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RT @coreyhainesco: Just because you *could* charge more doesn’t mean that you *should.*

@mijustin has a great article about applying the r…

RT @mijustin: "Questioning everything" is like throwing away all that humans have learned and gained.

🌍 When NASA, astronomers, and pilots…

@Peasquared Thanks. Glad it’s resonating. 🙏

@brent_bellamy @Wpg_BlueBombers Amazing!!! 👏👏👏

@skulegirl Surprisingly, certain sub-reddits had a powerful effect in me questioning my beliefs.

It was the questions they posed, and the evidence they provided, that moved me to reconsider my position.

@s1037989 The key insight is not "what do I believe, and what do you believe" it's acknowledging that human knowledge is cumulative and iterative.

We should all be keen to contribute to the progress of knowledge.

(This also means we can stop debating whether the world is flat 😜)

@krzyzanowskim Lol.

RT @mijustin: Another misinterpretation:

"Market with demand" ≠ "Popular" or "easy" market

None of this is easy. Most good opportunities…

@dannoblaster Because you're comparing two entirely different things.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_equivalence

@ow Nice! 🙌

@mikecodemonkey Nice! What’s Integromat?

@_ltatis A few folks have mentioned this now!

@pyronaur That’s my point: that’s how it always works.

The demand was for better PHP tooling, frameworks, docs. Taylor built stuff to meet that demand.

Adam Wathan has done this as well with Tailwind.

And Caleb’s done this now with Alpine.

@pyronaur The demand for Laravel (and related products) came from the millions of PHP developers around the world who were economically incentivized to look for something better.

@joshua_hornby Sorry, let me rephrase my question:

What evidence is there that people are actively searching for alternatives, and willing to switch?

@LloretAlv Nope; lots of opportunity still.

I discuss it more here:

https://justinjackson.ca/misconceptions

@joshua_hornby How much movement is there in terms of them looking for alternatives?

@joshua_hornby Depends on a few factors:

1. Are you doing this alone?
2. Can you build the product, or do you need to hire?
3. How complex/difficult is it to build the initial version?
4. How much pent-up demand is there? (If there's tons of pent-up demand, ppl more likely to pre-order)

@joshua_hornby The point isn't to go after a "huge market;" it's to go after a market:

1. That you understand
2. Where you have built-in strengths
3. Where there's a clear opportunity that you can go after

I discuss this more here:
https://justinjackson.ca/misconceptions

RT @mijustin: In order to track Stripe transactions in Google Analytics, you need to send the customer back to a “thank you” page on your s…

@bradycassidy Exactly.

(Or, GA asks you to guess the “average LTV” of a customer and uses that for goal tracking.)

@snellingio @DCoulbourne @inxilpro @TightenCo 🤣

@thejonotron @jsonperl @jonbuda @HelenRyles Lol.

@emmetgibney Classic! No rules! Sliders beware!

@iamcoreyg 🙌

@danpvernon In order hit warming targets, emissions must fall dramatically.

We need dramatic drawdowns, as proposed here:

https://drawdown.org/drawdown-framework

@logan__woolf Not sure!

@mdbrad Lol. Nope

@chrisfosterelli They keep updating it!

To my kids it feels pretty magical. ✨

@krobertsons Yup. Escaping the smoke! 😷

@joehwill Yup!

@brentgarner Lol

When you haven’t been here in a while, it really feels like a weird place!

@danpvernon The climate crisis is the most important issue.

We need real climate action in Canada. https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1427048821758955523

@mona_alsehli @MelArnoldMP Yup, that video is from Vernon, BC.

@miahsix @levelsio 🙌

@ChrisMarvel Around 6:30pm I believe

@logan__woolf How’s the smoke there?

@charliprangley I’ve always thought @seanwes was really good at that 👍

@AlexLlullTW This is basically my process, except I’m too lazy to write books anymore, lol

@rachelandrew Nice! 🙌

@paullydca Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for sharing. 👍

RT @NathanClark_: I love how no bullshit @mijustin’s emails are.

Look at this straight out the gate. No unnecessary intro. Not even a hel…

RT @petersuhm: Great newsletter this week, @mijustin! 👌

@rodreegez 🎯 that’s a great line.

@flybayer "Capital efficient" in the sense that a fund (hopefully) gets returns.

But burning hundreds of millions a year in the hopes of making LPs rich isn't my idea of efficiency. 😉

Yes, they might be "efficiently reaching their goal" of 20x returns, but they still burned the fuel.

@denharsh Here's how @TransistorFM helps you launch and distribute a new show:

https://transistor.fm/changelog/distribution/

@petersuhm They’re time efficient in the sense that bootstrappers shouldn’t be wasting 5-10 years of their time, or employees time, on an idea that won’t fly.

RT @VineetSinha: Justin Jackson (@mijustin) has been building communities for 8 years - and he has the scars that come with it. https://t.c…

RT @OceansClimateCU: To help contextualize the newly released #IPCC Report, here's 800,000 years of Earth's CO2 history in 30 seconds. http…

@Swizec Twitter 🏃‍♂️ Reddit 🏃‍♂️ Twitter 🏃‍♂️ Reddit

🤣

@thecreativepenn @RodgersVoice Descript now has a similar feature:

https://youtu.be/MX-AjM1j30Y

@gilesvangruisen @mattwensing I never said it was "more likely."

I said, I'd like to see "more of it."

@patrickbjohnson Not me. I wouldn’t trade places.

(Even if you offered me a billion dollars 😜)

RT @christianbowens: The way we build startups is changing.

With that change comes the rise of a new breed of company: bootstrapped, cash…

@GahrLaing @startupvernon @CityofVernon ➕1️⃣

If you listen on @OvercastFM (like I do), you can subscribe here:

https://overcast.fm/itunes1530314876/remotely-interesting

@travischmeisser @danmartell 💯

@dohertyjf Again, the opposite risk is also true:

You could invest in growth, hiring, features... and your company could end up being worth less.

@FAfied32 @danmartell Very true.

@ThomasSmale Only worthwhile if your personal comp (or the total valuation of your business) actually goes up because of those things. (Very difficult to test)

Founders invest a lot in things they *think* will improve the business (and their lives) but that's not always the case.

@richeklein What’s an example of a bad product taking off?

@CoachBrockArm Spotify is the only one I’m aware of.

However, they should refresh changes made in your RSS feed.

Apple podcasts often requires a manual refresh (you have to contact them directly now).

@aaronsaray @TransistorFM Yes!!! Awesome. 👏

@jamesvandyne Awesome! Congrats! Excited for more people to see the impact you’ll make!

@TransistorFM Love it! 🙌

@allanbranch @stevenbristol Sending you, and his family, lots of ❤️ today.

@HardwickNYC @ShellenbergerMD @BjornLomborg Your own government’s reports state otherwise.

https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr870/pnw_gtr870.pdf

@HardwickNYC Those two are the minority in a crowd of scientists who agree the climate crisis is contributing greatly to increased fires:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200114074046.htm

@dan_copy I’m not convinced there’s a technological solution to that.

People will always ask for recommendations on Twitter 😄 https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1423445278598836224

@JackEllis @pjrvs @usefathom 🤣

@n8udd Exactly. 💯

@HardwickNYC You’re wrong.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/climate-change-increases-risk-fires-western-us

@pjrvs @JackEllis @michaeldyrynda Lol. Nice.

Although, to be fair, that’s the same energy I have with @jonbuda. 🤣

“Justin, just chill for a second.” Hahaha

@AdamJRochette One of the reasons I think platforms like Clubhouse and Fireside won't become popular is that... most rooms are not interesting to listen to.

@dohertyjf Totally.

I think on the creator side, we'll always be reliant on arbitrage to grow our audiences.

@dohertyjf How were blogs made "more discoverable?"

@ropetko Totally

@theDevBee Totally. I need more of this vibe in my life.

@rezzz That’s what was causing my voice loss.

@rezzz Are you, by chance, on a puffer or allergy meds?

@iamtomelliot @spencerfry What's wrong with broad critiques?

A systemic problem in the underlying structure is going to require a critique that (broadly) challenges the whole system.

@chrisfosterelli Um. But doesn't this section feel like an abdication of that responsibility?

https://share.descript.com/view/diJtqeJq3v2

@chrisfosterelli @mwseibel Let's start with this: "it's important for investors to acknowledge and take seriously the levels of influence they have over founders they invest in, not just bizarrely pretend it doesn't exist at all."

https://twitter.com/tylertringas/status/1422970819932737537

@mattwensing @einarvollset @mwseibel @spencerfry I guess Steve Jobs was just a weak entrepreneur not ready to play in the majors. 😉

https://twitter.com/TylerMKing/status/1422968634704551939

@mattwensing @harriskenny @mwseibel Oh jesus.

VCs = governance?

You want to give the people with the money, the board seats, and the social influence in the Valley *more* power?

@einarvollset @mattwensing @mwseibel @spencerfry My point is that VCs *do* wield power and influence.

We can't say the founder is "100% responsible" or has "100% of the power" in this relationship. It's not true.

https://medium.com/s/understanding-venture-capital/if-you-take-venture-capital-youre-forcing-your-company-to-exit-fc08fcdb32cc

@mattwensing @mwseibel @spencerfry There are lots of real-world examples of these kinds of dynamics.

If you're not hitting the right growth numbers, they are incentivized to ask you to shut down (so they can write off the investment).

@mattwensing @mwseibel The term sheet doesn't tell the whole story.

VCs have the connections (and often the power) to determine if you will be able to raise subsequent rounds (or if you can be acquired).

That's power.

Putting the onus completely on founders is an abdication of responsibility by VCs.

@podse_io Nice! What areas are you looking in?

@JamesCridland @jekyllrb Yup. Been there. https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/902960614577815552

@ajcwebdev @jonbuda @TransistorFM @jsonperl Thanks! 🙌

@jorgeluisrudo @profwolff But what’s the alternative?

@insideyourhead0 @TransistorFM That usually happens if you load the site during a deployment. You can refresh (or hard refresh) and it will load properly. 👍

@RichJDSmith Haha.

Probably won’t be moving.

Kids are all set here (friends, school, etc)

The smoke definitely sucks, but with climate change lots of places will have problems.

@profwolff But which system is demonstrably better than capitalism?

Is there no place for a “reformed capitalism?”

@LukeFVL Thanks Luke!

RT @webbie: Our experience limits our imagination. We need to expand our horizons.
- @mijustin on what it takes to become a successful entr…

@KeliWestgate Yes! 👏

RT @_rchase_: Good read today from @mijustin “Expanding Horizons” https://justinjackson.ca/explore

Also watched the intro video for @meepsapp, that…

@ow thx 🙏