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Tips for working remotely in a Startup and staying productive Creating a new business is an exciting adventure. However, the hard work comes in when you are working remotely for your startup because...
View ArticleBack to School: Learn Fundamentals of Web Development with Thinkful
Thinkful is now offering their Fundamentals of Web Development course to Student Developer Pack members. As a student, you will receive two weeks of 1-on-1 mentorship from a professional software...
View ArticleLevel Up with Blogging U.
Building a business website? Starting a blog? Working on your writing? Practicing photography? There’s a Blogging U. course for you. Thousands of bloggers have used Blogging U‘s step-by-step email...
View ArticleHow to Live in a Van
Take your time figuring out logistics before making any sudden moves. After you’ve told your landlord (and possibly your day job boss) where they can go is not the time to discover your cat has extreme...
View ArticleShould You Hire A Developer Or Use A Free Website Builder Tool?
Building a website or app is easier and cheaper than ever, but there’s a hidden cost to that convenience. DIY building tools have been cropping up more frequently. Their easy-to-use interfaces and...
View ArticleProduct Design Decisions: What’s in a name? Purpose!
Product Design Decisions: What’s in a name? Purpose! What you call it is probably better than what we called it Recently we launched a major new feature in Basecamp 3 that allows people to rename...
View ArticleGitHub Pages now runs Jekyll 3.2
As promised, GitHub Pages has been upgraded to Jekyll 3.2. The move to Jekyll 3.2 brings over 100 improvements including the introduction of Gem-based themes. You can begin using the Minima theme,...
View Article"Location Leverage: 10X Your Location Independence" in Architecting A Life
This essay was originally published at TaylorPearson.Me Duh, Duh, Duh. Duh, Duh, Duh. I throw a pillow over my head even though I know it’s useless. It’s 7am on Saturday in Vietnam and that means...
View ArticleI am completely not against remote workforce.
I am completely not against remote workforce. Obviously it needs more planning and pull requests, but once when you’re able to make it work, it gives you true flexibility in today’s competitive IT...
View Article"Roaming 101: David Fauchier, 27, London — “Home around the globe…”" in The...
Roaming 101: David Fauchier, 27, London — “Home around the globe…” How do you work and live remotely, full time? How much does it cost per month? How do you manage timezone differences? No one better...
View ArticleWhat I’ve Learned from Renting a Coworking Space
Three years ago, I left my day-job and started working as a full time freelancer, and I haven’t regretted that decision since. Still, even though I hated my old job (everything from my boss to my...
View Article8 critical shortcuts in Sketch
8 critical shortcuts in Sketch – InVision Blog by Joseph Angelo Todaro on August 24, 2016 View all posts Sketch is full of tricks to supercharge your workflow and keep creativity flowing. Today we’re...
View ArticleIn defense of junk stats (and junk food)
A reasonable amount of indulgence makes reasonable sense In defense of junk stats (and junk food) I think Noah Lorang is exactly right on the data-nutritional value of real-time dashboards. It’s all...
View ArticleA remote marketing team story
A remote marketing team story When i started writing this post, its title was “A remote team success case”, after thinking twice, i decided to show readers both sides of the coin, then they would...
View Article6 Tips for the Work-At-Home-Mom
Being able to work from home is a huge blessing, but it comes with unique challenges. I’ve been a WAHM for just over two years, and these are some of the things that help me manage motherhood + work:...
View Article(Not) Shipping is a Virtue
(Not) Shipping is a Virtue One of the most important Basecamp features I ever designed never actually made it into the product. Back in 2009, I designed the due dates for To-dos feature in Basecamp...
View ArticleThe Return
Takeaway #1: Working remotely ain’t easy (for some). — This was a very powerful realization. The transition from a standard creative work environment to seemingly boundless freedoms came with hard...
View ArticleThis Food App Helps Manage Chronic Diseases
Vivek Narayan, founder and chief executive of GorMonjee, set out to create a platform that would not only help people make healthy food choices, but also lead to better health outcomes. Narayan is a...
View Article"Why Ethernet Will Change the Way You Video Conference" in Everywhere, by Pluot
Why Ethernet Will Change the Way You Video Conference Wifi’s magic. You use it all the time….even when video conferencing. That gets dicey. Wifi video conferencing probably is making your meetings...
View ArticleKnackNow: Algorithmically identifying Change Agents and Virtual Collaborators
By: Michelle Earle, PhD, Enterprise Business Manager, Knack; Jeremy Gray, PhD, VP, Research & Development, Knack; Hans Haringa, MS, Chief Innovation Officer, Knack “In a period of upheaval, such as...
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