Tweets

Josh (@polarizetech) really improved the look of this page.

The old version (done by me) is super embarrassing to look at now. 😅🤦‍♂️

@tedhosmann Haha. Perfect!

I think this guy drives a Prius.

@hector_podcast I haven't seen a lot of people getting out of the podcast industry.

What are you referring to?

@dannypostmaa That was one of my faves. 😜

@BryanBarletta Cool venue!

"With 250M daily active users and a generous 10% conversion rate, Twitter Blue can be $300M/year. It’s nothing to sneeze at, but it’s far short of what is needed to dramatically alter the future of the business. It will likely sacrifice future user growth in favor of $ today."

For me, it’s the worry/concern that leads to action.

“Yikes, that spot looks like skin cancer, I should call my doctor.”

“Wow. These forest fires are getting more intense, I should reach out to my MP and see what Canada’s response is going to be.”

@levelsio @Shpigford Getting quite a few DMs from folks who don't feel like I'm being overly pessimistic. 🤷‍♂️

I don't want to be that annoying guy in your replies, so I'll bow out.

If you find me "agri", we definitely don't need to interact. 👋

@jayclouse ANOTHER PUPPY??!?

@Shpigford @levelsio @elonmusk https://mobile.twitter.com/search?src=typed_query&q=from%3Amijustin%20well%20done

https://mobile.twitter.com/search?src=typed_query&q=from%3Amijustin%20nice

https://mobile.twitter.com/search?q=from%3Amijustin%20love&src=typed_query

https://mobile.twitter.com/search?src=typed_query&q=from%3Amijustin%20Beautiful

https://mobile.twitter.com/search?src=typed_query&q=from%3Amijustin%20awesome

@thisiskp_ 🥰 thanks for the love!

@folrry Nothing simple (or easy) about building rockets 😉

@CicmilJovan @levelsio @elonmusk There’s nothing “bad” about pushing back on an idea.

I don’t think the ethos being described here applies to most of Elon’s work

(and I don’t think that ethos will work particularly well for something as big and complex as Twitter)

Probably works for small projects 👍

@aarondfrancis @earthlingworks @jessethanley I should have looked this up before I repeated it 😅

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Smooth%20Brain

@aarondfrancis @jessethanley ok. I'm a "smooth brained twitter addict" who doesn't want to pay an ongoing fee for verification. 😉

(And doesn't want my existing verification, that took a long time to get [and me sending government ID to them] to get revoked)

@stopcontinues @JackEllis @taylorotwell That's not how it works currently. If you sold your account you would lose verified status:

#loss-tab" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/about-twitter-verified-accounts#loss-tab

@jessethanley @aarondfrancis I do pay twitter (for Blue) already.

People pay for things they "want." We want value.

Nobody wants to pay an ongoing subscription for something like "verification." (No other social networks charge for that either).

Ideas from 2013:
https://justinjackson.ca/twitter-business

@janetacarr @mjwhansen 😆 I just read this article that Michele tweeted earlier, so it was top of mind!

https://imgracehuang.medium.com/how-bad-did-it-get-3ece4d6cdbba

@mjwhansen How do you feel about The Federal Reserve's current approach to the economy?

(Inflation, interest rates, recession, etc)

Yes! A retro “HyperCard” tool for building computer programs visually

https://beyondloom.com/decker/index.html

@kylefox No costume, no problem.

The world needs more kindness, open-heartedness, and generosity.

Less "Halloween Scrooges."

The trend I notice amongst my friends: it’s relatively easy to get an illustrator (or AI) to make you a logo, but exceedingly difficult to find someone to fix your dishwasher. 😜

5/x

@TimothyBramlett @arvidkahl - a story/journey that resonates
- lower costs + overhead
- understanding the customer better than anyone else

@debgotwired @blogstatic So far, yup!

@jessethanley We negotiated a lower rate last year.

I believe it's even lower for us as a US-based C-Corp.

@JoshDoody BTW – whenever someone in tech DMs me asking for help with salary negotiation, I send them straight to @JoshDoody.

He knows his stuff. It's not uncommon for him to help people get an additional $50k in annual salary.

@adampallozzi @leenyburger 🎯

(assuming you got a pitch from someone who was clearly good at what they do)

What would you want them to help you with?

How do you manage your SaaS pricing page? I'm using @tailwindcss to create a table on our marketing site, but it's tricky to update it. https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1OwxWwBpkRZxQ

@aarondfrancis @noahwbragg Yup. Probably the most challenging period of my life.

@benediktdeicke @uibreakfast @ClaireSuellen @userlist Happy company anniversary! 🎉

@FerraroOnAir @TransistorFM @jsonperl @HelenRyles @mitchjoel There were so many! Montreal has incredible restaurants.

@PieddeCochonMTL was exceptional.

https://www.aupieddecochon.ca/us/en/

@JudoHacker @TransistorFM 🤣

@yongfook @TransistorFM @jsonperl @HelenRyles Montreal is such a cool city. It’s relatively easy (“central”) for us all to fly to. There’s lots to do and see. Amazing food. Beautiful at this time of year.

And yes, we kind of all voted in Slack.

@SahilBloom @penguinrandom 🤩 I’m game!

3. What are the opportunities from an ethical perspective?

"This AI-driven chatbot could help people practice social skills, become more confident, and bring those skills and confidence into the real world."

2. What are the weaknesses of the idea from an ethical perspective?

"In our tests, we've seen these parasocial relationships have a detrimental effect on people and cause them to pull back from real human contact."

1. What are the strengths of this idea from an ethical perspective?

"Replika currently allows people to converse with avatars of loved ones who have passed away, which seems to aid with grief and reduce suffering over time."

@HaleyJefe Nice! That's an important job!

@avirani @arvidkahl Develop a practice for exploring.

The most important action is meeting new people: meetups, conferences, online, Slack groups, podcast interviews.

@typeoneerror Love it!

@TransistorFM is doing our first retreat starting on Sunday in Montreal!

(Let me know if you have any tips for what’s worked well for you in Banff!)

@jayclouse @clouseplant Nice! 🙌

@stephenrobles Great video; your studio is looking amazing!

(Also: that @TransistorFM shirt! 😍)

@TransistorFM @iamjeremyenns Yesssssssss

I wrote a version of this here:
https://justinjackson.ca/want

@alanklement When I say "mega-funded" I'm really talking about anything over the level of @calmfund and @tinyseedfund.

I know a bunch of founders in the bucket who raised $5m-$50m and paid themselves low salaries (due to pressure from vcs) and whose stock was eventually worth nothing.

@GeekNews @TransistorFM @blubrry We've found that giving users a UI for prefixes is better for a few reasons:

1) Gives users a better experience (especially for stacking prefixes)
2) Decreases the chances of malformed prefixes
3) Helps us audit any prefix we add (some of them are really bad)

@randfish @sparktoro 🎯 Absolutely! Reddit is where people go to talk candidly about X.

It’s the place to observe genuine desires, struggles, obstacles, questions, etc.

@g_kopel Not currently!

@smgrieser @shinebootcamp @unbounce Nice!!! 🙌

@arvidkahl Yes!!!!

Btw - thanks so much for showing up live that meant a lot to me!

Venture capitalists, in particular, seem to have a particular appetite for goading on any investment vehicle (crypto, artificial intelligence, social media) that has the potential to GROW BIG, regardless of the ethics, morality, or externalities.

@JordanPods @Podnews Hahaha. It’s true!

@iamgino_s @IndieHackers Thanks!

@MultitudeShows Just joined now! This is great. 🙌

@iroughol I'll DM you. Happy to help keep your show up!

Best overall podcast search engines:
1. @ListenNotes
2. @Podchaser

Here's how I rank the 3 big listening apps:
1. @Google Podcasts
2. @spotifypodcasts
3. @ApplePodcasts

(They all have a lot of work to do)

Read my summary here:
https://transistor.fm/podcast-search/

Favorite definition so far 🤣

https://twitter.com/benjamincrozat/status/1567613221984505856?s=21&t=qBKkpeFuUUbZGD30r_jcgQ

The idea of mirroring an index (Pirate Bay), or having a distributed database (DNS), is fascinating.

These are the examples I can think of:

DNS
UseNet
FidoNet
PirateBay
Mastadon

Any others?

What could "decentralized discoverability" look like for content?

@tomrossi7 @lcjury @PodcastindexOrg Yes!

Having an open database of podcasts (Podcast Index) is part way there.

I'm also thinking about ranking signal (for example, in torrents it seeds/peers).

I had a conversation with @johnspurlock at PM about an open/public podcast prefix/tracker.

@lcjury The difference is the index is public and can be mirrored.

Sites like 1337x were born out of previously popular indexes (Kickass Torrents, h33t).

It's dissimilar to when a GitHub fork becomes more popular than the original project.

http://gitpop2.herokuapp.com/tobi/delayed_job

@what_the_func @lenstubexyz @Livepeer I need to check those out.

There are a bunch of parts that feel "off" to me.

One is the power differential.

We're not talking about advertising in local newspapers anymore. These are global megacorps with sophisticated algorithms and deep pockets; accountable only to shareholders.
https://twitter.com/BowTiedDolphin/status/1566814918703304717

@collinM_Sales @TransistorFM Love it! 🙌

@ow Honestly, this is where Tesla is winning right now.

The charging experience is really good. The built-in software automatically finds Superchargers for you, let’s you know how busy they are, and tells you how long to charge before continuing your trip.

Also, they’re fast!

@taylorotwell 👀

@aarondfrancis No, Transistor was quite a bit after the "try a bunch of things" phase.

I'm speaking from experience! 😅

In my "indie creator" phase (2016 + 2017), the @megamaker community + @marketingdevs was most of my income. (Despite having tried to make 100+ things in a year)

@scottw Yeah, sometimes the main thing you're doing can take you where you want to go.

Other times, you might need to give up on what you're working on because it's just impossible to push it past its current ceiling.

@JamesCridland @grooveyardmusic @PodcastMovement Neither of the charts you shared answer the question: "are artists earning less since streaming?"

Overall revenue stats don't mean much (we'd need to see median income by artists over the years).

Stats Canada has a nuanced look at the problem here:
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/corporate/transparency/open-government/economic-impact-music-streaming.html

@brittlestar Haha. That was amazing. We’ll done. 👏

@BIPOCcreators @Maribel_QS @spotifypodcasts @arithisandthat @ZachInSpace @RockwellFelder @AnnaDeShawn @TangiaRenee Haha. Love it.

@LyceumPeripatos @TransistorFM @PodcastMovement @PodpageHQ @podcastpage @AllegraSinclair @thepodcasthost Yup! It generates a website for you using your existing feed (and automatically keeps it up-to-date when you post a new episode).

You can check it out here:
https://freepodcastwebsites.com/

Happy to walk you through it if you’re here at @PodcastMovement. 👍

@stephenrobles @PodcastMovement @zkahn Loved hanging out yesterday! 🙌

@mignano @PodlandNews @JamesCridland @adamcurry @samsethi @m_downey @Podverse I’m still not clear why the standard itself needs to innovate at a rapid pace if all the stuff being built on top of the standard (private and open source) is innovating.

I’d argue you need a reliable standard in order to innovate.

@PodlandNews @JamesCridland @mignano @adamcurry @samsethi @m_downey @Podverse Finally got a chance to listen to the @mignano interview today.

Michael: you said that "at scale, all products that adopt standards will eventually look roughly the same."

Is this really true?

It seems there's been a ton of product innovation on top of a standard like HTTP...

@webby2001 Looks awesome. Are there free prizes underneath all those seats? 😄

@stephenrobles @PodcastMovement I always just bring my ATR2100. 😄

@mjwhansen Hahaha. This is great!

@NathanG Oh dang! Was hoping to see you again.

Get well soon! 🙏

@dqhieu @XnapperHQ Love the app! I’ve been using it every day. ❤️👏

@calmfund @tylertringas @tryfirstbase I would love a “First Base for Canada” 🙏

@adamwathan @jackmcdade @sisyphos2dot0 @tailwindui @TransistorFM @steveschoger @tailwindcss Honestly, $STTMC is a steal at that price.

@iChris Likely Tom Petty at the Coliseum in Edmonton, 2014.

@nbashaw Yup. It's overly simplistic on a number of levels:

$75k in 2010 ≠ $75k in 2022
$75k NYC ≠ $75k in Boise, ID
$75k for family of 1 ≠ $75k family of 4

"$75k" also doesn't tell us how much autonomy, purpose, margin, and calm you have in your life.

@AlwaysAndrewH Yup. Exactly. The subsequent @Nature study does a better job of explaining the nuance:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-017-0277-0.epdf

@thejustinwelsh That's good.

I've always said the most significant levers are:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1551267956230762496

@BondParkerBond Yes, the trope is overly simplistic on a variety of fronts:

$75k in 2010 ≠ $75k in 2022
$75k NYC ≠ $75k in Boise, ID
$75k for family of 1 ≠ $75k family of 4

@KostjaPalovic Yup. Reminds me of the calm & peace I felt when @csallen asked me how it felt to go full-time with Transistor:

https://share.transistor.fm/s/7e7020f7

@SahilBloom Oh nice. Definitely ping me when that's out!

👀

@tdinh_me @Tim_eth @TransistorFM YESSSSSS!!! 👏👏👏👏

@nathanbarry This was pivotal for me: I realized that to learn how to make money I’d need to practice, starting with something small and growing from there.

BTW @Pinboard, while there aren't a ton of 1-person tech businesses, there are a handful of us ~2-5 person indie tech businesses who are also "shaking their fist" at the broader tech economy. 😉

(It's been 4 years for us) https://transistor.fm/anniversary/

@trymicro Yes! @jonbuda and I shared our story here:
https://transistor.fm/anniversary/

@volkandkaya @TransistorFM @MrSimonBennett @bootstrapped_fm @steveofmcleod Nice! 🙌

@thebulatk @IndieHackers Didn't you just say what I said:

"For a funded startup, $20K MRR doesn't mean much?"

Not sure what point you're making.

@arvidkahl Apple Notes

@mariepoulin @typeoneerror Congrats your two! 🎉

@wesbos Can you come and do this in my office when you’re done all this 🙏

@nbashaw @danshipper Going through this one right now. I’ve got so much I want to respond to here!

@kaleighf @ugmonk Same