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@renehentschel But this is still theoretical at this point, correct?

@renehentschel Why are you comparing bitcoin to the cost of mining and storing gold?

@renehentschel I’m skeptical that crypto will be able to solve the volume & speed problems, while simultaneously solving the energy consumption problems.

https://link.medium.com/yFTidYboqeb

@renehentschel That paper theoretically proposes that new blockchain tech will be less of a problem.

I’m fine if people do the research + develop the tech.

I’d just rather not have “money piling into the sector” until the theories are proven.

@jameslikesmagic I’m down for this.

So I’m going to try to convince as many individuals as I can to stop investing in crypto until we figure out the ecological impacts. 👍

(And hoping when there’s enough of us, the government brings in legislation that helps save the planet)

@jameslikesmagic Explain more about “not legislating my morality” and how that relates to climate change.

@esthercrawford Oh yikes

@jameslikesmagic How would you propose we proceed? https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1368317420612456449

@campedersen “Better to innovate on cigarettes than tell people not to smoke.”

@jameslikesmagic In today’s context, it’s clear: that methodology doesn’t work anymore.

We don’t have the luxury of “move fast and break things” (we’ve broken too many things).

A looming climate crisis means everything (especially new tech) needs to be carefully considered.

@Shpigford 💯

@renehentschel I’m still skeptical that ETH is going to be able to successfully move to PoS.

There’s still tons of debate as to whether it’s actually effective in practice. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2007.04086.pdf

Plus, “a more efficient blockchain” is still likely to increase overall energy consumption.

@craigfraserwood That article is full of false equivalencies. https://twitter.com/kshanikya/status/1366418493831188486

@Typ01134 @DesignDamon Example of false equivalencies: https://twitter.com/kshanikya/status/1366418493831188486

RT @tpelligrino: We've launched over a dozen new B2B podcasts this year alone.

One thing that helps when finalizing cover art is to check…

RT @iamcoreyg: So I launched my business earlier this year and I'm trying to get it off the ground. Can you retweet this for me? https://t.…

RT @linzsports: Stop glamorizing “the grind” and start glamorizing getting 7+ hours of sleep at night, having healthy relationships, feelin…

@wendyzuk Well deserved nomination! You’re the best! 🙌

@janelleallen 👋 how are you doing these days?

@themsaid Hahaha yup

@joshua_hornby NPR also tried to release it’s standard (RAD) but it never really took off:

https://rad.npr.org/dotorg/analytics/

@joshua_hornby There is an industry standard (IAB) that most podcast hosts follow.

There’s als a new open standard, Podcast Index:
https://podcastindex.org/

@brhea Awwww yeaaaaah! What a beauty.

@sujanpatel Nice! Where’d you go?

@beingbrad Whoa!

RT @tylertringas: Gonna discuss indie shutting down and future of VC alternatives. Not totally sure what I think so hop in with questions o…

@jmckinven @indiebitespod 🥰

RT @swissmiss: I keep coming back to @johnmaeda's 4 Rules:

1. don’t speak ill of others
2. avoid passive aggressive behavior
3. listen br…

RT @mijustin: There's a big difference between baking a cake you think people might want, and baking a cake you see people buying and eatin…

@Mr_DannySingh Nice! 👍

@ericnormand 💯

RT @bryanl: I often find myself in a position where I don’t know what to do next. This is normal. In basketball, you dribble, shoot free th…

@DaronSpence @stripe @r00k @derrickreimer This is how we have ours configured. We create a whole new product object.

@SteveSaretsky Still Langley (single-detached) mostly driving this trend?

@jessewldn @viamirror When you buy an NFT do you also get the intellectual property rights?

For example, if I bought the Nyan Cat GIF, do I also get to print t-shirts, posters, stickers with it?

RT @mijustin: Here are some reasonable questions to ask, which never really get addressed by "Long, slow, SaaS ramp of death."

- How long…

@mariepoulin Yes! And, it's really difficult to quantify what's normal in bootstrapping. 😅

Difficult to measure what's most common for people starting SaaS.

(and even more difficult to know if we should including "everybody whoever starts a SaaS" in our sample).

@mariepoulin I agree that there's a ramp for all SaaS.

But what's not clear is:

- "What does reaching scale mean? How is it different for a VC-backed company like CC, vs an indie founder?"
- "How slow is too slow?"
- "How do you know when to quit?"

RT @ianlandsman: I'm on here https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1366480625981550592?s=20

@ianlandsman The part I'm objecting to is that it's always going to be a "long and slow" ramp.

The fact that it's a ramp is definitely true.

I'd put it this way:

"Your revenue needs to ramp up to profitability. That shouldn't take too long, or you'll end up broke or burnt out."

@ianlandsman Ok. But how "long" is too long?

How "slow" is too slow?

When should you quit?

Absent clarification there, it's really a helpful rubric.

There's always a ramp, but some folks get there in 2 months. Others it takes 10+ years. What are we optimizing for?

@ianlandsman What does it mean, practically?

Like, what practical advice should a new founder take away from that talk?

What does "long" mean?
What does "slow" mean?

@ianlandsman Seems like there's some confusion as to what that talk is actually about.

https://twitter.com/asmartbear/status/1366227315701727242

@GeoffTRoberts Going to start a Twitter Spaces on this shortly. Want to join?

@LastPassHelp Chrome, Mac

@dominicstpierre I think Jason properly articulates how people misuse/misunderstand “slow SaaS ramp of death.”

Gail was saying “it took us a long time to unlock the growth engine that got us to $250 million in annual revenue.”

But most indie bootstrappers aren’t trying to hit those numbers! https://twitter.com/asmartbear/status/1366251619483086849

@dominicstpierre @earthlingworks @robwalling What’s funny is everyone seems to have a different definition of what this axiom means (practically).

I think the “dip” by Seth Godin better describes what you’re taking about?

@earthlingworks @robwalling That still seems a lot different than the way the “slow ramp” has been adopted.

If “slow ramp” for CC meant 3-6 years + $21 million in capital, I’m not sure how instructive it is as a model for bootstrappers.

(Most bootstrappers don’t have 3-6 years, or that kind of capital)

@MJB_SF It's true!

(And often, I'm thinking from the perspective of a small bootstrapper. So I'm often assuming "1-2 people building a tiny company")

@MJB_SF True, that's a big part!

I'm mostly looking at this from the perspective of a small (1-5 person) company.

The minimum bar is much lower (and often easier/faster to reach) when you're an indie bootstrapper.

@ianlandsman My point is, Constant Contact's "ramp" isn't a good model for most indie SaaS founders:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1366190471374991360

@samuelstancl Want to chat about it on Twitter Spaces?

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1yoKMABlqMoKQ

@LastPass hey, you folks testing out some dynamic pricing? 😅

Seems broken on my end.

@samuelstancl “It’s absolutely not true that they have a low pain tolerance and would rather pay.”

The sales numbers I’ve seen for Tailwind, Laravel Forge, Sidekiq, Alpine/Livewire, Tuple would disagree with you. 😉

@autiomaa Are salaries getting smaller?

Do you have a source for that? I’d like to take a look.

@jayacunzo We should chat about this. I have a slightly different view. 😉

@_KevinGraham I’m not a part of that anymore. You’d have to ask @twigpress. 👍

@theRealBenRathi @garrytan @pmarca @aarthir @sriramk @stevesi I’m not sure I understand the distinction here.

Isn’t the “winning product” the result of having a good product, with good distribution channels, at the right time?

@bgardner @BarrettABrooks @jam_systems ☹️

@chriscoyier @genmon There's an interesting side-conversation here about *podcasting RSS* (increasingly divergent from RSS)

Folks in the podcasting industry have been regularly adding to RSS (Apple metatags) for years.

There's also Podcast Index that's trying to improve it:
https://podcastindex-org.github.io/docs-api/

@AndamoHondo Whaaaat.

@itskyleharris @TwitterSpaces I’m still waiting 🙏

RT @mijustin: Podcasts feel like the open-sourcing of human experience.

Inner code, that’s usually kept private, is revealed.

As a listen…

@mynameis_davis Yup. ☝️

@typeoneerror Lol. Yes. 🎯

@foundingmom The new trend of "paying for content" is a healthy one I think.

Folks are happily paying for private podcasts, Substack newsletters, etc.

@sophspages @archiethedev @dr @coreyhainesco @DescriptApp Yes, @DescriptApp is really good. 👍

@foundingmom I’m not sure!

I think investing in the open internet is part of the answer (RSS, HTTP, email).

Decentralized social networks (like Mastadon) haven’t worked yet, but maybe they could?

@zsims 👍

@foundingmom I think it's ok to do arbitrage on these platforms: it's OK to use them (while they're good) and create new connections, as long as we're not dependent on them.

@heycpj For sure! They live in "invites" (us inviting our friends who have FOMO).

And, they suck up address books:

https://www.vox.com/recode/22278601/clubhouse-invite-privacy-contacts-app

@johnlpollard @MrAsquith BTW - we're chatting about this on Clubhouse today.🤦‍♂️😬

https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/xnRKyORx

@chrisyour yup! Still here.

We still like it. It's been nice to have the ski resort, mountain biking, and lakes available during the pandemic.

RT @songadaymann: I’m not looking for “fuck you” money so much as “no thank you” money.

@jessedriftwood1 Yup. Immediately. 👍

@LivePaola That’s a good question.

I’ve definitely had the same experience with books, but the frequency and intensity with podcasts feels higher for me.

RT @Melvyndotme: My top 3 favorite tools right now:

@Ghost — for publishing my articles
@TransistorFM — for hosting my audio courses
@mole…

@typeoneerror Lol. It worked for me!

RT @evan_greer: I agree that Facebook's business model is incompatible with democracy and basic human rights. But imposing a tax on linking…

@fortelabs What are some of the remedies/exercises they’re prescribing?

🎙️ Podcast review #6: some tips for @prmsltd on improving the discoverability of their show. 👍

https://youtu.be/V3iMSm7B0r4

@patio11 🤣

@iroughol @TransistorFM OMG! I did not realize you had switched to Transistor!

I'm a huge fan of your show. ❤️❤️❤️

RT @mijustin: Another tip: get in motion.

Most of the folks who found a successful business idea were already in motion (often exploring o…

@mateusjatenee @PaulYacoubian FounderShield is who we went through.

@pauldeschacht @tailwindcss @tailwindui @Netlify @vite_js @Alpine_JS You’re welcome!

@andreas_codered @TransistorFM 🙌

RT @KHayhoe: The main factors: Frozen instruments at natural gas, coal and even nuclear facilities, as well as limited supplies of natural…

cc @madesch @hindrikes 🙌

Overcast link:

https://overcast.fm/+JmiPF-n8U

@YevP @TransistorFM @backblaze We need to speak with someone right away that can help diagnose our connection between AWS and Backblaze.

Uploads are originating from an AWS EC2 instance on the east coast, using the B2 API.

We've had this working for years, and it stopped working this morning.

@haikubrian is there anyone there that can help us with this?

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1361442234239881216

@TransistorFM @backblaze @brianwski @peculiartina @YevP do you know anyone who can help us today? ☝️

@TransistorFM @backblaze cc @brianwski @peculiartina

This ticket has been open for over 6 hours.

No response, no assistance except for rote answers like: "We're not seeing a problem."

Transfers from AWS to B2 are taking forever. Small files (20MB - 50MB) are taking 50+ minutes!

@backblaze Can we get someone on the phone?

For some reason, uploads from S3 to B2 are taking a really long time.

@backblaze @wesbos Yes, our ticket is: 647637

We really need this resolved.

@wesbos @backblaze I'll DM you.

RT @editingemily: I have a working theory that women actually work _too_ hard and take on too many projects so their impact gets spread out…

@ThomasSausen @TransistorFM Yup, we have lots of European customers (@arvidkahl).

https://help.transistor.fm/article/2-importing-your-podcast-from-a-different-provider

There's a 1-click import, and then all you have to do is forward your old RSS feed to your new Transistor RSS.

Unfortunately, stats can’t be migrated over.

@RichardGorbutt Lol. I’ve got an open mind, and I’m sure lots to learn still. 😄