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@chrislema Congrats Christian! 🙌

@iroughol Wait, for real?

@dominicstpierre I think once Transistor hit $10k, we started paying me $5k per month.

@mholt6 @caddyserver beauty! Thanks!

@kentcdodds @maxuuell @xjamundx Thanks!

cc @kentcdodds @maxuuell do you know anyone at PayPal who could help Derrick?

He's been trying to get help for months.

@petecodes Haha. New metaphor!

@chadkoh Beautiful

And (for once!) the HN comments are actually constructive: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31411813

RT @mijustin: @TransistorFM Make business decisions that optimize for the life you want.

@lkr Brand new perspective!

That’s a good hack. 👍

RT @mijustin: @TransistorFM If you're starting a company, ask yourself: what do I want to get out of this?

When you build a product, you'r…

RT @mijustin: @TransistorFM Your personal objectives for starting a company could look like this:

• A sense of purpose: doing work that yo…

@kaleighf @EmmaFayeS Such an important topic. 💯

Thanks for sharing your personal experiences here. 🙏

RT @cesartastic: everything here worth reading

@JThorn_ @TransistorFM NICE! 👍

RT @Swizec: @dvassallo As @mijustin likes to say:

You can sell ice cream on the beach in cold winter …
… or you could wait for hot summer…

RT @taishik_: This is an important question that many people frequently forget to think abou for themselves 💡

Are you being honest about *…

RT @imMartinBoss: @Christian_rson @helloEngineur Relevant @mijustin today:

'...we shouldn't blindly commit to "running our business foreve…

@HolfolioBen Thanks!

@alphacolin Have you published a side by side comparison yet? Would love to see how the two compare.

@m1guelpf No thesis. It’s a story with a premise: “what happens when someone created one of the first NFTs gets scammed?”

@dannoblaster You said “since it’s been ruled legal.”

That’s not what happened.

People have always been free to protest, within “reasonable limits.”

(And there have already been subsequent freedom protests)

@dannoblaster I just read those articles.

No judge said "this protest is legal."

What they said was: "if protesters comply with the Court Order, they're allowed to engage in peaceful protest."

The court order was about one thing: stopping the blaring of horns.

https://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/news-and-community/resources/Li-Interim-Order---CV-22-00088514-00CP.pdf

@dannoblaster What judge ruled the protest "legal?"

I searched everywhere, but couldn't find a source for that judgment.

@iroughol If you haven’t seen it, you have to check out this doc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw0VfmXKq54

@andber Hahahaha. I can hear it now too!

@cgpat @andrewculver @valsopi @rswebdesigner I've got to check it out!

@amarksteadman @PodcodeTV @TransistorFM Nice! 🙌

@dan_copy Thanks!

@alanklement Thanks!

@Ad4mWood Thanks!

@Peasquared Thanks!

@driesvints Thanks!

@marvindanig @TransistorFM @jonbuda Thanks!

@mariordev @TransistorFM @jonbuda @HelenRyles @jsonperl Thank you! 🙌

@JackEllis Thx!

@joelennon Yes, sometimes being desperate can be the push we need.

But there's a big risk there.

In the beginning, I think it's best to be "hungry" over "desperate."

Back in 2014, I called this spectrum the "desperation scale."

https://justinjackson.ca/desperation

@AliAbdaal Whoa! Niiiiiiiice. I’m going to check that out. 👍

@im_brian_d Whoa nice! Make it public? 😜

@jesseleite85 Hahahaha

@AntonyNorthcutt Nice!

@jacksleight Sweet! How can I message you? Are you available to do Statamic work?

@onurozer Nice! 👏

Really love how the individual pages turned out:

https://www.apacagencies.com/redhill/

@bentoalson Agreed

RT @asmartbear: Great, evergreen article from @mijustin on "how to build something people want."

Possibly the most common reason bootstrap…

@thejonotron @TransistorFM Hahahaha

@brunojdo The Bob/Jane example is just illustrative of a broader point for entrepreneurs:

Two founders can start at the same time, with the same resources, and one can do 100x better than the other.

The difference, in the case of founders, is almost always attributable to the market.

@corey_gwin @BillGates Not sure if you're talking about literally swinging at baseball, or if you're speaking about the metaphor (going for a business idea).

@MJB_SF Apparently this is the original:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHxY-TBBg6G/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

@charliprangley You're doing so much right here! 🙌

One suggestion: add testimonials / social proof of people who use/admire the font.

"Designers like this, use a font like Grayscale."

Another idea: offer influential YouTubers the font for use as titles in their videos in exchange for promo.

@marcmaron btw - if you want to learn more about Rodney Mullen, you have to read his profile in @voguemagazine:

https://www.vogue.com/projects/13456298/rodney-mullen-debut-new-tricks-stanceless-360-degrees

@marcmaron loved your interview with @tonyhawk. 👍

I watched Tony’s doc right after, and really enjoyed it.

That amount of persistence, over that length of time, is inspirational.

@Danenania We don't know what the "most likely alternative" was, because we can't run that a/b test.

There may have been other innovative solutions (outside of government regulation) that weren't able to emerge because Uber was "moving fast and breaking things."

@Danenania It’s hard to know, isn’t it?

What were our alternatives? 😉

@sousoneca Sure.

But that doesn’t mean “Uber” was the answer.

(Uber has also been accused of crony capitalism. https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1506/S00088/concerns-of-crony-capitalism-with-uber.htm)

@sousoneca Don't get too caught up in the example.

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!

@Danenania If we're going to use "the market" as the rule, then tech startups can't keep ignoring existing regulations when they disrupt a given market.

Uber moved fast, broke the law, and asked for permission later.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelgoldstein/2018/06/08/uber-lyft-taxi-drivers/?sh=226744f059f0

@cogentgene That’s a good one. 👍

@aprildunford @waithash @TransistorFM Just trying to figure out how this is quantified.

When you say “beat the market leaders” do you just mean “choose your product over the alternatives at a sufficiently high rate to give you the level of success you desire as a founder?”

@aprildunford @waithash @TransistorFM I’m still not sure I understand what you mean by “beat.”

How do we quantify “beat?”

@Tsukio_scoring @CasJam @petecodes 🙌

@LandonB32 @benbarbersmith 👍

@philipyoungg @stayinsession I think you have likely experienced a version of this: people showing up in the App Store, searching with intent, and downloading it.

@LandonB32 @benbarbersmith How many monthly trials on average?

I've found for most SaaS, you need a pretty high volume of monthly trials.

@LandonB32 @benbarbersmith Whoa! What business was that?

(Was it enterprise sales?)

@IronMikeBVE Me too! 🙌

@mbuckbee @tylertringas @TransistorFM 😆

@vinthanedar @IronMikeBVE Yes. It happens all the time!

@lkr We still have our Netflix subscription.

There are definitely less “must-watch” shows on Netflix lately.

Apple+ has had our recent favorites (Ted Lasso, Severance).

Prime seems to always have something classic to watch.

And we keep Disney+ because we love Star Wars + Marvel.

@shaisc It’s always been the Achilles heel for creators.

Platforms will give you strong organic exposure in the beginning, but then ratchet down as soon as they’ve acquired a sufficient advantage.

Often, we’re providing free content so that the platform can sell ads.

@VishalRewari 🙏

@alanklement Except anyone who’s done content moderation at scale will tell you there’s nothing simple about it.

@Klonick’s paper explores the challenges here:
https://harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1598-1670_Online.pdf

@alanklement Twitter isn’t a government. It’s fundamentally different (no judicial, legislative branches).

Also: our court systems shows that any form of content moderation is not “simple.” 😜

@decodedwealth Yeah. I’m not sure!

@MBrooksUK Mastodon’s UX is so confusing. 😬

What’s AP?

@pod_preneur @joerogan @JoeBudden @alexandracooper @BlueMicrophones @anchor @TransistorFM Thanks so much for using Transistor to host your podcast!

We really appreciate it. ❤️

@MBrooksUK Yes. Podcasting is the most decentralized, but for discovery (and getting more listeners) we’re still dependent on a lot of centralized platforms.

RT @mijustin: One thing we haven’t been able to decentralize is distribution.

Indies who create newsletters, podcasts, blogs, music, art o…

RT @joshtab_: Great post by @mijustin: "Finding a great market is like showing up to a good party." https://justinjackson.ca/party

@alanklement @elonmusk https://twitter.com/mikebutcher/status/1518910652810727426

@alanklement @elonmusk His opinion about content moderation is one thing, but his rhetoric that this is a service to humanity because he is going to "improve free speech" is the ridiculous part.

Anyone who's covered the history of moderation thinks he's in for a hard road:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1518789369011732480

@alanklement @elonmusk Sure. So he’s just saying he’s going to have new rules and policies.

Twitter already has those:
https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/defending-and-respecting-our-users-voice

Twitter (as a private company, with no judiciary branch) can’t “match the law” because the law was specifically written for the government.

@alanklement @elonmusk That's ridiculous.

"Free speech" has a specific meaning. In the US, it "means the free and public expression of opinions without censorship, interference and restraint *by the government*."

Making moderation decisions on a private platform doesn't increase/decrease that right.

@davenemetz Folks who host their podcast on @TransistorFM get an estimate of their subscribers.

Otherwise, there’s no 3rd-party “@tubelytics” or “App Annie” for podcasts.

You will get a sense of rank from @ChartableDotCom.

https://transistor.fm/public-podcast-stats

@justinvincent @elonmusk 💯

(We’ve already seen attempts at this with Reddit, 4chan, 8chan… and early Twitter)

@simonthompsonco @ma_franks @YaleLJournal If you’ve ever been in a courtroom, you’ll know every “rule of law” has exceptions, grey areas, and that making situational judgments is necessary.

(And that’s with multiple levels of judiciary).

If Elon decides to become arbiter and moderator, he’ll face the same challenge.

@minhasv @christoph_codes How will you know what % was open-sourced?

How will you know that what's open-sourced is actually being implemented?

@simonthompsonco @ma_franks @YaleLJournal Twitter already has a policy on violent threats: https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/abusive-behavior

Why would platforms be the arbiter of defamation?
https://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment1/defamation-and-false-statements-under-the-first-amendment.html

Twitter already has a policy on obscenity:
https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/media-policy

@einarvollset @jessethanley Finally had time to check this myself.

When I compare my web timeline with Tweetdeck they're exactly the same (with the exception of ads).

@LeviNunnink He's saying it goes way beyond that.

"The boards of directors review all major strategic decisions. And there are separate committees of independent directors who don’t have any ongoing involvement in running the business that assess CEO performance."

@LeviNunnink Folks who study corporate governance (like Bert Spector, Northeastern University) argue that there is a substantial difference.

https://theconversation.com/elon-musk-argues-twitter-would-be-better-off-in-private-rather-than-public-hands-corporate-governance-scholars-would-disagree-181382

@LeviNunnink In practice, I'd argue that there is accountability, in that shareholders and boards are incentivized to avoid negative press (because it can have a negative effect on share prices and public perception).

https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/15/twitter-hits-back-again-at-claims-that-its-employees-monitor-direct-messages/

@neilsuperduper @ratiovernon Agreed.

@LeviNunnink The amount of scrutiny public companies get isn't perfect, but there's certainly more oversight there than having a completely private company (especially when it comes to a platform as big as Twitter).

@SeanMMasters I'd argue that there is accountability, in that shareholders and boards are incentivized to avoid negative press (because it can have a big effect on share prices).

https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/15/twitter-hits-back-again-at-claims-that-its-employees-monitor-direct-messages/

@SeanMMasters I realize the system is far from perfect, but folks who study corporate governance (like Bert Spector, Northeastern University) argue that there is still accountability in the system.

https://theconversation.com/elon-musk-argues-twitter-would-be-better-off-in-private-rather-than-public-hands-corporate-governance-scholars-would-disagree-181382

@SeanMMasters It's certainly possible (DMs really should be encrypted), but currently, there's some amount of public accountability (shareholders, board, and the SEC at the very least).

@mateusjatenee Oversight and accountability:

Shareholders
Board
CEO
VPs
Managers

It's certainly possible (DMs really should be encrypted), but currently, there's some amount of public accountability (to shareholders at the very least).

@emmetgibney @kylefox Has he talked much about what he’s going to do on the business side to turn the Twitter ship around?