I'm the co-founder of Transistor.fm (podcast hosting and analytics). I write about SaaS marketing, bootstrapping startups, pursuing a good life, building calm companies, business ethics, and creating a better society.
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I want to hear from you. This week, I'm sharing 3+1 bite-sized thoughts, ideas, and prompts. Hit reply here, or on Bluesky, with your thoughts! ------- πΊ π‘οΈ Will YouTube kill the podcast industry?β I've been thinking and writing a lot about YouTube, podcasting, and open protocols (RSS) vs big centralized platforms. βRead my post | Reply on Blueskyβ (If you're of a "certain generation" and you're thinking, "who uses YouTube for podcasts?" you might want to read this draft I'm working on) ------- π§ πΌ Will my Gen Z kids be able to get a job?β What jobs should Gen Z be considering right now? (What jobs should they avoid?) Are you still recommending that kids get into software development? βReply on Blueskyβ The other thing I've been hearing about is how hard it is for 15-24 year olds to get a job right now. βMissing Middle podcast | Toronto Starβ ------- π§ π¨οΈ Be productively pessimistic β I like this piece by Don't Break Prod: "Be productively pessimistic. The earlier you can catch problems, the better. Think about what can go wrong. It's better to bring these up early than to pretend that everything will probably be ok." βRead the post | Reply on Blueskyβ ------- π¬π§ ποΈ London Podcast Showβ I'm not sure how many podcasters are on this list, but I'm headed to London for The Podcast Show conference. If you're around, let me know! βReply on LinkedInβ ------- Again, my favorite thing about this newsletter is when folks reply. If you have a thought, let me know! Cheers, PS: Brian recently asked me to give an update on Transistor on The Panel podcast. Listen here: β |
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I'm the co-founder of Transistor.fm (podcast hosting and analytics). I write about SaaS marketing, bootstrapping startups, pursuing a good life, building calm companies, business ethics, and creating a better society.
Here are a few things I've been contemplating lately: ------- βοΈ What kills motivation? Aaron Francis wrote about this in his newsletter, and I canβt stop thinking about it: βMaybe, working hard doesnβt lead to burnout, but the lack of hope leads to burnout. If you're working really hard for something that you don't believe will pay off, it's easy to lose motivation. But if you believe that the thing you're working on will have a payoff, the amount of work almost doesnβt matter.β Working on...
Hey friends, This should be fun. Ian Landsman (founder of HelpSpot and "Business Dad" to founders everywhere) is going to hop on the call with Brian and Justin today. You can join us (live) at 12:15pm Pacific: On today's topic list: Can burnout be a lack of motivation? When the reward no longer feels worth pursuing, is that when you lose steam? "What if this doesn't work? What's the backup plan?" Come join us in the chat! Cheers,Justin Jackson β BlueskyBrian Casel β Bluesky | Twitter PS:...
Do you have thoughts on any of this? Some things I've been contemplating lately: ------- βͺ Popular marketing strategy: start a cult I can't stop thinking about this post by Evan Armstrong: One increasingly popular marketing strategy is to found a cult. Founders have spent the last ten years learning from the successful cults (Tesla, Anduril, Stripe, Palantir, and Airbnb) and the destruction of multiple unsuccessful ones (Theranos, WeWork, Fast, Quibi, and FTX). There is a new playbook of cult...