Personal musings on technology, productivity, and entrepreneurship.
I wrote an opinion piece about net neutrality for my local independent newspaper, The Nevada Independent . Want to know what the fight over net neutrality is really about? Please check it out here . ( Spoiler: it's ad money.) This is an ad-free site. Please consider supporting my writing with one
Step 1. Buy well-liked hosting company, Step 2. Screw it up, Step 3. Profit?? Who is EIG? EIG (Endurance International Group) is a behemoth in the hosting industry that has amassed a portfolio of over 80 web hosting companies . Of the brands you're more likely to have heard of, they
Giving my blog a new home on DigitalOcean (plus SSL and a nifty short URL). Here's what's new: Now hosted on DigitalOcean (moved from A Small Orange ) Now running Ghost version 0.11 LTS (up from 0.7.8) SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt w/ automatic HTTPS redirection chris.lol
The .blog registry backtracked on its promise to send popular domains to auction.
Recent revelations about Yahoo leave no question that you should stop using their services. Ready to act? Close your Yahoo account here . A Rocky Few Months In case you somehow missed it, Yahoo was in the news a number of times in recent months. In July, Verizon agreed to buy
An honest look at my life as a wantrepreneur. I quit my job because I wanted to see what I could accomplish on my own. But for two and a half years, I have been nothing but a wantrepreneur. If you haven't heard of that term or can't piece it
A postmortem of Neato BI, a cloudless data analysis and visualization tool. Neato was to be a data analysis and visualization (aka, business intelligence) tool. There were a few features that I had in mind that would (hopefully) make it a unique product offering: A browser-based (or Electron -based) tool
A postmortem of Turnout, a mobile-first event ticketing solution. Turnout was this brilliant idea I had (sense the sarcasm) to be a small but relevant player in the online ticketing space. Basically, I came across Eventbrite when registering for a local fun run and had a typical "hey, I could
Dollar Shave Club sold for $1 billion, marking the beginning of the "tech-enabled" startup apocalypse. Last year I wrote about why I think venture capital valuations are out of control , using a recent investment round in Dollar Shave Club to make a point. I argued that their $615 million valuation
For resumes, less is more. Here's my handy guide for writing a concise resume. I just updated my resume . I'm proud to say I cut it down from 450 words to about 325 words, so it's now about 28% shorter. When someone looks at your resume they are trying to
An open letter to Allegiant Air about their annoying unsubscribe process and how they can suck less. Companies who respect their customers make the email unsubscribe process easy (usually a single click). Companies who don't respect their customers force them to jump through hoops. Allegiant Air is one of these
Simplifying your wardrobe: a life hack with numerous benefits. Zuck's closet. Steve Jobs always wore the same black mock turtleneck, jeans, and New Balance sneakers. Zuckerberg wears grey t-shirts and hoodies with jeans. For years now, nearly every day, I have worn a solid-color polo shirt, khaki shorts, and
This is a continuation of my post, " On Quitting ", where I reflect on two years of unemployment. What I think I've learned: Question everything Favor long-term goals (over short-term deadlines) Success takes time; accept it Don't be a perfectionist #1: Go to college. Get a job. Work 40 hours
Reflecting on two years of unemployment and self-development.
The recent $615 million valuation of Dollar Shave Club, Inc. is absurd and signals a disturbing trend in startup and early-stage company valuations.