Arvid Kahl: A sample audience

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 28 Dec 2020, 11:20

@paulharr1983 Awareness of the risk is the most important step. After this, you can focus on talking to real people, learning more about their problems. This may require a few little pivots, but it's much better than running into a wall blindly.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 28 Dec 2020, 11:15

@paulharr1983 Luka here shared a very related image: https://t.co/M38nY7zkSW

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 28 Dec 2020, 11:14

@paulharr1983 That's the most common problem for idea-first businesses. They try to fit their product into a market, hoping that someone actually has the problem they're solving. That's why I recommend going audience-first: find out who you want to help, what their problems are & solving them.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 28 Dec 2020, 11:13

RT @paulharr1983: "You can have the best product in the world, but you wont be able to build any meaningful business if you have no one to…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 28 Dec 2020, 11:03

@jadecraven @dvassallo @creativepeepsco https://t.co/HVKBk9JIZL

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 28 Dec 2020, 11:02

@rosiesherry You're doing an amazing job. I love your dedication to empowering people.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 28 Dec 2020, 09:53

@dvassallo I’ll be watching, Daniel. I am considering a similar move :)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 28 Dec 2020, 09:52

@rosiesherry Yeah, I like this approach. It also means that you have to want to surround yourself with “people who are into that thing”. Picking your audience first makes this a conscious and intentional actitivity. I bet you’re having a blast building a community of community-builders!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 28 Dec 2020, 09:48

RT @dvassallo: This week I'm entering the paid newsletter business. I managed to convince myself this is a risk worth taking:

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 28 Dec 2020, 00:56

RT @theburningmonk: 😂 https://t.co/1xjKT3jaFB

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 22:56

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 22:23

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 22:12

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Raz Rashid @ux_raz · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 21:49

@arvidkahl You're right! They are pretty much the same. Although for the design, I would look into how they currently solve the problem I am designing for, & define other pain points. But, when marketing I'd look into other aspects to create a marketing message that they can resonate with.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 21:44

@ux_raz Are those two supposed to be the same? If not, how are they different?

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 21:43

@metzgereduard Absolutely. I think it is extremely important to work with a clear definition of what “audience” means. That’s why I ask, I’m very interested in seeing the discrepancies so I can write about them :)

Raz Rashid @ux_raz · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 21:42

@arvidkahl If I am designing a product, I like to define my audience by their problem and the solution I'm creating. However, when marketing, I choose the target audience most likely to resonate and benefit from the product.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 21:05

RT @arvidkahl: I've noticed that the term "audience" is often defined very differently between founders. How do you define what your "audi…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 20:11

@Shopify @GRDecter @DanPriceSeattle Thank you for empowering small business. It’s most appreciated and opens up a lot of opportunities for a lot of people.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 19:58

RT @DanPriceSeattle: 1. A small business began selling camera tripods on Amazon 2. It reached $3.5 million in sales, 0.001% of Amazon's rev…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 19:54

@stuart_abc Congratulations :)🎉

Mustafa Khundmiri @mkhundmiri · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 19:48

@adammarx13 @arvidkahl https://t.co/igjZUXBcKK

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 19:11

RT @alexwestco: Why I quit my job. https://t.co/EZynXSaJgb https://t.co/7Zmzy8wcbN

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 19:02

RT @arvidkahl: I really recommend letting this wonderfully hilarious tool check your recent Spotify consumption. Pretty spot-on for me. h…

tanishq @tanishqxyz · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 18:06

@arvidkahl So true! Every dependency comes with a burden.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 18:05

RT @arvidkahl: Whenever you choose a third-party service for your SaaS, you add risk. If you build the feature yourself, you add at least…

Mustafa Khundmiri @mkhundmiri · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 17:33

@arvidkahl Thank you so much, Arvid :) I already started writing last week. The launch should go as planned :D

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 17:31

@mkhundmiri That’s the power of an audience. You get to validate demand quite quickly. Now you better get writing ;) with great power comes great responsibility.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 17:30

RT @mkhundmiri: 94 pre-orders for my first eBook in 10 days with zero marketing. I never imagined in my wildest dreams that I would get s…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 17:07

RT @brunoraljic: Find more gems in his book Zero to Sold https://t.co/12DTnXaigb

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 16:41

@hapsize https://t.co/zeSoF8lB3M

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 15:56

RT @arvidkahl: Raising the bar for amazing customer service: preemptive catastrophe avoidance outreach. @heyhey is an amazing business. U…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 15:27

RT @arvidkahl: There are many limiting beliefs for bootstrapped founders. Here is one that I regularly struggle with: "It needs to be per…

Matthias from Get The Audience @GetTheAudience · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 15:02

@uxblake @arvidkahl I have started The Audience Explorer podcast recently: https://t.co/uiBbzQhae2

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 14:58

RT @PhilReinking: For the first time ever, I want to end a year with a little wrapping up. Here I want to share the people and products who…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 14:39

@AngeZanetti @IndieHackers Sounds net positive to me!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 14:38

RT @IndieHackers: How was your 2020? In a gif...

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 14:37

@matteing @IndieHackers You weren’t too bad either ;) https://t.co/ZFs0Pxjr4Z

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 14:28

RT @uxblake: Like this tweet if you host a podcast or want to start one in 2021. (I may be able to help you)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 14:27

@IndieHackers https://t.co/16h6SLaA8I

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 14:23

@NidaBlk23 https://t.co/6b4RtduoFC

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 14:03

RT @mdausinger: TFW you pivot after 12 dragging months and things finally start working out 📈 https://t.co/1RGcECdcci

Sara @Lost_Me85 · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 13:28

@montymiff @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Yeah, that's what I said. Your previous comment is wrong.

Matthias from Get The Audience @GetTheAudience · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 13:02

@arvidkahl Ah OK, I see! Thanks!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 13:00

@GetTheAudience We grandfathered a plan indefinitely but allowed those users to use all newly designed features just the same. If I were to grandfather people, it would be time-limited and/or feature-limited. It's great that they were early customers. Still, they have to pay for value.

Matthias from Get The Audience @GetTheAudience · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 12:58

@arvidkahl Somewhere you talked about the “SaaS grandfathering mistake”. What was it exactly?

Yash Gadodia @yashquote · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 12:47

@NidaBlk23 @arvidkahl https://t.co/kj8bHWEmWB

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 12:46

@yashquote @NidaBlk23 https://t.co/75QNVjLOjk

Yash Gadodia @yashquote · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 12:46

@NidaBlk23 @arvidkahl It's next on my list!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 12:45

@polimorfico @JamesIvings @MrSimonBennett I agree, it won't stay as chaotic as it is right now for long. Good thing there are VAT-handling SaaS tools like yours. Founders would probably go insane or at least get into trouble if they had to handle this all by themselves.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 12:44

RT @NidaBlk23: Just finished reading this book and I believe it's the best book I read in 2020 "Zero to Sold: How to Start, Run, and Sell…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 12:44

@NidaBlk23 Wow, that's a glowing review. Thank you most kindly, Nidal! It's a wonderful late Christmas gift to read those words 🥰

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 09:56

RT @thisiskp_: Who’s your favorite no-coder tweeting insightful/useful things consistently? But has less than 5k followers Drop their h…

Sara @Lost_Me85 · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 05:37

@montymiff @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Well, throw that book out. And the government controls the economy now by all the support it gives capitalism.

Sara @Lost_Me85 · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 05:05

@mrlangner @InSeattleD2 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl No, you're wrong. Socialism is the means of production being controlled by workers.

Sara @Lost_Me85 · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 05:03

@montymiff @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl No, it involves the ownership of the means of production by the workers, not the government.

Sara @Lost_Me85 · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 05:01

@n6g1x @robocoptruther @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl You are aware, aren't you, that socialism is an economic model, not a form of government? Meanwhile our government is doing everything it can to enable and support capitalism.

Sara @Lost_Me85 · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 04:58

@EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Uh....that's what socialism does -- it values people.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 01:08

RT @arvidkahl: "This, too, shall pass" https://t.co/gVPRRTqsSP

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 01:03

RT @MyBuddyAndrew: 🤣🙃 https://t.co/SVwZgO4mbT

Glenn at TheFlow @TheFlowAgency · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 00:50

@Agustarson @arvidkahl @JanelSGM And yours too, Johannes!

Glenn at TheFlow @TheFlowAgency · Sun, 27 Dec 2020, 00:49

@JanelSGM @Agustarson @arvidkahl Thanks Janel! You are right, of course 😃 The first of many changes coming over the next 12 months...

Glenn at TheFlow @TheFlowAgency · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 23:17

@nocodelife @arvidkahl @JanelSGM Cheers mate. I may even go full colour one day! 😄

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 23:12

RT @arvidkahl: This is what I call embracing the abundance mindset. You have permission to do these things. You really do. https://t.co/8…

Glenn at TheFlow @TheFlowAgency · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 23:04

@Agustarson @arvidkahl @JanelSGM Agreed! Maintaining 2+ accounts and deciding which account should be used for a specific tweet is far too much extra mental load! (Just updated my avatar to a 'purple Glenn' 😉)

Glenn at TheFlow @TheFlowAgency · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 22:53

@arvidkahl @JanelSGM I'm on it..... 🙏

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 22:46

RT @brianmwang: Something many founders learn far too late, myself included, is customers simply don't care how hard it is to do your job.…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 22:42

@TheFlowAgency @JanelSGM I think this is a safe step. I like the idea of the purple photo. Transitionary, on-brand, professional. Good idea.

Glenn at TheFlow @TheFlowAgency · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 22:42

@arvidkahl @JanelSGM It's hard to turn down advice from you, Arvid 😁 I'll leave the handle (especially since it's all over the web in profiles etc) but change the avatar and name for a bit to see how it feels...

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 22:42

@corey_gwin Yeah sounds about right. Tabs are a poor replacement for an actionable note. How about a browser extension that asks you if you’re going to do something on a website now or later, and requires a todo-like text before you can display pages that you won’t get to immediately? :)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 22:38

@cesilvam @KISSPlatform Many of which choose not to talk about their success much. For the others check out the product pages on the @IndieHackers website.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 22:37

@cesilvam @KISSPlatform And most of the ones I know, thousands of them, are by far not in the league that HP or Oracle are in. At this very moment, there is a bootstrapped SaaS chugging along just fine at < 1mil ARR is almost every niche imaginable.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 22:32

@corey_gwin Digital amnesia. I like the idea. Think you could turn this into a browser extension? ;)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 22:25

@TheFlowAgency @JanelSGM Honestly, try it out for a few days. Personal brand is important, as you can take it with you from project to project.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 22:24

RT @sughanthans1: I’m building a list of solopreneurs that I respect and want to learn from. Feel free to add Solopreneurs that you respect…

No One Important @NoOneIm95116324 · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 22:12

@robocoptruther @iBamBamBigalow @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Who owns Amazon?

No One Important @NoOneIm95116324 · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 22:11

@robocoptruther @iBamBamBigalow @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl You are an idiot if you believe that.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 22:08

@StewanSilva Me neither! This took quite long, much longer than I thought.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 21:53

RT @dickiebush: What a cool concept from @adammgrant: The opposite of paranoia? Pronoia: the delusional belief that others are out to help…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 21:38

@StewanSilva Submitted, waiting for Audibles approval.

Matthias from Get The Audience @GetTheAudience · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 21:14

@arvidkahl @indiestackHQ There happens to be an app for that. 😉

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 21:05

@iGrowthHQ When I released my book and hundreds of people rushed to grab one. After months of writing and doubting myself, that was an amazing moment. The ultimate validation.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 21:01

RT @arvidkahl: Love to see people who have worked on something that turns out to be dangerous actively trying to reverse it. At University…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 20:53

RT @arvidkahl: I have just released my book Zero to Sold! 🎉🎉🎉 It's now available on Amazon and Gumroad, in Print, eBook, and ePDF. It's e…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 20:28

@indiestackHQ Understand who you want to serve. If you get your audience right, this will inform what problem your product solves and how this can best be done for this particular kind of customer.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 20:16

RT @arvidkahl: Here's a story of someone who saw an unserved niche in the market and convinced those who didn't understand it not just of t…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 20:14

@joevans0 I bet you’ll find a lot of interesting stuff in the book that will help you with that. 🤩 https://t.co/iv7KmqJHxr

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 19:52

RT @KateBour: Clarity is the antidote to shiny object syndrome in marketing. Feeling foggy? Talk to your customers.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 19:48

RT @arvidkahl: Now that’s the one thing that every author wants to hear. Thanks Jonathan for checking out my book. And thanks to every…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 19:48

@benbarbersmith @WIRED @SimpsonDaniK https://t.co/GozzL4AbI4

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 19:46

@5harath @WIRED @SimpsonDaniK https://t.co/xkKQ5Oe7Lj

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 19:45

RT @YartyKim: Check out @arvidkahl latest newsletter on podcasting and the preparation it takes to be a guest. So much info packed into th…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 19:45

@YartyKim Haha, yes, that one is hard to fake ;) thanks for the shoutout, Yarty!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 19:08

"This, too, shall pass" https://t.co/gVPRRTqsSP

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 18:31

@BoredRoomComedy Yes! It’s the subtle difference between what you need (a way to know that your servers are still running) and what you could use (a full APM with uptime monitoring and deep SQL query inspection capabilities).

Raz Rashid @ux_raz · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 18:20

@AlexSprogis @arvidkahl Try to evaluate your ideas on an impact to effort matrix. Firstly, it would help to understand your user's high-level goals and then explore ways for them to achieve that. Put all your ideas onto an impact effort matrix and move from there 🙂

Raz Rashid @ux_raz · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 18:17

@RichardAwoyemi @arvidkahl 100%

Raz Rashid @ux_raz · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 18:17

@arvidkahl Yes! By focusing on choices that have the most impact on users, you're doing everybody a favour by providing value. 👌

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 18:10

RT @arvidkahl: Bootstrapping a business means saying "no" to the non-essential things. Your resources are limited, so you have to prioritiz…

areyouscreening @areyouscreening · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 17:43

@iBamBamBigalow @mymichaelryan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl No, none of it is. Again, reading is hard.

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 17:24

@areyouscreening @mymichaelryan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Most of this thread is doing exactly that

areyouscreening @areyouscreening · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 17:23

@iBamBamBigalow @mymichaelryan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl No. Stupid people with stupid people. Reading is hard.

areyouscreening @areyouscreening · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 17:23

@iBamBamBigalow @mymichaelryan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl No one did

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 17:12

@areyouscreening @mymichaelryan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Are you equivocating socialists to 10 year olds? Cuz I mean I wouldn’t disagree lol

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 17:12

This is what I call embracing the abundance mindset. You have permission to do these things. You really do. https://t.co/8J18D3h8jt

Colin Bean 🐬 @hacky586 · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 17:10

@DanielRMaxwell @EcomWealth @Grippo77 @leonagano @arvidkahl Cite your sources

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 17:10

@areyouscreening @mymichaelryan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Saying capitalism is bad we should get rid of it...and referencing someone’s boss giving them a raise as a win for socialism is just weird and incorrect

areyouscreening @areyouscreening · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 17:10

@iBamBamBigalow @mymichaelryan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl This is all basically the equivalent of someone asking a 10 year old what form of government the U.S. has and when the kid says “Democracy” they say “No! Democratic Republic Ha Ha I’m super smart!”

areyouscreening @areyouscreening · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 17:02

@iBamBamBigalow @mymichaelryan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl If “most people” who call themselves socialists, and the overwhelming majority of people happily living in “social democracies”, call themselves socialists, then I find it a little nonsensical to say, “No you aren’t.”

areyouscreening @areyouscreening · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:57

@iBamBamBigalow @mymichaelryan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl On the one hand “socialism” is a thing “most people” say to mean what it apparently feels better to call “social democracy”. That’s really just a donkey way of wanting to keep the term alive for conservatives to use it as an insult and scare tactic.

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:55

@iBamBamBigalow @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl @HasBezosDecided It's immoral to hoard wealth that could save lives, when you could help people instead and still be rich Guess some of us care about human suffering and see helping to reduce it as the responsibility of everyone who can, huh

areyouscreening @areyouscreening · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:55

@iBamBamBigalow @mymichaelryan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl I’m not pretending anything is anything. Just responding to the statement that socialism doesn’t work and a person who wants “socialism” to mean three different things in one sentence.

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:52

@areyouscreening @mymichaelryan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl You’re pretending that socialism is “when people do good” nothing this man done was socialist. It was just conscious capitalism

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:50

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl @HasBezosDecided Because it’s not his responsibility. Closing SOME tax loopholes should be a thing but after that taxes should do these things. We could fund all types of things if every American donated $5 to some issue. But that’s not our responsibility .

areyouscreening @areyouscreening · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:50

@iBamBamBigalow @mymichaelryan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl I feel like this is a bandwagon that didn’t need jumping on.

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:46

@iBamBamBigalow @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl @HasBezosDecided if only "some" of the things wouldn't be possible to solve, let's say that's true, even then how is not giving money to help solve however much it *can* solve not a bad thing

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:43

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl @HasBezosDecided These strategies are necessary to even begin to solve the issue just in America

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:40

@iBamBamBigalow @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl @HasBezosDecided my dude that's talking about these strategies https://t.co/jKd9G3GbRM

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:38

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl @HasBezosDecided https://t.co/NmRQU72RLv

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:38

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl @HasBezosDecided https://t.co/0CIKRIarqk

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:36

@iBamBamBigalow @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl @HasBezosDecided what websites could you point out these every website you're talking about

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:35

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl @HasBezosDecided You’re literally just wrong that’s the point. Every website that deals with world hunger specify that it can’t be solved with money and that the actual yearly costs even if you could solve for all the other things would be around $265B a year. Not the $11B that page quotes

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:29

RT @thedudlian: Somehow missed the end of year review for @bannerbearHQ by @yongfook. The 'Jobs To Be Done' framework is fascinating. Ca…

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:27

@ossifice @Thelliana @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl sounds like you'd like a specific type of socialism, so you'd be welcome in leftism if you google what exact type of economic and government you'd want

Matthias from Get The Audience @GetTheAudience · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:27

@PaiNishant @arvidkahl Cool, thanks a lot! 👋

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:26

@iBamBamBigalow @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl @HasBezosDecided surely you can see how north korea is a bad example for this issue money can in fact solve most of the problems with transportation, growth, etc. of food in places where it's inadequate if you throw enough money at it, it can be solved they don't want to throw any money at it

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:23

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl @HasBezosDecided We already make enough food. Transportation to and from countries wouldn’t be possible. How much money would it cost for North Korea to allow military vehicles carrying food into their nation?

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:22

@iBamBamBigalow @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl you and they can disagree but you disagreeing doesn't change facts, about how it exploits workers and how it crushes any and all rival businesses, small and large, to create as much of a monopoly as it can to make as much profit as possible

Smirking Dill Chip @ossifice · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:22

@robocoptruther @Thelliana @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl I never said anything about no violence. I said good ideas often go poorly when demanded at the barrel of a gun. The use of violence to solve economic problems is rarely effective. It's much more useful to use it to protect a nation or a people who then choose their economics.

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:21

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl I and I’m sure the majority of the country disagree

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:21

@iBamBamBigalow @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl actually yeah, money could solve all those issues, and bezos along with many other 1%ers have enough to solve it, but they won't see @HasBezosDecided

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:19

@iBamBamBigalow @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl it's true that it has caused more harm and suffering than any good it has created

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:19

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl You literally made the argument that Amazon the company was a net negative

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:18

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl That sounds like a authoritarian talking point “who cares what the people want. I know better than them”

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:17

@ossifice @Thelliana @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl okay? so what was that thing you were saying about "no violence" and all that about, then?

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:17

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl World hunger isn’t due to a shortage of food. It’s due to transportation issues. Issues that money alone can’t solve. Also hunger is a government issue not a individual issue....but I am against corporate tax loopholes. Everyone should pay a equitable share

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:15

@iBamBamBigalow @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl why would amazon disappear, when the workers could own it collectively and you wouldn't lose any benefits but also make sure one fucker doesn't own more than the rest of his workers combined? what would be the downside, exactly? and who cares what americans think, they're dumb

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:13

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl If you asked every American if they would want Amazon to disappear along with the entire business model. I promise you would lose

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:13

@iBamBamBigalow @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl so you aren't bothered that he could personally solve world hunger by himself, but chooses not to? god dang, this capitalist propaganda you've been licking on those boots must be some good shit

Smirking Dill Chip @ossifice · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:13

@robocoptruther @Thelliana @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl So we allow workers collectives like in socialism. That's a good idea. But we also need to recognize the requirement for a state powerful enough to maintain the structure. We can use a nationalist power to ensure that it represents the people it's serving and not the globalists.

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:12

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Saying the person with the biggest responsibility for that is now really wealthy because of it just makes sense. His existence doesn’t bother me.

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:12

@iBamBamBigalow @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl amazon? a net positive? lmaooo okay bootlicker, have a good one lol

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:10

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl This literally isn’t true. Again you imagine wealth as some finite amount and that society is in some constant battle over how it’s distributed. Amazon has been a Net positive on the United States that 10’s of millions benefit from daily.

Matthias from Get The Audience @GetTheAudience · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:07

@PaiNishant @arvidkahl Wow, cool ideas coming up, here. Thank you! Would you mind adding them to my public roadmap? This will make sure I will work on them! https://t.co/vcRCvEcoER

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:07

@iBamBamBigalow @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl you can't have the rich getting richer without the poor getting poorer not under capitalism, which requires exploitation of the workers to function

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:06

@iBamBamBigalow @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl as long as you have billionaires, they will do everything within their power (which is far more than you think, apparently) to consolidate even more wealth from the poor and needy no social safety net is enough while we have billionaires who hoard it all

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:05

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Because society can create adequate social safety nets and still have billionaires. The 2 aren’t mutually exclusive

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:04

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl This is under the belief that wealth is some finite thing. That in order for society to have more wealth you have to get theirs. It’s pretty fear mongerish to me. I’m a Soc. Dem I want people to have better lives. I don’t need them to have worse lives

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:01

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:00

RT @GetTheAudience: My app helps you to find and understand your audience. However... - What will you do if you actually find those peopl…

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 16:00

@ossifice @Thelliana @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl which is what, exactly

Smirking Dill Chip @ossifice · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:59

@robocoptruther @Thelliana @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl I didn't say capitalism is the best we can do. Far from it. I'm arguing that workers owning all property doesn't really function and creating a state that uses force to create it is going to be powerful enough that it's not going to give it up willingly. There's a third way.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:58

@GetTheAudience So for GTA, a magical feature would be sentiment-analysis-driven problem discovery (quantitative as in “how many ppl have this problem and qualitative as in “what problems exist”). How about that? ;)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:57

@GetTheAudience Once you have found the people you want to serve, you will need to understand how they are currently being served, what works, what doesn’t, and how you can make it better. You need to find a way to surface problems/complaints and envision solutions.

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:54

@ossifice @Thelliana @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl what if the status quo is also violent towards the vast majority of people, and so you have to use violence to solve violence, bud as is the case right now

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:53

@ossifice @Thelliana @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl lmao I'm sorry this is funny to me so you complain about a thing that's the result of capitalism... but also think capitalism is the best we can do? but also you'd prefer monarchy, I guess?

Smirking Dill Chip @ossifice · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:53

@robocoptruther @Thelliana @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl I'm not a pacifist but the use of violence to achieve your ends very often does not grant the results you actually want.

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:52

@iBamBamBigalow @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl worker coops are cool, but the vast majority of the wealth is still held by a small number of people, which means they hoard wealth at the expense of the rest of the world suffering, bud it's inhumane to pretend a few rich assholes being slightly richer is worth this suffering

Smirking Dill Chip @ossifice · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:51

@robocoptruther @Thelliana @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Yes, in many ways it is. If a monarchy is bad you can just find the asshole in charge and remove him from power as a lesson to others. Now we're run by corporate bureaucracies and people realistically have even less influence over their governments.

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:48

@Lizzie71259220 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Capitalist policies work Ups, private schools, luxury goods, GDP.

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:46

@areyouscreening @mymichaelryan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Soc. Dems aren’t socialists. Advocating for safety nets isn’t dependent on collective ownership of the means of production

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:43

@ossifice @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl you can't have a system that encourages growth and profit at all cost and then complain that the people under that system take measures to make it difficult for anyone else to have capital that's how capitalism works you can't have it without the bigger fish eating all others

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:42

@ossifice @Thelliana @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl what about democracy do you think abolishing monarchies with force to establish a democracy is also bad?

Taylor D. Bam @iBamBamBigalow · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:42

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl The reality is worker coops could exist now. What socialists advocate for is taking over currently existing successful business models. Even most socialists agree depending on everyone to start new companies from scratch would end in disaster

Smirking Dill Chip @ossifice · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:41

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl It's less of a problem that they hoard capital and more that they take measures to make it difficult for anyone else to grow it. Unused capital rots and it's not a zero sum game.

Smirking Dill Chip @ossifice · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:39

@robocoptruther @Thelliana @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl The British abolished it without killing 600,000 of their own people so I'd say yes, their solution was better.

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:39

@NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl so you prefer monarchy to democracy as well, right? that's the same thing for businesses as well you either have feudalism 2.0 with the capitalists owning everything and deciding everything, or you can have democracy in the workplace with socialism, where it's decided by everyone

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:37

@NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl if it's owned collectively, yes, that's exactly what happens dumbass

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:37

@ossifice @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl the problem is indeed access to capital, buddy it's hoarded by the rich, which limits what people can do good that you understand

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:36

@Baron_Chronus @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl so not the case under capitalism for more than 99% of the time, then

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:35

@ossifice @Thelliana @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl hmmm, so abolishing slavery by demanding it at the barrel of a gun wasn't good, I guess thank you for your input

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:34

@n6g1x @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl yeah, and socialism isn't when the government does stuff

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:34

@strikhedonia01 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl oh yeah? why's that?

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:31

RT @arvidkahl: When you talk to your customers or prospects, I have found that there is a question that always produces meaningful results:…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 15:01

Love to see people who have worked on something that turns out to be dangerous actively trying to reverse it. At University, we had a "CompSci and Ethics" course, held by a member of the Chaos Computer Club. We need more of this — before things break. https://t.co/t5meNeJ7cH

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 14:16

Here's a story of someone who saw an unserved niche in the market and convinced those who didn't understand it not just of the how, but also the why. He was part of the audience that he knew should be served better. https://t.co/7syb3WYyRg

No One Important @NoOneIm95116324 · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 13:48

@robocoptruther @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Also if the business fails. Are those ppl going to help recoup the loses? Nope. So basically you want the reward with know chance of lose.

No One Important @NoOneIm95116324 · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 13:21

@robocoptruther @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Wrong. So when I have an idea for a business. I guess before I do anything. I should hire everyone who is going to work for me. Make sure they invest as much time and money as I do. Nothing would ever get done this way.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 12:13

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 12:11

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 12:10

@iAnuragKale I’d like that ;)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 11:01

@yashquote You can find all the options here: https://t.co/FSZ8kQv962

Yash Gadodia @yashquote · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 11:00

@arvidkahl Where can i buy it?

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 10:53

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 10:52

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 10:50

@vaibhavThevedi Then you’re one of the lucky ones this year. I found time for that too, but that’s because I had nothing more pressing to do.

Smirking Dill Chip @ossifice · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 09:34

@robocoptruther @Thelliana @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Lots of things can be good right up until the point where you demand them at the barrel of a gun.

Smirking Dill Chip @ossifice · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 09:33

@robocoptruther @NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Not everyone wants to be part of a worker co-op, and this isn't an example of one. Nothing is stopping these people from starting one other than access to capital, which is not the responsibility of this particular business owner.

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 08:54

@Thelliana @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl So you agree that it's good? So you think socialism would be good, right? Yes?

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 08:53

@NoOneIm95116324 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl When they own it collectively, they do do all those buddy Ever heard of worker co-ops?

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 08:52

@ScramblesSarah @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Lmao a trump supporter telling me what socialism is, sure, go ahead bud

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 08:52

@ashotjan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Ah yes, democracy in the workplace is evil, true true, makes sense

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 08:51

@Stickypandabear @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Hey quick, can you define socialism for me without using Google

No One Important @NoOneIm95116324 · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 05:08

@robocoptruther @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Did workers buy the things that are required to start a company? Nope. If it fails do they lose anything other then a job? Nope. Did they agree to do a job at a certain salary/pay? Yep

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 03:54

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Yash Gadodia @yashquote · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 03:42

@indiestackHQ @arvidkahl Its wanting to make the world a better place. And taking things into your own hands.

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 02:29

@FloridaSlavNik @keithchilders @mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Agree to disagree I guess

Nicholas @FloridaSlavNik · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 02:29

@robocoptruther @keithchilders @mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Such an ideology can't spread to the total society without the state.

Mustafa Khundmiri @mkhundmiri · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 02:21

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Mustafa Khundmiri @mkhundmiri · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 02:20

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i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 02:14

@FloridaSlavNik @keithchilders @mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Well, that's the hope, my dude I'm a syndicalist myself, so I hope for the return of big and powerful unions in the future, with general strikes and all that

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 02:09

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Nicholas @FloridaSlavNik · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 02:07

@robocoptruther @keithchilders @mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Would such a concept extend beyond a specific location to the broader society?

Yash Gadodia @yashquote · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 02:06

@arvidkahl Inspiring!

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 02:01

@FloridaSlavNik @keithchilders @mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl It doesn't have to be the whole people owning everything together, bud It doesn't have to be the government, or the state, or anything like that It can just be the workers of each business owning the business

Nicholas @FloridaSlavNik · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:59

@robocoptruther @keithchilders @mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl I'm not sure what you're getting at in this tweet.

areyouscreening @areyouscreening · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:53

@mymichaelryan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl You mean they don’t mean the state between the overthrow of capitalism and the anticipated realization of communism? I mean, are you done?

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:52

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i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:50

@FloridaSlavNik @keithchilders @mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Which doesn't have to be the people who own the means of production per business, you see where I'm getting at?

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:49

@muhibi_o @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl So you can see how this is literally the exact opposite of giving just a few people too much power, which is what happens under capitalism because only a handful of people own the means of production and get to make decisions about the business

Nicholas @FloridaSlavNik · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:48

@robocoptruther @keithchilders @mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl I specifically said the total peoples of a society. Not a commune or a factory.

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:47

@muhibi_o @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl You could of course have managers who take on more responsibility and receive more pay, but this too would be decided democratically, so everyone is happy, or at least, a majority of the workers agree on what's the right action You could have a council for decision making, etc

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:45

@muhibi_o @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl So workers would own and run a business by themselves, without one or a few people owning the whole thing by themselves, and decide what the business does and how it does it collectively as a democracy as well, each person having a say in how it's run, etc

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:43

@FloridaSlavNik @keithchilders @mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Well bud You're dumb enough to not grasp that you can indeed have the workers of a single business own it collectively without the entire government owning it You're wrong and don't want to admit it, it's fine, go on thinking about how socialism is when the government does stuff

Nicholas @FloridaSlavNik · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:38

@robocoptruther @keithchilders @mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl I understand the historical context of socialism more than you apparently. The key point is understanding socialism and its relationship with the concept of "community".

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:36

@FloridaSlavNik @keithchilders @mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Says who? Just because you say random shit doesn't make it true, bud

Tulsi Gabbard is a Ben Shapiro Democrat @mymichaelryan · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:36

@areyouscreening @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Many people who want “socialism” want social democracy. Not socialism in the Marxist sense

areyouscreening @areyouscreening · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:35

@mymichaelryan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Ok. The people who want socialism aren’t socialists but the socialists want socialism. Don’t bother letting me know how that works out for you.

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:35

@muhibi_o @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Yeah, we shouldn't give the resource control to just a few people, which is literally what capitalism is Capitalism is the system where the means of production are held by the minority, whereas socialism would mean it'd be controlled by the workers collectively

Nicholas @FloridaSlavNik · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:34

@keithchilders @robocoptruther @mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl You cannot totalize the people of a society without statism. Your fantasy of libertarian socialism or whatever flavor of anarchism is a meme.

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:33

@FloridaSlavNik @mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Imagine thinking socialism means totalitarianism lmao

Tulsi Gabbard is a Ben Shapiro Democrat @mymichaelryan · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:28

@areyouscreening @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Not necessarily. This would be social democracy. Not socialism. Socialism is Vietnam. Yes social Democracy is appealing but it isn’t the be all end all

areyouscreening @areyouscreening · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:27

@mymichaelryan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl I mean, I don’t get what point you’re after. You’re just nonsensically using words to mean whatever you want. The “most people” who want this kind of socialism are definitionally socialists. However, “actual socialists”... no, that’s nonsense.

Tulsi Gabbard is a Ben Shapiro Democrat @mymichaelryan · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:19

@areyouscreening @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl The kind of socialism people most people want is this. However actual socialists want USSR style socialism

Nicholas @FloridaSlavNik · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:15

@robocoptruther @mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Socialist regimes totalize the people of a nation into the central state. The state IS the people however warped it is. The means of production being controlled by the state is owned by the workers. You need to understand totalitarianism better.

Tulsi Gabbard is a Ben Shapiro Democrat @mymichaelryan · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:13

@SixRome @LewisBeau @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl And this as close to socialism as one can get without going to a worker owned compound

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:09

RT @truedrewco: This is going to happen more and more as indie/build-in-public brands get successful and sell. Brand loyalty is built from…

areyouscreening @areyouscreening · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:08

@mymichaelryan @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Yes. That’s the one.

Tulsi Gabbard is a Ben Shapiro Democrat @mymichaelryan · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:06

@LewisBeau @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl @SixRome kind of disproves that theory

Tulsi Gabbard is a Ben Shapiro Democrat @mymichaelryan · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:05

@areyouscreening @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Not the kind of socialism people say when they call themselves socialists

Tulsi Gabbard is a Ben Shapiro Democrat @mymichaelryan · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:04

@Kusandra @JohnRad15 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl No there really isn’t

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:04

@FloridaSlavNik @mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Mm no You can have the means of production owned by only the people who work there, bud You don't need to have it to be owned by the whole community A single business being owned by its workers via a union for instance, each having a say in how it's run, etc etc

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 01:01

@muhibi_o @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Lmao this is the dumbest thing I've seen all day, congrats my dude Yeah, sure, the constitution of North Korea means socialism wouldn't work, good job thinking that one lmaoo

Nicholas @FloridaSlavNik · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 00:36

@robocoptruther @mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl The state is the manifestation of the people per totalitarian ideology. The government is the people, and it owns the means of production thus the means of production are owned by the community.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 00:00

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 23:57

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 23:56

@jamaruuuu I’ll need to be a bit more strategic about this. Thanks for your feedback. Glad you’re on board ! 🤩

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 23:50

@jamaruuuu Thanks! Any ideas how I could make people more aware of that?

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 23:44

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 23:28

@muaznotiar Yeah, that is really useful. I often tell hosts who are just starting how I feel about the pacing of the show and their interview style, what I thought worked well and what didn’t. It’s just an opinion, but it might help them get (even) better at what they do.

areyouscreening @areyouscreening · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 23:28

@EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Except that socialism does work, and is alive and well in most other developed nations. 🤔

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 22:58

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i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 22:31

@mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl so you don't know what socialism is, ye? cool

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 22:25

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 22:24

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i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 22:23

@mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl so you agree that socialism isn't the government owning the means of production, ye? cool

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 22:23

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i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 22:12

@mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl I mean no, communism would require a stateless society etc definitions exist and have a purpose, my dude

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 22:09

@LentzSy @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl having a normal one?

i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 22:08

@LentzSy @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl ?

Raz Rashid @ux_raz · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 21:56

@indiestackHQ @arvidkahl I find hacking things together and seeing them come alive, satisfying, and enjoyable. Especially when I can create something that provides value to others, I find pleasure in that. I guess I am driven by the joy of making, and my why is adding value.

Agnes - Space Pirate @meissa1 · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 21:54

@saucissonsec @Grippo77 @ScobbieJames @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl what defines India, for instance, as a 3rd wold country, even though its GNP is much higher than those of France or Germany.

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i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 21:52

@mrlangner @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl mm, no, government ownership isn't socialism, actually it's the workers owning the means of production collectively, within the boundaries of that business only it's democracy in the workplace yours is the bad definition, because while M4A is very good, it is not socialism

Agnes - Space Pirate @meissa1 · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 21:48

@saucissonsec @Grippo77 @ScobbieJames @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl The societal structure this system builds, with the majority earning less than enough to sustain them, and a very small number earning a disproportionately large amount, ressembles much more the structures found in South-American and African countries, in India. This structure is

Agnes - Space Pirate @meissa1 · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 21:34

@saucissonsec @Grippo77 @ScobbieJames @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl no access to health care, no nothing. The US declaration of indep. says all are born equal with unalienable rights, and yet the US system denies a large number of people those rights. Not something to be proud of.

Agnes - Space Pirate @meissa1 · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 21:28

@saucissonsec @Grippo77 @ScobbieJames @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl The US system ressembles the capitalist system that was prominent in Europe at the beginning of the indust. revol., when business owners made fortunes while the workers who earned them said fortunes were barely paid enough to scrap by, had to work overlong hours, had no security

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 21:28

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Agnes - Space Pirate @meissa1 · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 21:25

@saucissonsec @Grippo77 @ScobbieJames @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl have a social system in place, that includes health care for all, at afordable prices, a higher education system that does not bankrupt students, so pretty much anyone has access to it, no matter how much their parents earn. Pretty much all West-european countries are like that.

Agnes - Space Pirate @meissa1 · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 21:21

@saucissonsec @Grippo77 @ScobbieJames @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl The one who doesn't understand what socialism is is you. Do you think France and Germany, to name only 2, have a capitalist system which completely disregards people like the US has? Sorry to disappoint, but even with how things have been going down with time, both hose countries

tanishq @tanishqxyz · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 21:14

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⌬ Dr Grippo ⌬ @Grippo77 · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 21:00

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 20:17

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 20:16

@denicmarko Thanks a lot, Marko. Most appreciated!

⌬ Dr Grippo ⌬ @Grippo77 · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 20:15

@hacky586 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl And quit with the fallacy that left of centre thinking hasn't evolved in the last 100 years.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 20:15

RT @indiestackHQ: If you're an #indiehacker, what's driving you? What's your why? This is a good time of year to reflect on this.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 20:14

@Rafa_Jimenez And I’m very grateful! Thanks a lot! 🥰

⌬ Dr Grippo ⌬ @Grippo77 · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 20:12

@hacky586 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Open your eyes to european governments my man...

Colin Bean 🐬 @hacky586 · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 20:11

@Grippo77 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl No it literally is. Read some Lenin, Marx, hell anyone. And you're saying this to a communist.

⌬ Dr Grippo ⌬ @Grippo77 · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 20:10

@hacky586 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl It literally isn't, but you have to say this to try to maintain the illusion that socialism is a "bad thing". All you have is lies and illusions.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 20:09

@whit4th @WIRED @SimpsonDaniK It sure is 🥰

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 20:09

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 19:59

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i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 19:57

@paulaptlb @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl because that's not socialism, you need worker ownership

Colin Bean 🐬 @hacky586 · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 19:55

@EcomWealth @Grippo77 @leonagano @arvidkahl Cool now do capitalism https://t.co/FJtcbmUZqV

Colin Bean 🐬 @hacky586 · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 19:54

@Grippo77 @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Uh, socialism is a stepping stone to communism. It's a transition period. I think you might need to learn some....

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 19:52

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i bet you think robocop is political @robocoptruther · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 19:29

@EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl my dude people earning their fair share IS the core of socialism, which happens when workers own the means of production collectively you are looking at a thing that socialism would provide, and say it wouldn't work lmao

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 19:12

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⌬ Dr Grippo ⌬ @Grippo77 · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 17:25

@saucissonsec @ScobbieJames @EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Bless. Imagine thinking that listing a bunch of countries which mostly have a definitively socialist outlook is proof of the supremacy of capitalism. Just proves the original point that folks can only attack socialism by trying to (mis)define it as communism.

EcomWealth @EcomWealth · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 17:17

@ScobbieJames @Grippo77 @leonagano @arvidkahl I disagree. Nordic governments & Japan are efficient (2 of the most socially sophisticated groups in world) ..majority rest of the world does *not* have efficient govs! Capitalism can (& should) be improved ..but no socialist nation comes close to capitalism prosperity.

EcomWealth @EcomWealth · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 17:11

@Sprinklequ3en @ScobbieJames @Grippo77 @leonagano @arvidkahl I know struggle You must build your own future (not healthy to view yourself a a victim): teach yourself *any* skill (eg YouTube has whole MBA) ~Affiliate sell from lounge ~Make digital course & sell online ~sell skill on Fiverr Govs /=/ efficient Socialism /=/ social mobility

Colin Bean 🐬 @hacky586 · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 17:08

@EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl Cool so you don't understand socialism got it

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 17:03

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 17:00

@florinpop1705 @gumroad Mighty impressive. Congrats, Florin!

EcomWealth @EcomWealth · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 17:00

@Sprinklequ3en @ScobbieJames @Grippo77 @leonagano @arvidkahl TIL ppl (in 2020!) still believe in socialism🤯 Capitalism literally designed so you can make own wealth History (if you read it) shows capitalist countries > socialist on per capita wealth +poverty Evidence: ~public history ~1980 42% poverty now 10% 1/2

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 16:59

@JamesIvings @MrSimonBennett For EU SaaS businesses, this might be good. No sales tax on non-EU sales. Certainly easier to understand than the complicates MOSS rules. This might cause EU-wide MRR gains by default ;)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 16:58

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 16:10

RT @JamieHoward: @shl @arvidkahl Generosity will always be a winning strategy.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 15:34

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 14:57

This is what seller-side due diligence is for. Find the acquirer you want — and who has a path for the business that you agree with. You can't avoid surprises. But you can look into someone's organizational past to see their future actions. https://t.co/QmB4v6FKf1

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 14:14

@osmel_mora Im counting on it ;) Thanks for the kind words 🥰

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 13:59

I really enjoy these illustrations. https://t.co/fmbYC0n643

EcomWealth @EcomWealth · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 13:39

@Grippo77 @leonagano @arvidkahl How do you think of socialism in practice? Nordic countries with high tax?

EcomWealth @EcomWealth · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 13:32

@ScobbieJames @Grippo77 @leonagano @arvidkahl Tough trade off between: >tax to create social mobility >too much tax (disincentive for entrepreneurs/innovation) Capitalism is flawed (needs better incentives) but it has lifted more ppl out of poverty & incubated more innovation/progress than any other system

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 13:31

@hubertlepicki Not sure about that, this source says otherwise: https://t.co/lLwJrvDfOW

EcomWealth @EcomWealth · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 13:30

@ScobbieJames @Grippo77 @leonagano @arvidkahl Good point re tax (grew up Africa so I agree social mobility is NB) But Govs are inefficient (bad incentives) Capitalism more efficient (efficiency is rewarded) Hence we tweet off tech made by capatislit co's 1/2

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 13:21

And a big thank you to @TransistorFM for posting and publishing this for me while I opened my Christmas presents! Gotta love automation. Allows us all to enjoy the wonderful things in life.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 13:01

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⌬ Dr Grippo ⌬ @Grippo77 · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 12:30

@EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl You're describing the failings of communism, not socialism.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 12:00

Yeah, in 2020, finding the time for reading was challenging. https://t.co/7bu8Kx75yw

EcomWealth @EcomWealth · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 11:46

@Grippo77 @leonagano @arvidkahl Yes, Both communism & socialism are relative failures (check last 100yrs of history across global regions) Capitalism is the lesser evil Capitalism can be improved with > better incentives > valuing humans (on agg) higher in the value chain

⌬ Dr Grippo ⌬ @Grippo77 · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 10:39

@EcomWealth @leonagano @arvidkahl This is where you need to learn some of the key differences between socialism and communism.

EcomWealth @EcomWealth · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 09:47

@leonagano @arvidkahl Socialism doesnt work Incentives & valuing people ..do work

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 09:27

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Anthony Lee @justanthonylee · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 09:24

@arvidkahl @matt_h_hurley @cmdkhalilov @adii @td_evans @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics YES! Especially in the small business and developer landscape. So many projects get different stacks, I use GitHub for some, but most are GitLab. I use Crisp for some help desk stuff for one business, and Slack for the other.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 09:22

@justanthonylee @matt_h_hurley @cmdkhalilov @adii @td_evans @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics That’s the trick. They know that we live in a multi-project world, and that they can “retain you over time” even if you cancel.

Anthony Lee @justanthonylee · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 09:21

@arvidkahl @matt_h_hurley @cmdkhalilov @adii @td_evans @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics I have gone back to services due to how painless things where both in joining and leaving, then when I start a new project and say I need a Helpdesk system, knowing at this size level that the one I used in the past is a good fit.

Anthony Lee @justanthonylee · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 09:19

@arvidkahl @matt_h_hurley @cmdkhalilov @adii @td_evans @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics Make it so any time someone asks them for a service at a level thats a good fit you are the first recommendation they make, and if it's function based service they may use you again for a future project.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 09:19

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Anthony Lee @justanthonylee · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 09:18

@arvidkahl @matt_h_hurley @cmdkhalilov @adii @td_evans @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics That and think about customers leaving as a way to show them how graceful you can be, if the experience is good (like how smooth the switch to a different product is, helping with questions even if it results in them leaving your service).

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 09:16

@matt_h_hurley @justanthonylee @cmdkhalilov @adii @td_evans @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics Mostly that profit-maximizing is not the only driving force of successful businesses. Building meaningful and lasting relationships with customers and other stakeholders + sustainably empowering the people you serve are equally as important, if not more.

Yash Gadodia @yashquote · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 06:10

@arvidkahl Merry Christmas to you and your family :)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 01:07

RT @arvidkahl: Happy holidays to everyone and to those who celebrate Christmas: Merry Christmas! What a year. Thank you to everyone who ch…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 01:02

RT @arvidkahl: Thanks, everyone, for ordering copies of Zero to Sold this month. It certainly is the best kind of Christmas gift that I cou…

Yash Gadodia @yashquote · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 23:26

@DThack03 @arvidkahl Also: we're all just trying to fit in.

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 22:02

RT @DThack03: It’s important to remember: we’re all just trying to figure it out.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 21:36

RT @mijustin: Podcasts for bootstrappers were the big winners of 2020. In the absence of conferences and meetups, hearing other people giv…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 21:05

RT @arvidkahl: If I were to start a SaaS business for the first time today, I would not need to be able to code. Only recently has it dawn…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 20:45

RT @arvidkahl: Self-serve SaaS is meant to be low-touch. People expect low-touch, and they won't reward surprises. If you build a self-ser…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 20:26

@paul1664 For many. But you’ll find thousands of industries who are so entrenched in their ways, they have not heard of that solution. A domain expert might introduce them to a better-tailored alternative;)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 20:25

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 20:07

RT @rosiesherry: People are trying to build their business backwards by always being on the hunt for growth tactics. Instead of worrying a…

Mustafa Khundmiri @mkhundmiri · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 19:13

@arvidkahl Wish you and your family the same, Arvid! Thank you for making our Twitter feed smarter :)

Matthias from Get The Audience @GetTheAudience · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 19:10

@arvidkahl Merry Christmas to you and your family, Arvid! Thanks for being here and being you! 😀👋🎄

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 19:07

Happy holidays to everyone and to those who celebrate Christmas: Merry Christmas! What a year. Thank you to everyone who chose to spend it with me or my work. 🎅🥰

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 18:07

RT @arvidkahl: Your audience needs to be the reason for your product to exist, not just the reason why it's selling.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 18:01

@DorisLangenberg Dir auch! 🎄

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 17:07

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 16:07

@HarryBLucas @dr ProductBird sounds better to me. Animal names always work, and hoist might confuse people who aren’t native English speakers.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 16:05

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 16:02

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 15:24

RT @arvidkahl: If people email back and forth files between each other, that’s a SaaS business waiting to happen. (Observe your own emails…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 14:45

Self-serve SaaS is meant to be low-touch. People expect low-touch, and they won't reward surprises. If you build a self-serve SaaS, make every interaction easy. Even the ones you don't like, like cancellation and data deletion. https://t.co/HsUVvYFCrF

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 14:19

@zcserei People love to argue on Christmas Eve for some reason :D

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 14:19

@mjwhansen @petersuhm Yeah, we'd love that too! :D

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 14:16

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 14:16

@zcserei This one: https://t.co/4eurvlRoeS

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 14:15

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 14:10

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Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 14:10

@AndrewAllsop (The paperback version of Zero to Sold likely being much heavier than your child! :D)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 14:09

@AndrewAllsop Hey, that's my book :D

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 14:05

Thanks, everyone, for ordering copies of Zero to Sold this month. It certainly is the best kind of Christmas gift that I could get, knowing that the book will land on Kindles and in bookshelves tonight :D Thank you from the bottom of my heart! https://t.co/tUmXjKG989

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 13:59

RT @BStulberg: Every time I tweet about how quick fixes do not work I lose a bunch of followers. I'm sorry, y'all. But THERE ARE NO QUICK…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 13:38

@Patticus @adii You're very kind, Patrick. Thanks for adding another voice of calm and measured analysis to an understandably heated discussion. Merry Christmas :D

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 13:35

@JanelSGM https://t.co/JwFDkgzwFu

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 13:26

@schlimmson https://t.co/xBtkMWvDFt

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 13:18

@JanelSGM Cheers!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 13:18

RT @JanelSGM: Can’t believe it’s only been 2 months since posting that tweet > 4,400 followers > 1,960 subscribers ~ $18k revenue Thanks…

Peter Suhm @petersuhm · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 13:15

@mjwhansen @arvidkahl That’s so funny 😁 We’ll have to meet up one day, when the world is back up again 🇺🇸🇩🇰

Peter Suhm @petersuhm · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 13:05

@mjwhansen @arvidkahl My wife was born in the Berkshires :) God jul! 🎅🎅🎅

Tionisla, status: docked, in maintenance service @tionisla · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 12:46

@arvidkahl @petersuhm :-D Damn, just almost forgot. I got to prepare Julgröt for Tomten. (the Swedish Weihnachtsmann ;-) God Jul! Frohes Fest! Merry Christmas to you both. Stay safe in times of these!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 12:36

RT @jeroenbai: After three years this is where I am with @inventoryalarm. Finally some time on my hands to finish your book @arvidkahl. Rea…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 12:36

@jeroenbai @inventoryalarm And, of course, congratulations :) 🎉

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 12:36

@jeroenbai @inventoryalarm Thank you very much! That’s so kind of you. 🥰

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 12:35

@94REDLT https://t.co/X2FnveeQEu

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 12:34

@jessievbreugel Just this one so far! ;)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 12:31

@tionisla @petersuhm We are doing this the 🇩🇪/🇨🇦 way. Less dancing, I guess ;)

Tionisla, status: docked, in maintenance service @tionisla · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 12:07

@petersuhm @arvidkahl Half german-swedish here. 24th pretty much german, the rest is scandinavian dancing around the tree siningin funny songs ;-)

Tionisla, status: docked, in maintenance service @tionisla · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 12:05

@arvidkahl @petersuhm I think it depends from which region. Schleswig-Holstein here (Hej! God Julaften! to our Danish Neighbours). On Silvester up here the only real eating tradition is baking "Förten". Though it is slowly replaced by the all present Berliner Krapfen... *sigh*

Peter Suhm @petersuhm · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 12:03

@arvidkahl So everyone has a Christmas stocking and food throughout the day :) Starting with champagne 🥂

Peter Suhm @petersuhm · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 12:02

@arvidkahl We’re a bit different because my wife’s mom is American. So Christmas eve is pretty Danish with duck, potatoes with gravy and caramelised potatoes. Rice pudding with cherry sauce for dessert. Dancing around the tree etc. Christmas day is more American!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 11:58

@petersuhm How about you?

Peter Suhm @petersuhm · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 11:57

@arvidkahl Sounds great 🍻

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 11:55

@vertis Fantastisch! :D Frohest Fest! 🎄

Tionisla, status: docked, in maintenance service @tionisla · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 11:50

@arvidkahl I go for raclette this year, btw. (Not recommendable with children longing for their presents I guess)

Tionisla, status: docked, in maintenance service @tionisla · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 11:48

@arvidkahl :-D The potato salad with wieners was only at our house when we were little and my parents wanted to have time to enjoy christmas eve instead of working all day in the kitchen. Good to prepare. Guess a lot of people in Germany will go for the real trad. roast goose as well.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 11:23

@petersuhm Usually, it's potato salad + sausages for the 24th, then two full Goose/Duck meals on the 25th and 26th. Then a few days to digest, and then a Carp or Raclette/Fondue on the 31st. Very pre-determined.

Peter Suhm @petersuhm · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 11:20

@arvidkahl Funny! The Christmas eve meal is the big deal here!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 11:17

@dqmonn @JIC94 https://t.co/g7xERZHr24

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 11:14

@visakanv I only realized the compound interest of building meaningful relationships over time when I hit thirty. Ever since, I do what I feel is driving me and those I want to support and empower forward. Been a good strategy for my thirties to far.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 11:11

@sherbakovdev https://t.co/hsJYhnHuUF

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 11:10

@petersuhm Here, too. But for some reason, Germans need a quick meal on Christmas Eve. Between all the church-going and present-opening, there is not much time to cook. Pragmatism turned tradition.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 11:08

@mayankdhingra EATIONJMX, WLOVEPJ, CRPWVG, WSJDG :D

Peter Suhm @petersuhm · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 11:03

@arvidkahl Kartoffelsalat is a summer thing in Denmark 😁

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 10:57

And to all my people in Germany: fröhliche Weihnachten :D

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 10:56

@Brauhaus Christmas is a fun time.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 10:54

@kwuchu Roasts, bread, soups, they're very versatile!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 10:53

RT @pradologue: What's the best or Top 3 books you read this year 📚

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 10:41

Ah, Germany, never change. Today, potato salad is trending on Twitter. (It's a traditional Christmas Eve meal — I prepared our Kartoffelsalat late last night!) https://t.co/W0FKAmh9c8

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 10:35

@HugoGiraudel Ever the optimist, I chose to understand this as an example ;) If he meant it the way you see it, then yes, it's very selective and doesn't work with the reality of engineering that I have come to experience. If it's a veiled "we should be T-shaped" claim, then I fully agree.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 10:22

RT @shylands: I need this Zoom end button in my life. https://t.co/vK5GYnVhdM

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 10:20

@HugoGiraudel Completely agree. I think that's what he is trying to clarify here: https://t.co/nnlo8wnEPE

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 10:19

RT @florinpop1705: Don't let others put you down for using X or Y tool or for working on the client-side or server-side. You just be you a…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 10:09

@LisaSar63202615 Thank you!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 09:34

@BorisTane Did they give you any intelligible reason? Also, what a Christmas move...

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 09:24

@goran_juric @rtwlz @cmdkhalilov @Baremetrics There is a window of opportunity for the acquirer to make a choice. They can listen to the current Indie Hacker audience and revert the policy, salvaging some of the reputation/💵 BM had from before. They can also choose to ignore the outcry and move up-market. Time will tell.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 09:01

@adii I think that unique nature of each business is something that attracts people who aren’t able to find joy in regular employment. I’d say that this is a source of those strong opinions ;)

Tarek Khalil @cmdkhalilov · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 09:00

@rtwlz @arvidkahl @Baremetrics There is also just the consequence of raising awareness before someone else fall into this. I'd definitely love to see https://t.co/nWK27jBnoK to stay away from these practices, but reading their new owner's replies on HN, seems unlikely. We can be hopeful.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 00:50

RT @garywillmott: Before setting those 2021 goals, research "hedonic adaptation" The hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic adaptation,…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 22:58

RT @TheCoolestCool: Sometimes I’ll spend 30 minutes looking for the perfect playlist just to get in the right mindset to do a 10 minute tas…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 22:26

@Neats29 @VoitovychIvan Should be! I’ll have an announcement once it’s there :)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 22:24

@Neats29 @VoitovychIvan I submitted the audiobook to Audible twenty days ago. Should be available any day now.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 22:08

RT @craigburgess: I’m writing a new book called The Magic Visual. First 50 preorders get it for 50% off. https://t.co/n7PRse9QUt

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 21:13

@dcedrych Sure ;)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 21:06

RT @arvidkahl: If you hire contractors, don't treat them like employees. Encourage them to have other projects and personal time. If they w…

tanishq @tanishqxyz · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 20:22

@alexwestco @arvidkahl Hahah! In a good way. Hopefully full of life 💪🏻

tanishq @tanishqxyz · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 20:13

@alexwestco @arvidkahl All the best Alex! This is where the life starts to look endless 😄

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 20:11

RT @alexwestco: Today is my first day as a full time indie hacker ❤️

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 20:04

RT @Kev_Conti: It's not about finding a product without competition. It's not about being completely innovative (creating a new market) It…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 19:05

RT @CanavanCathal: Looking forward to tackling this one over the Christmas and seeing what all the hype is about. Congrats @arvidkahl http…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 18:44

RT @VoitovychIvan: Well, I'm not good at writing reviews so just believe me, this book is amazing, definitely worth reading, thank you @arv…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 18:44

@VoitovychIvan That’s a pretty stellar review of you ask me. Thanks so much, Ivan! 🥰

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 18:09

I really recommend letting this wonderfully hilarious tool check your recent Spotify consumption. Pretty spot-on for me. https://t.co/zIADbEAifa https://t.co/ite8PzuWIV

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 18:08

RT @arvidkahl: Saying "no" to feature requests becomes a necessary skill to learn.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 18:03

RT @sarathywebindia: @florinpop1705 @gumroad https://t.co/Po87LVvlwG by @cogentgene Tailwind UI by @adamwathan Zero to sold by @arvidkahl

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 18:03

@mdausinger @Kevin_McArdle Third time's the charm :D

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 17:41

RT @stetsblake: What are the best SaaS Twitter accounts? Knowledge, learnings, etc. Making a list

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 17:41

@stetsblake @_rchase_ @NathanLatka @levelsio @rulesofthetrade @robwalling @csallen @tylertringas @mijustin @pjrvs Also: https://t.co/3DOzD1jxhA

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 17:40

@stetsblake @_rchase_ @NathanLatka @levelsio @rulesofthetrade @robwalling Oh, @csallen @tylertringas @mijustin @pjrvs and a few hundreds more :)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 17:33

RT @rrhoover: I’m interested in joining more maker/builder communities in 2021. Recommendations?

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 17:32

Raising the bar for amazing customer service: preemptive catastrophe avoidance outreach. @heyhey is an amazing business. Understanding your customers, both their wants and the things they might miss when focusing on said wants. Very impressive. https://t.co/862OeuqfZZ

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 17:26

RT @PhilReinking: 🏆 Best Founder This goes to @arvidkahl. I heard of him the first time in an Indie Hackers podcast episode. He started his…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 17:26

@PhilReinking Im very honored! 🥰 Christmas coming early!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 17:25

@PhilReinking Aww thanks! I nap a lot and eat healthy food ;) — I try to live a fully self-directed life. thanks for the kind words. I put a lot of effort into creating actionable and helpful content. I’m very happy to hear it being appreciated!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 17:10

RT @louisnicholls_: Just bought a newsletter ad slot from a cold email. Don't be afraid to do outreach.

Matthias from Get The Audience @GetTheAudience · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 16:56

@christoph_wltr @IndieHackers @rosiesherry @JanelSGM @arvidkahl Congratulations, Christoph! One nice thing to add to the metadata of your page: a Twitter card that appears automatically when someone shares your page!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 16:14

@truedrewco They can also leverage this to show that they do care about their audience. It's a painful lesson, but this can build more trust than it erodes — when handled right.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 16:10

@iAnuragKale @StevejLamar There are no random choices! 🙃

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 16:00

@mdausinger Yeah this looks like you're on to something :D

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 15:54

RT @dhh: The pendulum is finally swinging back, and with the force of a wrecking ball. May the towers of needless complexity built in the p…

Matthias from Get The Audience @GetTheAudience · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 15:52

RT @christoph_wltr: @GetTheAudience @IndieHackers @rosiesherry @JanelSGM @arvidkahl The page is live and ready for subscriptions🙂 I am curr…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 15:45

@ctford Absolutely. That would be preferable, actually. "Something that the people you want to serve can't refuse." Your niche, your audience, your market.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 15:45

RT @StevejLamar: I'm not saying I want to start an @arvidkahl fan club, cause that'd be awkward. But, any other bootstappers want to do…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 15:45

@StevejLamar https://t.co/Rg0orVwMw3

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 15:44

@rQasim13 I think that's a valid way. You'll learn what people care about while you explore the subject.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 15:36

@rQasim13 It starts with a very good description teasing the contents, even giving some insights away for free. Writing a concise yet in-depth book, and selling it at an affordable price. The critical problem is the lack of knowledge. Frontload your insights in the book.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 15:31

RT @arvidkahl: Your MVP should be a "Mafia Offer," something your customers can't refuse because it's too good to pass up. You can accompli…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 15:07

RT @leonagano: Starting small. @tinyprojectsdev built the project in 2 weeks. He focused on doing only one thing: an one product e-commer…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 13:56

RT @shl: Give more than you take, and you’ll get more than you give.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 12:06

RT @KaranRBeghi: If I was a musician, I'd use some dope no-code tools to create my own Spotify/community. Have my fans pay $2-3/month for…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 11:11

@geetpurwar @DaveThackeray @pushvertize Quickly responding to prospective customers in a friendly way when things break? It sure is ;)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:36

@geetpurwar @DaveThackeray @pushvertize Building in public! :D

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:36

RT @florinpop1705: In February 2019 I had 300 followers on Twitter and less than 100 tweets posted. No YouTube channel. No audience. No o…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:18

@seb_sebsn @MrSimonBennett Spot-on. This is a sign of completely misunderstanding your audience. I hope they'll correct their mistake soon.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:17

Yes, please. https://t.co/0G5Yvi5uL7 https://t.co/kCAidClUFf

Anthony Lee @justanthonylee · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:17

@cmdkhalilov @adii @arvidkahl @td_evans @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics I built a social network almost a decade ago and I had got hit with users so fast one day I had messages on every platform and service at once, freaked me out.

Anthony Lee @justanthonylee · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:16

@arvidkahl I don’t want to sleep this is to much fun at this point, but ya I should.

Anthony Lee @justanthonylee · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:16

@arvidkahl I saw the like and went (did I comment that on the thread... ahhhhhh)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:15

@justanthonylee https://t.co/FRwsISFm2V

Tarek Khalil @cmdkhalilov · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:15

@justanthonylee @adii @arvidkahl @td_evans @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics Switched off the data plan immediately. 😳

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:14

RT @geetpurwar: @arvidkahl Thank you so much for wonderful read ZeroToSold. Finally launching Alpha version of @pushvertize after going th…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:14

@geetpurwar @pushvertize That is awesome! Thanks for the shoutout, I am so glad to see you launch this :D I hope all the curves in and around the business will point up and to the right!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:13

@justanthonylee @cmdkhalilov @adii @td_evans @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics The indie hacker and bootstrapping community is a very supportive bunch. There are a few strongly held beliefs (like "thou shall not tricketh me whilst cancelling"), yet people still debate them in friendly ways :)

Anthony Lee @justanthonylee · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:13

@cmdkhalilov @adii @arvidkahl @td_evans @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics How is your phone at the moment? https://t.co/jDvGRgx3EI

Tarek Khalil @cmdkhalilov · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:12

@justanthonylee @adii @arvidkahl @td_evans @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics Definitely, there is always areas for improvement specifically in this area in every company I worked in. It is the attitude that really matters, and the willingness to help without preconditions.

Anthony Lee @justanthonylee · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:12

@arvidkahl @cmdkhalilov @adii @td_evans @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics I think the best part of this thread is I have found maybe a dozen tools and services I have written down to look at after the holidays, and a few interesting accounts. 👍

Anthony Lee @justanthonylee · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:10

@cmdkhalilov @adii @arvidkahl @td_evans @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics This has actually made my look at my company’s account removal, and see it needs work, we don’t ask for anything like this case but I see room for improvement with steps to help make sure everything’s disconnected like domains and DNS.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:07

@cmdkhalilov @justanthonylee @adii @td_evans @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics https://t.co/h9AEoAPNzj

Anthony Lee @justanthonylee · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:06

@arvidkahl @adii @td_evans @cmdkhalilov @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics Oh hell yes, if this was say a vender working with say Microsoft or a large org with high turnaround and lots at stake it can make sense, but it must be agreed-upon before starting integration.

Tarek Khalil @cmdkhalilov · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:06

@justanthonylee @adii @arvidkahl @td_evans @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics It is a PR crisis wrapped in a policy crisis wrapped a customer empathy crisis.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:05

@adii @justanthonylee @td_evans @cmdkhalilov @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics I feel you. It's painful to see PE being "tone-deaf" like this. This move works well in high-touch B2B enterprise SaaS, for sure. But certainly not in a global indie hacker community, as evidenced by the pronounced backlash.

Anthony Lee @justanthonylee · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:05

@adii @arvidkahl @td_evans @cmdkhalilov @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics I don’t think acquisition is the cause, it was a factor yes but not a cause and anyone and any company can implement the same rule any time, but never should, and in response should not play it off in a comment if you are responsible on say HN as just trolls getting upset.

Anthony Lee @justanthonylee · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:03

@arvidkahl @adii @td_evans @cmdkhalilov @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics Yes, no ill will if it’s reversed and a non email and preferably also a non live chat step is added instead. By all means send me emails and email me again if you detect it was not disabled correctly to let me know. But make it my choice.

adii @adii · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:03

@arvidkahl @justanthonylee @td_evans @cmdkhalilov @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics Yep - and there's no excuse for not being reachable by phone or responsive on emails after having implemented this step. I'm not defending Baremetrics here. I am however advocating for some perspective rather than this narrow "PE / acquisition is evil" view of things.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:02

@adii @justanthonylee @td_evans @cmdkhalilov @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics I appreciate this perspective, I am very hopeful that this is it. A few people have been sending emails and even trying to call without success, so my trust is crumbling a bit, but the important point is that this is reversible — and should be done differently.

Anthony Lee @justanthonylee · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:01

@adii @td_evans @arvidkahl @cmdkhalilov @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics I can promise, if any company calls me due to having a number on file or makes me call to leave, I will file a bank complaint and make sure nobody else gets stuck in a pit of hell with that company. As far as this step goes if I don’t or can’t call I can’t leave.

Anthony Lee @justanthonylee · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:59

@adii @td_evans @arvidkahl @cmdkhalilov @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics An illegal step and one not everyone can do. I don’t care who it is I will NOT call anyone to cancel anything, we are not in the 70s. We have amazing systems that let us send message in and from any time zone that can be responded to any time without the need for expensive calls.

adii @adii · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:57

@justanthonylee @td_evans @arvidkahl @cmdkhalilov @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics Nothing that is publicly available suggests they're not letting customers cancel. They've just implemented a shitty interim step to do so.

adii @adii · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:56

@td_evans @arvidkahl @cmdkhalilov @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics Two simple perspectives from me: 1) I'd argue that they didn't need to update a policy or T&C to change the self-cancellation; and 2) Companies change T&C's on you all the time. Let's not pretend that we actually read those in full before signing up.

Peter Suhm @petersuhm · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:52

@arvidkahl What a scam!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:52

RT @petersuhm: So I'm on the phone with @Baremetrics now to try to cancel 🍿

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:52

@petersuhm Man, that's rough. Doing all the wrong things. (Thanks for checking this out)

Tarek Khalil @cmdkhalilov · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:51

@justanthonylee @adii @td_evans @arvidkahl @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics 💯

Anthony Lee @justanthonylee · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:51

@adii @td_evans @arvidkahl @cmdkhalilov @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics It’s so beyond shitty! It’s also illegal in California, against the Stripe TOS, and against GDPR for any customers covered as it states a written message must be accepted as enough for service cancelations. I would not hesitate to charge back on something NOT letting me leave!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:51

RT @T_Zahil: https://t.co/75bl1tFprx grow slowly but steadily: 55 products and audiences have been added! https://t.co/Y0YXJaPO6S

Tarek Khalil @cmdkhalilov · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:48

@adii @td_evans @arvidkahl @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics They have done something(s) illegal as pointed out by others but pending confirmation here so that we stay subjective.

adii @adii · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:47

@td_evans @arvidkahl @cmdkhalilov @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics It's superbly easy to armchair critic this. If they've done something illegal, immoral or unethical it would be different. But everyone is up-in-arms about a shitty customer experience without knowing 100% of the facts. (Which is on Baremetrics too IMO; they need to be open.)

adii @adii · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:46

@td_evans @arvidkahl @cmdkhalilov @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics Baremetrics customers will vote with their feet ultimately. I'm not a fan of what they've done. And I acknowledge that I don't have all the info. I also know that we there's *way* more that goes into these decisions / tactics that aren't ever discussed on Twitter.

Tarek Khalil @cmdkhalilov · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:45

@pieterbeulque @td_evans @arvidkahl @adii @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics I genuinely care about you, the team, and your jobs, saying this from all my heart – I just genuinely don't trust the people / person who bought the company and the way they have squeeze-the-lemon-to-its-max aspirations by employing their shady playbook tactics.

adii @adii · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:44

@td_evans @arvidkahl @cmdkhalilov @pieterbeulque @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics (2cents since I'm now tagged in all of this.) The playbook seems to be working... Up 8% since 1 December: https://t.co/U9B8Tu3ML3. The fact that there isn't clear comms or total transparency and instead obfuscation is a problem. But... Dark patterns, seriously?

Tarek Khalil @cmdkhalilov · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:37

@pieterbeulque @td_evans @arvidkahl @adii @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics Whether it is technical, or not technical – That's up to you folks to fix, up to you to update your customers, up to you to improve and do what's meant to be right for your customers, not only for you.

Tarek Khalil @cmdkhalilov · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:36

@pieterbeulque @td_evans @arvidkahl @adii @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics I think this is discussable surely. For me personally, I will get advice on what I need to do. For others here and future users of Baremetrics, it is quite simple, talk to your management to do the right thing by considering removing this policy.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:35

@rtwlz @cmdkhalilov @Baremetrics This is not good. It's a pretty move in general, but it is just yelling "we don't know who we are serving." The indie founder space is very sensitive to stuff like this. This has a lot of reputation damage potential if not corrected immediately.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:31

@td_evans @cmdkhalilov @pieterbeulque @adii @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics Very interesting!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:02

@cmdkhalilov @pieterbeulque @td_evans @adii @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics I do think this could be a semi-automated check though. But I am in no way capable of making any meaningful assessment of what sounds like a delicate technical issue.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 09:01

@cmdkhalilov @pieterbeulque @td_evans @adii @dinkydani21 @Baremetrics And I think that is what they want to avoid. Emails not being read, emails being deleted, emailing the wrong person. This looks like such a critical issue that they might need to make sure (legally) that you’re aware of what needs to happen.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 08:54

RT @Leandro8209: The day has finally arrived. We just launched Unubo phase zero 🚀 Come show us some love on Product Hunt. If you’re feelin…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 08:50

@fannin_seth That’s a strong signal indeed. Thanks so much!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 08:25

RT @fannin_seth: Just ordered Paperback version of @arvidkahl Zero to Sold! I am mostly an audio book guy so for me to get this in paperb…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 00:52

RT @arvidkahl: @IndieHackers I blog about bootstrapping and building sustainable businesses at https://t.co/icSnQ3qdGl

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 23:01

RT @bsears_: Just started reading @arvidkahl's book Zero to Sold Going to be "reading in public" and jotting down some key lessons I learn…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 22:07

@VPilipchatin https://t.co/dCx047mIe3

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 22:05

RT @mkhundmiri: 0/ Sometimes ONE email is all it takes to get a high-paying client in the time it takes you to watch James Cameron's movie…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 21:52

RT @chrisbiscardi: "industry best practices" aka "what we did at my last job"

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 21:21

@kevinmgalang Congratulations!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 21:21

RT @kevinmgalang: Officially made my first dollar as an indie hacker! I created a fully automated Etsy shop. How it works 👇 https://t.co/X…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 21:20

@paulharr1983 Thanks! It’s been doing wonderfully, and the audiobook will be out any day now. For those who have the best retention when they listen to stuff.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 21:19

@Josh_M_Newman It was a moment of pure joy at what Inhad produced. I just had to write about that!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 20:47

RT @arvidkahl: I love learning. I judge most opportunities by how much I can learn from them.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 20:16

RT @paulharr1983: Early Christmas present to myself by @arvidkahl. I'm a big tech guy but when it comes to things like books and vinyl reco…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 20:15

@paulharr1983 I really appreciate that, Paul. I am a paperback person, too. It’s odd, but the permanence of the medium informs the permanence of the knowledge. I remember stuff from paper books better.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 19:42

RT @mikedotsaas: @Nutlope Zero to Sold by @arvidkahl 💪

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 19:15

@shashwatgautam_ That’s AWESOME! Well done, Shashwat :)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 19:07

RT @w_schneider87: Preparing some stuff for next year. First step: order new 📚. One of them: @arvidkahl book about bootstraping a business.…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 18:04

RT @arvidkahl: When you start a business — hopefully by picking an audience you really want to empower — know that this is going to be a m…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 17:28

Too real? https://t.co/79tVlMjKhP

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 17:26

@mukul_chaware @rdutel I love that too. Roshar is an interesting place, too.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 17:09

@mukul_chaware @rdutel It’s just such an intricately designed world. So many forces, there and hidden. The extra novella after the trilogy makes this particularly juicy.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 17:01

RT @thisiskp_: This. And also if you pride yourself in being a founder with just one idea, you are doing it wrong. https://t.co/pmetARxwyK

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 16:48

@rdutel The Mistborn trilogy. What a world.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 15:58

RT @arvidkahl: Nothing beats Amazon KDP payday for a self-published author. Every email is from a different Amazon store location. I don’t…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 15:49

@jannisdust @StartupHasan Thanks, Jannis! https://t.co/UwvVhSaLFI

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 15:49

RT @jannisdust: Just bought "Zero To Sold" from @arvidkahl and "The Unfair Advantage" from @StartupHasan. Excited to read both of them! 🔥

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 15:43

@tylertringas Waiting for the EIN is horrible — and at the same time, I don't want to put more pressure on an already overwhelmed system right now. What a great move!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 15:31

RT @arvidkahl: From the very first minute of your entrepreneurial journey, listen to those who you want to help. Don't assume, don't think…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 15:26

@zengouu https://t.co/Z19jfLQ9D9

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 15:04

RT @matteing: "Go with the flow" is a valid plan.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 14:06

@CanavanCathal Thank you kindly, and thanks for the pic. Most appreciated. Please do let me know what you think of the book! I'd love to hear your feedback!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 14:05

This is the most festive picture taken of my book yet. Happy holidays, everyone :D https://t.co/Fvltx0dxUh

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 14:05

RT @TrungTPhan: My creative process for writing @TheHustle’s daily email 5x a week https://t.co/NCucrLjces

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 13:13

@catalinmpit This is particularly true if you have a few thousand followers. You can make a difference for people who're just starting out just by clicking a button. It's surreal — and fun!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 12:42

@jamaruuuu Thanks, Jamal. Love the fact that you're taking up blogging again. Writing is reflection made manifest. It's really useful

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 12:40

@dhh What do you think is the root cause of this reversion? Why has it been adopted only recently? (Looking at the Elixir/Phoenix/LiveView space in particular)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 12:02

RT @GetTheAudience: Listen to the 17-minute episode, and find the transcript as well as more bonus material here: https://t.co/ZrcldDOVkh #…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 11:06

@AlchemistCamp Yay! José stepping to build cool and useful shit, as usual :D

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 11:03

Writing is fun. That's it. Now back to writing.

Peter Suhm @petersuhm · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 09:30

@arvidkahl But yes, I'm still editing it... Considering outsourcing it! When we hit 1000 subscribers maybe 🤪 I dunno... It's irrational! But ya know...

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 09:23

@petersuhm https://t.co/XH5R0LRXuD

Matthias from Get The Audience @GetTheAudience · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 09:15

@harishkgarg @ShaneAParrish @AbhishekLpd @arvidkahl @brunoraljic @cogentgene @d__raptis @dvassallo @geetfun @hipreetam93 @jakobgreenfeld @marketeralok @Nutlope @PierreDeWulf @soheilpro @rohangilkes @thebitmonk So happy to know you this year, too, Harish! Thanks a lot for including me in this list of inspiring people! 🙏👍👋

Peter Suhm @petersuhm · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 08:56

@arvidkahl No, I'm only editing Matt Hehe

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 08:55

@petersuhm Still editing yourself? :)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 08:00

@terrillo Usually, Auth0.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 00:56

RT @visualizevalue: “A brand is no longer what we tell the consumer it is. It is what consumers tell each other it is.” — Scott Cook https:…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 23:05

RT @csallen: Prediction: The best indie hacker companies in 2021 will be building tools and platforms to support the creator economy — the…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 21:55

RT @iGrowthHQ: 2021 planning: Follow the process. 1- Write it down. 2- Map out the steps. 3- Take action. Now is time to start defining…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 21:03

RT @arvidkahl: A few thoughts about the "Rocket Internet style". Being a German in Berlin, I have a few friends who work(ed) for Rocket com…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 20:53

@IndieHackers I blog about bootstrapping and building sustainable businesses at https://t.co/icSnQ3qdGl

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 20:35

@bsears_ I love it! 🤩

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 20:35

RT @brunoraljic: "Which parts of your job do you hesitate to start? Great question by @arvidkahl that can help you when analyzing a proble…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 20:35

@brunoraljic Cheers!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 20:11

RT @foundbryan: 4 takeaways from @arvidkahl's the Bootstrapped Founder podcast Podcast episode: Episode 62: Avoiding the Validation Trap…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 19:38

@WaltStabosz @reconquestio Aww that’s sweet. But no worries, I don’t judge :)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 19:00

@w_schneider87 Happy holidays! https://t.co/OjT9dHQXGn

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 18:56

RT @deadcoder0904: Use the internet to get free data. Ask questions on Reddit, Hacker News, Indie Hackers, or any other community you are…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 17:52

RT @arvidkahl: Many small businesses have been derailed by selling to just a few big customers, only to turn into their personal custom dev…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 17:18

RT @jamierusso: @arvidkahl Arvid Kahl’s book is a monster. My book is a light breakfast. Arvid’s is a five course meal. Read mine inste…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 17:18

@jamierusso Gotta say, I’m gonna write a shorter book next time ;) I want my readers to be able to hold the paperback without their arms falling asleep after a few minutes :)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 17:13

@Nutlope @SamyDindane https://t.co/OF0URQ5Dx5

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 17:03

@impactology I like the descriptiveness of your bio. What lacks is some sort of link to an external resource for people who want to dive into your thoughts in a less 280-char-limit way. Do you have a blog or a personal page?

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 16:47

RT @arvidkahl: I hesitate following people who don’t have a description in their bio or no profile picture. A good bio is a strong signal…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 16:35

@jones_spencera @hypefury New articles, podcast episodes, newsletter. That stuff.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 16:34

@jones_spencera @hypefury I spend a lot of time on Twitter to begin with, but I definitely use Hypefury to retweet things I found right now at a time when most of my audience will be online. I also schedule a lot of my weekly content messaging.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 15:55

RT @domm: the fact that anyone anywhere in the world can write some code, or drag and drop and build a product the rest of the world ca…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 15:44

@jones_spencera Yep. @hypefury!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 15:28

RT @arvidkahl: Systems you should never build yourself when bootstrapping a SaaS: Authentication, Payment, Invoices, Tax Calculations. Bit…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 15:01

RT @KaranRBeghi: Being kind to unkind people doesn't mean you let yourself get walked over. Sometimes kindness is: - Setting boundaries a…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 14:51

@GergelyOrosz Hey, it's something :D

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 14:51

@stefanvladcalin Thanks so much, Vlad. Most appreciated! :)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 14:50

RT @BrianSnedvig: Today I reviewed my first “gamer” resume. Many of the competencies and skills are similar to “standard” workplaces. Int…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 14:50

@BrianSnedvig Yes, I feel the same way. Raid-leading in World of Warcraft for a few years sure taught me how to get a few dozen geographically distributed gamers (or as we now call them, remote workers) working towards the same goal. Conversational English-as-a-second-Language skills included.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 14:48

@SamyDindane @Nutlope https://t.co/ZR1gyV7SvA

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 14:37

@brendanmcadams @HassanO https://t.co/7okEvr2d2P

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 14:24

@kvlly I really appreciate you talking about this (often). It's an unavoidable part of being a founder, it's discussed way too little, and we can find a lot of support and empowerment within our communities if we're willing to open up and share our experiences. Sharing IS caring.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 14:21

@NoCodeJac @Nutlope @BrandSanderson Oathbringer 80%

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 14:21

RT @HassanO: @arvidkahl Congrats & thanks for sharing your numbers Arvid. Btw, your podcast episode has been getting a lot of hits recentl…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 14:21

@HassanO Awesome! I am so glad I got to tell the story from a writer's perspective. It's a craft, it's a business, and it's a lot of fun. Thanks again for that chat, Hassan. I really enjoyed it!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 14:04

RT @harishkgarg: @arvidkahl Nothing beats seeing a real-life example. This is great - https://t.co/S2RekySkvo

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 13:29

@Nutlope I found my way back to fiction after years of only reading nonfiction. Finished the Mistborn and Wayne & Wax series by @BrandSanderson, now working through his Stormlight Archives. Those stories are so creative, they untangle the mind.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 13:27

RT @Nutlope: What's the best book you've read in 2020?

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 13:25

Nothing beats Amazon KDP payday for a self-published author. Every email is from a different Amazon store location. I don’t have numbers yet, but these are my October sales. Should be around $2k. Very grateful for having so many amazing readers 🤩 https://t.co/N8RxYT0MQ6

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 13:21

@sagunsh https://t.co/7IGHqAMt9p

czue @czue · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 13:21

@arvidkahl @saaspegasus True! Assuming the thing that drives conversions during the sale is the absolute price and not the relative discount or time-sensitivity. Good thing to put on the "future experimentation" list!

czue @czue · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 13:18

@arvidkahl @saaspegasus Surprisingly not at all so far. They've mostly been great or silent. There was one refund request, but that's not out-of-line with my normal ratio (~5% maybe?)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 13:18

@czue @saaspegasus Because if you didn’t, then a reduced price experiment (for a while) sounds like a perfect opportunity to reach both goals. If you DID, then you have to consider if the short-term gain is worth the long-term quality losses.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 13:17

@sagunsh Thanks, I just subscribed :)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 13:16

@czue @saaspegasus Gotcha! Have you noticed any customer quality issues with the ones who bought at reduced prices during BF? (More customer Service, complaint intensity, refunds?)

czue @czue · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 13:14

@arvidkahl @saaspegasus I view sales as a means-to-an-end towards "sustainable", and do my best to run them with integrity, which is a source of the current tension. Meaningful relationships fits in with "what I love" and is something I'd strive to achieve through other stuff, like your suggestion

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 13:13

RT @sagunsh: First issue is all set to go https://t.co/T26JMeLSWf

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 13:13

@sagunsh Got a signup link?

czue @czue · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 13:12

@arvidkahl @saaspegasus Interesting and insightful take! At risk of going deep - I'd say my personal and business goals are aligned: to create a sustainable business that allows me the freedom and flexibility to do what I love on my own terms and without compromising my integrity

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 13:10

@rQasim13 @IndieHackers If only you had time to collect them, but that can wait until tomorrow, right?

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 13:09

@Di4naO @IndieHackers A true aspirational board for Indie Hackers :)

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 13:08

@IndieHackers I need this for “amount of hours slept”. I’d rule that board.

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 13:07

@czue @saaspegasus Hah! Great idea ;) From what I read in this thread, your personal goal (reach income threshold) is in conflict with your business goal (building meaningful relationships). That’s why I think something different than a sales thing might be needed for the business.

czue @czue · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 12:57

@arvidkahl @saaspegasus That would be interesting, though it would almost feel more like a "social good" type of thing rather than a sales thing. Unless I just increase the price if you're browsing from San Francisco 🙃

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 12:47

RT @czue: My Black Friday sale experience was just so effective that I couldn't resist trying a holiday sale on @saaspegasus 40% off life…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 12:45

@czue @saaspegasus First you’d need to figure out who is most deserving. You might want to look into Purchasing-Power-Pricing based on the country of origin. Not sure if any other SaaS template does that.

czue @czue · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 12:42

@arvidkahl @saaspegasus Interesting idea - how would you imagine something like that would work?

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 12:36

@czue @saaspegasus This is a problem indeed. Price implies quality, and from what I know, developers already have trouble understanding the long-term value of SaaS starter kits. Any chance that instead of an ongoing sale, you could do something more of a discount for people who need it most?

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 12:34

RT @leandropinter: Leaders need to go first. if you want to grow your people, grow yourself first. If you want to foster a culture of fee…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 12:13

@pieterbeulque @tejas3732 @tailwindcss Thank you so much, that was indeed the case! Did not see that when I looked at the page for an hour last week! I have now "fixed" that little element and deployed the new website. Thanks for helping me with that, I am most grateful!

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 11:37

RT @PTillement: A great strategy to validate your podcast idea and potentially get your first invitees? #buildinpublic like @Natalie_Furn…

Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl · Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 11:30

RT @Natalie_Furn: I'm thinking about starting a #nocode #podcast or #youtube channel interviewing @IndieHackers and #buildinpublic ppl. Any…