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@tahirraza_se Going snowboarding tomorrow, so I’m hoping it stays cold and we get some snow! ❄️

@chowdhuryrahul Thanks!

@Shpigford @OvercastFM @CastroPodcasts Isn’t this favorites?

@GeorgeHanson_ Yup!

@jitbit @mattwensing Two of them are!

@VelocityWong the Mulroneys are like Canadian royalty!

Ben and Jessica are both on TV, and Ben’s dad was Prime Minister! 🤴👸

https://www.instagram.com/p/B1AgAjBFOw-/?igshid=wk9lon28wy8g

@sm The kids look like they’re having a great time! They’ll remember this forever. 👍

@jspector @ftinterested Nice work! 🙌

@damcclean Happy Holidays!

@jitbit @mattwensing Just my hand holding it sideways 😅

It’s pretty smooth on that ridge, so that probably helped.

Definitely bumpier footage at different times:

https://youtu.be/T5z57LaSgG0

@rsobers 🦅🌤⛰

@KennyLange When we did it live we used this setup:
http://justinjackson.ca/livestreaming

@ianlandsman About 20 minutes from town. Yup. 👍

@ideasasylum Iiiinteresting.

Yes, Maybe! (Although, podcast hosting on Transistor is WAY cheaper than a government printer 😁)

@Shpigford pfft. carman is the true champion.

@iannuttall @tylertringas @anupom @dhomann @feedbackpanda Yes, our initial positioning didn’t work the way we thought it would.

@adamwathan @tylertringas @anupom @dhomann @feedbackpanda Yes. I agree with this.

But many folks use quantitative terms for niche:
“Very small group”
“1,000 true fans”
“Small target market”

I like the idea of “a specific definition” of who you’re targeting. (Although, the dictionary definition uses both “specialized” and “small”)

@anupom @dhomann @tylertringas @feedbackpanda I wouldn't consider online English teachers serving the Chinese market a "very small niche market."

"From 2016 to 2017, there was a 298% growth from 123.6 billion RMB to 489.7 billion RMB."

https://justinjackson.ca/today

@tomdale Ah, now I get it

@spencerfry What causes viral growth? What are the most important variables?

@meet__chopra Glad I could help! 👍

@wesbos Yeah but the government is turning all that CSS into nuclear fission

@tylertringas @dhomann I'm advising that folks look for evidence that there are enough people, spending enough money, in a category before they start building their product.

Some markets are just better than others. And it's worth figuring out what those are.

@dhomann @tylertringas I’ve given a few examples of companies and markets here.

I’m curious: can you give me a few examples of a bootstrapped software companies that fit your definition of "going after a niche market?"

@dhomann @tylertringas “You can be successful no matter what size market you target.”

Are you sure that’s true?

@dhomann @tylertringas Many successful bootstrappers targetted large product categories:

- Basecamp (PM software)
- ConvertKit (ESP)
- Mailchimp (ESP)
- Campaign Monitor (ESP)
- Wildbit (ESP, code hosting)
- Kayako (help desk)
- Braintree (payments)
- Craigslist (classifieds)

@dhomann @tylertringas I’m on the side of choosing a market with lots of customers (“a rushing river”) as opposed to trying to find a “small stream.”

@LloydThinks @GregorySchier I’ve been using @statamic for my personal site and really like it: http://justinjackson.ca

@jamesmills But, SOMEBODY has to maintain it. 😜

(Also, it’s very likely you’ll continue to get support requests, DMs asking for help, etc…)

@tnorthcutt Totally applicable.

@balsamiq 🙌

@chasewreeves @jaethan Yes! 💯

@jaethan Sometimes the wave you’re surfing doesn’t last forever.

That’s the challenge with markets: you never (really) know how long they’re going to last.

You give it your best guess, and pick the best wave you can.

(Also: I think GF is here to stay as a staple)

@yongfook Yes. This.

@smgrieser @bwertz @TransistorFM I also have a pretty good conference talk on this here: https://youtu.be/yHWpqov1Rvk

@iChris http://transistor.fm/preview

@Abhishekwebin Yup!

@jdnoc I dig this. 👌

@the_fln I’d still use Podia for sure. 👍

@arvidkahl Yes. It feels like so much of life is living in the tension between opposing ideas. 😄

@mariepoulin What is it about this time of year?

I hardly ever eat chocolate (even at Halloween!) but when December rolls around I find myself buying (and eating!) chocolate bars all the time!

@alantocheri @jonbuda Yup! They do re-host the audio, which definitely helps on the bandwidth side. 👍

@CharlesPal @dearestscooter @buildyoursaas Yup! I'm ALWAYS talking about @dearestscooter. ❤️

@rsobers @mbuckbee @wistia @Drift Jon and I didn’t a bunch of optimizations on this stuff.

We delay loading the chat widget which helps:

http://transistor.fm

@helena Is it available in Canada yet?

@punchlinecopy @MicroConf YES!!!

@SlowSteadyPod I just translated that title in Google translate and now I have to listen...

@adamwathan @fullstackradio Congrats! 🙌

@dgiunta My office is in an old post office!

@mjwhansen And managers love ‘em!

@uxdesigntom @TransistorFM I think they’re using an app called FlipaClip. 👍

@AliAbdaal Topic for your next podcast episode with @taimurabdaal: “Dad Jokes.” 😉

@cgenco 🎉

@GregorySchier Just read this! Thanks so much for sharing that part of the journey. It's something I've wondered about as Jon and I build @TransistorFM.

Listening to your episode of @CoderPodcast now!

@flybayer Sending you lots of ❤️ right now.

@SatchellDrakes @FacianeA Listening now! 🙌

@AndresCreates Glad you enjoyed it! It’s online now here if folks want to read it:

https://justinjackson.ca/moving-on

@jspector Thanks for sharing it!

@jhooks I’ve had problems with audio lag when using the Camlink 4K

@boaticus @jeffwigal @MicroConf I’ll be happy if we all get one of these.

@ericktamayo @jonbuda Thanks for listening Erick! We really appreciate it!

@HCWeiss This looks really good.

@zavzen This is an awesome podcast trailer. 👍

@cgenco This one was thought-provoking! Thank you.

@AndreSayej Yup! Longtime user here! 🤙

@thatsathingYEG This is good too: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/bullet/id1464117391

@thatsathingYEG https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/podcast-story-maker-4instagram/id1316838169

@jayclouse @upsidefm @TransistorFM Thank @jonbuda for that one! He did all the work on that feature. 👍

@marshal 🤔

@_francislavoie Haha, oops. It should be Transistor = 2

@joshgachnang 🙌 glad it was helpful.

@damcclean 👍

@davegorum !!! Transistor !!!

Thanks so much for signing up. Adding this to Overcast right now. 👌

@ramsey Yes, the source on that is dubious.

It feels like the right ballpark though.

Nearly 80% of websites still use PHP:
https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/pl-php

@nbashaw I think JTBD is helpful in discovering what motivates customers to buy a product.

It doesn’t seem as good at quantifying the size of the opportunity.

@iChris Agreed

@ChaseFlorell @CoWorkVernon Nice. Just apply here and we’ll get you in for a trial day!

http://coworkvernon.com/apply

@thepodcasthost NICE

@damcclean 💪

@randfish @adii I approve of this message. 👍

@alphacolin looks great!

@VelocityWong This really made me laugh just now.

@paidinsights Hahaha. Wow!

@alantocheri 🎯

@joshmuccio 👍

@oprearocks But that’s just it. It wasn’t a dream; it was just one of many ideas percolating.

For me, my best ideas have been percolating, evolving, for a long time.

@TateHackert @joshmuccio That’s kind of what I’m talking about.

I’ve been wanting to do something in radio since I was a kid.

I started creating little businesses in high school.

I’ve been thinking about the podcasting space since 2008.

The cumulation of all those years ended up being @TransistorFM.

@karstetter I would have been 😱😱😱

@harrisont04 I wanted to fit it in the poll but twitter only gives 4 options! 😅

@jonfriesen Congrats 🎉🍾

@joshuaanderton nice new profile photo! 👌

@JackEllis @jackmcdade Agreed! I’m jealous that they grabbed that one!

@StarrHorne @stympy was I the only @FounderQuest listener who went 😱 when you said:

"Josh is no longer with us."

Thought you were telling us that Josh had departed this world. 😅

@rrhoover Related: “should we always charge more?”

https://justinjackson.ca/charge-more

@steveschoger What a beauty!

@frankholdem I approve of that shirt. 👍

@bookoisseur Baby yoga?

@misterparker Us as well!

@venikunche @DiversifyTechCo That’s amazing! Congratulations! 🎉