I've been working hard to develop a smart and powerful algorithm that uses Dribbble's open API to find and rate popular Shots tagged with mobile related keywords. I don't want talk too much about how the algorithm rates shots just yet (I may open-source it) but I'm excited that it factors in many parameters such as popularity vs date range. That means CSSiphone is no longer curated by only me - it's now powered by our favorite form of inspiration: Dribbble. Why the pivot? A decade ago we all had our favorite CSS Galleries we frequented. CSSBeauty, CSSRemix, CSSMani, etc - then mobile hit a...read more >
Two years ago I set out to re-imagine the design collaborative space and disrupt its market. Over this time, I took risks by dedicating myself and career to making that vision happen. I'm excited to illustrate its continued success with a few recent milestones such as being featured in .NET's Magazine to an increasing amount of sign-ups by the thousands. Today, I announce that Cage app* has been acquired. Going into any venture you need both a vision and an exit strategy. I knew where the product needed to be in six months and how to make it happen. I was leading all fronts for most of...read more >
Entrepreneur; I can't think of another word that's becoming more of a buzz word. More people are calling themselves Serial Entrepreneurs today because the single word Entrepreneur is not enough anymore. But that's not what entrepreneurship is about. You don't have to be the guy who grew his business from the garage startup to 100 employees; then moved onto his next venture which landed him $1mil in funding. In fact, you don't even need to own your own business. All you need is you. All you need to do is be yourself. We need to forget about what our peers think and start doing w...read more >
It's a honor to have been invited to present at Refresh Baltimore this week, December 9th! The event was held at MICA, Maryland Institute College of Art, where I spoke on "The Mobile Web" a topic I've really grown passionate about over the past few years. It's truly an exciting feeling to be able to prepare slides and share the knowledge I've accumulated through my experience working with great brands such as Mozilla, Mashable, and National Journal. Having the opportunity to speak at Refresh Baltimore marks my first time presenting outside of Oklahoma. The turn out was great and the ...read more >
If you asked me if I still enjoyed design, I would tell you yes and no — quickly followed up with the idea that I consider myself an entrepreneur of my ideas. Design is only a part of the process. I absolutely love to take an idea and ideate the possibility of how it can be expanded and executed. My thoughts gravitate between imagination and reality. When an idea comes to mind, I can't help but ponder all of the possible outcomes. I'm a doer, a builder, and an entrepreneur; Web design is just my tool of choice to help me execute. We need to start looking at ourselves from a new pe...read more >
I've been using Billings 3 for about three years now. Two years ago I needed a better way of tracking expenses. Billings has the support for expenses built in, but they're meant to be applied to client projects. Since 99% of my expenses are incurred by me/for me, I needed a way to track them in this personal sense. This review/tutorial was inspired by Sam Brown after talking with him about his recent Billings 3 testimonial. Create a Personal Project called Expenses. Since Billings tracks expenses based on projects, we'll need a fake project to call our expense Project. You can creat...read more >