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ipad case wins shopify contest

tyler — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:52:33 +0000

Maker of iPad Cases Wins Shopify Competition (and $100,000) – You’re the Boss Blog – NYTimes.com. very cool.

homeowners use airbnb to dodge foreclosure

tyler — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:23:06 +0000

Homeowners Use Airbnb Room-Renting Site to Pay Mortgage, Dodge Foreclosure – Bloomberg. mentions a couple people who are basically paying their mortgage with airbnb.

the transformative power of personal projects

tyler — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:09:55 +0000

Ji Lee: The Transformative Power of Personal Projects :: The 99 Percent. nice talk about how a side project that he just wanted to do for fun helped change his career.

the official panic basketball team

tyler — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:18:36 +0000

Panic Blog » The Official Panic Basketball Team. that is plain awesome. granted, volunteering to be a inner city basketball coach is even more awesome. via ram.

fiverr

tyler — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:10:45 +0000

Fiverr – The place for people to share things they’re willing to do for $5. some random stuff on there.

running a software business on 5 hours a week

tyler — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:17:00 +0000

Running A Software Business On 5 Hours A Week: MicroISV on a Shoestring. lots of advise from a guy who bootstrapped his company (which makes a pretty ugly looking windows app).

quieting the lizard brain

tyler — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:56:22 +0000

Seth Godin: Quieting the Lizard Brain :: Videos :: The 99 Percent. great talk about shipping products.

calacanis vs. dhh

tyler — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:12:53 +0000

Jason Calacanis vs. David Heinemeier Hansson on This Week in Startups – (37signals). some great discussion on this show. i was pretty impressed with Calacanis’ questions and comments.

sproutbox

tyler — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:18:38 +0000

SproutBox – A New Approach To Venture Capital | Home. a hybrid consulting shop slash angel investors.

c.e.o. of something

tyler — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:50:39 +0000

Corner Office – Mark Pincus – Every Worker Should Be C.E.O. of Something – NYTimes.com. CEO of Zynga talks about management. Some interesting stuff.

dating site lets women call the shots

tyler — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:19:52 +0000

Dating site lets women call the shots – Springwise. men can only post profiles if referred. only women can search and they pay to use the site. interesting model.

DHH – Unlearn Your MBA

tyler — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:11:58 +0000

Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Corner: David Heinemeier Hansson, 37 Signals – Unlearn Your MBA. very entertaining talk. some pretty incendiary language for presenting at a business school.

you’ve been yelped

tyler — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:11:52 +0000

You’ve Been Yelped – Inc Magazine. about small businesses coming to grips with the power of yelp.

hsbc business direct

tyler — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:23:25 +0000

HSBC Business Direct: HSBC Bank Canada. a no fee chequing account for small businesses in Canada. holy crap, i just saw a flying pig!

why I gave away my company to charity

tyler — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:04:01 +0000

Why I gave away my company to charity | Derek Sivers. When he sold CDBaby the money went in a trust that will pay him an annual dividend so he can live comfortably and then when he dies they’ll give the money to charity. that’s pretty awesome.

shopify’s build a business contest

tyler — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:20:43 +0000

Shopify — Build a Business Contest, Win 100k. the new shop with the most revenue in the first 6 months of the new year wins $100K. not too shabby.

brewer works up a good head of steam

tyler — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:04:07 +0000

Brewer works up a good head of Steam – The Globe and Mail. nice little write-up on steamwhistle’s business philosophy.

artisan sake

tyler — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:28:04 +0000

Sake maker says he’s brewing the next big thing – The Globe and Mail. guy in vancouver who took early retirement and started making high-end sake. great story.

thoughts from the front lines

tyler — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:06:55 +0000

Thoughts from the front lines – Entrepreneurs – The Globe and Mail. Ali made it in there. Interesting stuff about DNA11 out of Ottawa (they also did canvaspop.com).

vidque

tyler — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:40:09 +0000

Vidque.com – Popular Online Videos. Lukas relaunched nizmlab with a bunch of new stuff and a new name. make sure you watch the intro video.