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These guys blew my face off last night! 🤘

In #vegastech? I'm doing a product workshop tonight on finding your first 100 customers (@TheIronYard, 7pm-9pm)

https://justinjackson.ca/workshops/

Getting hella thank you emails today from Twitter for Twitter accounts I FORGOT I EVEN HAD.

If you liked "What you want more than money:"

My friend @chase_reeves articulates "the success fantasy" well here.

https://overcast.fm/+Jq5Ee1a0/19:17

Today's commit brought to you by @studiofellow & @pjrvs 😂

Sweet: this was the most highlighted post on @Medium today.

https://medium.com/life-learning/what-we-want-more-than-money-b69801829e89#.n9uof3eoi

My new show is only 10-15 minutes long. I think you'll like it. Newest episode:

https://megamaker.simplecast.fm/episodes/27353-launch-when-you-re-scared

People let's all pitch in some monies and buy Twitter.

Man, nobody writes an email like Louis CK:

http://textuploader.com/57e0n

Sometimes you need to go to McDonald’s just to remind yourself what America tastes like.

Can a lazy tech worker survive one day working in a BBQ restaurant?

Find out tomorrow on my Snapchat!

Little teaser from my Snapchat story today. 😆 https://vine.co/v/iOObKddlHEP

The community that's forming around #megamaker is amazing. We just crossed 1,700 makers!

https://cards.twitter.com/cards/pt2jpq/1a6s7

This was fun; I never write posts like this:

"My 5 tech predictions for 2016"

@mijustin/my-5-tech-predictions-for-2016-ed45f06da080#.xobd0ducu" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://medium.com/@mijustin/my-5-tech-predictions-for-2016-ed45f06da080#.xobd0ducu

(A response to @kevinrose)

Ah-mazing podcast with @sivers. Unconventional and fantastic. https://overcast.fm/+BmGVl5C2U

Amazon drone or flying BBQ?

"Should you make more stuff or better stuff?"

http://justinjackson.ca/more-stuff-or-better-stuff/

Start small.

http://megamaker.co/challenge

.@punkbot yes! I'll be sharing my progress here:

http://live.megamaker.co/

(also planning a community site where everyone can share)

Breathtaking and inspirational.

"Untethered"

https://vimeo.com/148268680

(Filmed in BC, Canada)

Secret opening night at @MartenBrewpub in #VernonBC. Stefan and Pearl did a great job!

You can only ignore a video like this for so long.

I finally gave in and was not disappointed:

http://youtu.be/UggSw4nGfw0

Weekend goals.

https://vine.co/v/elnq5luIYve

If you're serious about marketing, you have to listen to people in your audience.

Attention-span is today's currency.

If you have a message:
- don't be boring
- make it unique

It's my favorite day of the week: #donutfriday in #vernonbc.

(this fritter is peach + bacon with a whiskey glaze)

Making stuff is always a gamble: you never know FOR SURE if people will like what you've made until you launch.

Harry Potter camera!

Today's itinerary:

Barcelona ✈️
Amsterdam ✈️
Seattle ✈️
Portland 🎉

Also just released a new landing page for @marketingdevs!

http://justinjackson.ca/marketingfordevelopers/

Beta version is out. Official launch coming in Sept!

I wish my brain had a thought log.

Why you're not making sales

http://buff.ly/1MfgCfy

If you're looking for a way to sell a PDF book on @Gumroad, but also give readers access to an online version, I recommend @productpresswp!

If you're not using Webmaster Tools, you're missing out.

https://quickleft.com/blog/webmaster-tools/

My new post is up on @quickleft!

One of my favorite pieces by @SachaGreif:

@sachagreif/the-spiderweb-strategy-12ebd2f35595?source=tw-a02dd1574d08-1438745689710" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://medium.com/@sachagreif/the-spiderweb-strategy-12ebd2f35595?source=tw-a02dd1574d08-1438745689710

"It’s OK if some of your projects don’t make money."

This couldn't be more true.

https://twitter.com/donaldmiller/status/627916790912450561

🎶 The best part of waking up is...

COFFEE. JUST GIVE IT TO ME GODDAMIT!!

How to make a podcast (and submit it to iTunes) http://justinjackson.ca/make-a-podcast-itunes/

Camping breakfast.

“Criticism is easy, and art is difficult.”
— Destouches

Does your product have a good answer to this question:

"Why would someone choose *my thing* over existing options?"

Testing > Theory
Testing > Feelings
Testing > Research
Testing > Interviews
Testing > Best practices

Test it out!

"If you are right but nobody wants to work with you, then how valuable are you really?" http://boz.com/articles/be-kind.html

After a long break, I'm sending a newsletter tomorrow. I'll be talking about "how do you validate a product idea?"

https://cards.twitter.com/cards/pt2jpq/3zkc

Just ate 20 of my kids' multi-vitamins so I'm basically invincible.

"Marketing is like golf: we have a long game, and we have a short game."

http://buff.ly/1G9j3iF

For next year's #microconf I'm going to hold a post-conference event called "24 hour nap"

Kudos to my friend @frankholdem on the launch of his SaaS!

http://buff.ly/1CD6FzO

Drive more sales to your e-commerce store from Instagram

A mini-van upgrade every parent in the world would pay for:

Sound-proof privacy glass between the front and back.

My friend @gjhickman & co-host @Jus10McGill have a new podcast: Zero To Scale - http://gregh.co/1yLBbH9

“The riskiest thing we can do is just maintain the status quo.”
— Bob Iger

My favorite blog posts reveal “the obvious.” That’s the point!

Most of us aren’t following the good advice that already exists.

TGIFing too hard

https://vine.co/v/O9UYujUmXtl

#stillhaveallmyteeth

Anyone else think about this?

“When I die, who will keep all my websites running?”

The best way to get better is to practice.
The best way to practice is in front of an audience.

“Most of our problems are because we act without thinking or we keep thinking without acting.”
— @dalepartridge

Here's a podcast about the time @KikiSchirr and I both showed up to a party wearing the same dress.

http://buff.ly/1CfF5ZV

Snowboard morning, and then back to the grind! (Or maybe a nap?) 😏

Trying to convince @quickleft / @sprintly to write this off as a marketing expense. ;)

Seein' a lot of beards and toques at the top of iTunes and I dig it.

This is interesting: @beeninterviewed - curates all the interviews people have done in various places. http://buff.ly/1GJlVmR

"How I went from idea to profitable in just a few hours" by @gregoiregilbert http://buff.ly/1JntR9m

Don’t follow your heroes http://wp.me/s1366z-heroes

Wow. This guy podcasts the way that great bloggers write.

@avclark and "The Search"

(8 minutes) http://overca.st/D65is0veA

“Only do shit you believe in.”
— Russell Simmons

Justin's secret Google search history:

are canadians allowed to say blimey

Went snowboarding with my daughter today! http://instagram.com/p/xIOsUxDoRb/

“I try to improve myself 1% a week. It seems small, but over a year it makes a big difference.”
— James Altucher

Big news for @gumroad sellers. http://blog.gumroad.com/post/104937987203/introducing-conversion-tracking

Well done @jjalsey and team!

Capture traffic from @producthunt, Reddit, etc... with custom greetings.

http://buff.ly/1yxZ4Ey

I'm launching a new podcast in January.

Join me!

http://buff.ly/1qubYCF

@rrhoover I’d love to see a @producthunt collection on podcasts:

@RocketshipFM
@productpeopletv
@dormroomtycoon
etc...

How side projects saved our startup http://buff.ly/1z0JQKG

New on the blog: "Do things that scare you" http://buff.ly/1vCim8q

College is ripping you off: Students are cash cows, and schools the predators http://zite.to/1yz1S6s

If you're looking to get into podcasting, check out my buddy @jonbuda's project: https://simplecast.fm

Hanging out in the new @sprintly / @quickleft office in #pdx!

It's a beauty!

Really helpful: "Using Trello to manage your sales pipeline" by @gregoiregilbert - http://www.entrepreneurloop.com/trello-to-manage-sales-pipeline

@siracusa talking about real-world iPad cable usage, this is how my son is currently using this iPad 1:

Big egos ruin creative people.

3 types of products:

Morphine: "This is killing me!"
Aspirin: "This is a headache"
Vitamin: "I should take this"
http://buff.ly/1B3OMfi

Learn how @rrhoover built @ProductHunt in 4 days. (Great episode) http://overca.st/JlF7e0lI

Two interesting takes on video, from two of my favorite people:

@seanwes - http://seanwes.com/2014/should-you-podcast-or-make-videos/

@nathanbarry - http://nathanbarry.com/product-video/

Whoaaaaaa!!

Is Sierra back from the dead?

http://kotaku.com/classic-pc-label-sierra-coming-back-from-the-dead-be-a-1618071047

King's Quest anyone?

The best way out of a bad mood is to start showing kindness to strangers.

Got to hang out with @justinabrahms, @jjalsey and @brennandunn again today (this time at the @gumroad office)

My buddy @pjrvs has a monster post on @lifehacker:

http://lifehacker.com/an-experienced-freelancers-guide-to-finding-clients-1610357303

"Finding clients as a freelancer"

"Don't compare yourself to others; compare yourself to yesterday. Are you in a better situation today?" - @BizRepublic

Just got a copy of @rohdesign's book; can't wait to read it!

Important lesson:

Strong marketing + beautiful design + big launch != successful product

Users have to *use* it. http://zite.to/1pE6hxp

Pancakes and bacon.

(AKA: I’m making dinner tonight)

"The secret to business is that no one really knows what they’re doing" - @ryancarson http://buff.ly/1mgO1Y9

If you're building a product by "scratching your own itch:"

Hopefully it's not just *your* itch, or you'll be the only customer. ;)

People are irrational. When we buy, we pretend that we're rational, but our "real" reason for the purchase is often emotional.

I think @GoodStuff_Fm is the best lookin' podcast network around. https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/goodstuff-fm/id843385597?mt=2

Are you a Wordpress dev looking to level up your PHP skills? Check out @twigpress's new post!

http://carlalexander.ca/programming/single-responsibility-principle-wordpress/

Being busy leads to poor decision making http://buff.ly/MA7K9J Interesting piece by @drake_baer

.@nickrp's advice on finding your dream job is still one of my faves: http://buff.ly/1f6HvUc

Just wrote tomorrow's email after consuming a bottle of wine. If you want to know how that turns out, sign up here!

http://justinjackson.ca/newsletter

"A challenge to see who can build a better product in 5 months." - @joshwayne http://buff.ly/1eebYda