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@wesbos Yes!!! A @syntaxfm one as well I think.

@stauffermatt @ItMeansFaith Love it! You two are amazing together.

@ianlandsman Hahahaha. Yes. We should me this happen.

@ianlandsman So you’re saying there’s hope for me still.

@typeoneerror Ooh. That’s nice.

@levelsio listening...

this D&B is frying my brain!

@ruslansteiger @taylorotwell @marcelpociot Awesome!

@ninjaparade Just give me plain html and css please.

@abigailotwell I noticed that it’s a very quiet city - hardly any sirens, honking, etc.

And the buildings are so well-insulated you can’t hear street noise.

@abigailotwell We loved our boat tour of Amsterdam when we were there!

@JesperBylund @ratiovernon

@whereisjefe @ratiovernon Chicken sandwich! It was amazing.

This is a line from tomorrow's newsletter, where a local company comes to me for advice, and I ask myself:

"What's one simple, high-leverage action they could take today to improve their marketing?"

Learn the "one simple trick" I recommended.

https://justinjackson.ca/newsletter

@DanielZarick Congrats!! 🎉🎉🎉

@tobias_petry @T_Zahil Yup!

https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/

@JamesCridland @RadioPublic @acast I invested too.

They sold me on the “public benefit” dream!

@joetannenbaum That exchange really made me laugh too.

@TransistorFM @AcquiredFM @pocketcasts Awesome! 👏👏👏

@OrionSeven @jonbuda @TransistorFM It's wild!

@albertobeta Removed that section. 👍

Congrats on the speed improvements; they look good!

@albertobeta I’ll do it!

@cgenco “Incredibly well?” - by which metric?

@derrickreimer @savvycal This looks nice!!

@rmcastil NICE 😎

@raae @OlaHolstVea 😍

@noahwbragg @poolfish_xyz Nice! 🙌

If you're running a SaaS (or work in marketing at a SaaS), please take the survey!

Hoping to get to 100 responses. (69% of the way there)

https://forms.gle/AbRatE3EHGGXcpNi9

@climatepaige Falls under "content" for most folks. 👍

@JamesCridland @Podnews Congrats James! 🎉

64 responses so far. Still hoping to get 100 total!

Interesting to see the distribution of MRR here.

@rooster_high Riverside.

@orishnal @dohertyjf “I understand Wave is very user-friendly on the front end but I wouldn’t recommend it as a standalone accounting software to anyone beyond a sole-proprietor. There are some basic features missing on the back end that are fairly standard from a bookkeeper or accountant's point of…

Initially, my accountant wanted me to use Quickbooks. Could not stand it. Terrible UX, very oddly organized.

My favorite user experience is WaveApps but none of the accountants I’ve talked to will use it.

@jmckinven I'll post it on Build your SaaS

@PovilasKorop Very true!

@tylertringas Feels like the whole tech labor market has been overcapitalized for decades now.

All of these companies have become dependent on cash injections from investors to pay employees.

I’m wondering about the knock-on effects of all of this (more supply of tech workers… lower…

@JoshDance @copilotmoney Nice! I've been hearing a buzz about that one, too.

Curious: was this motivated by the new year?

@KeliWestgate Yeah. A lot of ecology people left 😔

@jonnym1ller I see lots of answers here from parents with younger kids; curious what strategies parents are using with teenagers.

@sanderfish @SilverStarMR Haha. Yup. Shortly after this I took a wrong turn and ended up hiking out for 15 minutes.

@nilansaha @SilverStarMR Silverstar

cc @stephenrobles

@idubbs https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1748814123159441641

@cathrynlavery Fuuuuuuuuck. 4 hours of sleep a night.

@abigailotwell @LaraconEU Belgium and Germany are also incredible.

@ayushtweetshere Thank you!

@ivanbrezakbrkan @jayclouse @TransistorFM @GeorgeBlackman_ We’ve thought about it!

I also like how @jasonfried articulates this point:

"Friction is a feature when it helps people slow down and consider what they’re doing."

https://twitter.com/jasonfried/status/1356671909467877376?lang=en

Critics point out that there's lots of friction in the podcast discovery process.

It takes work to open up your podcast player, search for a show, and subscribe.

But the result of that friction is that the people who go through that process are committed.

@nathanbarry @Harris_Bryan @grantbaldwin Listening now!

When hiring, I'm looking for folks who have demonstrated their abilities.

If I need help with front-end web development, I'm looking for folks whose Twitter presence, GitHub profile, personal website, YouTube channel, etc... that reflects a passion and skill in their discipline.

@ericlbarnes @jasonfried Biggest feature I miss from the original Campfire!

The key insight is that the boss is hiring to solve a problem they have.

"I need to hire someone better than me at front-end web dev."

"I need to hire someone who's great at marketing, who can improve acquisition."

Be the optimal candidate to solve the boss’ problem.

To rise to the top of the job applicant list you need to be:

“So good at X, they can’t ignore you.”

Where "X" means a recurring need/challenge/desire the boss wants solved.

First, I want to acknowledge how difficult and soul crushing a job search can be. (I know; I’ve been there too!)

It’s a grueling process to constantly apply, hoping for an interview.

The following tips aren’t easy, but could help you rise above the noise.

@jasonfried @adamwathan @37signals Agreed! I saw it as an expansion of the concept. 👍

@andrewjlingley Is this an internal tool you’ve built?

I see lots of KPI dashboards that list "visits, views, ad impressions, clicks" but haven't seen many folks tracking which marketing activities lead to revenue.

@adampatterson I think so, yup!

@ash_lmb I saw it in my feed

@p_millerd @EricJorgenson Whoa! Super interesting experiment.

Links:

Instagram Reels: https://www.instagram.com/transistor.fm/reels/

TikTok: @transistorfm" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.tiktok.com/@transistorfm

YouTube Shorts: @TransistorPodcasting/shorts" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/@TransistorPodcasting/shorts

@ianlandsman @taylorotwell WAIT A SECOND.

You can get private box seats for this year's Laracon?

@stephenrobles @PodcastMovement Let’s go to Disney together

@mattmedeiros Gravity Forms was huge for me when I started doing consulting and productized services.

Helped me quickly build onboarding and payment forms that I used for 5+ years!

@stephenrobles @PodcastMovement @TransistorFM Yes! 🙌

@tnorthcutt @aarondfrancis I love this revisions section at the bottom of each post!

I should figure out how to do that with my @statamic site 🤔

@lexrodba I agree.

It should be meaningful for you (the creator) and compelling for the audience.

@jackmcdade Ended up using this variation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sGI6V_ZgXU

@bradleybernard Ended up using this variation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sGI6V_ZgXU

@bradleybernard Better?

@thekitze Do any of these work better?

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1746997301246333167

Need some help:

Hoping to publish this YouTube video today; just need help choosing a thumbnail! 🙏

Title of the video: "Starting a podcast: is it worth it?"

Do any of these work? (Reply with the number you like the best)

I'm also open to suggestions!

@r00k Just finished listening. Nice to hear you two evaluate your year.

I’m hoping that 2024 is an amazing year for you. ❤️

@MattGiovanisci @TransistorFM Yesssssssssss 👏

@yongfook Dang!!! It always sucks seeing a bunch of churn.

@EmmettNaughton Nice!

@asmartbear @climatepaige I especially enjoyed the questions about your first exit and how it didn't ultimately fulfill you.

It seems like the ultimate path to contentment (for entrepreneurs) is to have a business that doesn't cause them too much ongoing suffering!

And yet, so many founders will suffer…

Yes! 👏 https://twitter.com/zachweinberg/status/1745829337528430747

@blogstatic This looks good! I’ve been wanting this for a while!

@PierreDeWulf I do appreciate @ConvertKit sharing their numbers as I often use them as a bellwether (“how is the economy affecting their churn / MRR”).

It is helpful!

Maybe we need a private network of unrelated companies (over $1M in ARR) who share revenue. ☺️

@TheOmarZenhom Yup.

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@joshuavoydik This is cool!

Does it primarily work with electronics, or can it also identify and price other items? (a lamp, a specific toy, collectibles, etc)

This should be required listening for SaaS teams:

"Solve problems that matter. Do what is necessary to solve the problem, and then stop."

Great conversation by @lackera (CTO @BintiFamily), @DCoulbourne and @johnrudolphdrex (@ThunkDev).

https://lnkfi.re/xofEJe

@brentwpeterson @TransistorFM Hey Brent! I'm the co-founder of Transistor.

I hear you: I've been there myself (having migrated a bunch of shows from Simplecast to Transistor).

Unfortunately, there's no great way to migrate stats.

Most folks export their old stats (CSV + screenshots) and store them for…

@mariepoulin @FU_joehudson I just subscribed in @pocketcasts!

Excited to listen!

@TransistorFM Congrats @BretFisher! 🎉🎉🎉

@itsdunker Bad ideas might win in terms of distribution, but they lose in terms of outcomes.

Carbonated soft drinks have incredible distribution but have terrible health outcomes.

@youngprotean YES!

This is often true in podcasting: you might "only" have 150 listeners, but if they're the right people, that's pretty valuable!

@__pradyumna Good ideas are often:

- nuanced, require critical thinking
- not sexy/attractive/desirable
- not communicated in a format that can "go viral" (podcasts, long-form articles, books, research papers)

Bad ideas often sound good, are bite-sized, and appeal to the worst parts of our…

The most important factor is your business has to have a good economic engine.

Having a business that is your “passion” isn’t enough: there has to be a baseline of customer demand, steady traffic, and good margins.

Your business’ fundamentals matter!

@asmartbear Is this about changing the environment, or what you’re working on?

@johnrudolphdrex 🎯

@iChris Yup

@MattPaulsonSD 🤯

Was 5 million specifically chosen as a goal for the paid acquisition stuff?

@jmckinven @whitstablecraft Sweet setup!

@theKevinShen I highly recommend it! You were so helpful during our process.

@CasJam Listening now; love the “Full Stack Founder” theme!

@mattragland Wowser! What’s driving that growth?

@ow Beautiful!

How long would it take me to get to Victoria if I moved to Sooke?