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@adamwathan @DerreckStratton @paulsingh @lkr 🎯 Exactly this.

@randfish Clicked through, but I don’t use GA (I use @usefathom)

@alphacolin @CustomerIO @gistproduct Nice! Congrats! 🙌

Love seeing your progress.

@data36_com @dgkeyes @TransistorFM Yes! You can see a demo here:

https://transistor.fm/features/dynamic-ads/

@KeliWestgate 🐐😘

@valsopi @dzohrob Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

@arvidkahl You are incredibly consistent with your podcast. Well done! 🙌

@heyshounak It's very much in line with my thinking.

It's a foundational truth that many founders miss!

https://justinjackson.ca/the-market

@buildyoursaas Great interview with @baptistejamin, co-founder or @crisp_im!

@ThePeterMick @arvidkahl @levelsio https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1545112294840971264

@DanSchoonmaker Thanks so much Dan! 👍

@alxberman @arvidkahl 👋 yup. Still here. 😄

@DmytroKrasun Weight loss is a tough industry (although there are lots of good solutions that people pursue based on their desire to look/feel better: the gym, fitness trainer, nutritionist, etc)

@iamwillcannon “Second mouse gets the cheese.”

🐭🪤
🐭🧀

@NotechAna For fast food, definitely.

In software, our costs are much lower, and margins are higher.

@godsathlete “A sixty-year-old start-up founder has a roughly three times higher chance of creating a valuable business than a thirty-year-old start-up founder.”

@polrodriguezriu @TransistorFM @buildyoursaas Thanks! 🙌

@nickfrosty @SethS_D That's kind of the point.

This is more of an example of "success criteria" than "survivorship bias."

When examing business success, you want to look at the variables that lead to someone founding a successful company.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1545123154485424129

@yongfook How do you use Wise? Is it your business’ primary bank account?

@thejonotron Tepidicano

@debgotwired @pa1ge @TransistorFM @anchor Thanks for the Transistor ❤️!

@taragentile @TransistorFM That's so great to hear Tara! (Encouraging for a small team like ours!) ❤️

Thanks for choosing Transistor!

@ThatWriterJon Completely biased. 😄

@tfyhpodcast Yes! I spoke about this in this thread:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1535408298488258560

@heyshounak It’s just incredibly difficult to convince people to want something (especially at scale).

@SachaGreif This is my first time hearing about webmentions!

@deanyeong @gideon_leong @TransistorFM Yup! Just head into that “Distribution” tab.

https://transistor.fm/changelog/distribution/

@iroughol Same with “I’m moving to Canada.” It’s harder than people think!

@derekduvallshow @TransistorFM @WeirdMythic @KatieKinder1 @monjardinaucoin On a road trip with the fam. Limited internet.

@derekduvallshow @TransistorFM @WeirdMythic @KatieKinder1 @monjardinaucoin 🙌 thanks for having me on the show!

@stephenrobles Yesssssssss 💯

@dbchhbr @csallen I just messaged them about it.

Looks like only part of the mp3 was uploaded

@pavel_ivanovsky @TransistorFM It’s an observation based on 20+ years of selling to all sorts of businesses.

The boss makes decisions based on what he/she wants.

It’s based on what they desire: the change they wish to see, the progress they wish to make, etc.

@ryanchenkie Congrats!

@arvidkahl Congrats! 🎉

@arvidkahl @TransistorFM 😍

@heydarmen Looks good!

@GregMolnar @IndieHackers @shl @elonmusk I think “pretty unhappy” is an overstatement.

I’m not convinced he’ll do a better job. (And I think his rhetoric is toxic and misleading)

But on a day to day basis, “Elon buying Twitter” doesn’t make me actively unhappy. 😄

@HoneyandHustle @TransistorFM Looks great! 🙌

@iamneuni @shl @IndieHackers You can question Elon’s actions objectively, regardless of your philosophical/political worldview.

- 400 employees at SpaceX signed an open letter stating they were concerned by his recent actions
- Tesla stock plunged after Elon announced his takeover of Twitter
- there’s more

@rezzz Thanks!

@VicVijayakumar 🤣🤣🤣

@VicVijayakumar 🤩 can you PostMates that to me? 😜

@ungatedcreative @amandanat Thank you! 🥰

It means a lot to get this encouragement. The whole @TransistorFM team appreciates it!

@JamesCridland @jappleby @jacobtender @Podnews I used to work for a Canadian ESP, and my understanding is that the bar for "conspicuous publication exemption" is quite high.

(You could argue the email is hidden in an RSS feed's XML)

In particular, the 5 items outlined at the bottom, here:
https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/com500/faq500.htm

@marcelladotco @amandanat @TransistorFM 🥰

@eu_frey Thanks so much Simon! 🙌

@jonbstrong @MrAsquith @acast @CaptivateAudio Be sure to report those as spam!

@takeitev @TransistorFM Yup! It's built-in to your account. 🙌

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fugnbqUSjk

@AndrewWHacks Thanks!

@Shpigford lol. yup. now i'm hungry

@anildash @benthompson Also, tech companies are global, but Ben’s POV is US-centric:

“it was also accepted that free speech was not simply a legalistic limitation on government power, but was a cultural value”

Free speech, both legally and culturally, is not the same in every region around the world.

@Kamphey @thisiskp_ @TransistorFM I talk about the whole picture (including what it takes to ride the wave) here:

https://justinjackson.ca/surfing

@tfyhpodcast I haven’t used Goodpods much, but I prefer @podysseyapp for giving and receiving good podcast recommendations

@thisiskp_ You’re always leveraging demand.

Waze was built on pre-existing demand for GPS.

Lots of folks wanted a GPS but couldn’t afford it, or found it too cumbersome.

Waze just unlocked pre-existing, pent up demand.

@birbigs this conversation you had with @MichaelJFoxOrg was delightful.

https://overcast.fm/+4j2lsU2tE

@CatchKristen Happy birthday! 🎉

@sambreed This!!

I appreciate the candor here.

A lot of the other stuff is well-meaning, but I’m not sure if it really has the long-term influence that people think it does.

@jamesbrowning Haha. I appreciate the candor!

This is the kind of stuff I want to hear.

A lot of advice for teaching kids about money feels trite and unexamined.

Does an allowance provide kids with the right tools?

Does teaching them the “envelope method” translate into a long-term savings habit?

What’s actually going to make a difference when they are adults?

@ugmonk Looks amazing! 🤩

@nickrp just saw this pop up on LinkedIn.

This course looks great! I'm going to see if my 17-year-old son wants to take it. 👍

https://frontendmasters.com/courses/unity/

@brennandunn Just read that part. Looks great!

@jaimeschmidt It’s beautiful.

@kaleighf @EmmaFayeS @TransistorFM @joinPF Congrats!!! 🎉

@nickfrosty 👋

@noahwbragg @TransistorFM And this: https://chartmogul.com/blog/slowing-startup-growth/

@asmartbear So much of pair programming is exactly this. 😄

@johnbeales @KHayhoe @how2saveaplanet Definitely worth a read. 👍

@straighttalkeva @KHayhoe It’s really good. 👍

Katharine’s background:

She’s a climate scientist but she lives in Texas (the heart of the oil industry). She’s also an evangelical Christian.

She’s learned how to speak to all kinds of people about the climate crisis in terms that resonate.

@KHayhoe’s example is inspiring.

@adamstac really appreciated your episode with @jack. Thanks for putting that out. 👍

Any opinions on the Music Hall turntables?

https://www.spinnerssoundcentre.ca/store/p511/Music_Hall_MMF-1.5.html

@rezzz @TransistorFM I know the mods of /r/podcasting 👍

Building good connections with mods is key.

@ivantopo @Patticus @ProfitWell @PaddleHQ You’re welcome! Glad it was helpful.

@onurozer @Patticus Thanks for sharing it!

The full episode is now up on YouTube as well:
https://youtu.be/IvB98pzqfnA

@earthlingworks Yup! I worked for Inkdit. (Now closed)

@JackRhysider 😳 whoa

@earthlingworks Nice work!

@FlorianMielke Thanks! I’m glad you liked it!

@misterparker Congrats!

@aarondfrancis @Netlify Cool. Can you show me a sample image you’re generating?

@TheOmarZenhom @BrianEDean @noahkagan Agreed. Brian is 💯

@NotechAna Yes. All sorts of personalities can succeed.

@brennandunn @louisnicholls_ @Shpigford I’m not talking about pre-destination. 😉

Again, the original thread is just about the statistics:

Many people try to build a business that gives them a FT income, most fail and don’t keep trying.

When anyone can put out a shingle, it makes sense that most biz will fail.

@louisnicholls_ @Shpigford What “bad advice” am I giving here Louis?

@hieu_ngvan @Shpigford There are other limitations as well: you might run out of money, have limited time, have other demands (kids), and not be able to afford the opportunity costs of trying to build a business.

@TheOmarZenhom @earthlingworks Online courses.

https://justinjackson.ca/2018-review

@earthlingworks @TheOmarZenhom @Patticus I was earning more $ from my businesses (than my ft jobs) before Transistor.

This is best wave I’ve ridden though.

Jon and I are definitely good at riding this wave together. Neither of us could have done this alone.

Without market pull, we definitely wouldn’t be as successful

@earthlingworks @TheOmarZenhom @Patticus I mention growth and potential a bunch of times.

But statistically, most people who try to build a business that makes a FT income will fail.

Most won’t persist.

And, markets can’t have “unlimited” winners. Many will try and fail.

@earthlingworks @TheOmarZenhom @Patticus https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1531817666117177344

@earthlingworks @TheOmarZenhom @Patticus Of course, in most markets, there is always going to be a type of founder who is likely to fail no matter what. (“Wildly different levels of success”)

What we want to avoid is good founders choosing bad markets.

(Help founders who have "what it takes” to choose better markets)

@misterparker "Going to bed too late."

@CasJam hahahaha. that's amazing.

@lachlanjc Happy birthday! 🎉

@petersuhm Nice!

@SharkawyMD Amazing finish!!!

@johnragon @TransistorFM @ProductHunt Thanks!

@CasJam @OpenThreadsPod Thanks Brian! 🙌

@TheOmarZenhom Thanks Omar!