "the most "average" ratings.

People want ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Here is the new interactive "brand" page @joshuaanderton just finished for @TransistorFM. 🎉

Love how it turned out:
- choose from multiple logos (transparent bg, foreground color), download as PNG or SVG
- choose from multiple screenshots, & choose a variation (laptop, color)
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @BurtDS
@BurtDS Have you thought about buying a pair of Apple Vision goggles? 😄
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @dohertyjf
@dohertyjf DESPISED Quickbooks. Haha.

My favorite is WaveApps, but my accountant doesn't want me to use it.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @mijustin
Tons of lessons for startup founders in the @AcquiredFM origin story:

1. It helps create something you're passionate about.

Acquired began as a hobby for @djrosent & @gilbert, fueled by their curiosity in "tech acquisitions that went well."
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @mijustin
For example, one advantage of podcasts is that people have to wait 20-30 minutes before they can react to what's being said.

You're driving home from work, your hands are on the wheel, and there's no easy way to quickly respond.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @nilansaha
@nilansaha But sometimes a video will do way better on YouTube Shorts or Instagram Reels!
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @asmartbear
@asmartbear That's part of the experiment!

On YouTube, YouTube shorts can be "linked" to a longer video.

TikTok allows much longer videos, which allowed me to put a promo for @TransistorFM at the end.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @petecodes
@petecodes You can't currently set YouTube Shorts thumbnails, so there's a limitation.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @MatthewRusso
@MatthewRusso @dijonkitchen Ah yes. If we’re talking about the overall journey (not pursuing a single idea) that can take a lot longer.

I’ve been building businesses since I was in high school (1998) and didn’t start Transistor until 2018. 😄
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @SteveSaretsky
@SteveSaretsky Gotta pay for clean drinking water and sewage somehow!

(Sounds like they’ve deferred infrastructure maintenance and investment for too long)
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @mijustin
The real story is so much sadder than I imagined.

These guys were totally exploited.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @wesbos
@wesbos Whoa!!! Congrats!!! 🎉

(Welcome to the 4 kid club!)
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @MattGiovanisci
@MattGiovanisci MATT!

So nice to hear from you again.

It’s been too long.

Still sad we didn’t get to hang out while I was in Denver!

THIS YEAR LET’S ALL GO TO DISNEY.
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Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson@mijustin
Replying to @tdinh_me
@tdinh_me Tony! You’ve been a huge inspiration to me too.

One of the projects I gave my daughter this year was to review a bunch of newsletters, and yours was one of her favorites! ❤️
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