Tagged #entrepreneurship

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Releasing SpeedBump on the Play Store 

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Lessons on Mobile App Promotion I've Learned the Hard Way 

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How to Reduce Screen Time: The Ultimate Guide 

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The German language broke my website 

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My app sucked (but it's okay) 

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I blasted over a speed bump to create my landing page 

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New year, new silly app

So far, the year is off to a great start. New Year’s resolutions aren’t my thing, but this time I’ve made an exception. Not so much with specific objectives but rather broad goals. The biggest one is to be more mindful. I want to observe more, ref...

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I've quit my job to get you off your phone

I never expected quitting a job to be so hard! My time at Lyft has been an enriching journey. Tons of smart people at three very different teams, where I’ve learned how the industry works. The technical challenges were endless: from user-facing fe...

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Beyond Dumbphones: Building a Minimalist Yet Functional Phone

What if there was a company selling phones that, against all odds, optimized how little they were used? There’s a lot of potential here, given that every company is trying to get you hooked on their app. “Dumbphones” have emerged for this very rea...