Archive

2026

• Observations on Anthropic Apr 29
• I built an MCP server that changed how I prioritize products Feb 26

2025

• What I learned starting (and failing) with a new business idea Dec 29
• 3 ways I use Claude Code NOT for coding Sep 20
• How to create an exceptional product plan for your business — using AI Jun 22
• How long does it take to grow a $1 million SaaS business? Mar 30

2024

• How we grew our business by 57% in 2024 Dec 23
• How we do planning for our $13+ million business Oct 1
• I tried to create a business using AI Apr 17
• How we reached #1 on Product Hunt Jan 22

2023

• How CEOs and founders can hire and manage team members Sep 14
• How We Beat Our Business Goals in 2022 (While Everything Else Crashed) Jan 31

2022

• How to Prepare Your Business for a Recession Jul 11
• The Best Marketing Channel Apr 27

2021

• What I’ve Learned Talking to 100+ Startups Jun 22
• Why I Watch Movies Mar 8

2020

• Why States Are Paying Remote Workers to Relocate (Q&A With Hawaii) Dec 16
• How to Grow a 6-Figure Startup — in 401 Words Sep 17
• What Happens to Movie Theatres After COVID-19 Ends? Apr 13
• How to Build an Email List — Full Email List Size Doesn’t Matter Mar 6

2019

• How to Optimize Your Inbox with a Catch-All May 15
• How We Use LinkedIn to Drive 5x More Traffic Than Twitter, Facebook, and More Mar 31
• Discounts and Referral Codes to 4 Products I Love Feb 18
• How to Make Sales for Your Startup Jan 21

2018

• Cool Things I’ve Been Enjoying in December Dec 7
• How to Set Business Goals Sep 25
• Marketing Plan Template From a 7-Figure Startup Apr 22
• Business ideas: How I’m launching a business in 2018 Feb 5
• Turning 30: My observations on what I’ve learned so far Jan 8

2016

• Outreach marketing: The secret sauce to increasing your leads and making more money Apr 27

2014

• A Random Interview: Aspiring World-Changer, Alex Banaga Jun 6

2013

• How to Build Your Own Profitable Company (An Interview With Dave Collins About Online Advertising and Marketing) Aug 28

2012

• How a Website Made $465,670 in Two Days (Or, the Psychology Behind the Humble Bundle) Oct 24
• Can You Create Your Own Business? (Pam Slim Book Review) May 16
• Is All Attention Good Attention? (Or, How One TV Personality Increased Their Twitter Followers 20,000% in 24 Hours) Apr 4
• Psychology Behind Cold Reading: Why are Psychics Always Right? Feb 22
• Book Review: The 4 Hour-Body (Plus a Free Giveaway!) Jan 20
• The Power of Defaults: How One Small Change Impacts 10,000,000 People (Plus Twitter’s New Home Page!) Jan 2

2011

• How-To: Create Kick-Ass Facebook Ads and Grow Your Fan Page Oct 17
• Books: Remember Those Things You Used to Sit Down and Read? Aug 22
• Guide to the Lower East Side of NYC: From a Person Who Lives There! Jun 29
• Studies in Weird Human Behavior: How to Create a Better Craigslist Ad May 26
• The Changing Face of Advertising: An Experiment with Facebook Ads Apr 27
• Becoming Impressive: How to Land an Awesome Job and Succeed in the Work World Mar 31
• Following Our Ancestors: a 30 Day Experiment on the Paleo(ish) Diet Feb 28
• Waking Up Less Tired: An Overview of WakeMate Jan 20

2010

• Speed Up Your Laptop: 4 Tricks You Can Implement in 10 minutes Dec 14
• Black Friday: See the Deals Before You Waste Time at the Store Nov 18
• 5,000 More Daily Visits: How To Increase Your Site Traffic With Google AdWords Nov 4
• The Power of Advertising: Why Do All Clock Ads Have “Happy Hands”? Oct 28
• How to Get Hundreds of Twitter Followers (or Improve Your Company’s Twitter Presence) Oct 4
• The New Age of Interaction: How to Improve Your Business’ Facebook Presence Sep 23
• 5 Continents in the Past Year: How I Traveled and Saw the World Aug 19
• Quick Tip to Get Free USPS Mailing Boxes/Envelopes Delivered to Your Doorstep Aug 6
• 5 WordPress Plugins That Will Improve Your Blog’s Readership, Accesibility, and Ease of Use Aug 3
• The New Age of Media: 3 Companies and Their Exceptional Social Media Campaigns Jul 26
• 5 Free Programs to Make Your Computer Run Better Than Ever Jul 15
• How to Automate Your Finances and Earn Money While Partying Jul 6
• How I Save 70% on Designer Clothes and Rarely Pay Full Price for Anything Jun 10
• 4 Life Improvement Blogs You Should be Reading May 30
• Skinny to Lean: How I Gained 30 lbs. of Muscle Working out Once a Week May 23
• How to Save 66% on a New Computer May 3
• 3 Essential Electronic Devices You Probably Don’t Own Apr 19
• 3 Ways to Increase Life Enjoyment Apr 8