Tweets

@michaeldyrynda @ninjaparade @ericlbarnes @mavrck Social audio app. It’s like joining a conference call, live.

https://transistor.fm/spaces-clubhouse/

@jayacunzo Thx. You’re one of the good guys. 👍

@petrills The negative effects of overcapitalization on podcasting:

- power becomes more centralized in MegaCorps™
- small, indie companies are acquired, or have to shut down because of competitive pressure
- productions get funding in the near-term, but implode when bubble bursts

@AlbumEpitaph Most networks out there actually don’t give you more distribution (which is what you want).

In most cases you’re just signing away a big % of your revenue.

@davatron5000 @poofichu @aside_quest @atxwebshow @TransistorFM Thanks Dave! ❤️

@theothercole I could be wrong about 3 (in some ways, I hope I am because I enjoy using Spaces, Clubhouse, etc).

But, I see a lot of folks motivated to spend time on these platforms because they're in lockdown and lonely.

I'm guessing it will end when folks can socialize IRL.

@joshmanders @DescriptApp Lol. 99.5%

@joshmanders Yup! I’m a longtime user of @DescriptApp. Great product.

https://app.descript.com/r/HkLbabKnG

@ninjaparade 👏

@moh8med Glad you enjoyed it!

I miss @LaraconUS

@rosiesherry Happy birthday!!’ 🎉

I hope you have a great day, and a fantastic year.

@mikesimonsen I find that raising the volume works. (It resets both)

@venikunche @DiversifyTechCo Congrats!

@AdamFairhead @joinClubhouse we're still going!

@nickjmauro @Podchaser @TransistorFM Thx 🙏

@dvassallo I'll just take one of those: education.

Won't that lead to some neighborhoods getting far worse schooling than others?

@SatchellDrakes Those trees are amazing! Where is that?

@nikkilr88 Love it!

@GetTheAudience @arvidkahl thanks for the ❤️ you two.

@TylerMKing Whoa! Congrats! 🙌

@brent_bellamy @sontek Lol. Nope, just telling my story!

I realize it’s not for everybody, but for me remote work = freedom and optionality.

Judging from the numbers of remote workers moving to the Okanagan, lots of people agree with me. 😉

@TheOmarZenhom @SilverStarMR 25 mins

@Skinstad Yup! It’s about 25 mins from my house.

@jaredcwhite @patrick_h_lauke @tnylea @tailwindcss @mozilla @algolia @tuple @savvycal_ @TransistorFM @usefathom Lol. True.

I’m optimistic. 🌈

@jaredcwhite @patrick_h_lauke @tnylea @tailwindcss @mozilla @algolia @tuple @savvycal_ @TransistorFM @usefathom Certainly, that’s a possibility.

But the Tailwind adoption curve seems quite different from Angular.

(Largely because it’s replacing something else [Bootstrap] and has been largely embraced by large frameworks like Rails, Laravel, Vue, React, etc)

@patrick_h_lauke @jaredcwhite @tnylea @tailwindcss @mozilla @algolia @tuple @savvycal_ @TransistorFM @usefathom Just showing that I put my money where my mouth is. 😜

Adoption of Tailwind is increasing with big and small companies. Lots of teams like to use it. It will be an increasingly in-demand skillset.

@javavvitch You’re going to love it!

Which usb audio interface setup are you going to use?

@brittlestar Love it.

@Podnews I’m still not convinced there’s enough demand for premium podcasts to necessitate a separate paid service.

It worked for Spotify because folks were already paying for music (the premium podcasts were a bonus).

@Mattylantz Thx. So far people are just arguing with me about the metaphor I picked! 🤦‍♂️

@itskyleharris @Twitter @TwitterSpaces @akkhosh @rmbrgn @Mr_DannySingh Whoa. What the...

@ajcwebdev @TransistorFM Thank you! So nice to hear when people enjoy the software we’ve built. ❤️

@MikeMcDerment @wesbos @adamwathan @steveschoger @pjrvs @JackEllis @mariepoulin @danmartell @tobi @jevon @sol_orwell 💯

@elliotjaystocks Easiest way: https://transistor.fm/changelog/distribution/

@sartajsinghgill @tylertringas @TwitterSpaces They’ve only given out a handful of invites so far.

But it is possible to join them as a participant if someone you follow hosts one.

@aprildunford I always get: “you’re shorter than I thought you’d be.” 😜

@scottmathson We have had a few folks do that (although it’s technically against our terms)

Join us here: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/room/MwEoNVBP

@ninjaparade Lol. Don’t show this to @michaeldyrynda

@StephenAfamO invites are out

😢

@Kev_Conti It depends on which one you make your foundation.

If you make a solid idea the foundation and layer execution on top 👍

If you make execution your foundation and then try to add ideas on top... you'll just end up working hard on many mediocre ideas.

https://justinjackson.ca/good-ideas

@Aazarshad Breaker was acquired last minute. It’s going to continue!

@tranhelen I’m not in the Beta, but I’ve been able to join a few @TwitterSpaces.

There’s a pretty big audio bug currently, but overall, I really like it.

https://transistor.fm/spaces-clubhouse/

@EspreeDevora @TwitterSpaces Thanks! 🙌

@EspreeDevora @TwitterSpaces I’ll be curious to hear what you thought!

I wrote a quick review tonight before I left the office:

https://transistor.fm/spaces-clubhouse/

@tnorthcutt @sagalbot @sambreed @TransistorFM Oh. I see. My CSS file doesn’t look right.

@m1guelpf @TwitterSpaces Nobody really has it yet (except for Twitter employees I think)

@misener I see you trying to join. There's a bug: if you're not a "speaker" you won't be able to hear anything.

@sambreed @TransistorFM I think we're pretty good there? https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftransistor.fm&tab=mobile

@wesbos @TransistorFM so... am I just shit out of luck?

@iamashley After my experience with 🇺🇸 insurance I wish you would expand With Jack here!

@smgrieser Yes!

@joeworkman @tapbot_paul That would honestly be the best news.

@maggerbo This is in-bounds and totally safe.

No avalanche gear required.

@mattscottnelson Yes. Especially if you come later in the morning.

I just keep doing Gondy runs!

@portertech Sorry. It’s your choice.

@mattragland I dig this

@roqueadeleon Not sure what it is now.

My numbers are actually off because this is from 2008:

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=4418514&page=1

@erwblo Listen to this whole interview and tell me what you think.

#paragraph_1517" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.happyscribe.com/public/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/patreon-jack-conte-and-sam-yam#paragraph_1517

So what does this mean for SaaS founders, or creators selling digital products and subscriptions?

📈 Volume
💰 Profit.

Those are your two levers.

How badly do people want it? That's volume.
What's your price and costs? That's profit.

@smithtimmytim Japan is also struggling:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/01/09/national/overloaded-hospitals-japan-coronavirus/

@misterparker I think the monetary cost is pretty insignificant?

https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/cost-trump-impeachment-taxpayers

@chasewreeves I’m not saying big tech doesn’t need to be regulated.

But saying that tech CEOs are already “kings” isn’t quite right.

Dismantling Section 230 will not be good for small companies or free speech.

A company (like Transistor!) should have the right to kick off ppl who spout hate

@evan_greer just read your Fast Company piece (it’s excellent!).

Thanks for laying out the importance of Section 230.

Curious: what do you think of Matt’s idea for expanding the role of the FTC? https://twitter.com/matthewstoller/status/1348454852402274304

@mattalexand AWWWW YEAAAAAHH! 🙌

@dvassallo It’s funny, in countries with state-controlled media (Russia, China, North Korea), it seems people CAN’T elect someone new. 🤔

@dvassallo Got it. (I like those regulations btw!)

But what happens if we get an authoritarian President who has different values in mind?

@smithtimmytim I’m worried.

If we get another demagogue as president, and they then also have control of the world’s most powerful social media platforms...

Making Twitter a “Government controlled utility” seems awfully close to “authoritarian state-controlled media.”

@johnnytong Got it.

So you’d like to see all big media companies (Google, Twitter, FB) more regulated?

What kind of regulations are you proposing?

@johnnytong Sorry, what part of this is Orwellian?

@realsaadasad I just used ConvertKit’s “cold subscribers” filter (which is probably over-aggressive).

@jrsowash @TransistorFM Thanks for sharing it!

@nep @ianlandsman 🎯

@jonathanstark @TransistorFM Thanks Jonathan!

@scottbolinger Nice! Guess you’re buying lunch today! 🌮🙌

@alantocheri I've been following @iamashley's story for awhile, and it seems really tough. 💪

@coverager Yes.

@ianlandsman @BankMercury Haha.

We were with Capital One and we switched to @BankMercury. 😅

(We're a Delaware C-Corp so we bank in the good old US of A.)

@_brandswell 🤦‍♂️

@tylertringas @FounderShield Yes. I got a quote from FounderShield, but everyone I showed it to says it seemed high, and that I should get a 2nd quote from Hiscox.

@dr This is looking really nice!

@fannin_seth @jonbuda Thanks.

@mattmiller757 Wait. Are these people NOT being arrested?

"For me, Clubhouse is like a virtual Meetup."

It really seems like Clubhouse is less an "audio startup," and more of a "networking startup."

@matteing Good morning!

@christophrumpel Better DMs for sure!

@volkandkaya #2 is about how much time, energy, and money it costs you to get a customer (variable costs).

#3 is mostly about your fixed costs (salaries, office, servers) and, most importantly, your profit.

@TransistorFM @thatsathingYEG @elizadeathYEG frequently, you surprise me with these perfectly delivered comedy lines.

You’re one of the few podcasters who can make me laugh out loud! 😆

(H/t to @KarenUnland for setting this one up)

@robertmclaws I entirely agree with you (I’m the guy who’s always saying “the pull of the market determines your rate of success”).

But… you can reduce costs, increase leads, improve conversion.

Maybe it sould b: “Make sure the numbers work."

@philipggarland @skyebelote @indievc 👋 Happy to chat.

Our story:
https://justinjackson.ca/bootstrap

@CorbettBarr I woke up at 4:30am excited. Just laid in bed excited. I’m excited.

@stympy @CasJam @stripe +1

@jesseleite85 Whoa! Congrats!

@mattragland Nice work! Great way to start the new year. 💪

@jovvvian @colinmochrie So good. As a Canadian kid who grew up in the country, it was one of the few shows we got on tv. 👍

@venikunche That’s all that matters!

❤️

@mynameis_davis Is it not loading for you?

@paleochef I need to go to bed earlier! 😬

@HarryStebbings This is not a normal thing for a VC to say. 😅

As a bootstrapper, I agree with you!

But as a VC: how are you going to get a return on your investment if there’s no acquisition? (Isn’t that how most investments work?)