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.
"Never tell me the odds." β Han Solo, Star Wars. What are the odds? Yesterday, I watched my favorite hockey team (the Edmonton Oilers) lose to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup finals. Every season, all 32 NHL teams have the same goal: "Win the Cup." But only one team can win. Even a strong team (like the Oilers) has only a 12% chance of winning. Put another way: they had an 88% chance of not winning. What are your odds? A founder building a new startup also faces daunting odds. As...
When I got to the address, the door looked like this: sketchy However, once inside, I was surprised to see an incredible podcast recording studio: Justin and Nathan at Kit studios On April 1st, Nathan Barry (founder of Kit) asked me to join him in an industrial area of Chicago to record a podcast. This was for the opening of the new Kit Studios in Chicago. Even cooler: anyone with a Kit account can use it. (I'm told the outside is much nicer now. π) Nathan and I sat down, and he interviewed...
Overall, I've been pretty unimpressed with many of the promises coming from the "AI code bois." I got tired of watching video demos that hyped things up, only to try it myself and be disappointed. But after this conversation with Adam Wathan (creator of Tailwind CSS) and Brian Casel (Instrumental.dev), I'm starting to see AI development differently: I was surprised that Adam is this bullish on AI dev tools: "I used to be more skeptical. But then I forced myself to download Cursor and build an...