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RT @corymiller303: Not all products make good businesses ... and the failure rate is high.

Great post by @mijustin⁩ https://t.co/niQNFht…

RT @KateBour: You want more than product/market fit from ⁦@mijustin⁩

“If you're running away from a job you hate, don't run into a busine…

RT @smithtimmytim: This is a fantastic post. I’ve had to think long and hard about this recently. https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1101499706369236992

@smithtimmytim We use Kayako

@alanklement In a sense, media brands have always been doing this (expanding into other channels, offering "behind the scenes" content).

But podcasts are a perfect medium for this. They're long form. Less rigid. More personal.

@CohanRobinson 👍

@Adib_Hanna Awesome! Glad it's useful!

@jongold One of my faves is Battle Beast (but it's definitely not for everyone). 🤘

@6footgeek @erlangfak3 Thanks! 🙌

@hodltergeist Nice! That's still more days than I had in all of 2018. 👍

@hodltergeist 16 days at the gym, or 16 days of no beer? 😉

@natalienagele @Wildbit Awww yeaaaah! 🕺🔥💃

@ideasasylum 😍

RT @venikunche: Hey all, @theohubs is taking 300 HBCU students and young people of color to @hbcuatsxsw to give them the opportunity to con…

RT @AndrewAskins: A common piece of advice for founders is not to build on someone else's platform. But @mijustin pointed out something cle…

@thatonejason Aaaaah. Got it. 👌

@marshal @ConvertKit I used to filter them out (at the segment level), but now I've dramatically reduced the number of automations I have running.

So if you're signed up for my newsletter, you'll get it on Saturday at 4am (no matter what other automations you're in).

@iChris @WatchMixer What's FTL?

RT @uibreakfast: New episode! Feature Audit with the awesome @brhea https://uibreakfast.com/132-feature-audit-with-brian-rhea/ #UX #productmanagement

@web $920 a month?

RT @JamesClear: Merely believing you deserve something doesn’t make it a reality.

But believing you *don’t* deserve something will prevent…

RT @TransistorFM: 👉 Wise observation from @happierman (Nightvale).

🎙️ To succeed in podcasting you have to be:

1. The first
2. The best
3…

@glenmccallumcan Yes, the platforms are almost always temporary.

You ride the wave as long as it lasts. 🌊🏄‍♂️

@sehurlburt Did you just read this Wolfram post too?

https://blog.stephenwolfram.com/2019/02/seeking-the-productive-life-some-details-of-my-personal-infrastructure/

@NathanG I think the positioning was key, but building on other folks' platforms really helped fuel their growth.

@NathanG Actually, I think ConvertKit is largely being built on influencers' platforms (Pay Flynn, etc)

@web Link?

RT @Jonflarson: This is so interesting. Not just because of the rapid growth of Apple, Google, Amazon, etc, but also the collapse of brands…

RT @whizzzoe: On point! It's not about marketing problem, but a product problem. Ask ourselves:"Have we created something people want?" Pro…

@kayayarai 💪

@thejonotron 👏

@meyerweb Just donated! 🙌

@natalienagele @joshkaufman @BaconBizConf @amyhoy 👌 I'm going to create an open-source checklist here:

https://github.com/TransistorFM/hit-by-a-bus/

@mattcassinelli Yeah, I just replied to that thread. I definitely want to fix this.

RT @buildyoursaas: New founders' podcast:

@jonbuda is wondering what happens if he gets hit by a bus.
@mijustin is looking at bandwidth co…

RT @mijustin: To succeed, your product has to offer an outcome that is highly desirable to a large group of customers.

RT @TheEricAnderson: However, the other big differentiator can be brand. Given two roughly similar SaaS products, the one with the stronger…

RT @sujanpatel: Great advice for founders https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1097165889445683200

@delk @Cloudflare @terinjokes Thank you! ❤️

RT @KateKendall: Completely agree. Have been doing a lot of early-stage advising lately and almost always it’s a product-market fit problem…

RT @jmckinven: I love this thread. So much useful stuff 👊🏻 https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1097165889445683200

@samselikoff @kwuchu Gotcha.

Is the issue that you think they're judging you?

Or is it more of a comparison thing? "My work just can't compete with that."

@samselikoff @kwuchu When you say "ignorant of the heavy hitters," who are the heavy hitters? Not sure I understand the reference.

@KevinRaetz @TomBilyeu Sweet, I'll check it out! 👍

@maxua @asmartbear Yup. Totally agree.

RT @Pinboard: My name is Pinboard, I am a small tech company, and I had to pay around 27% of my gross revenue in Federal taxes last year. h…

@desfocado Thanks for sharing it! 🙌

RT @themarkcarroll: You Only Win Once https://justinjackson.ca/rodney-mullen <- good stuff in here, stay relevant and build on those transferable skills h…

RT @RyanBethencourt: There's a deep wisdom here, we all have to embrace constant reinvention if we want to innovate. https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1096834365097631744

RT @geoff_baskwill: Good quick essay on how being at the top of your game can crush innovation, and how tech can be like skateboarding, by…

@jeremywatt @web Ah. Just figured it out: "direct to consumer." 👌

@jeremywatt @web What's DTC? Haven't heard that term.

@LoganNickleson Yup! I'm a big fan. 👍

RT @oniryx: “Passion isn't enough; we need the rigor” ⁦@mijustin⁩ https://justinjackson.ca/rigor

@jeremyvaught @mockingbirdbway @LaraconUS oooh! Are they $$$$?

Btw - I'm thinking about bringing my kids to this one.

RT @ianlandsman: Entrepreneur tip. Knocking a single thing off your todo list a day is a reasonable goal.

@brennandunn NYC?

@delk Gotcha.

@delk Individual investors will often model their return on investment as 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, etc.

I realize this is different (because the investment is pooled, and not every investor will get that return multiple).

But... it's the only info we have. I can't find any public rev data.

RT @garrettdimon: It's so easy to get carried away with a 10-year vision when the 1-day vision is all you need.

I thought I knew better, b…

RT @patio11: @tylertringas The US does not have thriving ecosystems devoted to producing small software businesses, which can *very plausib…

RT @patio11: @tylertringas It takes 3 million dollars to open a McDonalds. 3 million dollars. Three MILLION dollars.

Do you know how much…

@rezzz @TransistorFM Yup!

@lucaspiller @jonbuda Just tried it via my VPN from Spain. Seems to be working?

@lucaspiller @jonbuda i just checked it and it’s working for me!

Where are you listening from? (and which app?)

@dchymko Sooooo... back at @CoWorkVernon today, eh?

RT @marknca: Passion needs rigor, http://bit.ly/2WRjZUa << spot on by @mijustin

@marknca Thanks Mark! 🙌

RT @derrickreimer: I'm learning there's a wide chasm between recognizing a problem and actually modifying behavior to fix the problem. Prod…

@tnorthcutt The thing is... they'll probably give it away for free. 😬

RT @danmartell: Passion needs rigor - @mijustin https://buff.ly/2I4YNqr

@BrookeFreedman Thanks for sharing it Brooke! 🙌

RT @BrookeFreedman: Passion needs rigor ~@mijustin

If passion and talent get us halfway to great, the other half comes from the rigor of…

RT @mijustin: Maybe a better way to put this is:

"A good product UNCOVERS a desire the customer already has."

Often, the customer can't a…

RT @mijustin: ⚡ Most of the people you thought were "crushing it" five years ago have burnt out since then.

Many of the folks you think ar…

RT @ramez: The most effective climate policy of all time, for my mind, is Germany's early subsidy for solar and wind. These policies had im…

@jsoverson agreed

@BetterCeo @Podnews Don't investors model their return on investment as 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, etc?

@itsdavemartin I love Rad!

RT @glenmccallumcan: 🤔 This new article by @mijustin has me thinking this morning. 🤔

Anyone know of an app like Streaks that 'works in pub…

RT @valsopi: Name 3 people you would have a Friday dinner out with

@nwquah Living the best life.

@KD_Sherm Totally.

@tenlinesofcode @nwquah They *must* be looking at Netflix though:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/netflix-is-growing-even-faster-and-streaming-to-record-profit-totals-2018-04-16

There's a lot of value in subscriptions:
https://twitter.com/JamesCridland/status/1093122778318831616

@iannuttall This is true!

@PatFlynn @CalebWojcik Hey Pat, I have a question to ask you (podcasting related). Could you reach me by DM or email? justin@transistor.fm

RT @mijustin: @nwquah Everyone thinks Apple is the sleeping giant (that will never wake up).

But given their big content deals with Spielg…

@delk Whoa. You think $500M for Midroll?

@delk And even then, total ad rev for podcasts was only $314 million in 2017.

Other comparisons:

In 2015, Midroll Media was acquired for $50 million. (Spotify could buy 10 of those)

In 2018, Stuff Media (How Stuff Works) was acquired for $55 million.

@delk Really? I'd have thought Gimlet was doing the most revenue there.

Who's left?
- Pineapple Street Media
- Pacific Content

I guess I'm thinking more B2B plays.

I'm not including stuff like:
- Joe Rogan
- Pushkin Industries (Gladwell's company)

@EGMontesano @joerogan For example:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1093334626624389120?s=21

@EGMontesano @joerogan Yeah, I don't think they could buy every show, I'm talking more about the B2B side of podcasting.

RT @adamlogic: I see a lot of confusion around @heroku's free dynos, so I wrote up a guide. Let me know if you find this helpful, and pleas…

RT @natalienagele: Friends - we’re hoping to find someone great to join our team! Please retweet and share in your networks. This is super…

@ow My guess (hope?) is that Spotify is spending "smart money" on Gimlet.

Meaning: inside their platform, Spotify could see the stats for all the Gimlet shows. My guess is they saw a connection between that and "more minutes listened to in Spotify."

Apple is in this same business!

@CaptnBaz My guess is they'll keep some shows (Reply All) free and open.

RT @adamwathan: Was a pleasure being @ryanchenkie’s first guest on his new podcast.

Had a really good conversation about building an audie…

RT @mijustin: A good product unlocks a desire the customer already has.

@jmckinven @pjrvs Nice! You got the special UK cover! 🙌

RT @hnshah: Change your market, save your product says @mijustin https://buff.ly/2WAqjPL