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6/21/2023
19 : 34
Are you too cheap?
At one point, he admitted that his product was priced lower than his competitors.
6/20/2023
5 : 44
So much going on
hey, here's a few thoughts from today June is a busy month: my wife just started a new job, school is winding down for all my kids, my eldest son is graduating grade 12, my daughter is visiting us
5/12/2023
7 : 29
Another perspective: can parents bootstrap?
hey, here's a few thoughts from today That last email (and this blog post and this tweet thread) elicited a lot of responses. It tuns out, many of you are parents thinking about bootstrapping (or
5/6/2023
8 : 14
Can you bootstrap a business if you have young kids?
hey, here's a few thoughts from today As a parent of older kids (ages 13-20), I've been reflecting on the challenges of bootstrapping a business while raising young children. I tried building
4/26/2023
22 : 34
What is Bluesky?
People leaving Twitter. Plus: we hired someone! (And my wife is helping me build a studio)
4/5/2023
18 : 18
Can you sign this today?
hey, here's a few thoughts from today If you have a small software company in the USA, your taxes could go up by 466% this year: "Just got our taxes done. I lied. Section 174 increases our
3/31/2023
20 : 24
ChatGPT isn't the startup platform you've been waiting for
hey, here's a few thoughts from today Since my last newsletter I've thought more about ChatGPT, and whether or not it's a good opportunity for bootstrappers. If you'd like to read last
3/25/2023
6 : 44
Is ChatGPT the next big bootstrapper opportunity?
hey, here's a few thoughts from today Lately, I've been getting an increasing number of DMs from founders trying to launch new products built on top of ChatGPT. They ask me for my advice, and
3/18/2023
8 : 24
Price that product
hey, here's a few thoughts from today A few weeks ago I told you about my friend Val, who was considering new pricing for his product Blogstatic. I said, "before you can determine which
3/12/2023
9 : 14
Update on this marketing experiment
hey, here's a few thoughts from today As I've mentioned previously, I've contracted Josh Anderton to help update Transistor's marketing site. I think some of the stuff we've worked
3/8/2023
9 : 24
Val’s pricing conundrum
hey, here's a few thoughts from today Choosing a price for your software is one of the hardest decisions you can make. Changing prices after you've launched is even harder. I was recently
1/28/2023
9 : 14
"What happened with you last year?"
(my 2022 year in review)
1/21/2023
9 : 24
Building this in public
hey, here's a few thoughts from today Before the holidays, I got lots of advice from you on improving the search rank for Transistor's "How to start a podcast" page. I wanted to do a
12/7/2022
0 : 54
Everyone everyone GPT3
hey, here's a few thoughts from today GPT3 (and GPT chat) has definitely captured the imagination of the tech/startup community. Jon (my business partner) got it to "write a sonnet about
12/4/2022
9 : 14
An easy choice
hey, here's a few thoughts from today In business, you want people who are searching for a particular product/service/solution to find you. But what people are really seeking is the best version of
12/1/2022
1 : 44
Why do you want to be famous?
hey, here's a few thoughts from today Here are a few things I've been thinking about. As always, if you have something to say – please reply to this email. 👍 ----- avoid fame if you can There
11/17/2022
6 : 34
Classic mistake
hey, here's a few thoughts from today Here's a few thoughts for today. (BTW - thanks for all the thoughtful replies I got to my last email. Keep those coming!) ---- A common estimating mistake
11/13/2022
22 : 44
is twitter done?
hey, here's a few thoughts from today I'm not cheering for the death of Twitter. I've been on the platform since October 2008, and it's meant a lot to me. Twitter is where I go to
11/10/2022
11 : 35
Content warning
hey, here's a few thoughts from today Hey friends, Here's a few thoughts from today: ---- Thoughts on Mastodon I've been trying out Mastodon. People bill it as a "Twitter alternative.
11/5/2022
8 : 4
“you’re being overly pessimistic”
hey, here's a few thoughts from today Howdy, Thanks to everyone who replied to my last email (over 33 of you!). People were overwhelmingly supportive of the new format. I appreciate you. ❤️ I have