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@cgimmer @thepatwalls It hasn’t actually done the democratizing yet.

“Democratized” would mean that it’s widely distributed and easily used.

Bitcoin is not easy to get, easy to store, or easy to use as currency.

@spencerfry @r00k My point is, there are lots of examples of small indie companies making better products than their counterparts who have large teams + more funding (@ajlkn, @ugmonk, @honeybadgerapp, @mailbrew, @dr).

Bigger team doesn’t automatically equal “better software.”

@patrickf_ca @TransistorFM A few off the top of my head:

Ecamm Live
@tuple
Screenflow
Descript
@getRewardful

And...

Transistor is really good (and a lot of that is because @jonbuda is really good).

@sisyphos2dot0 Live chat software.

$1,500 - $2,500 for an old '80s boombox?

Daaaaaaaamn.

(Why isn't Sharp, Sanyo, and Sony doing re-releases of all these?)

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=ghettoblaster&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_odkw=ghettoblaster&_osacat=0

The risk with overemphasizing "execution" is it deludes people into thinking that if they work hard enough, they can make any idea successful.

Once a platform has a monopoly, the question isn’t *if* they’ll pay creators less, it’s when.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1263534522722738176?s=20

@noahwbragg @petersuhm @digitaltrouble THAT’S NOT HOW THIS WORKS NOAH, I HAVE TO RECORD A RESPONSE PODCAST 😜

On my paddleboard https://www.pscp.tv/w/ckJqnDM4NTU1MXwxbkFLRUFkeUJBQUtM_ME1jkEZQwEDWN8PvpzPmY2NNvMzxnM2FWDqLsWpwd8=

Previously, I thought this way: "the govt is either playing with supposed “taxpayer money” or “burdening our grandchildren.""

But now I'm chewing on this:

"In reality, the govt always spends money into private circulation and then it taxes it back out after the fact."

"Everybody's switching from ____ to ____."

"It feels like I'm the only one not on Clubhouse. How do I get an invite?"

"Nobody uses ____ anymore. Now, most folks use ____."

@digitaltrouble @mronge I just switched from Discourse to Playgroup. Really pleased with it. 👍

Another misinterpretation:

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

None of this is easy. Most good opportunities are not obvious (especially to outsiders).

You're looking for evidence of unmet demand in a category that you understand!

What people say they want (and what they actually do) are profoundly different.

https://twitter.com/PMJtweets/status/1302020472750714885

Does anyone here work at Google Podcasts?

(Google isn't indexing new podcast feeds for some reason. Trying to figure out why)

“And, like a devil on our shoulder, our technology is telling us to go it alone. After all, it’s an iPad, not an usPad.”

Great piece by @rushkoff:

https://onezero.medium.com/the-privileged-have-entered-their-escape-pods-4706b4893af7

@DCoulbourne 😄

Which side of history do you want to be on?

"It's the market. People don't get it. It's the market. If the market is missing, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter how well you execute or how well you understand how to build the product. There have to be people who want to transact with you." – @fulligin

💯

@adamwathan I thought I saw you online this morning. 👀

Asking a small business to collect and remit sales taxes to dozens of different government entities is ridiculous.

The result? Tons of non-compliance. It’s just too much work for most companies.

@nathanbarry @adamwathan & @steveschoger –> Tailwind UI
me (👋) @ @jonbuda --> @TransistorFM
@pjrvs & @JackEllis --> @usefathom
@taylorotwell --> Forge

@VCFryer @hnshah I think if the customer is ready to buy, they don’t need to be told the benefits. They just need to know:

a) are they in the right place (does this product do what they want it to do)
b) can they trust you

@nbashaw It took me awhile to get used to it, but now I love it.

It’s great to be able to say: “you know what? I don’t want to hear from the person/org again.” And then it’s just gone.

You’re not lodging a spam complaint against them, you’re just not inviting them into your space.

In a 1966 doc, Ernie Chambers responds to a minister:

"Why are you talking to me? You guys pulled the strings that closed schools. You guys draw the boundaries. So it's up to you to talk to your brothers and persuade them that they have a responsibility."
https://twitter.com/DaySpace/status/1266501747343863819

@Martin_Carvalho 3-4 hours of actual focus a day seems like plenty to me.

Fascinating urban predictions from @BillFultonVta.

"Will the ability to work remotely encourage people to sprawl even farther from the city? Will it encourage them to move to smaller cities and rural locations around the country?"

https://kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/2020/05/27/transportation-Houston-remote-work-commute-traffic-suburbs-coronavirus

Increasingly, I’m skeptical of folks guessing what other people’s incomes are.

Take for example, Joe Rogan.

I’ve seen some folks estimate that he was making as much as $50 - $100 million / year from his podcast.

Forbes pins it ar $30 million.

Predicting the future: what the world will look like in the next 5 years https://www.pscp.tv/w/cZf0nzM4NTU1MXwxeW9KTWF3emthREpRpmN6ifM_d0SuUoxM3JHFV6578wBoW5JarPFSzrN2NnM=

@seanwes I’m always looking for good illustrators!

The @laravelphp community in particular (especially @adamwathan and @taylorotwell) taught me how to spot bigger waves of demand than I had been.

Starting in 2012, I joined some podcasting communities, the bootstrapper communities, the @laravelphp community, and the XOXO community.

All of those connections helped me to spot the opportunity that eventually became @TransistorFM.

“Why would you want to pour so much of yourself into anything less than your best idea?” – @dhh

They stole our idea!

(new episode out now)

https://overcast.fm/+MBmU_y574

@tylertringas @_rchase_ @patio11 https://twitter.com/patio11/status/1098268689109999616?s=21 https://twitter.com/patio11/status/1098268689109999616

Even better, the leaders of these communities are more likely to collaborate with other independents (as opposed to big corps) giving small players an even bigger voice!

So much❤️ for folks like @photomatt, @taylorotwell, @calebporzio, @adamwathan, and @dhh. ✌️

@BrianNorgard Tech folks keep saying this, but I don’t see regular consumers complaining. Most listeners seem to be figuring it out.

The publishing experience can definitely be improved, but it’s not that much more difficult than setting up a blog or YouTube channel.

Has anyone here built a mini ramp?

Looking for the best plans (especially since, from experience, I know the dimensions matter A LOT)

This is what I've found so far:
http://diyskate.com/mini_03.html

Clip from today's podcast:

How is COVID-19 affecting local businesses?

What should we do differently when we rebuild?

Going live in a bit if you want to hang out: https://youtu.be/1bSbdW54aDI

(Probably going to try to do some @tailwindcss UI stuff)

Alexander has this concept called “the intimacy gradient.”

It perfectly illustrates this need we all have inside us to have a spectrum of rooms in our buildings that go from public to private.

https://twitter.com/dnahinga/status/1181115360411557889?s=21 https://twitter.com/dnahinga/status/1181115360411557889

Supply generally follows demand.

This makes sense! Customer demand increases, entrepreneurs respond to that demand by supplying a solution.

For example, Airbnb hosts respond to demand; they don't create it.

Ref: #bea6f2bd672f" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2018/02/27/the-airbnb-effect-cheaper-rooms-for-travelers-less-revenue-for-hotels/#bea6f2bd672f

Decided to wait until next Saturday:
https://ckarchive.com/b/d0ueh0h805v9

(Thanks @arvidkahl, @noahwbragg, @oprearocks)

@TransistorFM @statamic @tailwindcss Version 1 of the @TransistorFM changelog is out!

A detailed history of all the features we've released:
https://transistor.fm/changelog

@realjefflarge In my experience, dynamic ads eventually lead to this, because the tech is designed to treat ads like “inventory.”

The creative element isn’t considered.

The dynamic ads aren’t smart enough to consider the context surrounding the ad spot.

Interactions with people outside your normal circle will have the biggest impact.

These “collisions” open up new opportunities:

- You run into someone at an event who has a career you never knew existed.
- You start a relationship that turns into a partnership 5 years later.

Too many companies make their profits by outsourcing the true cost of their products to the public.

This is also true in tech, and with startups.

(And yes, also true for my company!)

In the future, the public will demand that corporations and governments are responsible for their externalities.

The airline industry should have to pay to clean the air it pollutes.

Manufacturers should be responsible for the entire lifecycle of their products.

“Technologies have always been about emphasizing the mobility of the elite. It prioritizes their need to connect and their ways of making an income.” – @melgregg

Exactly like this:

https://twitter.com/dhh/status/1211327432151752707?s=21 https://twitter.com/dhh/status/1211327432151752707

Susan’s entire year-in-review is worth reading: https://www.susanjfowler.com/blog/2019/12/10/my-year-in-review-2019

@MicroConf HEADLINE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT:

NICOLAS CAGE!!!

@MicroConf Is @robwalling getting his old punk band back together for an exclusive MicroConf performance?!? 😮🎸🙏

@tylertringas @ndbroadbent I love this space.

PDFs is big business (every business uses them).

💯 @r00k

https://overcast.fm/+T1Mx0rLXo

@r00k Wait.. you can write something in 2010, and it’s still relevant 9 years later!!?!?

Narrator: Rob can.

The other challenge: it's hard to stop a successful company from growing!

"Now the bad news. Let's say all of this works: you create this little company and it's making $30k a month in profit. What happens next? It keeps growing that's what it does."

Good point by Arvid:

There are other indicators that can show you whether a market is worth pursuing.

(However, existing purchasing behavior is probably the safest.)

https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/status/1187230537854967808?s=21

@stauffermatt I use @usefathom by @JackEllis and @pjrvs - built in Laravel! ❤️

@Shpigford did u make an electronic techno dance album

Working on a pricing grid (for a SaaS marketing site) and I have a secret weapon https://www.pscp.tv/w/cGYskTM4NTU1MXwxZGpHWFJERE96UHhaBVlMgaH0mr4xSkgb1tEvlofX1kEMajJMVzAzevTo2iE=

Here's another excerpt:

"The journey from product-user fit to product-market fit tends to go:

1. Build something people want.
2. Then, explore how many other people also want that thing.
3. Finally, get your product in their hands as fast as possible."

@dohertyjf I have noticed that I sleep better (I haven’t been drinking all of 2019), but I still have these bouts of waking up at 2am-3am. When my mind starts racing, I can’t get back to sleep.

Wrote this up as a quick article:

https://justinjackson.ca/saddles

@Baremetrics @ConvertKit @TransistorFM @buffer @Hubstaff All numbers via @Baremetrics "open startups" project:
https://baremetrics.com/open-startups

Working on the new @statamic website for @transistorfm: light background or dark? https://www.pscp.tv/w/cEEzPjM4NTU1MXwxdk94d2FMYkxiYkdCnqMty7A7GEVsJ1ire37668lJ3uszY90R7qQLgFbb9bo=

@adamwathan Private metal show? Your place?

@mellisawaltzer @Harris_Bryan @TransistorFM Yup, Transistor does this. 😜 Here's a tutorial for the automated email portion:

https://transistor.fm/automatic-podcast-email/

Probably worth revisiting my blog post from 2016:

https://justinjackson.ca/is-the-money-still-bored/

Want to win a year of free podcast hosting? @ContestKit is doing a @TransistorFM giveaway! 🙌

https://twitter.com/ContestKit/status/1157328589827653635

I had a really good chat with my friend ⁦@ScottHYoung⁩ about how to teach yourself programming. 👍 https://overcast.fm/+MP5-H7Www

@calebporzio @dcoulbourne LOL.

"He called me D-Coul 45 times... which led to everyone calling me D-Coul." 🤣

"If you push the nickname, it doesn't stick. But if you don't push the nickname, it does stick."

https://overcast.fm/+Q-Rdisg7U

@themsaid Congrats!!! 🎉

Do they make cycling shoes that small?

@ianlandsman @adamwathan @IronMaiden I’m here! They’re just getting set up.

@abigailotwell @bradenkeith I’m packing short shorts

One thing you learned quickly (as a bellboy), was:

Fancy car ≠ Good tip

A quick demo of how podcast websites and integrations work in @transistorfm https://www.pscp.tv/w/b_kJZTM4NTU1MXwxbER4THJvd0xsd0dtzpkLvk4hBiBjc2Z1mt5bOHbWT2puma2FAAaeZOBFWS0=

@adamwathan it's saturday morning at 5:48am and i haven't had my coffee what r u even talking about mdx next.js i just learned vue.js

@pjrvs @studiofellow Seriously the craziest shit. We're in the f'ing matrix!

I had an awesome time at @podsummit, meeting podcasters from across Western Canada (and even Atlanta, Georgia!) #podsummit

@statamic Awesome! Congrats! That’s like 800 years in internet years

@Shpigford When I was a kid we had an old truck and a field to drive in. I drove that thing a ton before I’d even got my license.

Now I’m teaching my kids and realizing: they have never even sat behind a steering wheel before. 😳

@adamwathan @tailwindcss The biggest objection when I try to convince @jonbuda to switch is that Semantic UI has a bunch of JS libraries that create some nice interactions. What’s the best solution for replacing those alongside Tailwind?

It’s a good sign if you’re at a fishing spot, and you see good anglers pulling out fish. 🎣

That means with the right bait and the right skill, you can catch fish too.

@jmacias Have you read “Anything you want?” by @sivers ? really good on audio

@TJunkiesPodcast ❤️

You can target a speciality niche, but there should be millions of them (instead of thousands).

If the market you target only has 1,000 people worldwide, that's likely not going to be enough to sustain a business. (Except in edge cases)

I've added Derrick's link to the footer of tomorrow's newsletter as well. 👍

If your life in your late 30s *isn't* going according to plan, the danger is that you'll become cynical.

That's what happened to me.

My response to my state was: "Well, fuck it then!"

If you’re curious about the ups and downs of building a SaaS check out my chat with @ryanchenkie on his podcast:

https://overcast.fm/+QgSDouAEE

Here's an excerpt:

Doing some coding: trying to use @tailwindcss with @hellovapid. Come watch me struggle. https://www.pscp.tv/w/b5tBWjM4NTU1MXwxTHl4QkF6cWdPTEpO_-8ZW7tTGUzxAT_7ITX4uBLR_8wgJLoAvDa8-OEkd7U=

Also: had a great dinner with @earthlingworks last night. 👍

“I think shame is a tool of oppression. Humiliation and berating are tools of hurt. They're not going to be tools of change and justice.”
— @BreneBrown

"The world is not kind to collaboration. But our joint work is clearly superior to anything we could have done alone." – Daniel Kahneman https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/a-chat-with-daniel-kahneman/

This was the first surprise. 🤯

@dohertyjf Initially: getting to $10k MRR with @TransistorFM.

But now... I feel so good, I want to keep this clean thing going.

One reason I chose to do this design workshop with @laurium was the excellent talk she gave at @LaraconUS in 2017:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt5RDAG1400

I walked away with a handful of actionable design tricks I could use in my projects: colors, fonts, polish. 👍

BTW - this finding is surprising to me:

"One-third of U.S. consumers watch esports at least once a week — and 54% of Gen Z respondents do."

ONE-THIRD OF CONSUMERS WATH ESPORTS ONCE A WEEK?

Only 22% (62 million) listen to podcasts weekly.
https://www.podcastinsights.com/podcast-statistics/

"Consumers say they’re frustrated by the growing number of subscriptions and services required to watch what they want."

https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/streaming-subscription-fatigue-us-consumers-deloitte-study-1203166046/

@corey_gwin Kudos to @JamesClear for keeping it clean. 👌