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Podcasting Seasons
I am going to try something new with Signal Tower.Wednesday night I was interviewing Justin Jackson, host of the awesome Product People podcast. He’s had some incredible guests: David Heinemeier...
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Chmod Calculator
A simple, responsive chmod calculator I built to help those learning about Linux file permissions.Visual Design, DevelopmentIf you need something, make it yourself. Ever since moving from a grid server...
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Advertisers
Advertisers is an online community for those working in the marketing and advertising industry.Design, DevelopmentI work for a medium-sized advertising agency called Red Square. Like many of my...
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Twenty Fourteen
I’m Sam Solomon. You likely know me from the longform interviews I do with designers, writers and entrepreneurs. By day I manage digital projects for casinos and by night I design, write and...
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My To-Do List Framework
When I joined Red Square in 2013 the office used different pieces of software to keep track of daily tasks. The creative team used Things, while production, my team, used Wunderlist. I was encouraged,...
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So Long and Thanks for All the Job Jackets
April 1, 2013 was my first day working at Red Square Agency as an interactive producer. April 1, 2015 was my first day working full-time on SidePrize. Red Square was tremendously good to me. However,...
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Spring Cleaning
I recently left my job in Advertising to move back to Atlanta and build a fantasy sports company. The guy I was going to room with had a month left on his lease. So, I decided to stay with my parents...
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Truss
Truss is a beautiful, simple tool for creating resumes.Visual DesignThere’s a certain pleasure I get from conceiving simple product ideas and trying to figure out where they could grow. One obvious...
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Fantasy News
A Year-Around Community for Fantasy Sports Fans.Design, DevelopmentBefore I started working on Advertisers or joined SidePrize, I was working on a similar project for fantasy sports fans. After...
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Doors of Italy
My trip to Italy last year was the first time I’d ever been overseas. Most of the trip was spent walking across Tuscany and Umbria. We’d stop in a small town, grab a bite to eat, explore and then...
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The Pink Startup
Since I started working on our fantasy sports product, nothing has been both praised and contested as much as our brand color. I began working on branding for SidePrize in December of 2014. And in the...
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Twenty Fifteen
It’s been an interesting year. I left my job as a producer at an ad agency, I helped start a fantasy sports company, I moved to Los Angeles and then moved back to Atlanta. While I hope you discover...
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What We Can’t Control
We know that we can’t control the outcomes of sporting events or elections. Then why do we become so emotional over what we can’t control? As a sophomore at Auburn I was devastated for days after we...
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Writing Again
It’s funny. When you learn to ride a bike—you’ve got it. Hop back on a bike after a few years and you still remember. Unfortunately, the same doesn’t apply to writing. Writing is like weightlifting. If...
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How Dashboards Become Product Feature Landfills
Let’s be clear. I don’t like dashboards. As a whole, dashboards seldom provide value to users. Often they serve no other purpose than a dumping ground of information and features. They serve as an easy...
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I’m Hosting The Designer News Podcast
I’ve got a new project. I’ll be hosting DN FM, which is the Designer News Podcast. Designer News is one of my favorite online communities. I was one of the earliest members and have visited the site...
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Building a WordPress Job Board
A couple weeks a go I put built a customer success job board for Trustfuel. Our priority was to create the a place to find and post support, account and customer success jobs. Because I still needed to...
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Twenty Sixteen
Taking time at the end of the year to reflect is a great exercise. It allows me to think through things that went both well and poorly. It helps me focus on what’s next. It is amazing how fast this...
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I’m Skipping the 2016 MacBook Pro
I’ve been waiting for two years to see what Apple had in store for their new MacBook Pro. After much deliberation. I’ve decided to skip the 2016 MacBook Pro. It’s a shame. I’ve waited more than a year...
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Will offering discounts keep customers?
Here’s the scenario: You have a subscription business and you know a customer is leaving. Should you offer a discount to entice them to stay? Customer churn is a problem that every subscription...
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