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by Blocks8 15y ago
We use campfire to do 90% of our conversation even with our team all in house. It helps kick off conversations, save them for later and keep everyone in the team on the same page. I think before you start hiring remote talent you need to bu
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Why hasn't anyone made a LaunchRock.com landing page for collecting bids on parked domains. I have my fair share of names- a lot just bought on a whim - that I'd happily offload- just waiting for some to expire. Am I missing something out
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Maybe HR departments should become 'teach to code' classrooms. The head-hunter fee would be a comparable sum for an 8 week class.
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M83 Vocal Audition(kottke.org)
1 points by Blocks8 15y ago|0 comments
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Overriding ActiveModel::missing_method to turn Facebook into a pseudo model(dumbhipster.com)
1 points by Blocks8 15y ago|1 comments
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Great tool! Great for daily practice while learning Rails on another tutorial.
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Computer programming should be offered as an AP similar to how AP Statistics is in high school. I ran out of math to take in High School - the logic of calc-based psychics and advanced calculus trend well with object-oriented programming.
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It's not a pivot, it's puberty. [video](brittanymlaughlin.com)
2 points by Blocks8 15y ago|0 comments
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by Blocks8 15y ago
I think the check in started as a way to communicate 'This is what I'm doing right now' tied to a location. I've found more value in the 'this is what I did in the past'. So the utility of the check in isn't instant, it's faith that one day
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Great point- life hacking is much easier when you have the data to look at.
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The second act of the check in(brittanymlaughlin.com)
10 points by Blocks8 15y ago|5 comments
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Yes - it looks like it was a double loop of 60sec.
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Designing gtrot.com in 60 seconds by nomoregoodnames(youtu.be)
8 points by Blocks8 15y ago|4 comments
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The future of travel advice(fastcompany.com)
1 points by Blocks8 15y ago|0 comments
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Facebook friends help plan your trip with gtrot(mashable.com)
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Social apps make group travel a breeze(news.cheapflights.com)
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by Blocks8 15y ago
I quit my full-time corporate job to create a start-up exactly a year ago. Worked without a salary for 9 months but had a vision. Product tested, launched and closed a Series A round of funding. The goal now is to continue to work towards t
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by Blocks8 16y ago
Does adding your phone into a live social group of people make you less social?
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by Blocks8 16y ago
Loved that! It's great to see that even great big things start small.
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by Blocks8 16y ago
“We left everything behind to do startups, because that is what we wanted to do more than anything. It doesn’t feel like we are making a sacrifice.” - amen!
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by Blocks8 16y ago
The Startupbus participants get a free ride to SXSW but they have to plan their own ride home. Who will be the first team to solve that problem?
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by Blocks8 16y ago
I love the design - did you do it in-house?
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by Blocks8 16y ago
Awesome! AdZerk looks like a great product - great presentation at the Internet Summit Demo btw.
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by Blocks8 16y ago
I'm http://www.brittanymlaughlin.com - I collect information on entrepreneurship, tech, travel and events in NYC.
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by Blocks8 16y ago
I've been looking to work out of BA for the month of February - coming down from NYC to BA. Any advice on subletting a short term space or getting connected with other internet entrepreneurs down there? Contact: brittany at gtrot dot com o