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Another podcasting article. Again: no mention of TWIT, 5by5, OR @GoodStuff_Fm

http://m.fastcompany.com/3035954/most-creative-people/the-surprisingly-profitable-rise-of-podcast-networks

"Most people looking for success try to emulate someone who has already been successful. But there are many paths to success!" - Kevin Kelly

"70% of the stuff you make will be OK.

20% will be bad.

10% will be good."

- @songadaymann

"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou

Today @pjrvs and @studiofellow visited me in prison.

"Success happens when you throw yourself into the world recklessly." - @planetoffinks

#xoxofest

Hot damn! Just landed in #PDX. Get me a beer and a meat sandwich.

I can't wait for Apple payments to come to Canada in 2020.

“Focus on getting better at building things” @thebyrd/what-i-learned-sitting-next-to-fat-99b38a428c07?source=tw-a02dd1574d08-1409603290895" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://medium.com/@thebyrd/what-i-learned-sitting-next-to-fat-99b38a428c07?source=tw-a02dd1574d08-1409603290895

.@pjrvs's newsletter pushes me to be a better:
1. Writer
2. Artist
3. Human being

http://pjrvs.com/signup

Customer service tip:

Don't make *your* problems the customer's problems.

My new post: The person on the other side of the screen http://wp.me/p1366z-h3

80's #officedanceparty https://vine.co/v/ML1mLYidDM6

My buddy @marckohlbrugge has put together a great bundle here: http://bundle.betalist.com/

Great tools at a 98% discount.

Start and ship something this week.

Whoa. @rachelandrew just introduced me to the "Pipe" - lots of good books listed there. ;)

http://thepipe.io/

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” - Philo

"The reason marketing campaigns fail is because the audience doesn’t yet trust the person doing the marketing" http://buff.ly/1o0PmWt

Tired of launching to crickets?

Build Your Audience (my new online course) launches on Tuesday, July 29.

Pssst. Designers here’s a secret:

For many business users, print.css will be the most important thing you'll build.

Less: talk

More: rock

I spent 3 hours at a birthday minecraft LAN party with a bunch of 9 year-olds today.

(If you're wondering about my rock star lifestyle)

#663399Becca

Hug (and hold) your kids.

This is smart "content" marketing: @Fonolo created http://onholdwith.com to promote their callback software.

via @pbosma

"Half-Arsed Agile Manifesto" http://buff.ly/1q0zTaD

My new blog post: "Desperation" http://buff.ly/1pRg1Xn

Shout out (from Canada) to @belmontstation in #pdx!

So pumped! Just finished my first live workshop! Thanks to everyone who came!
https://gumroad.com/l/audience

My kids do my tweeting for me!

“5 things I’ve learned running a SaaS” - @thomasfuchs http://buff.ly/1nc3fOW

The hardest part about marketing is ignoring your own rationale, philosophy, and pain to focus exclusively on what the customer wants.

Defining *who you're going to serve* is important, because your audience will ultimately dictate *what you should build*.

Gooooooooood mornin'!

"The only people who can give you real feedback about your product are [those] who just purchased it." - @danshipper http://buff.ly/1lijkDH

We eat green beans and then feel each other's muscles to see how much they've grown. (Not exact science)

"Not a single office I worked in had a quiet area or room where I could go to get some good work done" - @tkenny http://tkenny.co.uk/blog/getting-back-on-track

Wow. Big congrats to @seanwes on this huge launch: $80,000 in 24 Hours (with the first $10k in 30 Minutes) http://buff.ly/1jv6J1y

Building traffic http://buff.ly/1d4UN3X

Succeed with your own product in 2014 http://buff.ly/1oa6XJR

How remote work changed my life http://buff.ly/1g6DUQF

This whole episode of @jobstobedone is excellent. @destraynor is one of the sharpest minds in SaaS.

http://jobstobedone.org/radio/des-traynor-on-jtbd-radio/

"What they don't realize is that they're in the business of answers, not in the business of stats" - @destraynor on analytics apps #jtbd

Why most creative breakthroughs happen in your late thirties http://buff.ly/1jpnI1Q

@officialstation @buffer to me, good writing + good support are just as valuable as design + development.

Think:
Support = "inside sales"

Get Production Ready - a mailing list for developers releasing web apps by @lmea http://buff.ly/1gc5Og1

The fine folks at @gumroad just featured my landing page on their blog: http://blog.gumroad.com/post/75142076006/anatomy-of-an-effective-product-page

Thanks @jjalsey!

Microsoft's big problem encapsulated in one ad. http://buff.ly/1dOI7f4

Most companies never launch their own product http://buff.ly/1cH1bHq

Where do you find the time for side projects? http://buff.ly/1cEcj7Z

How to find your first B2B customers by @gregoiregilbert

http://www.pmzy.me/nine-levers-to-find-your-first-customers-as-a-b2b/

Why I'm sharing my revenue numbers http://buff.ly/1lyiG4F

You are probably overestimating the likelihood that you'll convince someone to buy something they weren't already looking for.

Why you need a Week of Hustle #jfdi http://wp.me/p1366z-eD

"The truth is, it’s too easy to waste your Adwords budget" @luke_tweets' new project looks awesome. http://buff.ly/18XsE6Q #jfdi

Perspective:

"I wonder what I'll eat"

vs

"I wonder if I'll eat"

"Most people don't know why they're doing what they're doing. They imitate others and follow paths without making their own." - @sivers

Successful biz people might tell you: "You shouldn't worry about money".

TRUST me: when they were hungry, they worried about the money.

If you really want to understand your business heroes don't look at their success "now".

Go back and look at their early work. Eye opening.

Be careful who you take advice from: the people ahead of you may have forgotten how they started out.

We're way too task oriented: we like to keep busy.

We need to take a step back and ask: "why are we doing this? What's the bigger picture?"

"Why I love bootstrapping" - @amyhoy http://buff.ly/16ryAto

"That would never work in the real world"
"The real world isn't a place, it's an excuse. It's justification for not trying" @dhh @jasonfried

A lot of the big hits in comedy, writing & business come when you're able to identify something everyone feels, but is still unspoken.

Hot damn. @ichris' interview with @chase_reeves might be my favorite interview of this year. http://buff.ly/1aRpebg

"If you get paid to do something, chances are you’re enough of an expert to write about it." - @pjrvs

http://buff.ly/1cfxfo8

#selfpubhang

I use a lot of SaaS apps.

The #1 thing I want from most of them are useful summary reports sent to my inbox.

Don't get married to your startup idea. The idea itself is not that important. Businesses run on customers + dollars not ideas + excitement.

Starting a business is easy; starting the right business is hard.

Great HN thread on app pricing with @amyhoy and @patio11 chiming in: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5209131

Hot damn! This conversation between @amyhoy and @nathanbarry is the best I've seen in the #startup space http://buff.ly/10pB0PZ

Part 2 of our interview with @SachaGreif is up! http://productpeople.tv/2013/01/09/ep08-sacha-greif-2/ If you're into design and building your own projects, check it out!

If you're looking to run quick #usability tests, check out @verifyapp http://buff.ly/pajiTL I showed @joestump and he was impressed.

@ianlandsman Jan 6 proved that an unreasonable mob of people could be activated by lies to do real harm to democracy.

All it took was some encouragement from a pulpit.

The people who say that the lying/trolling that comes from these two is harmless aren't being real.

One of my favorite web visualizations is @samwhoo's "Load Balancing" explainer.

https://samwho.dev/load-balancing/

Love how he takes a complex topic and makes it "grokable."

@Shpigford https://go.bsky.app/9Xi4xtt

“I came to realize that many tech titans' warped self-righteousness fueled them more than money, power, and the growing legions of obsequious enablers on the payroll.

It inevitably curdled their souls, creating an arrogance that masked what was a deep self-hatred and anger.

I…

Vernon at night

@ianlandsman Partisan politics puts blinders on both side of the spectrum, but what’s sad for Republicans is they have a leader who is many deviations from the norm.

An absolute grifter, and a dangerous narcissist.

“The young killers in almost every modern industry rely on fluid intelligence. They learn quickly, focus hard on what matters, and devise solutions.”

“The true decline happened…in their forties. From my outsider’s view it looked like a weariness had set in.”

– @arthurbrooks

@DCoulbourne @stauffermatt @ImaniVJones ❤️🙏

@lessin Did you write this? Where can I read the whole thing?

@joshcirre @TransistorFM Oh, it’s coming. https://twitter.com/joetannenbaum/status/1837494462269845640

Saw @FiveAlarmFunk on Saturday.

Fun show!

@calebporzio @ashugeo Yes!!! Can’t wait to try this. 🎉🎉🎉

Yup. 💯

Reaching people is hard! https://twitter.com/johnrudolphdrex/status/1837089342721839499

claude helping me out with life's big questions

@christophrumpel @LaraconUS @jeremyvaught @ninjaparade It was because of you! Seriously, running into everybody just brought me so much happiness.

Ran into @MaybeEdward at the airport!

It’s always a highlight to hang out with my friend @stephenrobles at @PodcastMovement #pm24

Btw - I’m in DC for @PodcastMovement.

If you’re here, say “hi” and let’s hang out!

#pm24 #podcastmovement

@aarondfrancis @ianlandsman @MostlyTechPod I don’t realize “night guy / morning guy” was a Seinfeld bit! https://twitter.com/Kpaxs/status/1814644575694201297

Another example: most small retail shops still have to manually enter new inventory into their Point of Sale.

When they receive a shipment, they can't simply scan the barcode and automatically have it populate the item name, size, color, and product image. 🤯

The distributor…

@aarondfrancis @ianlandsman you should watch this Beach Boys documentary:

https://disneyplus.com/browse/entity-de34d6b3-4084-4c04-bb6e-c2abf06f1ca7?sharesource=iOS

I didn’t realize there was such a competition between them and the Beatles!

@MostlyTechPod I love this new segment: “@ianlandsman sings The Beach Boys”

For example, currently our signup/activation flow at @TransistorFM looks like this:

1. Visit marketing site
2. Click "Start free trial"
3. Enter credit card details
4. Arrive in the dashboard
5. Click "Create new podcast"
6. Enter podcast details
7. Click "Add episode"
8.…

The goal is to reduce activation friction, give people a taste of your app, and get them in motion, moving towards their goal.

They’ve just informed me they’re making “deluxe baked macaroni and cheese”

@r00k I’m super jealous of your move to NYC.

I ❤️ the energy there!!!

Based on this list, where should we go for our next @TransistorFM team retreat?

(In the past, we've gone to Montreal and Nashville)

Boston
Toronto
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington D.C
Baltimore
New York
Detroit
Raleigh/Durham
Cincinnati
Calgary
New York
Chicago…

You're looking for an opportunity with consistently high sales volume.

That could come from 5,000 customers or 500.

What matters is having a regular inflow of $$$ with reasonably low expenses.