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@BrianEDean @ProductHunt Thanks so much Brian! 🙌

@jdoss Thanks Joe! 🙌

@earthlingworks @JordanGal Looks like it:

https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/25/fintech-bolt-just-laid-off-over-100-employees-across-engineering-sales-and-marketing/

@nelsonjoyce I said “many” categories (not all).

The main idea is that often an innovative brand will “break trail” (do the hard/expensive work to establish a category), only to have a young, spry startup follow in their footsteps.

@PodcastsInColor @KimFoxWOSU If you want, you can use it now here:

https://dashboard.transistor.fm/websites/signup

@heyjoshwood It’s devastating, heartbreaking, infuriating.

@benediktdeicke @userlist Congrats you two! 🙌

@IsaAdney @ConvertKit I just watched it now.

Uplifting, inspirational, and really well produced. Well done!

@michaeldyrynda @northsouthaudio @JacobBennett Is this your “Australian election” special episode?

@PaulYacoubian What’s the license for stuff produced with dalle?

@markjohnso_ Hahaha. So good.

@BryanBarletta Oh no! So awful when that happens on a family trip.

Sending you lots of 💪 today.

@dceddia Oh nice!!!

@valsopi @TransistorFM @bootsaas 🤩 looks great!

@nbashaw @HowardMarksBook I want to know which stocks you bought after reading the book. 😉

@venikunche Sending lots of 💪 and ❤️ your way!

@earthlingworks 🎯 exactly.

@derrickreimer @kentcdodds @maxuuell @xjamundx @dev_christina Nice. 👍

@TheOmarZenhom @dr thx luv u ❤️

@matteing Hahaha. So direct!

@adamwathan Love it.

@steveschoger: please come work at @TransistorFM and help us build new themes for https://www.producthunt.com/upcoming/free-podcast-website-builder thx.

@joshaledgard Hahahaha. Omg.

I just love the theater of that: “Hold on. Need to check."

@wesbos Hahahaha. That's amazing.

"Don't be ashamed of who you really are; let the world know!"

@ryanchenkie Yup. The horse has to be actively searching for water.

And, if they’re really thirsty, you don’t have to convince them to drink.

@egarbugli Do you have any good examples of tactics that work for increasing activation and retention?

@calebporzio What a beauty! 🎉

Sending lots of ❤️ to you three.

@ianlandsman 🎯

Many folks think he’s playing three-dimensional chess, but none of this seems smart.

@nathanbarry Let me know if you have any restaurant recommendations!

(We’ll be in Montreal in October for the @TransistorFM team retreat! 🙌)

@rachelandrew 🤦‍♂️ That’s awful! WTF

@adii Yes!

Oddly, I think a lot of founders think they can’t “want” something for themselves when they start a company.

It’s OK to have personal motivations (more money, more time, more freedom) and to be clear about them.

@freekmurze @OhDearApp @usefathom Nice! Fathom is great. 👍

@dannoblaster Hahaha. Let’s leave that for another day. 😉

@DiversifyTechCo Looks like there are lots of great opportunities out there right now!

@jmckinven Nice!

Odd that these forum/reddit posts are all from 8-10 years ago, and Audio-Technica still hasn't fixed this (fairly common) issue?

@VineetSinha Great list!

I’d add: “make sure that group is sufficiently large.”

If the total size of the group is too small, it can be difficult to build a group of fans.

@_beesea_ YES! I recently re-played DoT with my boys on PS4.

https://store.playstation.com/en-ca/product/UP2154-CUSA01991_00-DAYOFTHETENTACLE

@jimhilluk I wanted an Amiga so bad.

@_beesea_ Loved both Monkey Island and Sam & Max!

Monkey Island was released in 1990:
https://www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-game.php?abandonware=The+Secret+of+Monkey+Island&gid=1082

Sam and Max was 1993:
https://www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-game.php?abandonware=Sam+and+Max+Hit+the+Road&gid=2404

@ngoede Bubble Bobble was the first PC game I actually purchased (at Radio Shack!).

Everything else was on unmarked floppy disks. 😜

@dohertyjf Yup

@MbyM Thanks!

@PodcastindexOrg Yes! The other shows are private.

@brianpmccann Thanks Brian!

@AlbanBrooke Thank you! 🙌

@Wickerpedia Thanks!

@John_Speed Yes! I should have added “save up and then quit” to the list. 👍

@TheOmarZenhom Thanks!

I'm celebrating by editing this video. 😅

@spikeballchris just listened to your interview with @noahkagan!

LOVED IT.

(And I’m a big fan of @Spikeball too!)

https://overcast.fm/+O4jjFSyRo

@igorbenic Thanks so much. 😊

@Clew_less Thank you!

@VineetSinha It’s true!

@djtvt Oh yeah, those look amazing!

@StressedDev Nice! Looks like the mobile view needs to be tweaked.

@thethoughtcard Nice! Congrats! 🎉

@DanielZarick I’d love to chat with you about this. We should record a podcast maybe?

@DanielZarick Oh nice! I would love to peek at that. 😄 (always curious how people set goals at this stage of the year)

@bentoalson Happy birthday! 🎉

@jacksleight @statamic @Alpine_JS Nice! This looks awesome!

Did you do the design as well?

@Tsukio_scoring @alanb I think the guestbook is going to make a comeback.

@alanb love it!

This article was also featured on @cbcradio here in Canada, on the @sparkcbc show:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/322-web-brutalism-millennial-interests-and-more-1.3602286/why-brutalism-is-the-hottest-trend-in-web-design-1.3602292

@jessmcmullin Thanks!

@louisnicholls_ @youngprotean @ramykhuffash @GeoffTRoberts @Julian @IndieHackers That’s the pull of the market!

Hundreds of people wake up, and go searching for the same thing, in the same area.

Who *created* that customer demand for sandwiches? Who *compelled* them to go out and search for it?

That underlying wave of demand is what we build businesses on.

@louisnicholls_ @youngprotean @ramykhuffash @GeoffTRoberts @Julian @IndieHackers How does the founder create “market demand” in this example?

@tomcreighton Agreed.

@louisnicholls_ @Julian @IndieHackers @fulligin I’ve clarified what I mean by “go after a market with strong demand” multiple times.

Specifically in this post from 2020:

https://justinjackson.ca/misconceptions

@louisnicholls_ @GeoffTRoberts @Julian @IndieHackers I never said it was easy!

But the market (the amount of customer demand for a given thing) is the necessary underlying factor.

Founder talent, network, team, etc matters, but only if there’s underlying demand (pull) for what they’re building.

@louisnicholls_ @Julian @IndieHackers Market pull is the most important factor.

@fulligin had echoed this as well: “people don’t get it; it’s the market.”

@jackmcdade Yes

To me, this is like surfers going after the same wave.

Finding a good wave (and paddling out to catch it) is hard enough, but once you're riding the wave it's all the other advantages that matter: surfboard (product), surfer (skills, network, etc).

🏄‍♂️ http://justinjackson.ca/surfing https://twitter.com/asmartbear/status/1522972237384531968

@vivsavage Thanks for sharing it!

@JamesNeophytou This story isn't about IBM, it's more about us as entrepreneurs: it's the fact that two people can start at the same time, with the same resources, and one can do 100x better than the other.

@thejonotron @TransistorFM Lol. Love this one.

@dkegle13 I’ve written quite a bit about that:
https://justinjackson.ca/build

@nowendwell Definitely add social proof/testimonials to that page.

Your biggest hurdle will be convincing folks that they can trust you.

Knowing that other people use it (and being able to see their human faces) will help.

@oktuned I would put keywords in your headline that describe (explicitly) what your software is/does.

For example, your competitor put their top "search intent" keywords into their headline.

@ryanseanbadger Make sure you have a good listing on all of these "alternative to" sites.

When a customer has a good experience with you, ask them to leave you a review on these top sites.

Quick win #3

CHANGE YOUR HEADLINE.

Indie brands should just make their headline clear: if you make software for plumbers, put that in your headline.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1522228527868772352

Idea #1

Publish quality, keyword-driven, videos on YouTube.

Many niches don't yet have good videos ranking for common search terms.

1. Make a video optimized around search intent
2. Publish on YouTube
3. Optimize your title, thumbnail, description

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1509254111912345602

@michaeldyrynda I would make your homepage headline explicit:
"Scheduled task monitoring for Laravel"

This should help with search results.

Also: keep focusing on SEO. You need to climb this page of results best you can (currently only your FAQ is ranking).

@flybayer @Swizec How’s the sound?

@Swizec what’s it like being at an outdoor conference?

@tnorthcutt @andrewculver @aarondfrancis @gurlcode Sweet! I'll check it out.

@VishalRewari @TransistorFM @ProductHunt Thanks!

🔥🍷🔥 If you like drinking wine, and don’t want it to taste like smoke and soot, you should contact your gov rep and tell them to take action on meeting emissions targets from the Paris Climate Accord.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/california-wildfires-wine-napa-cab.html

@misterparker @TransistorFM @ProductHunt We’re pretty excited about it. 🤩

@JackEllis @TransistorFM @ProductHunt Thanks! 🤞

@Danenania Better question: how can we innovate and reform old systems while minimizing suffering? (And maximizing the benefits for working-class people)

@Danenania Uber (it turns out!) was also pretty corrupt, with no accountability to customers. https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/15/uber-accused-of-espionage-bribery-and-hacking-by-former-employee/

Just because Uber disrupted a bad system, doesn't mean the answer is "Uber's system."

Maybe, the answer is to reform the existing system!

@volkandkaya A big part of the solution will be clarifying society's values around innovation:

1. Innovation can't just benefit elites
2. Innovators should be held accountable when they say something will benefit broader society (does it really?)
3. Disruptors can't break the law

@Evanish 🎯

@aprildunford @waithash @TransistorFM Beauty. That’s helpful.

I’ve heard other people equate “beat the competition” to “become the market leader” or “winner takes all.”

@ianlandsman I’ve been here all along…

https://justinjackson.ca/articles

@bohlenlabs @newsbundler Yes, it could be.

As long as you’re sure the “number of people starting paid newsletters” is sufficiently high to give you the visitor —> trial —> conversion you need.

@TheIdeaIsland Consistent, growing, revenue that reaches the founder’s minimum benchmark (and hopefully, exceeds it!) is the goal. 👍

@jclermont @andrewculver @aarondfrancis Nice! I’m out running some errands.

I’ll try to add this today.

@tdinh_me Yes!!!

@angrigoryan__ @benbarbersmith Yup. We each invested $5k.

@logicalicy Yes. In business, forward momentum doesn't usually come from "getting more things done."

In business, progress looks like customers signing up, and paying you in sufficient numbers.