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Slack Gamebot

Uncategorized01/01/2016

I wrote a gamebot for slack over break. If your startup plays chess, ping pong, bughouse, or something else, game bot is for you. It gives the ability to challenge, record winners, and display stats, all without leaving slack. It looks something like this: Check it out on github @ https://github.com/owocki/slack_gamebot Read the article >>

adblock-to-bitcoin WordPress Plugin

Uncategorized12/19/2015

I've put together a wordpress plugin for adblock-to-bitcoin. The plugin allows wordpress administrators to monetize adspace that's been adblocked with one click. Here is what the administration panel looks like: If you are on a desktop with a full screen display resolution, and have adblock enabled, you will see it on the right hand side of this post. You will also see the plugin enabled Read the article >>

Lucid Dreaming for Fun & Profit

Uncategorized12/17/2015

I gave a talk at Ignite Boulder 28 last week. This was my 2nd Ignite talk; my first one was about something very serious and personal, and I wanted to do something that was fun & light the 2nd time around. It's on Lucid Dreaming, here it is: Transcript of the talk is below: - When I was a kid, I used to dream a lot about superpowers. As an adult, in the year 2002, living in Philadelphia. was Read the article >>

adblock-to-bitcoin: $2.01 CPMs via micropayments

Uncategorized12/11/2015

On Wednesday, adblock-to-bitcoin was introduced to the world as the first purely open source, soup-to-nuts, solution for publishers to accepting micropayments. The project was covered in Wired, the Daily Decrypt, and generated plenty of comments on Hacker News. The average CPM of a mobile, desktop, display, or text campaign can run from $0.50 to $10 depending upon niche and publisher. Since Read the article >>

adblock-to-bitcoin: Publishers Wanted

Uncategorized12/10/2015

UPDATE 1/11/2016: Check out ad block to bitcoin's wordpress plugin and chrome extension. Dear Publisher, Yesterday, adblock-to-bitcoin was introduced to the world as the first purely open source, soup-to-nuts, solution for publishers to accepting micropayments. The project was covered in Wired, the Daily Decrypt, and generated plenty of comments on Hacker News. Not bad for a project that Read the article >>

Monetize Adblocked Space with Bitcoin

Uncategorized12/09/2015

UPDATE 1/11/2016: Check out ad block to bitcoin's wordpress plugin and chrome extension. I built a fun little tool that turns ads into bitcoin donation solicitations when adblock is enabled. So becomes: If you're into supporting publishers as they transition to the new economy, micropayments, or bitcoin in general, check it out here: https://github.com/owocki/adblock-to-bitcoin Read the article >>

When to go retained?

Uncategorized11/30/2015

The following is a guest post authored by Allen Ackerman. Allen is a principal at A-List Search, and was the first recruiter to customize his out-reach and build a relationship before trying to place me. I asked him to write a guest post because he is one of the good recruiters out there. _____________________________________________________ There two basic recruiting models when dealing Read the article >>

Weekend Project Report: Cryptocurrency Mining Rig

Uncategorized11/07/2015

I've been cautiously optimistic about BlockChains since Boulder Startup Week 2016 when I had core contributors of both Zcash and Ethereum presenting at one of the Future of Tech Events. Trustless decentralized financial instruments have the potential to be an 'internet of money' and massively disrupt the financial system. Several months ago, I wrote and open sourced pytrader -- a cryptocurrency Read the article >>

Linkedin Recruiter Spam and you: LinkedIn has a candidate experience problem

Uncategorized10/22/2015

LinkedIn solved a real market inefficiency in hiring. By mapping the professional networks of millions of people worldwide in the 200s, they lowered the barrier to search for talent by skill, connection, or location in a really really useful way. They were able to monetize the data they had on professional networks because by lowering the barrier to search for employees, they lowered Read the article >>

Storytelling will Save the World… Yes, Even Yours

Uncategorized10/21/2015

The following post is a guest post authored by Josh Rivedal. Josh is founder, executive director of The i'Mpossible Project, and an author, actor, playwright, and international public speaker on suicide prevention, mental health, and diversity. Captain’s log, Stardate January 2011. Where unfortunately many have gone before. I’m twenty-six years old and thinking about dying… actually Read the article >>