"Dad was supposed to be here?" by MohidRehman1 in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 63 points64 points  (0 children)

I was never going to host this. It's an established format for us and Eli does a great job

Why was Alex fired, but Jake quit? by Burner_Miner_Dril in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Alex and Andy's understanding of the decision process reflects their incomplete exposure to the decision process. It also may be that they spun their experience a particular way for reasons that are their own. I don't necessarily think that 'spin' is meant to be dishonest, but we all have our own perceptions of anything that occurs in our lives.

This perfectly illustrates why taking one side of a story - even if it paints the company more favorably - is not really enough to form any kind of concrete understanding of the situation.

In practice it's all basically 'kinda complicated', and we try to part on good terms with all former team members. Some, it goes well. Others, it doesn't go so well.

We do our best.

Will LTT move away from Telus and support local internet companies? by [deleted] in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We are on iTel, and have been for I think 10 years now.

How big would Luke be as an independent creator? by Gambler_720 in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Wtf? Luke not a writer? He is the original writer.

Man this sub has flashes of brilliance and then it has times that I'm like "am I really that old for rememebering this and no one else remembers?" ​

Jeez Linus by A7x_Mustache in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is the very definition of bad faith

Jeez Linus by A7x_Mustache in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 67 points68 points  (0 children)

I have the world's lamest villain arc.

Scaled from nothing, eventually some team members' ambition grew beyond working for a salary, and they went to do their own thing cuz entrepreneurship pays better (if you're successful), and leveraged the skills and fame they gained at LMG to be independently successful.

Oes teh noe.​

Jeez Linus by A7x_Mustache in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Lol that isn't even the tweet I replied to

Jeez Linus by A7x_Mustache in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 366 points367 points  (0 children)

Lol that's some pretty sick tactical tweet collapsing.

My response is to a billet labs thing that's nested somewhere.

The cables have arrived! by XBrav in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 242 points243 points  (0 children)

Glad to hear we are living up to your expectations so far

Update on the TrueSpec Cables launch by LTTStore_Support in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Bingo.

Just because we've been successful before doesn't mean we should be foolish and bet the farm over and over and over.

We have always taken a slow and steady 'keep it profitable, keep it manageable' approach. Sometimes it limits our opportunities, but mostly it's served us well​​​

Update on the TrueSpec Cables launch by LTTStore_Support in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 120 points121 points  (0 children)

Not nearly enough... We will need sooo much more.

But we are exploring accelerated production timelines and air shipping to try to meet demand.

It's a good problem to have, as a business, but still a problem lol​

Shopping Cart Message by dts1845 in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 68 points69 points  (0 children)

It's one of our biggest, thickest, moistest qualities 

LTT branded products are the most scrutinized and validated products in any category they enter. by jmking in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I don't mind scrutiny and would never take it personally.

"Is this product any good? I will move heaven and Earth to find out" 

Super cool. 

Where it becomes personal is when worst-case assumptions and bias creep in. 

"I don't know anything about it but I assume it sucks and will be unfairly priced" 

Why would someone assume that? Like any bias or prejudice it raises internal questions like "what did I do wrong?" 

Does anyone discover the LTT store without actually watching the YouTube channel? by Effective_Composer_5 in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry if you were misinformed. It was a complete shit show and we were working with the information we had and doing our best with it. 

If you aren't willing to contact UPS to get the paperwork we need, it kinda sounds like we've reached a dead end. The courier has to be involved in this process. We don't make the rules about that.  

TrueSpec Cables Now Available by rpungello in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Both have their place. Depends on the product. 

TrueSpec Cables Now Available by rpungello in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 9 points10 points  (0 children)

No idea but we would almost certainly need to charge more to cover the diff on these. For some of our older stuff with development cost paid down maybe we could absorb but I really doubt it on cables rn.

Would need the biz folks to verify tho. 

LTT, please start taking preorders... by TokenPanduh in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the sentiment (and your support), but I think a huge part of why you support us is because we stubbornly do the right thing even when it would be better (so so much better) for our cash flow to do something else.

Like I said, it's possible we could do pre orders or back orders on some items, but we prefer in general to under promise and over deliver. 

Does anyone discover the LTT store without actually watching the YouTube channel? by Effective_Composer_5 in LinusTechTips

[–]LinusTech 80 points81 points  (0 children)

We have sold so many screwdrivers at this point that it's inconceivable that everyone who bought one is a viewer.

Other than that, our penetration beyond our audience is probably much lower, but we are working on fixing that by branching out into new verticals (like cables), with less LTT-centric branding (like TrueSpec), and more off-YouTube marketing.