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@rustybrick @mattmcgee @MordyOberstein @YoungbloodJoe @methode @bartoshe @googlewmc @JohnMu @g33konaut @TransistorFM Nope; we do it all.

You could (technically) handroll your own RSS feed; just make sure you modify it for the podcast spec.

@ianlandsman I think (and hope) that the tide is starting to go back the other way.

@ianlandsman Podcasting is way more like email newsletters, which is still works on the open platform (even for “huge businesses”).

Nobody owns the sending of email (MailChimp, Sendgrid, Postmark, Convertkit), email accounts (Gmail, Hey) or email clients (Spark, Newton, Canary).

@CasJam 👋

@ianlandsman We have some bigger pop-culture shows that are definitely not tech leaning. 😉

@ianlandsman It’s likely lower on bigger platforms like Libsyn.

Transistor has a lot of “young shows” which get more plays on Spotify.

@peterbarlows @adii Oh totally! I agree this is more about $ than reach.

@Mattylantz @jackmcdade nice. Using @usefathom too?

@delk I was homeschooled for grade 7 and grade 8

@DanPriceSeattle Truth

@AlbanBrooke @TransistorFM Whoa!!!!

@damcclean Yes.

@MaybeEdward @ramsey There are good actors here.

Square is actually fairly affordable, and has built-in delivery tech.

@GravityPymts has also been good for small business.

@ramsey I’ve been building sites for local shops for free on Carrd. It’s all most shops need, and we typically only need to update them 1-2 times per year.

It’s saved them thousands of dollars.

@ramsey Governments around the world have spent trillions of dollars investing in internet infrastructure (the delivery mechanism for web apps).

Imagine if they invested the same in delivery mechanisms for brick-and-mortar shops (delivery robots, the postal service).

@JackEllis Most small businesses run with low margins.

If you’re an auto mechanic, you have to invest tens of thousands in tools and a garage.

Truck driver? You need a rig and fuel.

In tech we just live in a fantasy world where margins are high (for now).

@saeidhalvaeian 🤬

@j_greig Once you have it all figured out, share your insights with me! 😉

@kwuchu Sending you lots of ❤️ today

@matteing 👋

@StephenWilson 👋 Canadian here.

🇨🇦 Very happy with our free, universal health care.

@m1guelpf @CasJam @JordanGal Nice! 🙌

@tylertringas Thanks! I was saving them for my MicroConf trip, so I decided to break them out now. 😄

@damcclean https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1259209484129320960?s=21 https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1259209484129320960

@matixmatix @daviswbaer @IndieHackers Lol.

@emd 💯

@damcclean @TransistorFM @tailwindcss @Alpine_JS Thanks!

@joranovski We were using Semantic UI before.

They hadn't updated it in a while (and it still used a lot of jQuery) so we decided to level up with all the magic that @adamwathan and @calebporzio have been cooking up lately. ✨

@gonedark @TransistorFM Is it still not showing on your end?

@yarobagriy @TransistorFM I like this one:

https://www.notoverthinking.com

@geoffchan23 @megamaker Haha. Always happy to be friends with another Canadian. 🇨🇦👍

📱 On @ApplePodcasts here:

#episodeGuid=b6d46d95-932b-4a18-b823-ac82129c4cb3" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/build-your-saas-bootstrap-in-2020/id1357295850#episodeGuid=b6d46d95-932b-4a18-b823-ac82129c4cb3

🌥 it’s on @OvercastFM here:
https://overcast.fm/+MBmV13ePg

@chrisfosterelli Please mail that to me

@geoffchan23 Joining niche communities (like @megamaker) is a good way.

Forming relationships with folks on Twitter. Deepening relationships through DMs, Telegram, etc…

@kwuchu Yeaaaaaaaasss

@jillbinder Nice! 🙌

@tylertringas 💯

@kivibizkit Thanks for sharing it!

@TheNewGoldRush I really enjoyed this episode. I had a follow-up question!

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1259647005137096704

@dd_stevenson @ScottHYoung It's more:

"What's the idea for this film?"

"What's your concept for this book?"

"What's the opportunity you see for this business?"

These kinds of ideas often *do* come like a light bulb. Other times they reveal themselves more slowly.

@ideasasylum photo please

@dohertyjf How are so many of you listening in the shower?!! 🤯

Can’t believe this many people have speakers in their bathrooms.

@allanwhite Nice. 👍

@TheNewGoldRush Nice! I’ll give it a listen.

@jenrobertson03 Yes! 🙌

@hughesyph Agreed. 👍

@RichardGorbutt Time to take up gardening!

@M7Shapan Yup, I listen to all the bootstrapper shows:

https://transistor.fm/podcasts-for-bootstrappers

@eamokeane There are definitely a lot of days I give it a break 👍

@ideasasylum Love these days.

@j_greig Yes!!!!!!! 💯

@lemonproduction @iChris Wait. No way.

@MKhundmiri Thanks!

@thepruth 🙌

@taimurabdaal I’d buy that shirt

@derrickgrigg Yup. It definitely makes it more challenging.

(I’ve been joining as many Slacks as I can, and doing as many demos for clients as I can. The banter you hear is really helpful).

@azeehussain @podmelon For recording and editing audio, I like Audacity, but lately I’ve been using Descript a ton:

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

@ericseliasson Sure!

@missbikesalot @theradmuse Happy to answer them!

Is it external? (Or a private show for team members?)

@tylertringas Hahaha. You should see my account. It’s ridiculous how many shows I have in there. 😅

@cgenco this intro was so good! Love it.

https://overcast.fm/+VnpIxnK6g

@wesbos Hahahahaha

@libovness @patio11 @zachperret @StackOverflow @PayPal @Conductor I have a demo private podcast invite link here if you want to try it out:

https://subscribe.transistor.fm/shared_invite/97liXYG5wfHATmHS7WZtpKb4gjHX1QHPvujk

@ianlandsman Did they shrink Trump and put him in a PC computer tower

@ianlandsman Yes. Also: celebrities need to make more extra cash than I thought!

@fredperrotta @YeahThatsKosher @mkobach @Shopify I bought a Tortuga bag (45L) 3 years ago and love it!

@SIXLIV3 👍

@jubstuff @brikis98 These days, my framework looks like this:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1256301356727414784?s=21 https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1256301356727414784

@calebporzio That set!!!!! 😍

@ianlandsman To me, "my idea is to launch a product in this validated market" *is* the idea. That's the concept you're building on.

You see the pull of the market, and you think: "I've got an idea: I should build something here that does X better."

@yodanparry I think you could still apply my framework to movie making:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1256301356727414784

@mcdickenson Weird. That’s exactly what I think!

Tons of examples of well executed products in the PH graveyard.

Hell, Google itself has a graveyard with well-executed products, but where the underlying idea didn’t excite users.

@IGrabill All of those things you listed are important, but if you’re building something nobody wants (the idea) none of that other stuff matters.

@karankchadha Yup!

@PatTheIdeaCoach Yes! 🎯

@ScottHYoung When you say: “I have an idea for my next book” the success of that book largely depends on the concept you’ve chosen.

@ispekhov Meaning, a product can be well-built, they can have the best marketing person, they can have the perfect launch, and attract thousands of users... but the underlying idea has no “pull.”

The ultimate outcome is most influenced by the idea; not by how hard (or smart) people work.

@AllanCaeg Yup. What you choose to execute on matters most. 🎯

@ParisPolaris “How long will this wave last?” and “Where’s the next one?”

@natalienagele My point is that all the “future potential” is in the idea itself. If it’s not a good business idea, no amount of execution will make it a success.

I think execution matters, but recognizing and “shaping” a good idea is the foundational step you need first.

@r00k Best line ever.

@jayclouse I’m experiencing similar things.

(Although, I miss going to the office and hanging out with my friends)

@hjohnson0445 @QasimRashid The full report is here:
https://www.nber.org/papers/w24085

NYT piece is here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/business/economy/stocks-economy.html

@uibreakfast @userlist Nice! Congrats.

@psantloki But the potential for success is all contained within the idea itself.

Sometimes executing is easy, sometimes it's hard; the market doesn't care!

The market isn't grading you on how hard it was to execute on an idea; but rather on whether they want what you built.

@tony0x01 Yeah, that’s a Sivers quote as well:
https://sivers.org/multiply

Historically, I’ve always believed it, but now I’m pushing pack on that idea. 😉

🎯 https://twitter.com/ajlkn/status/1255906576516472837

@wilschroter @hnshah Yes, but the quality of the eventual idea you execute on matters!

If you continue to focus on a mediocre idea, even with the best execution, you’ll get mediocre results.

@soulcutter @noahwbragg It’s not if we’re looking at it from a business perspective.

There are tons of devs who are great at building software, but who struggle to build good software businesses.

The difference is in the quality of the ideas.

💯 https://twitter.com/theandreboso/status/1255873418144157698

@soulcutter @noahwbragg I actually think the ability to identify an idea takes a TON of effort. It’s a lifetime of effort! The experiences you have, the markets you observe, the customers you talk to.

Increasingly, the effort (building the software) is easy by comparison.

@ericseliasson That’s Bullet.

Link here: https://transistor.fm/podcast-audio-video-clip

@ianlandsman 💯

@nerdburn Did @inputlogic come out of the accelerator?

@caruizdiaz And what did they charge you for that?

Is it $?

Or did they take a % of equity?

@leif @crashdev So how much did you “pay” to be a part of it? Is it a % of equity? Or does the program cost something?

@ProductEddie Gotcha. How much equity did they take? (And how much investment $ did you get?)

@leif Why did you originally “need” them?

Was it primarily the $16k investment?

How much did their mentorship + additional resources play into it?