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@jhong @hnshah @SamuelHulick @DezBryant I agree that we can't think of everything.

But we shouldn't underestimate the human ability to extrapolate, and make highly accurate predictions (based on current information).

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/feb/11/gravitational-waves-discovery-hailed-as-breakthrough-of-the-century

@levelsio @level09 @aantonop Source for this?

@0x106 Listening to the Balaji/Sam Harris interview, and Balaji certainly thinks so!

@gilesvangruisen @earthlingworks Yup, I think we're mostly on the same page with this.

There's a distinction between "arbitrary advice" and "genuine knowledge" that feels important.

(BTW - this thread has got me way down the JSTOR rabbit hole https://www.jstor.org/stable/1522873)

@gilesvangruisen @earthlingworks Yes.

Does that mean we can, in turn, give people an understanding of the world that will ameliorate their chances?

For example, market-driven demand has (thus far) been a fairly constant attribute of capitalism. Helping folks understand that earlier; is that helpful?

@gilesvangruisen @earthlingworks Broadly that feels right.

But there are iterative/cumulative effects of work & luck that make the story a lot more interesting.

Even "making the right choice" is a mixture of luck, skill, experience, knowledge, etc.

Every new variable introduces a myriad of possible outcomes.

@earthlingworks @valsopi I haven't read this book, so I'm not sure if the lesson being described is completely transferable to business, but here's what I mean:

The more you immerse yourself in something, the more things tend to happen naturally. Opportunities emerge organically out of your experience.

@uwwgo @ummjackson How will decentralization help us ward off the climate crisis?

@brhea @kylefox Still some things holding me back: the environmental cost is the biggest one.

Until I better understand how that works, I can’t commit.

@Aazarshad Yes, @kylefox’s analogy of us being in the “http://pets.com stage” of the hype cycle: https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1433642998122774535

@zherring You’re not helping me see it. Lol.

In the early in 1990 (before the web) I had an email address and so my grandpa and aunts got an email address to so we could write.

What the widespread use-cases?

@itsssDas - don’t care about savings yields; making good return on investments
- wired money yesterday through @BankMercury – fast and free
- recurring revenue in SaaS and other subscription-based models already works?

@aarondfrancis @arvidkahl @TransistorFM It’s up now! 🙌

https://transistor.fm/podcasts-for-bootstrappers/

@CSMikeCardona Even more so: being challenged by smart people (not just your friends) who have expertise in the subject at hand.

@digitaltrouble Whoa. This is interesting! I could see using this for doing research.

@jegnux I’m not saying “build in a top app category.” More details here:

https://justinjackson.ca/misconceptions

@pyronaur I’ve written a few ideas here:

https://justinjackson.ca/build

Happy to answer any followup questions you have. 👍

@noahwbragg @AndrewWarner Thx Noah 🙏

The only part of this strategy that isn’t great is attributing revenue that’s coming through SEO.

But honestly… Google Analytics isn’t good at this either?

They don’t give you any keyword data, and (again) GA sucks at tracking recurring revenue.

In practice, having to send Google Analytics customer data like this is a nightmare.

If they’re blocking GA, miss the thank you page, etc google doesn’t get that information.

Also, often this part of the funnel is misconfigured, and not correctly attributing revenue,

In order to track Stripe transactions in Google Analytics, you need to send the customer back to a “thank you” page on your site, so Google’s tracking script can work.

There are tons of problems with this approach.

https://support.google.com/grants/answer/9693231?hl=en

@DCoulbourne @TightenCo dude, I'm analyzing every frame.

@kaleighf I've done a few like this.

Sometimes, I'll publish the transcript like this:
https://justinjackson.ca/who

@myfriendjanine CONGRATS ON YOUR NEW POSITION! 🏆

@SidelineAff @NathanClark_ Just one welcome email.

@AlexLlullTW Writing @marketingdevs and @joltbook were some of the most difficult things I’ve ever done.

@JelmerPe Thanks for sharing it!

@abigailkeeso @NathanClark_ When we were getting started, I used ahrefs to analyze my competitors’ sites: which keywords were they ranking for, and which back links were they getting?

Then, I started focusing on keywords where I thought we could gain leverage.

https://youtu.be/vWI0gkuSwek

@NathanClark_ Thanks! I published the whole series here as well:

https://justinjackson.ca/marketing-steroids

@CasJam 💯 yup

Forgot to mention: this allows you to get subscriptions in your Stripe account now, even if you don’t have your own billing system setup yet.

@Juanzenweb There’s a threshold.

More money can greatly improve your life, reduce stress, and make things simpler.

However, sometimes having a magnitude more more money can great increase your burden.

@dcrouchca @mattmedeiros @TransistorFM @jonbuda I agree!

Anything that gives people more freedom, more calm, and a better life; I'm here for it. 👍

@retromauro [CHIRPBIRDICON]

@petecodes I've found, with time and practice, podcasting becomes much easier than writing. 👍

(And less time-intensive)

@olliehorntweets @freefringefest heard about this on the @jbrcpod. came here to see it in person. 😍

@LasseRafn @danmartell The trend (in my DMs) is that many bootstrapped founders (solo and dual) take about 50% of ARR as founder compensation.

These are high-margin businesses where "people/salaries" are generally the highest costs.

@Lem01 @danmartell I'm not convinced that a significant % of founders reaching a $100M valuation have a significantly better life than bootstrapped founders with $1M ARR, who are paying themselves a really good salary + have tons of freedom.

@AndyBeard @danmartell The bootstrapped founders in my DMs pay themselves a significant % of their revenue (ARR).

High-margin businesses.

@TylerMKing Having more money, in of itself, isn't enough to give you a better life, but for me personally, having more money + more personal freedom has significantly improved my quality of life (and the my family's quality of life).

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1360759681988239360

@mjwhansen Sending lots of ❤️ your way!

@AndrewAskins @danmartell Nice! Curious: how many FT staff do you have?

@dzohrob @HighFiveRPG really enjoyed this episode! https://overcast.fm/+mhLgCW8Mg

@kwuchu @Naijaboy70 be right over

@dr me too

Speaking of geographic differences...

What did I do to upset all the Nordic countries? 😅

(And Brazil?)

When are you most active on Twitter?

Weekends, or Weekdays?

During the day, or in the evening?

@maxecc Nice! 🙌

@dohertyjf @AndrewWarner @JamesClear +1

@AndrewAllsop 👋 king of awkward spaces here

🤯 “This summer marks the third time in five years that B.C. has seen more than half a million hectares burn in a wildfire season. In the 70 years prior to 2017, it only happened once.”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfire-summers-small-towns-1.6128606

@theothercole @VoiceBlastsfm I agree that there’s a tension between bigger (centralized) platforms and indies.

Open protocols (RSS, email), and indie platforms (VoiceBlasts, @meepsapp) can help hold that tension. 👍

We bring balance to the force.

@NateElliott BTW - have you tried @podysseyapp yet? Lots of good recommendations there.

Also, this recommendation thread on Reddit is good:
https://www.reddit.com/r/podcasts/comments/oy1xks/one_year_of_podcast_listening_thoughts_and/

@thejonotron @joshuaanderton @meepsapp @ProductHunt YES! It can work for free communities.

That will be our lowest tier. 👍

@picsiechick @joshuaanderton @meepsapp @ProductHunt You *can* use it as a MailChimp alternative; but it adds a bunch more power:

- ability to take payments + have paid newsletter
- ability to have a directory for subscribers
- ability to easily link to other subscription perks like Discord chat (or Slack chat)

@AndrewWarner @nevmed You should reach out to Justin Tallant at the @friendsinaustin podcast.

I’ll dm you his contact info. 👍

@Lascorbe That’s @DescriptApp!

https://transistor.fm/podcast-audio-video-clip/

@DanielZarick @mwseibel Except, VCs have the connections (and often the power) to determine if you will be able to raise subsequent rounds (or if you can be acquired).

That's a lot of leverage.

Putting the onus completely on founders is an abdication of responsibility by VCs.

@mikeherreraTD Squirrels are formidable opponents.

@m1guelpf thx. hoping for clear skies! 🙏

@KeliWestgate Yes.

We need more collective action (as opposed to trying to convince each individual to change their behavior).

The only way to make meaningful change is through government policy.

https://www.degreespod.com/episodes/episode-01

@KeliWestgate If you look at Project Drawdown's table of solutions, most of these are out of an individual's control.

To get to critical mass, we need leadership and legislation from governments, and cooperation from businesses.

https://drawdown.org/solutions/table-of-solutions

You can listen on @OvercastFM here:

https://overcast.fm/+OuuHPuVGY

@ramit 🎯 exactly.

What really matters is that there's enough people who are actively seeking what you have to sell.

People searching → leads
Leads → customers

Having a "flat" marketing funnel is generally better.

@alphacolin @spencerfry Agreed. You can’t argue about whether “VCs are good or bad” when you’re ripping down a waterslide together. 🤣

@petersuhm @asmartbear Thanks! Love chatting with Jason.

It turns out: he was right about a lot of things! 😄

@mac_wyls @petecodes Thanks!

@rasulkireev Yes! The more the better. 👏

She’s excited.

@m1guelpf Definitely share it! 👍 🙏

@typeoneerror 😭

@mynameis_davis 💯

@_rchase_ In my case, I generally only took demo calls if it seemed like the company was bigger. So most of these are enterprise companies (big brands you would recognize).

@mattwensing Yup. Already doing that. 😉

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY-RAM94RTpFuXvcYnRDqCA

@mattwensing For me personally, I think focusing on marketing and increasing the number of prosumer + SMB customers would give us much larger gains. 👍

@casey_helmick @TransistorFM Thanks. That's a good insight!

However, it feels like we'd have to be getting in the $5k/year-per-deal range to make a salesperson worthwhile?

@andymci THANK YOU! 🙌

cc @joshuaanderton @meepsapp

@typeoneerror yeah, I love stacking words like this. 😅

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1037611977877516288

@kevinhuynh At @TransistorFM we ❤️ @iChris.

He does podcast production for @Netlify, @alexisohanian, and more!

@VittoRivabella @thisiskp_ @TransistorFM @usefathom We've chronicled the whole thing on our podast:
http://saas.transistor.fm

We formed our partnership early in 2018.

Here's an update I wrote Oct 2019:
https://justinjackson.ca/30k

@fannin_seth @caseyfulgenzi @TransistorFM @usefathom Sign up to be an affiliate for @TransistorFM and start earning money from it! 🙌

https://transistor.fm/affiliates

@caseyfulgenzi @TransistorFM @usefathom Love this idea.

@cgimmer @TransistorFM @usefathom I'm doing some really simple campaign tracking with @getRewardful; so far I prefer that approach to anything I've been able to do in the past with Mixpanel and Google Analytics.

But... seeing conversion rates for a particular page might be helpful?

@venikunche 🥰

@robertmclaws @BurnRate_io Awesome! Adding you now! 🙌

@yhdesai @stripe @like2have @danhulton @nodewood @TransistorFM @IndieMakerTech Awesome. Let me know when you do it!

@AbiTyasTunggal @stripe Amazing!

I’ll add you to the footer when I get back to my computer. 👍

@thatbberg such bullshit.

@ow 👋 40s too.

Does anyone else find editing Zoom video files incredible buggy?

@ScreenFlow loads these up, but editing them results in these inverted green screens, and constant beachballs.

@avidas 🤩

@uwwgo @chddaniel Lol. I’ll stick with Twitter where I can keep my gym selfies to a minimum.

@chddaniel You stack whatever advantages you have, and you build those advantages iteratively.

If you’re good looking, and love fitness, it might make sense to strive for a lot of followers on Instagram. 👍

@RphGrc @erasmuselsner Thanks! I enjoyed that conversation. 👍

@mjwhansen @JackEllis @pjrvs 👀

@MrAsquith Apparently, RSS is dead. 🤣

@chddaniel @ProductHunt @joshuaanderton Right now, we're mostly sending folks to the PH page (depending on the audience).

@dr Congrats Dan! 🙌

@spencerfry BTW, I'm not saying "all VCs." I've been using words like "Venture capital *can* have this effect."

None of us can say: "The majority of VCs are bad" or "the majority of good." There's no way to substantiate that.

We should record a podcast. 😄

@spencerfry I’m not the only one who’s noticed that demands from VCs (who are often on the board) can negatively affect founders and employees.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/01/27/is-venture-capital-worth-the-risk