Tweets

@SloanCam Lol.

@MegCumby Can I marry your husband

@ianlandsman Did you watch this one too? 🤯

https://twitter.com/davidbegnaud/status/1245906088911949826?s=21 https://twitter.com/DavidBegnaud/status/1245906088911949826

@awilkinson There’s a threshold here. 😉

There are a lot of areas where we don’t have 100% control, but we can make a 1% difference.

@michaeldyrynda LISTEN MICHAEL I’M A POTATO NOW.

🥔✊

Fun Friday hangout with PARTY POTATO https://www.pscp.tv/w/cVZ4hDM4NTU1MXwxbkFLRWRCYVhsa3hMffkuQ9R_HcNHYf43TcjU9rO9dM7Gp7d7o5G2n8Q-EvA=

@maxogles Hey, this is @ScreenFlow. 👍

https://justinjackson.ca/tools

@songadaymann 💯

@alexisohanian What’s the “@garrytan kit?” I’d like to up my game here too. 👍

@allanbranch u and that pickle were not social distancing

@rezzz @davegerhardt @MrAsquith Voice memos works!

@DanPriceSeattle☝️ I would love to hear your thoughts on this.

@cathmckenna Thank you for hearing us @JustinTrudeau and @Canada!

It's reassuring to know that the voices of individuals and small businesses (across the country) are being heard.

@ajlkn @GarethRedfern @TransistorFM Yup! 🙌

https://transistor.fm/features/embeddable-podcast-player

https://twitter.com/TransistorFM/status/1172209868872155136/video/

@DCoulbourne Lotus Notes

@chrisbowler Yes. I think we should be tracking hospitalizations instead:

https://twitter.com/natesilver538/status/1242208166202478593?s=21 https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1242208166202478593

@agelebart I WANT APPLE PIE. 🥧

@dbchhbr @buildyoursaas @jonbuda @StrongTowns Yes! I subscribe to their newsletter. 👍

@songadaymann +1 to the message, but also: this tune is jammin’!

@rezzz @davegerhardt @BrendanHufford On Patreon I support:

@dvassallo How would you store it? In chequing accounts?

@StephenWilson Here’s who I’d like to meet:
- @nora3000
- @wendyzuk

@jamis today my son (Jamis) searched for “famous people named Jamis” and now he is watching your YouTube channel.

@nphaskins @pippinsplugins Can you give me some examples of what that looks like in practice?

In our house:

Grade 12 - loves school, works really well with school structure

Grade 9 - ADHD. Doesn’t like school.

Grade 6 - loves school, easy to coach.

Grade 5 - difficulty reading, hates school.

@EspreeDevora @buildyoursaas @mariepoulin That’s just using the built-in Skype recorder.

@immad @TransistorFM Got a response earlier. We’re good. 🤙

@mastermaq Wow. Alberta (population: 4.4 million) has already tested more than 4,000 people, and the entire USA has likely not tested more than 11,000.

@frankdilo @studiofellow @mod_dot Just reviewed this live! Here is the link:
https://app.mod-dot.com/mod/-M2Ex_NR4q1qFauWC6he

Whoa.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/nba-suspend-season-notice-precaution-covid-19/

@joshuaanderton lol. 🤣

We need to send this to @tim_cook

@derrickreimer I think it depends what role you play in your startup.

For me personally, I need some deep work time (for writing, coding), but find that most of my work is running around in short bursts.

@jonbuda, on the other hand, I think needs more deep work time.

@jdnoc I’m not sure if you’ve read it, but this piece is the one I feel more strongly about. 😉

https://justinjackson.ca/surfing

“The main thing” was more of an intellectual curiosity.

@spencerfry @MattGiovanisci Up to 5-7 days now!

(And we used to say 24-48 hours)

@markjaquith Haha. Nice. I’m a bit ahead of you!

17, 14, 12, 10.

17 can drive a manual transmission pretty well now, and has applied to college. 👍

@DCoulbourne @calebporzio

🔥🏂 SNOWBOARDING RULES 🏂🔥

@kvlly Hahahaha 😅

@daysormay playing minecraft?

@Kev_Conti Yup. It’s evolved a bit.

To me this is the “spending time in the water” phase.

https://justinjackson.ca/surfing

@iamshief @kalv If two people (competitors) hop on the same wave, but one has more experience surfing than the other, it's the more skilled surfer that's likely going to win.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1221504985101291520

@mjwhansen Haven’t seen this post before!

@arachleff definitely echoes my POV here:
https://justinjackson.ca/surfing

@michaelkoper 🤣

@thisiskp_ Thanks! 🙌

@songadaymann It’s odd. Again, from my perspective she seemed like she would be more broadly appealing.

@NathanG Whoa! Color coordinated!

@jimmyjacobson that long chord though 😍

@cgenco Good illustration!

@CorbettBarr @eleven_ty @forestryio @Netlify Right?

Check out my demo of deploying @statamic to Netlify and fall in love with web dev again:

https://youtu.be/4bTk5JeKydU

@joelrandyblake AirBnB plays in an existing market (accommodation) that already had a healthy demand curve.

Demand for AirBnB units follows the existing demand curve.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2018/02/27/the-airbnb-effect-cheaper-rooms-for-travelers-less-revenue-for-hotels/

@estraschnov @thisiskp_ "The need has to exist."

Exactly. That's what my initial tweet is saying. 😉

"Need" (the way you define it) = demand

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1230531948692426752

@johnnytong That’s a specific implementation, in response to a broader demonstrated demand.

The pieces were all there, and all contributed to the demand for the iPhone.

For example, I had a Palm Pilot (with a touchscreen!) years before Apple launched the iPhone.

@caffeinatedwes @jonnyburch Exactly. And supply (generally) follows demand.

AirBnB hosts respond to demand; they don't create it.

Ref: #bea6f2bd672f" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2018/02/27/the-airbnb-effect-cheaper-rooms-for-travelers-less-revenue-for-hotels/#bea6f2bd672f

@statamic Love it.

@Austen Without generational cohorts and real disposable income, this chart isn’t that useful.

“About 70% of baby boomers were already middle-class in their 20s, says the OECD.”

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-the-middle-class-is-shrinking-2019-04-12

@misener What, you don’t have the iPod USB —> PC keyboard dongle?

@rgj28228791 https://justinjackson.ca/newsletter

@petersuhm @basecamp For @TransistorFM, Jon and I have definitely been trying to use it for big projects (like a new marketing site launch). But generally, week to week, we haven’t used it.

@_brandswell I’m in probably too many Slacks. 😅

We have one for @TransistorFM (for work), one for @megamaker (community), one for my coworking place, and some other community ones.

@KarlLHughes In my experience, and based on the data I’ve seen from other folks, you definitely need more than 100.

Also, if you sell courses, as most of the examples in the a16z article do, you’re going to need to sell another 100 copies to another 100 fans every year.

@giulio_mattioli @steviedubyu Aviation!

@kwuchu Great to read this. ❤️

@productofone nice to get this latest update. I dig this format. https://overcast.fm/+V96upmXDk

@nbashaw A twist on Marshall McLuhan 😉

@yongfook @MicroConf @asmartbear @patio11 Such good talks. Two of my all-time faves. 🤙

@JackEllis Nice! I got my transfer today! Thanks! 🙌

⁦@Mattylantz⁩ @__n0chill listening now and I’m digging it! 🙌 https://overcast.fm/+VSqDp7O4g

@arvidkahl @TransistorFM I'll add you to this list once you're public. 👍
https://transistor.fm/podcasts-for-bootstrappers

@spencerfry @podia Refresh your screen. 😉

cc @jayacunzo

@jayacunzo Nice! I’ve been enjoying the show. 👍

@lynnandtonic Nice! I removed GA from my site too (and replaced it with @usefathom).

@jessarchercodes 👀

@MattGiovanisci I’ve got most of them here:

https://help.transistor.fm/article/5-submit-your-show-to-all-the-popular-directories

@flybayer @pjourneypod Thanks! I describe it here too:

https://youtu.be/iA09Z-lZzhU

@noahwbragg @pjourneypod Yup, if you haven't paddled out to a good surf spot, you probably won't catch many waves (big or small).

That's the first step: putting yourself in the right position to see oncoming waves. 💯

@caseyfulgenzi @madebyroom Yup! I've recorded some in the Room. It works well! (It' just, I can't move my iMac in there now 😜).

@pjourneypod You can listen to the whole episode here:

💻 Web: https://share.transistor.fm/s/8c6dbd49
🍎 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/problems-worth-solving/id1477619025?i=1000463793092
🌥️ Overcast: https://overcast.fm/+T3kjT_Z4c

(In a similar way, I can describe the principles of good surfing, but I can’t guarantee you’ll catch the perfect wave).

@valsopi @arvidkahl @petersuhm We have a wide variety of customers (most of them are not in tech).

However, they are all cool. 😎

@tylertringas @joshuaanderton I’m thinking of broad categories that folks search for:

“I need a VPN”
“Best help desk software”

There are folks making ancillary products in “help desk software” for example.

@petersuhm @arvidkahl And maybe not shittier! There are tons of factors that influence success:

- who you know, and who knows you
- how much money you have in the bank
- how well you execute on the product
- the marketing channels you’re able to execute on
- your history + experience
- positioning

@freyfogle @petersuhm @arvidkahl I think that what Arvid and I are trying to do is still valuable: tease apart the complexity of “how and why startups gain traction.”

There’s no guarantee of success, but there are principles that can guide entrepreneurs to better markets.

Better market = better chances

@petersuhm @arvidkahl I had a good chat about this on the @FounderQuest podcast (starting around 35:22).

https://overcast.fm/+RSdGGNle4/35:22

@mjwhansen @tylertringas 💯

@mattwensing @einarvollset Here’s part of that clip with Nathan I was telling you about:

@mjwhansen I’ve been waiting for an update!

@akebrattberg @ProductVoice Nice!

@logicregressor 😄 yup.

The point is to focus on the “main dish” as opposed to the ancillary dishes.

Every market has a “main thing” and then things that are ancillary to that main thing.

Unless the main market is huge, it’s hard to make a business from the ancillary market.

@ZackShapiro @nbashaw Yes! Here’s the article I was talking about: https://justinjackson.ca/rodney-mullen

@grodier @buildyoursaas AWWWW YEAAAH!

cc @iChris

@seb_sebsn @michaeldyrynda It’s all a mirage.

My spirit animal is @marcrebillet

https://youtu.be/JBoDWL_bayc

@BrendanHufford Optimizing for search is definitely a big opportunity:
https://twitter.com/transistorfm/status/1116706751250702336?s=21 https://twitter.com/TransistorFM/status/1116706751250702336

@mikaelcho @unsplash This is actually huge. Normally trying to find a high quality image of a celebrity means you have to pay Getty. 👍

@arvidkahl @tylertringas I think we should talk about the downsides of transparency more often.

@mikeoliver_me @pjrvs @bgardner Such a great book. 👌

@joshuaanderton @podmelon @upscribe_ Great to hear this update. 👍

@noplanstomerge haven’t listened yet but I’m assuming this whole episode is you guys just making fun of me 😜

@benediktdeicke @SlowSteadyPod Hearing that smart programmers like you struggle with NPM makes me feel not so dumb! 😜

@memberspace @TransistorFM Looks great! Thanks, @wardsandler & @ryan_bennick!

@ow Yeah, it’s pretty bleak.

For personal banking there’s Simplii and Tangerine, but they have no branches (if you need that).

For business banking... it’s just the worst.