Tweets

@charlieinthe6 Hahaha

@cgenco Where did you get that wagon?

@jeremylatham @JackEllis Vicious cycle.

And... let’s not pretend that this same kind of marginalization couldn’t happen to tech workers / bootstrapped businesses once Big Tech™ gets enough leverage.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/14/amazon-slashes-commission-rates-for-affiliate-program.html

@abadir_ @TransistorFM Ah. Not currently, sorry.

@abadir_ @TransistorFM RTL?

@raspberrysarah renee

@tillkruss @fffabs NICE.

@ianlandsman I'm not opposed to investors.

But, I also don't VCs to turn podcasting into YouTube.😜

RT @Shpigford: Looking for folks who have SaaS companies but do NOT currently use Baremetrics.

If that's you, would you mind taking this s…

🎯 https://t.co/XmhucLdXhf

@CreativeConflab @TransistorFM So sorry about that!

We've seen a few folks with this bug where their browser was caching the older version for some reason.

We think we have a fix for this going forward.

In the meantime, a hard refresh will often fix it.

RT @mijustin: I wrote a post that expands on these ideas:

"Ultimately, your product's potential is determined by the size, momentum, and c…

@mateusjatenee @derrickreimer @r00k You look fine. 👌

@jmacias @CasJam @JordanGal Morning!

@AaronWeiche @CasJam @JordanGal Nice! 🙌

RT @HappyDevFM: Looking to host your podcast? Check out @TransistorFM! The new dashboard is particularly slick 👌🏻

@michaeldyrynda @TransistorFM @jonbuda Thanks! 🙌

@TheSusanBoles @TransistorFM @tailwindcss @Alpine_JS Thank you!

@CasJam @jonbuda @TransistorFM Thanks!

@MrSimonBennett 👋 have a great first day at work!

RT @mijustin: Momentum is everything.

People who stand still don't make progress.
People in motion make mistakes, but they also move forw…

RT @mijustin: Too often, the “provide more value” mantra turns into: “I’ll give people what I think they need.”

@earthlingworks Bingo. 🎯

That’s what I was driving at. The “provide more value” mantra seems to often preempt that and turns into: “I’ll give people what I think they need.”

@SamuelHulick It’s the idea of “provide value first” that gets misconstrued:

“Do something nice for folks and they’ll reciprocate.”
“Be proactive and offer folks something and you’ll win.”

I think a better framework is:

“Observe (sometimes for a long time), and respond when you see demand.”

@SamuelHulick I see it trumpeted a lot on social media. Especially YouTube.

@earthlingworks There’s something about all this that feels really forceful and aggressive.

RT @LorenzoPrinci: Interesting take by @mijustin on putting effort into interrogating ideas: https://justinjackson.ca/good-ideas

RT @mijustin: I think a big factor in success is putting yourself in a place to spot good opportunities, and recognizing the good opportuni…

@tylertringas Tell me more!

cc @DPerkmus

@oprylamb @ProductHunt Thanks Holly! 🙌

RT @brunoraljic: "Why would you want to pour so much of yourself into anything less than your best idea? Other ideas might seem more achiev…

@albertwycheung @BloombergNEF I’m curious about your comment here.

What *can* be done about old, drafty buildings? Can they be retrofitted? (I’ve heard older buildings develop mold when they’re sealed).

Is the only answer to tear them down and rebuild them?

RT @rezzz: Great 📧 from @mijustin today

@typeoneerror Nice 💪

@ShawnKanungo Lol.

@devronbaldwin Head out for a long solo drive in the country. You deserve it!

@ninjaparade @buildyoursaas 🎯

@ishwars Yup. That’s a good way to put it.

@nickswan That exactly my point. Confused how you’re not seeing it in what I’ve written. 😜

RT @mijustin: @nickswan Business ideas are observations (“people have this problem they’ll pay to solve”) paired with hunches (“I could sol…

RT @ScottHYoung: Weirdly, people with the worst ideas are often the most afraid they'll get stolen.

I've had multiple conversations which…

RT @ScottHYoung: Interesting post by @mijustin on why having good ideas (and not just good execution) matters:

https://justinjackson.ca/good-ideas

I…

RT @jonathanstark: 💯 "Good ideas aren't cheap" by @mijustin https://justinjackson.ca/good-ideas

@tylertringas Who knows? @jack knows.

@Shpigford how many horses_04.gif were there

@mattsly 💯

@FindJimClair Scientists and researchers may have many ideas on why an event might be occurring, but they’ll often follow the hunch that shows the most promise.

Spreading yourself too thin, and exploring every possible avenue at once, isn’t efficient.

Before you start executing, you explore.

@PadMint1 That’s my personal use-case, yup. 👍

@seanwes The Canadian curse strikes again.

@ericallen99 @moseskagan Oh weird. In Canada, I’m pretty sure MLS is nationalized: http://realtor.ca

RT @wizemanip: @mijustin To a bit lesser extent this is true of travel too. We budget for a trip but would consider 5+ destinations.

@FindJimClair @rjs Sorry, missed this.

The idea is that you do most of your “shaping” before you start executing. This includes exploring (but not committing to) different ideas.

My thinking falls roughly in line with Basecamp’s shape up process:

https://basecamp.com/shapeup

@FindJimClair This is my current framework:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1256301356727414784?s=21 https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1256301356727414784

@curtisjcummings Let me know if you need help getting @TransistorFM set up!

RT @editingemily: What if we replaced “thought leader” with “thoughtful leader?” Might eliminate some of the turdmuffins.

@vanschneider @nathanbarry @awilkinson I know there are second-order effects coming, but what do you think they will be?

- consumer debt crisis?
- crumbling social programs?
- massive reduction in consumer and business spending?

And...

- which sectors of the economy will be affected? All of them?

@libovness Not all of them. I have a list here of what’s supported:

https://help.transistor.fm/article/54-how-do-i-subscribe-to-a-private-podcast

RT @emollick: Wow! Noise is a secret killer of performance. A 10db noise increase (from a dishwasher to a vacuum) drops productivity by 5%…

@tonyzorin @buildyoursaas @jonbuda @backblaze This one I think: https://saas.transistor.fm/episodes/counting-beans-and-getting-hit-by-a-bus

RT @spencerfry: Starting in March, at @podia we’ve seen unprecedented numbers of people strike out on their own to become creators, with cr…

@jgantindev @mitchdennett1 @adamwathan @steveschoger For personal use, I just got the marketing license.

At @TransistorFM, we bought both. 💪

RT @OMD_Ventures: Listen in on my conversation with @mijustin of @TransistorFM From Not-for-Profits to Bootstrapping a Highly Profitable Sa…

@thejonotron Lol

@mmcallen Yeah!

@fredperrotta @Shopify 🙌

@bgardner Do it! 👍

@seanwes @JamesClear @SamHarrisOrg 🎯

@vtim Yes! That’s also my point. 👍

RT @MrSimonBennett: So after 3 years of building and growing a self funding a business on the side. June 1st is officially the date I go f…

@pjrvs 💯

@fredrivett Can you give me an example of that?

@DanAlbas Forbidding the use, transport, and trade of assault weapons is a good start.

Canada just experienced a horrific killing spree. Making it more difficult for folks to obtain, and use, these guns is a must.

I live in the Okanagan, and I disagree with your position.

@fredrivett @sivers It's Sivers' math I don't like. 😉

The future potential is all contained in the idea. It's either a 1X idea, a 10X idea, a 100x idea, etc...

Execution, I think, isn't the biggest multiplier. Maybe it gives you 1.5X. In most cases (especially with today's tech stacks) I think 1X

@mattymcjesus 🙌

@ispekhov Yes. Here’s the framework I use:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1256301356727414784

@ollieread That’s implied though.

The framework that those folks are recommending is: “Choose an idea, and start executing! Don’t worry, the quality of the idea doesn’t matter much."

@FindJimClair Here’s my framework:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1256301356727414784

@FindJimClair I think we should have a sense whether an idea’s basic premise is good, before we start building it.

Otherwise, why would we dedicate years of our lives working on it?

https://blog.asmartbear.com/customer-validation.html

@nickwritesit @rjs @basecamp 2nd tweet in the thread 😉

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1255878157980164096?s=21 https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1255878157980164096

@fredrivett I couldn’t disagree more!

If that’s true, why did all of 37signals’ subsequent products not hit the high mark that Basecamp did?

Both Jason and David are quick to admit that Basecamp is their “best idea” so far.

https://signalvnoise.com/posts/2235-work-on-your-best-idea

@fredrivett Initially, people buy the story because it’s a good story.

Once someone’s earned a reputation as a storyteller, folks might trust them blindly to produce future stories, but even then - people want a good story. It’s the concept that matters.

@mcdickenson Not sure what you mean in 2.

@fredrivett Think about Harry Potter (or Star Wars).

Certainly, the eventual distribution, marketing, etc helped, but initially JK Rowling and Lucas were relatively unknown (and didn’t have an audience).

What *did* they have? A great concept for a story.

@dohertyjf Holy shit. This article is 🤯

@FindJimClair @ScottHYoung Scott agrees with this:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1256228367306760200?s=21 https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1256228367306760200

@nphaskins To me, the concept should include the intended market. 👍

@ispekhov I don’t think there’s anything “easy” about that progress.

To me, it’s like being a surfer and having to learn all the fundamentals, and then learn where to go in the water, and then waiting for the right wave (opportunity).

https://justinjackson.ca/surfing

@SmallTimeVC That’s not the way it’s popularly presented: https://sivers.org/multiply

@_JackAn_ I don’t normally agree with VCs, but I’ll make an exception here 😉

@ispekhov I’m in the Hey beta; I can tell you there’s nothing easy about this idea.

They have a whole new concept for how email should work.

@ispekhov I like WPengine, Basecamp, ConvertKit; all profitable.

@ispekhov You’ll have to give different examples, because (for me) neither of those are good businesses.

@JackEllis A good business idea has clear market potential before you’ve done much of the building.

@zorigitano God. That is heartbreaking.

@natalienagele I think there’s a time (before the execution) where the quality of the idea reveals itself:

- how many people seem to want this?
- what attributes of this do they want?
- what’s a feature that everyone is missing, but people clearly want?

It roughly fits the Hill Chart model.

@axsuul Nope. That’s not what I mean.

Ideas are either good, or they’re bad.

We often compare them to seeds. But a bad seed can’t grow into a plant; only a good seed can.

@ispekhov If ideas are so easy, why are most business ideas so bad?

When I scroll through old Product Hunt listings, I see page after page of ideas that people have executed on.

The products themselves are often well-built; it’s the underlying idea that’s bad.

@hjohnson0445 @QasimRashid It's definitely more accessible, but you still need to have considerable margin in your life to even think about it (much less make educated decisions).