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I enjoyed getting into VR this year and learned to create videos in Mixed Reality through LIV, posted them to YouTube and streamed through Twitch. And got all the world records in Pistol Whip.

Jan 2, 2021

2019: 🤗 Turning 35, Reflecting on the Last 5 Years

This summer our new baby girl arrived. Now my family is full – we now have four kids!

Dec 31, 2019

💵 Personal Finance Checklist

All the personal finance advice I have accumulated, distilled into a simple checklist.

Jun 23, 2019

2018: 💻 Coding A Lot More (Even as a CEO)

In 2018, I managed to write a lot more code – 2,129 commits total. 15+ years in, I am still loving writing code.

Jan 18, 2019

2018: 📈 Debt Free & Profitable

Frontend Masters hit a major milestone: profitable and zero debt!

Dec 21, 2018

2017: 🏙 The Year I Built a Team

Focusing daily on building the team and learning what makes a great team is where most of my brain cycles have gone this year. Very happy about the results so far!

Dec 28, 2017

🏙 Starting Frontend Masters

The team captured the story of starting Frontend Masters (~6 minutes) -- enjoy!

Sep 14, 2016

2014: I quit consulting and went full time on my business

This is the year I quit consulting. I put all my eggs into one basket in order to be building something lasting which increases its value over time. It was one of the most difficult years for me because for the first half of the year I was consulting while trying to bootstrap the business (two full time jobs). And not like other years where I was only consulting a little bit or working on the…

Dec 26, 2014

2014: Turning 30

From IT to web development, building a successful business, starting a family, and looking ahead to the next chapter.

Nov 27, 2014

Momentum is King

Momentum is precious. It's the life force of projects. Learn to manage momentum.

Jun 24, 2014

10 Things I Wish I'd Known About Giving Good Tech Talks

import { YouTube } from '@astro-community/astro-embed-youtube'; My last talk was given at Fluent conf, one of more premiere JavaScript and web development conferences out there (created by O'Reilly, curated by Peter Cooper and Simon St. Laurent). My talk was rated amongst the top 5 talks at Fluent ...but I wasn't always good at speaking. Here's some reviews of my latest talk... Well presented,…

Mar 25, 2014

Why Some Smart People I Know Don't Become Succesful

A guide to avoid some common mistakes smart friends of mine have made with their careers.

Jan 1, 2014

Your Guide to Surviving Self-Employed Software Development

Use these lessons learned to help you survive self-employed software development.

Dec 31, 2013

2013: Slides, Videos and Articles

import { YouTube } from '@astro-community/astro-embed-youtube'; In 2013 I gave 7 talks, 3 videos and wrote 4 external articles (...and tweeted 3,516 times). I spoke at: Fluent Conf Online , JS Day Italy , Minnesota Developer's Conference , Clockwork JavaScript, MinneBar, MN Web Design and JavaScript MN . Most of the talks I gave were local to Minnesota because my wife and I had our first baby and…

Dec 27, 2013

Entrepreneurs are Dead, Long Live the Hacker

Entrepreneurs have only one option to survive in today's society: find hackers or become one.

Apr 1, 2011

"Are You Rich?"

In terms of actual dollars I am certainly not rich, but...

Feb 10, 2011

Developing Value Stronger Than Money

import { Image } from "astro:assets"; <Image src={import("./_ireland-bank-dublin.jpg")} alt="Ireland Bank" /> Increasingly people think I'm rich so this is in a series of articles that I've drafted to break down my concept of value and wealth to open up a path of discovering what real "rich"ness really is. Even though I am not rich financially (though people think I am), I've talked to many who…

Jan 16, 2011