Chris Shiflett is an entrepreneur and web developer focused on building community and bettering the open web.
I’ve had a ~/local directory full of projects for as long as I can remember. I have my own ~/local/bin of command-line tools I’ve made over the years, and individual projects live in ~/local/{project}. It’s my personal lab. Over time, my lab starte……
I turn 50 today. I feel incredibly lucky to have experienced these particular 50 years. I was born in 1976 — when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple, the year after Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard to start Microsoft. But I grew up largely w……
Faculty has been a product studio for ten years. This week, we’re launching something new: a productized engagement called the Faculty Sprint. Ten years ago, building products was slower and more expensive. Clients spent real money to refine an idea b……
Per tradition, my first blog post of the year is a recap of the prior year. Here’s what I remember from 2025. I’ve been writing these recaps for many years now, and I’ve also been reading everyone else’s. It’s clear that 2025 was a challenging……
Studioworks is live! I can honestly say Studioworks is the best invoicing platform out there, with the lowest fees, best design (and most design customizations), and simplest UI. But that’s not all we’re about. We’re building a company that hon……