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RT @IGrabill: @mijustin The Heads-up. "How someone dealt with X, where X is something that I am on track to experience"

RT @mattmedeiros: @mijustin “I can’t believe you were able to rebound from THAT.”

@whatrocks me 2 send help

@philipggross Listen to that one 😉

The subtitle is important.

@goldie_ Tricky part is our competitors offer Spotify at lower tiers, but we could move YouTube up a tier!

@jonathanstark So.... what’d you do?

RT @jimhilluk: @mijustin Really enjoyed this episode and the... actually no spoilers!

@TravisFischer Haha. Thanks!

@BradHalverson Yeah! I actually wrote about that back in January: https://justinjackson.ca/cofounder

@woutervanlent Make sure you listen to the whole episode. More than meets the eye on this one. 😉

@naquiuddin it's true!

@mubashariqbal @mattwensing Yup, Grasshopper was founded by two people.

@joeworkman nice!

@curtismchale @statamic 🙌

RT @misterparker: Traditional school
1. Student enters class
2. Teacher dumps answers at student
3. Student memorizes
4. Passes test then f…

RT @TransistorFM: "Thanks for all the support you folks give. One of the best decisions we made was going with Transistor."

☝️ We ❤️ our p…

@jmacias you too! 🤘

@peterc agreed!

@abadir_ thanks!

@amberlturner @statamic Nice work! 🙌

@cjkoepke @tailwindcss I still feel like WP has some deep "architectural" problems.

For example, for JS WP still relies on:
- React (Gutenberg)
- Backbone.js (Media Manager)
- jQuery (legacy code)

@paidinsights Nice! My guess if you've got a speedy CDN behind that score?

Are you using Google Cloud for all your hosting?

@cjkoepke This is true.

But it just feels like it's more work to get WordPress to go fast.

(I'm guessing Cloudflare is a big reason your site is speedy?)

There were other things that prompted the move as well.

(WordPress theme development is terrible compared to Statamic)

@MattGiovanisci @YoFolyo holy shit

RT @TrinAndTonic: Canada just beat America in basketball. Under Space Jam rules, they own us now

@venikunche Which cartoons?

@CADbloke yup

@senofrank hahaha

RT @jessarchercodes: 🎙️ The latest episode of my podcasting adventures with JMac is out!

We chat about opportunities to use objects instea…

@ScottHYoung Yeah, I’m thinking of audiences bigger than 1,000 I think.

Once there’s this critical mass of folks you’re performing for, it gets tricky.

@Evanish Nice! 🙌

@jayclouse I agree with you. Just interesting to temper my initial enthusiasm with some of the drawbacks. 😉

@mitchdennett1 @jonbuda it really depends on the idea, your runway, and your skillset.

BUT... having a cofounder has been amazing for me. 💯

https://justinjackson.ca/cofounder

RT @sitapati: @mijustin In Norway, every bar has non-alcoholic beer available, by law

@ideasasylum I'm referring to this phenomenon:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Standup/comments/26jz4d/when_you_guys_did_your_first_open_mic_did_you/

RT @StephenLJohnson: @mijustin I didn't build an audience before launching @TopoMaps. My plan was to leverage the app and ASO to build an…

@JoshDoody @TransistorFM Yes! That’s crazy to think about.

@dannoblaster Yup, i’ve been sober since Jan 1

@tylertringas 👌

@tylertringas Haha. Oh god.

If you’re referencing my post, i’m not actually against the idea that “1,000 fans/customers” can build a legitimate business.

Rather, it’s the idea that “the internet is big, so any niche you choose will do.”

@tylertringas Slack’s real super power is its per-user billing model.

3 million paid users!

That’s a lot of expansion revenue.

@designbynuff @MatMacQuarrie That looks good! 💯

@rhapsaadic Thanks for the share.

But I'm not in Silicon Valley! I live in a tiny town in British Columbia, Canada.

I'm in tech (bootstrapping @TransistorFM) but don't identify with SV at all. 😉

@ryanflorence Sweet! What do you call it?

@_michaelgeorge I wish that was available in 🇨🇦!

RT @swissmiss: Helpful thread! https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1137793080197668864

@evoterra @buildyoursaas lol

RT @wardsandler: 🔥 post from @mijustin! The freedom ladder takes time to climb 🧗‍♀️ and everyone goes at a different pace and arrives at th…

@jayclouse My kids love it 😜, but I’m like: “Umm, I’ll be in the other room reading Calvin and Hobbes comics.”

@shawninman Thanks! I think I need to update it with a few things.

Namely:
https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1037831698879115265

@greggoldring nice!

@ideasasylum lol 😂

QUIT MESSING WITH MY METAPHORS JAMIE.

RT @TzelonMachluf: The best blog post I read this year. A must read for all the #makers out there.
"Quit your job once you have a sustainab…

@RockwellFelder @buildyoursaas I wrote a post on it here: https://justinjackson.ca/disney

@RockwellFelder @buildyoursaas No worries! It's https://www.amazon.com/Walt-Disney-Triumph-American-Imagination/dp/0679757473/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=walt+disney&qid=1556863531&s=books&sr=1-1

@david_l991 @patrickbjohnson True, the UX of browser settings could be improved.

If this "pop up" strategy is effective, why not just have the browser show it once, and save the settings for all sites?

"What level of privacy do you want?"

Centralizing the implementation still seems better. 👌

@Swizec 👍

Now, let's talk about those energy drinks at 10pm... 😉

@ow @natekontny @shl Nate, Owen, and Sahil, I'm curious:

Do you find yourself watching more video? (YouTube, Netflix)

Or reading more articles?

Or less consumption overall?

(For myself, I noticed I'm watching way less Netflix and YouTube - maybe once a month)

@natekontny @shl You could be right.

But it could go the other way too.

I have no commute, and work remotely, and listen to tons of pods (even before I started @TransistorFM).

RT @janelleallen: The idea that you need to create something people want is a given. But how does that happen? A recent post from @mijustin…

@DaronSpence 😜 hahaha.

@aprildunford @mattragland Nice. 👌

@bryce On the flipside:

What was the last podcast you subscribed to?

What caused you to subscribe?

@Chik Oh wow. That’d be too much for me.

Better watch Mr. Rogers now for 30 days straight.

@smithtimmytim @buildyoursaas Thanks for listening Tim!

RT @smithtimmytim: This is why I love listening to @buildyoursaas. Jon and Justin keep it real and that’s not always easy to do

https://t.…

@pjrvs @MightyFineCopy_ @mattdavella Oh I got it 😉

RT @Cruftbox: @adambanksdotcom Currently we spend $10-15k per workstation desk on hardware (right now with iMac Pros). Not everyone will n…

@CohanRobinson Yup! We’re on it! 💪 @TransistorFM

@joshowens @TransistorFM Still no API, but it’s something we’d like to build!

What would you like to do with it?

@whatrocks @TransistorFM Haven’t heard @johnaugust’s show yet. I’ll check it out!

@whatrocks @TransistorFM Sweet! Thanks! 🙌

@glenmccallumcan 😂

@JamesAddison @mwilliams20 I wrote a "how to get started" guide here:

https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/

@MattGiovanisci 👌

@louisnicholls_ @LandonB32 @mubashariqbal @tylertringas @Userfeedio If you're assuming all customers pay roughly the same amount, it's way riskier to have 100 customers vs 500.

Losing 10 customers when you have 100 is a big deal. Less so at 500.

When you have lower numbers, every customer that churns results in a bigger % of revenue lost.

@jasondoesstuff ❤️

@tiffanyarment @marcoarment It comes with optional WHEELS!

@louisnicholls_ @mubashariqbal @tylertringas Certainly, founders can do whatever they'd like. 😉

But:

"Bootstrapping is already hard, don't make it harder!" – Jason Cohen

5 customers is inherently more risky (and generally not a good fit for bootstrappers).

A company with 5 customers is probably an enterprise play.

@neilwithdata Nice! 🙌

@danielpearson @KidPickSell

RT @smithtimmytim: I believe:

1. Your data shouldn’t be mined to sell you targeted ads.

2. Your timeline should be chronological, not alg…

@jayclouse 😩

RT @WiseArts: LOVE this fishing analogy for when a business is lacking momentum! https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1134880264792883200

@mnlfrgr Clearly, a market can’t be oversaturated with competition, and still make reasonable profits.

But if you’re in a tiny niche with no competition that’s a bad sign.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1134972349059543040

@louisnicholls_ (That’s from this article: https://www.thebusinessplanshop.com/blog/en/entry/tam_sam_som)

@louisnicholls_ When you started.

@louisnicholls_ How big do you think the total addressable market is for Gymhopper and Postperk?

@mubashariqbal @tylertringas I believe this actually happened in San Francisco. (the founders are from NYC?)

@mubashariqbal In a way, but small “bootstrapped” fishers have a big advantage over large commercial fishing vessels.

Ruben is taking on DocuSign, and getting good traction (despite the fact that he’s tiny compared to them!)

RT @isterin: @mijustin In other words, there are no new struggles. People either struggle with something or they don't. You're just there…

@FraserDeans thanks! 🙌

I wrote about it yesterday here but I think I need to update it with these thoughts.

http://justinjackson.ca/jump

@mubashariqbal Yes, in a way the fishing metaphor works here as well!

@mubashariqbal Couch surfers, people who beg their friends to let them stay on their couch, etc... are all a part of the total addressable market.

The fact that there was a name for the phenomenon (“couch surfing”) shows there was momentum in that market. It’s not something Airbnb invented.

RT @geoff_baskwill: Short thought-provoking essay on product-market fit by ⁦@mijustin⁩. A worthwhile read. https://justinjackson.ca/jump

RT @cheriehu42: podcast spam is real: on @Spotify’s music podcasts page, there’s a podcast called Cardi B, each episode of which is just...…

RT @mijustin: Love this line from @asmartbear's latest essay:

"The 'long tail' can sound appealing, but it sure is easy to sell vanilla ic…

@sethdrebitko I'm using Digital Ocean + @laravelforge 👍

RT @dominicstpierre: I'm trying to fund the creation of two video courses (Elm & Go), thought I could request some help, any retweet apprec…