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@fredrivett Just donated!

❤️ 🇺🇦

“So, what’s a good churn rate?”

👉 It depends on too many variables to give generalized advice.

“Do lower priced plans churn more often?”

👉 Generally, yes. But their growth rate is often quite a bit higher! Depending on your market, a lower priced plan might be the way to go.

@jlogic @dohertyjf “Hidden from the real-life reactions of their victims, the web is the perfect channel for bitter people to channel their hate.”

https://justinjackson.ca/haters

@thisiskp_ 💯

@webby2001 🎯

(Also applies to podcasting)

@alphacolin Oh I agree. This is come up before a ton.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1470515378535088129

I do like the sound of "ART stack" 😄

(@Alpine_JS, @Rails, @Tailwindcss) https://twitter.com/bhumi1102/status/1502063054233776162

@aarondfrancis @tuple Congrats! They're lucky to have you. 🙌

@CasJam @rails @laravelphp @joshuaanderton @valsopi @dr @tailwindcss Definitely. 💯

(The whole TALL stack, or TAR stack are game changers)

@zfogg @AnthonyCastrio @TransistorFM @PodcastAddict Thanks! We’re a small team, doing our best. 🥰

@wbepodcast @maxwellcdavis @TransistorFM @AnthonyCastrio @PodcastAddict yup!

@wbepodcast @maxwellcdavis @TransistorFM @AnthonyCastrio @PodcastAddict Different podcast players count this differently:

- In Spotify, it needs to be at least 60 seconds.
- In Apple Podcasts 0 seconds.
- In Google Podcasts it's at least 5 seconds.

https://support.transistor.fm/en/article/what-constitutes-a-podcast-download-stream-listen-kv1em2/

@steveschoger @si_bonobo @negativespaceca Nice!

Saron Yitbarek: @saronyitbarek

Incredibly talented: entrepreneur, podcast host, public speaker, community builder, and software developer.

If you're learning to code, want to build your own product, or want to get into public speaking, you should definitely follow Saron.

Aniyia: @operaqueenie

Aniyia has created so much cool shit! She runs @BBFounders, which helps Black and Latinx founders in tech. She also co-founded @sexandstartups, which is shaking up the startup world (and making it more equitable).

@benbarbersmith Agreed!

@jonbuda and I just got together in January. It had been far too long.

https://saas.transistor.fm/episodes/founders-retreat

@JackEllis @CoWorkVernon It’s simpler than you think to set this up.

We started with four people, found an office space for $800/mo, and just split the cost.

We created the environment we wanted to work in.

Eventually we opened it up to other members, but it started small.

@NathanG Love this idea.

@derrickgrigg @jackmcdade That's @ecammtweets.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXMp9vsJrbg

@iroughol Sending you lots of ✊❤️ today.

@evoterra @iChris @CaptivateAudio @omnystudio @TransistorFM There’s no “subscriber api” for most listening platforms, which makes subscriber counts difficult to measure.

We average out the first 24 hours of downloads of your last 3 episodes to calculate an estimated subscriber count. The graph is an estimated count over time.

@raae @megamaker I would honestly love that.

@troypavlek @juststacey_ @TomEngel18 @AFPAElliott @michaeljanz @YEGPA This is alarming.

@hunterwalk @ellenchisa These are great. 👍

"False balance is a bias which gives unsupported or dubious positions an illusion of respectability. It creates a public perception that some issues are scientifically contentious, though in reality they may not be."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_balance

@rsobers Except the “experts” Rogan is choosing to talk to are often folks on the fringe like Dr. Malone.

It’s a side-show dressed up like journalism.

No editors, very little fact checking, very little retractions/corrections, very little balance or genuine reporting.

I just love the way Pete and Laura's example inspires me to want to live life more fully.

@dr Yikes!

@AlbanBrooke My mom reads every newsletter; not sure if she listens to every podcast though. 😉

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1462133622098456578

@selvarajashish @jstnchu Students have an incredible opportunity to approach leaders in your field and ask them for advice:

“Hi, I’m a student at [university], and I’m looking to break into [topic]. Can I ask you a few questions about your work? I’m curious about..”

Folks ❤️ giving advice to students.

Full episode is out now!

Listen here:
https://podcast.megamaker.co/episodes/bootstrapping-with-kids-and-waiting-to-launch

@CompileSwift @evankstone @TransistorFM Nice! Thanks so much for choosing Transistor. 🙌

@pjourneypod Great episode! 👍

Awesome new podcast from @erendellwatson & @FaaizaRamji focusing on tech in #yeg.

https://share.transistor.fm/s/bd52b057

@smithtimmytim I highly recommend reading @evan_greer's tweets on Section 230:

https://twitter.com/evan_greer/status/1466126698458451968

@_mattdavidson @megamaker You’ve been living the dream since you turned 31!

@tech_jdc @megamaker Yup! It takes time. Layer on layer; experience by experience.

@maxverse “Product People Club” 😜

Now called @megamaker:

http://MegaMaker.co

@iroughol Yes! There could be a big market of prosumer customers in indie media.

Curious what @nbashaw and @danshipper this about this.

I think (hope) we've fixed the SSL errors now.

Anyone up and able to visit https://transistor.fm/?

@louisnicholls_ Yes! That’s a huge benefit.

I noticed this while I was working at a Project Managemen SaaS. We would get trials but they’d be like: “I gotta ask my team about this.”

At the same time, Nathan was showing me inviduals just signing up for ConvertKit with a credit card. 🤯

@Webster_Aaron Here’s a more recent poll, from Nov:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-majority-of-canadians-support-mp-vaccination-poll/

@jmckinven Yes!

I was just thinking about you actually.

(The videos you did for Riverside came up tons in my research)

@eddiejaoude Thanks. 🙏

Ended up with this one:

https://youtu.be/SbgBmsr_gZE

I'd definitely like to know how other people are doing this, because my improvised system is ridiculous. 😅

📷 Lumix DSLR
🖥️ Hooked through Camlink to my computer
📸 Using this website https://webcamtests.com/take-photo to take the photo
🖱️ Clicking my mouse with my foot 😆

@jamiemccue_ haha. Yes! It’s ok to sprint (just not all the time)

@Shpigford Let me change gears.

Are you opposed to critical thinking?

@Shpigford Is there a difference between "crypto-hate" and "crypto-critique?"

@adsobol Market size still matters, because even bootstrappers need to meet a minimum threshold of demand.

@equartey @kwuchu This is incredible. Thank you for sharing everything so thoughtfully. ❤️

A strong, hopeful piece on pursuing abundance as a national strategy.

(Canada should do this as well) https://twitter.com/DKThomp/status/1481279352931299329

@Aazarshad @jonbuda @TransistorFM We recorded. We’ll see if the audio works out. 🙏 @iChris

@caseyfulgenzi For podcast fans, I really like @podysseyapp.

For podcasters, I've just created a Descript chat here: https://podcasters.meeps.app/

@jayclouse @johnmgannon Yup! https://justinjackson.ca/charge-more

@PaulElijas @heyblake This thread was really well done. 👍

@VineetSinha @mcgillmd921 @dickiebush @arvidkahl @RobbieCrab @anthilemoon @jackbutcher @rosiesherry @JustinSaaS @Bazzaruto 🥰

@earthlingworks @KennethCassel @immad @Jason +1 from us at @TransistorFM

We ❤️ Mercury.

@Ryan___Doyle @FounderSummit I’ve (legitimately) had this experience multiple times at conferences:

“Whoa, Justin. I thought you’d be taller.” 😜

@mjwhansen @EmmettNaughton 🤣

@EmmettNaughton 5’8”

Also: lower priced (prosumer) plans don't necessarily mean customer support is going to be worse.

https://twitter.com/earthlingworks/status/1479891348631130113

@peldi Personally, I'm curious about the fads you participated in prior to 2009:

Hair metal in '84?
Pogs in '93?
JNCO jeans in '99?

@mhmazur I think "2 months free" is pretty standard.

$19/month --> $190/year
$49/month --> $490/year

@mikeymayers For bootstrappers, there is a ton of opportunity to build awesome $1M-$5M/year businesses.

@TimVanDijck This is why understanding the emerging Prosumer category is key.

There’s a spectrum of serious hobbyists, aspiring creatives/makers, and brand new (tiny) SMBs that are worth considering (and who make incredible customers).

@thomashazledine Happy new year!

I think our approach with @meepsapp is what I'd advise:
https://meeps.app/newsletter/nddsog

@heystefan_ I have no idea what this company does. 😜

@Swizec Write about that! Share what works. 👍

Some folks in web3 are underestimating the cumulative accrued strength of centralized platforms like Amazon, Google, Twitter, Spotify, etc...

People instinctively go to Amazon first to buy products.

It's not easy to "replace" that.

https://twitter.com/maximehugodupre/status/1476295172426240001

@SoniaBaschez @nbashaw @nbashaw congrats you two!! 🥰

You can also listen Spotify (which now has ⭐ ratings!)

If you listen there, please leave us a review. 🙏

https://open.spotify.com/episode/15OjUY7JTwHwE6FBOosgN0?si=BYMR0JuBRHGXLN9HlIM0Uw

@stephsmithio The flip side is that most decentralized mediums (blogs, email newsletters, podcasts) can’t provide that level of consumption analytics.

It works for YouTube because they control the whole experience (the player, hosting, etc)

But I don’t think that would be good for podcasting

@LeviNunnink @yongfook The story is mentioned about halfway down this newsletter: https://podnews.net/update/global-acquisition-captivate

@yongfook Yup, there are no shortcuts in SaaS.

@manast That’s a good question: how are billionaires like Musk (and Bezos) able to spend hundreds of millions of dollars (personally) if they have no (taxable) income?

(Answer: Musk has taken out $548 million in loans [using TSLA stock as collateral] to avoid paying income tax)

@wtsnz @dvassallo It actually matters a lot in this story. Elon’s net worth is strongly tied to Tesla stock.

The reason he has this tax bill is he waited too long to exercise his stock options (they went from $6.24 to $1,000).

https://fortune.com/2021/11/10/tesla-elon-musk-stock-options-tax-mistake/

@dvassallo According to Fortune, Elon paid very little in previous years.

Also, the only reason he is even paying billions in taxes is because he *waited too long to exercise his options.*

He could have exercised them at $6.24, but is now paying $1k per share.

https://fortune.com/2021/11/10/tesla-elon-musk-stock-options-tax-mistake/

@NathanG Yes! I made the request to Descript shortly after we talked.

But, oddly, they never told us this was released…

@marshal @DavidEpstein @TransistorFM It’s really good. 👍

@jayacunzo @stewfortier 🙌

@noahwbragg 🤣

@MrSimonBennett http://Crisp.chat has been really good for us.

@Erwin_AI @dannypostmaa @levelsio @ormanclark @yongfook @dinkydani21 @JamesIvings @DruRly @coreyhainesco @harrydry @linuz90 @damengchen @KennethCassel @dr @tdinh_me just signed up to try it out. 👍

@JordanGal tax/accounting complexity is my least favorite form of this. 😄

It’s similar to why we don’t accept PayPal. That one, seemingly small, change adds a massive amount of headaches.

@okozzie_ I dig it. 👍

Exactly. https://twitter.com/NotechAna/status/1471190384420208641

🎯

https://twitter.com/derrickreimer/status/1471178921358016526

@gertjanwilde @heyreform @savvycal @TransistorFM I like it, because it quickly tells me what your software does. That's the objective!

@Patticus I highly recommend @iChris for this.

@VicVijayakumar i am old

Here’s one of the small projects @jasonlbeggs helped me with (a podcast preview tool).

Turned out great. 👍

@sebish The ones I wanted to keep I just downloaded and re-uploaded them to @ZipMessage

@Nichovski @liz_listens Thx! This idea of “duality” in popular advice was definitely sparked from watching @liz_listens’ videos. 🥰

All bits of wisdom have limits, boundaries, thresholds.

It's the individual context that determines whether advice is wise (or unwise).

As James says, consider the limits of the wisdom you receive.

https://twitter.com/JamesClear/status/1431645749977231365

"The more you know the less you say, *and*... there are some knowledgeable people who should be speaking out more.

https://twitter.com/shl/status/1450700717098815490

@marcelpociot @simonswiss 🤣

@CasJam @buildyoursaas @ZipMessage Still propagating to @ApplePodcasts and @spotifypodcasts, but you can listen here:

💻 Web: https://share.transistor.fm/s/30b3973e

🌥️ @overcastfm: https://overcast.fm/+MBmVhD0A0

@TrungTPhan Good exploration of this here: https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-half-of-Canada%E2%80%99s-population-lives-below-the-red-line-on-this-map

@yongfook Nice! 🎉

@Shpigford I've had open DMs on Discord forever (as well as here on Twitter).

Never had a problem until I joined NFT discords.