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@joecampo @WaterlooAlex @engers When you say "you" are you talking about the user?

Because, if you're the vendor *serving those customers* you will get the complaints directed at you.

Saying "it's just the customer's responsibility" is equally asinine, when the vendor could simply manage all this in Stripe.

@WaterlooAlex @engers C’mon.

So many bad scenarios here!

1. Customer forgets to cancel Apple subscription.
2. They sign up on the Android version and start paying there.
3. Even worse, they need to receive their bills on the 1st of the month, but now their Google Play bill comes on the 7th.

@engers How does that work practically?

1. I ditch my iPhone
2. Buy a new Android and log into Hey
3. I now have to create a whole new billing profile? I get charged at different time of month? I can’t access my old receipts on the platform?

@Shpigford 👍 agreed.

@einarvollset @ianlandsman 👉 https://twitter.com/flybayer/status/1273131791315087361?s=21 https://twitter.com/flybayer/status/1273131791315087361

@jcrnkovic95 @damcclean Thank you so much! This just saved me. 🙌

@m1guelpf I’ll have one of those 🍩

"There are a lot of White people out there who are waiting for Black people to give them permission to live. That's up for you to figure out! Indicate your values through ongoing action." – @RachRodgersEsq

@brent_bellamy Great piece. Especially like this point. 👍

@_swanson Nice! And they’re hosting on @TransistorFM, which is also built in Rails. 🙌

@cpollo01 @Keyfermath 🙌 nice work

@kwuchu All that thermal stuff is so stressful. Building a PC with my 14 year-old son, and applying thermal paste and all that gave us so much anxiety

@isterin @dbchhbr @SamHarrisOrg It’s OK to question the existing structures. It’s OK to evaluate alternatives. It’s OK to try other approaches.

Naturally, completely removing all police overnight is probably not wise.

Investing in alternatives to police is a good way to test their efficacy.

@matteing 👋

@andresmax @natekontny @justinkan One thing that helped me, in the beginning, was using this list:
https://justinjackson.ca/nobooze

@natekontny @justinkan 🙌

@burgessdryan @benmvp Who is the artist?

@mrbrettkelly @cfoandrew I think Brett wins this round. 😉

People don’t know what’s possible, until they see it. Even folks who caught the business bug early (👋) often knew someone who was entrepreneurial.

Also, related: https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1265131545318154240

@JackEllis @usefathom They're following the YouTube playbook exactly.

In the early days, when YouTube wasn't the only game in town, they spend hundreds of millions of dollars attracting creators to their platform.

Once they had all the of the eyeballs they could dictate all of the terms to creators

@ianlandsman Hmmm. Are you really working 100 hours a week?

With Transistor I’ve rarely worked over 40. (And most weeks it’s a lot less)

🎯 https://t.co/69BopkkXZz

@yongfook Nice work! 🙌

@ryanchenkie It’s seriously surprising to me!

@MargReffell OH YEAAAAAAH!!!!! 🙌

@volkandkaya Nice! I love making things faster.

@mubashariqbal @downsizedus @Korihandy Nice!

@jamesmills Just drinking coffee and walking around town. Had a nice phone call with my sister. 👍

@KyleTibbitts @adampatterson @tcampbelltweets There are two sides to that coin.

On one side, we have employees who are experiencing the calm and reduced anxiety of not having a 2-hour commute every day.

I think they'd be willing to trade less efficiency for that calm. 😉

@KyleTibbitts @tcampbelltweets I think what you’re missing is how remote workers adjust.

I started working from home 1-2 days a week in 2010. At the time, I came to learn I wasn’t as productive at home

However, I kept tweaking it until I found a flexible system that worked for me (coworking).

@nbashaw @robwalling Monthly (revenue churn).

http://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/episodes/episode-226-everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-churn-but-were-afraid-to-ask

@noahwbragg @derrickreimer @r00k Hahaha. My son changed my name on my iPhone ages ago and I have no idea how to change it back. 🤣

@DCoulbourne @ianlandsman 🎯

@theAdamUpchurch @nickwritesit I'm really liking @podysseyapp for discovery lately!

https://podyssey.fm/discover

@johnlpollard @theDanielJLewis @MrAsquith @marcoarment @JamesCridland @Podchaser @PodcastAddict @matthewstoller I still haven’t seen consumer behavior that reflects this yet:

a) I’m not seeing listeners switch apps just to listen to “that one show” they like.

b) In TV (where exclusive content is a thing), folks just switch between Netflix, Prime, Apple+ to get the content they want.

@cgenco 👀

@ScottHYoung I can almost guarantee you that most restaurants are not marking up their food 30% for all Grubhub orders.

Also: this is not a tax. These are the kinds of services charges that businesses feel they need to swallow “in order to compete.”

@jeremywblack Number 4 is mostly about a founder’s experience, skills, and connections as it relates to their sector.

I’d been podcasting since 2012, had built a bunch of product and marketing skills, and knew tons of podcasters & industry folks which helped me launch @TransistorFM with Jon.

@digitaltrouble @arvidkahl @tlakomy I read this as “let’s eat cake.”

@tillkruss @fffabs OH YEAAAAH!!!!!! 🕺🔥🕺

@ianlandsman @jongold We’re friends Ian.

But emotionally I just want to dislike VCs. hahahaha. 🤣 It’s not rational.

@ianlandsman @jongold Ironically, Google had very little funding ($25 million. Turned on revenue from the beginning. Profitable within 2 years).

Also, all of those examples (cloud servers, phones) have lots of competition, and no really “owned” markets.

YouTube on the other hand….

@Kevin__Wagstaff @arvidkahl Listens were originally down (when the pandemic hit) but have rebounded since then.

Podcast listeners find a way!

@calebporzio @TransistorFM @tailwindcss @Alpine_JS Thanks for all your help! 🙌

@brhea @benediktdeicke @SlowSteadyPod Momentum!! So important.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/849662809491226624?s=21 https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/849662809491226624

@yarobagriy @TransistorFM The @FounderQuest page is good too:

https://www.founderquestpodcast.com/

@Shpigford Nice! 🙌

@valsopi @bootsaas ☕️🎙

@aviaryan123 Forgot about workouts! You’re right. 👍

Related: https://twitter.com/cambrian_era/status/1258615998950764544?s=21 https://twitter.com/cambrian_era/status/1258615998950764544

@realsaadasad @hnshah Yup! You can use Canva, but a lot of their templates are becoming overused. Human faces on podcast cover art perform best. 👍

I would create a trailer first, put it on a landing page, and have email signups to build anticipation:

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

The full interview by Michael Lewis (with @Gladwell as well) is excellent:

https://overcast.fm/+RCm1CdyH4

@rosiesherry @IndieHackers Done!

https://www.indiehackers.com/post/are-you-thinking-about-making-a-podcast-80e5e0aeff

This is definitely on my mind:

https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/status/1258864399378534401?s=21

(I’m cautiously optimistic though)

@smgrieser I think virtual conferences definitely need to be cheaper. Laracon Online, the only virtual conference I’ve paid for, is... $12?

@LukeFVL Yeah, I usually get people to open up QuickTime (File >> New Audio Recording).

However, there are tools that will do this for you as well:

https://help.transistor.fm/article/63-how-do-i-record-a-remote-guest

@ycombinator @yinyinwu Are these remote positions?

@rickyyean @dtran320 I miss @Crowdbooster.

Your analytics were 1000% more helpful than Twitter's current offering.💯

@steveschoger luv u 😘

@arvidkahl @CasJam Arvid, we are what they call “nerds.”

@CasJam I’m not a sports fan, and I’m really enjoying it.

@valsopi Yes! Love that show.

@ollieread Can you give me an example where that’s true?

@ScottHYoung Examples like YouTube, Slack, and Twitter aren’t great because they all had funding (which gave them the time to fail at one idea, and then try another).

@Manish_Ramesh In a business setting, the quality of an idea is determined greatly by how much market demand there is for that idea.

Your understanding of the shape of the demand for an idea will greatly influence your execution (and whether or not you've satisfied market demand).

@justincone For me there's another dynamic:

"In a business setting, the quality of an idea is determined greatly by how much market demand there is for that idea, and how you shape and execute on that idea so it satisfies the market."

• A recession is probably a bad time to experiment with “charge
more” or “double your rates.” Folks are looking to save money!

• by the time you’ve chosen your market segment, most of your pricing decisions have already been made for you. You’re going to be anchored to what customers expect to pay in your category (and what competitors are currently charging).

@ianlandsman Lol. I joke.

But your banker might love an edible arrangement like this.

@ianlandsman Crazy how liberal Americans have gotten with cannabis these days.

@_brandswell I enjoyed your podcast episode today! https://overcast.fm/+JmdchDAFI

@noahwbragg Thanks Noah! I appreciate the thoughtful response. 👍

Stay tuned until the end of the episode:

“It just became painfully obvious, that if the owner had just paid him more, everything would have been different.”

@MaybeEdward @ianlandsman This made me spit out my coffee and lol.

@aabugosh @rrhoover Whoa! This is almost exactly what I was talking about at the beginning of the month.

@KarlLHughes @hnshah I agree. I’ve written about that in the past too. 😉

https://justinjackson.ca/want

This gets to the core issue:

Do you want "pop music" ("I just want the artist to make the same kind of music over and over again") or do you want the artist to explore new genres and topics that interest them now?

Neither is "bad;" it's a personal consumer preference.

@PaulDMendoza Yup. We’re still talking about that stuff.

The truth is, any podcast with a weekly format where founders are giving updates on their journey (@buildyoursaas, @artofproductpod, @gettingtoramen, Bootstrapped Web, @SlowSteadyPod) are going to have weeks that meander.

@kwuchu did u just kill canada

Vitally important conversation between @pmcondon2 and @nora3000 about making our cities more resilient.

Density isn’t bad! It’s inequality that’s the problem.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/idiocy-of-our-current-urban-systems-inequality-not-high-density-cities-to-blame-for-covid-19-s-spread-1.5544528

@Shpigford Did it feel anything like going to a regular concert?

@adamwathan There are cameras from @ptzoptics that a few high-end streamers use:

https://ptzoptics.com/products/

Good thread. 💯

https://twitter.com/JosephNSanberg/status/1252684999729397762

@jhooks This! I’ve been reading Christopher Alexander’s work (originally published in 1979) and it’s incredible.

The principles and patterns he describes really are timeless.

@ajlkn @vanschneider @csallen @Noahpinion I used to think this way, but unfettered “making” without any critique isn’t responsible.

For example, historically, the best writers had a trusted group who would challenge their thinking and critique their work. (The Inklings, for example)

@tarajaime Yes!!

Even just reading the history of the US Interstate Highway system (the context in which it was conceived, how it was funded) is a fascinating look at how we got where we are today.

https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/interstate-highway-system

@jacobtender @barenakedladies @owelband Loved this!

@ianlandsman This is one of the best pitches I’ve seen.

@jongold https://justinjackson.ca/nobooze

@calebporzio @LaravelLivewire @Alpine_JS Looks awesome! 🙌

@tylertringas I think they’ve been commoditized.

There are so many deal sites, and folks see weary of them.

Published a longer video from this interview here:
https://youtu.be/haU9rTOorzk

@alexisohanian I’ve been writing + thinking about this a bunch:

https://youtu.be/CYWR0_wYQ1w

@mickythompson @patrickc @ianlandsman Haha. Ironic!

I assumed that Ian and I were the intellectuals in the lounge, carrying on provocative discourse, while the rowdy people in the bar keep yelling “C’mon guyz! Just tweet fun stuff!” at us. 😜

@BairdHall just listened to your @IndieHackers interview. Really dug it! 🙌

@Shpigford Same.

I think about this song all the time:

“Had to eat my dinner there
Mashed potatos and stuff like that
I couldn't chew my meat too good”

@ryanchenkie The PayPal part doesn't matter (I just find it faster + cheaper than a wire).

The hardest part about this process is "the more days it takes to transfer money, the more likely you'll miss out on the best rates."

Here's a little tease of what we talked about:

How many folks have we seen create a product, who then try to shop it around, but can't find customers?

Skills, or products, are only valuable if there's customer demand for those things.

When it's not lead by demand, you run the risk of having something that nobody wants.

@zerohash @BarrettABrooks @TransistorFM Once it hits Apple Podcasts, most of the other apps use their directory to seed their directories. 👍