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@mjwhansen thanks Michele. I think I'm going to send this as tomorrow's newsletter as well. 👌

@podcast_junkies @jayclouse Very true. 👌

@CorbettBarr 👋 hi I’ve been browsing twitter for 3 hours

@Evanish Incredible!

@dchymko @DowntownVernon @MartenBrewpub @CoWorkVernon My bike's parked there right now! 🙌

@joshuaanderton @ConvertKit @wpengine Yes! "Highly active" is the one I've been trying to describe.

@joshuaanderton @ConvertKit @wpengine Lots of momentum in those markets! In that:

A) every day new customers enter the market
B) every day existing customers need “more” (more power, expanded limits, more uptime)
C) every day there are customers switching from one provider to another

@m1guelpf maybe

@supremerumham Yup! I remember seeing that.

It's just one case, and there are definitely folks making it work, but there's not a lot of them!

@SravanG We’ve always had subscribe pages as well: http://SaaS.transistor.fm/subscribe

@NathanG @adamwathan Oh wow! That's so helpful. Thank you! 🙌

@JF0LKINS I agree! This graph just shows "the journey of our company."

It doesn't show everything else that brought us here. 👌

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1094411416851734528

@mapdev Yes! I've been using @DescriptApp for quite a while!

I use it mostly for generating transcripts, but I know some folks that do all of their editing in there. 👌

@CupOJoseph For me, my best businesses have come from being active in an industry, community, or space, and observing there.

What’s the last piece of software your boss bought? Why’d they buy it? What caused them to pull the trigger?

What’s everyone in your industry using?

@StephenWilson Podcasters in cars getting pizza. 🍕

@Jessica_B365 @jonbuda Yup! About 6 months of part-time effort to get an MVP.

@driesvints @LaraconUS 🙌

@iluisdaniel @marketingdevs @megamaker Nice. 👌

Yup! They still earn revenue every month (but not as much as before).

I’m full-time in Transistor now.

@iluisdaniel During those initial months, I was still earning revenue from @marketingdevs and @megamaker.

@mrqmhardy Thanks. I am starting to have second thoughts about "startup transparency," but it's good to know it's still helpful for folks. 👌

https://share.transistor.fm/s/933894bd

@_rchase_ @TransistorFM @hostifi_net Yeah! Truthfully, I've been really focused on Transistor from the beginning.😉

But it didn't feel "official" for me until I got my first paycheque (in April).

During those initial months, I was being sustained by revenue from @marketingdevs and @megamaker.

@brianmwang thanks!

@daavisn @podhuntapp @csallen thanks!

@JoshuaPDawson I worked for a Project Management software startup.

It's a really difficult market for a number of reasons:

1. Decisions are made by committee
2. Each stakeholder wants something different (engineers just want the tool out of the way, project managers want to see everything)

@flowdee @csallen @TransistorFM Thanks!

@isosmrt omg! this looks so fun!

One of my favorite indie comics (Incredible Doom by @MatthewBogart) is now available to read online.

Season 1 is free:
https://www.incredibledoom.com/

"'90s kids making bad decisions over the early internet."

@jonnyburch @jonbuda That’s @caddyserver 👌

@dominicstpierre @vivid_fm @robwalling @SingleFounder That worked great! 👍

@nevinwebster @137pm @TransistorFM Thanks!

@_brandswell @jasondoesstuff Great conversation you two! I enjoyed this one.

@allanbranch @LessConf I’d dig that. 👌

@ianlandsman how much did u lose at the casino

@scottw @thekitze @sizzyapp 👍 listening now

@iChris @SlackHQ @code And... have you seen this yet?

@jasonfried Maybe a potential name for the new product you're working on now? 😉

@christophrumpel I did my best!

@vpego I use @TheStreaksApp

@kirkbyers @tylertringas totally. 👌

@kirkbyers @tylertringas Yes, "usage" here is a rough rubric for "getting ongoing value."

Think about when the boss is evaluating expenses. What do they say?

"Hey Janet, are we still using Pager Duty or can I cancel it?"

@mnlfrgr It definitely depends on the market, the type of product you’re selling, and the outcome you’re looking for.

I’ve run $100/month+ SaaS businesses as well; we still needed a healthy number of prospects showing up each day.

@LarsLofgren @conversionxl Great post Lars! 🙌 I’ve been waiting for you to write again. 😉

@mattThousand @anthonygawonlee @buildyoursaas @jonbuda Yup. I’ve been posting them there. 👌 http://patreon.com/jonjustin

@MattGiovanisci @jasondoesstuff Really enjoyed this one!

@robfitz This is fascinating:

- "I bought Recursion because @pjrvs recommended it."
- "I recommend Obstacle by @RyanHoliday because it's about overcoming adversity in life and in business."
- "I didn't enjoy SB. I was hoping to learn something new, that I hadn't heard before."

Mod&Dot is cool. It will even show you code diffs when you're editing in devtools:

https://app.mod-dot.com/project/-LoN2ok2wzQjnbBrPU7X/diff

@punchlinecopy TRILLIONS probably

@troygilbert Cool! What tool did he use?

My 11yo has been doing stop motion :
https://youtu.be/mK9jaFBgcpI

@damcclean 👍

@chrisfosterelli @startupvernon That's the one in Salmon Arm. 👌

@flybayer You've got to check out @iamashley's stuff. She has a great podcast on bootstrapping:

https://ashleybaxter.transistor.fm/

@mikevardy ❤️

Btw - I wrote about something we talked about in tomorrow’s newsletter!

@iChris Good idea

@janelleallen Thanks for sharing it Janelle!

@joshuaanderton @SethChaffee @statamic @TransistorFM @steveschoger @jonbuda @wistia Yeah, Jon and I really need to get professional photos done. Maybe next time I’m in Chicago or he comes to Canada.

@Patticus @ProfitWell Congrats! Everything looks awesome!

@jesseleite85 @jonbuda too real

@DustinLeblanc @statamic @TransistorFM @steveschoger Steve gave me this idea. What do you think?

@SamanthaGeitz Yes! 🙌

@deadcoder0904 @code Thanks!

@endcrawl This is really cool. The demo video describes what you do perfectly! 👌

@EeKayOnline @code @LostInTangent Yes! 👍

@realjefflarge @ViperChill @Harris_Bryan @podfanHQ @GlowDotFM @supercast @Patreon I believe all the solutions I mentioned just generate a password-protected RSS feed (no need to use a proprietary mobile app).

@tracymakes @robwalling Nice! I enjoyed this one. 👍

@theSamParr I think some level of patience + calm is a positive thing.

A lot of business is "gradual and then sudden."

It's the accumulation of years of creating, experimentation, and building relationships.

@mhemrg Yes! One of my top recommendations.

@cheriehu42 I was an early paid member. Cancelled my subscription maybe a year and a half ago?

@jayclouse Lol. So true.

@pauldm Thanks!

@garrettdimon You look great! Well done! 🙌

@JacobBennett Thanks Jake!

@boaticus Thanks!

@adventofcomp Added an audio preview from this show to @podhuntapp.

(That's a feature available to annual supporters, but I had a few free ones to use, so I added yours!)

https://podhunt.app/episodes/335/episode-11-spacewar-the-game

@adamlogic Damn! Hope it comes back online soon.

@mattwensing I agree with you that it's not just one factor.

But sometimes when I tweet, I choose to focus on just one idea.

For example, I've been writing about "willingness to pay" for a long time.

@cgenco @r00k +100

@damcclean I’d read that. 👌

@spencerfry I don't know much about that business (again, this is based on my experience).

How long do folks in the investment biz last?

@iChris Dude was probably unstable. Nothing to do with you!

@devagul93 Glad they were helpful! 👍

@damcclean Nice 👍

@GetJobber @ProductHunt @ryangum @laurentdelrey @adrienm @tchret @nikgraf @sliver86 🙌

@cjkoepke @curtismchale @mattmedeiros @statamic Do it 👍

@iChris 1. Salad to go
2. Tacos / burritos to go
3. Deli
4. Happy hour appetizers

@GraemeMac @TheCraigHewitt Ecamm Call Recorder for Skype is the one I use. 👌

@AngelaHapke Thanks. Glad it resonated with you!

@codinghorror Niro?

@abigailotwell @ninjaparade @c_southam Re-reading this now, I've switched from Pressbooks to @ReedsyHQ:

https://reedsy.com/

@abigailotwell @ninjaparade @c_southam 👋 happy to answer your questions!

I wrote a quick guide on my process here:
https://justinjackson.ca/ebook

@patrickbjohnson @kwuchu @TransistorFM Not yet! But it’s on the roadmap. 👌

@kwuchu @TransistorFM We’d love to have you!

I’ve written a guide on migrating here:
https://help.transistor.fm/article/2-importing-your-podcast-from-a-different-provider

@iChris lol.

@AvaneeshKSingh Thanks!

@nathanbarry Congrats! 🙌

@StreamACon Thanks for publishing this!

@forrestedw_ @swakkharnandy Haha. Yes.

@tim_abell Oh sorry, I misunderstood. I publish generally right as I’m sending it in my newsletter.

@mattragland That’s a big deal!

@forrestedw_ @swakkharnandy Working thoughtfully > Working mindlessly

@jlinowski I’m not talking about meditation. Read the whole thread. 😉