juddlyon

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   by juddlyon 16y ago

   Comparing anywhere to Silicon Valley is probably unfair. I moved from SF to Austin are they are too different to seriously compare. While UT can do better, there's nothing stopping the students from connecting with the various tech meetups
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   by juddlyon 16y ago

   For the SEO nerds: lds.org 6,236 Linking Root Domains 190,722 Total Links (followed, nofollowed, 301'ing pages) catholic.org: 4,029 Linking Root Domains 61,409 Total Links (followed, nofollowed, 301'ing pages) Source: SEOmoz' Open Site Expl
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   by juddlyon 16y ago

   To me the difference is in intent: a generalist is doing whatever it takes, a dabbler is playing around.
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   by juddlyon 16y ago

   Here's a link to WhaleShark Media, the Austin, TX company that purchased RetailMeNot: http://www.whalesharkmedia.com/
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   by juddlyon 16y ago

   The most direct (albeit non-passive) would be to freelance. I think the fastest passive route would be to build a high quality affiliate website. Themes could work, but if they get popular you're on the hook for support.
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   by juddlyon 16y ago

   Thank you Mixpanel. Off to make a billion.
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   by juddlyon 16y ago

   I was curious where their company pic was taken. It's Whistler, British Columbia. Looks gorgeous.
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   by juddlyon 16y ago

   Fixed bid gives you a greater incentive to be efficient in my experience. If you're significantly quicker than your peers (e.g., have your own processes, frameworks, macros, etc.) then you can have large margins and happy clients if you can
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   by juddlyon 16y ago

   SensCSs: "It supplies sensible styling for all repetitive parts of your CSS, and doesn't force a lay-out system on you." http://sencss.kilianvalkhof.com/