So, we took a shortcut. Instead of building a crawler, my co-founder and I would crawl out of bed at 3 am and manually enter the deals into our database. Plus, when you’re doing it yourself, classification was easy. We did it all manually.

Within 3 days, we released Yipit and it took … Read more

I started iOS-Development a couple of weeks ago – still totally addicted and spending a huge chunk of my time inside XCode and the iOS-Developer Library.

One really interesting part of developing apps for any of the mobile operating-systems is looking at market data. For the web you would tools like Google-Trends or the Google-Keyword Tool and … Read more

Speed and Efficiency

How do you learn complex material quickly?
Learning New Things: How can you learn faster?
Learning: What learning strategies do people who are “quick learners” follow?
What is the secret of learning quickly?
What is the best way to learn material quickly and efficiently?
How do I learn complicated subjects quickly and efficiently?
Studies and Studying: How does one study efficiently?
Self-Teaching: What is the fastest and most effective way to learn/get up to … Read more

Most of them were shy in the beginning, not really used to talking to tourists. It turned out that sadly not many tourists were actually interested in talking to them. (what the heck do you go there for then??)

With a fertility-rate ranging between 4 to 5 children per woman and ultra-high … Read more

The guys from Buffer have shared their pitchdeck which is pretty rare so make sure to check it out!

The No-Money Client

This client has none or little money (at least for you). Everything has to be cheap (but look like the expensive thing). If you give him a quote he has already heard that someone else does it for half the price.

The No-Respect Client

This client does not value any of the work you deliver. He could have done it himself faster, … Read more

So here is my ultimate guide to hiring freelancers online that I use and refine every day.

What platform should I choose?

Well the easiest way to hire someone with a high probability of being a good fit is some personal-connection, social-recommendation or (in your eyes) awesome … Read more

Most of us are on the Internet on a daily basis and whether we like it or not, the Internet is affecting us. It changes how we think, how we work, and it even changes our brains.

A great (and also critical video) about the internet by the insanely talented Epipheo-Studios.

Photo-Credit: Pat Thuillier – 500px.com… Read more

There are a few ways to get rich that have a high probability but a very long time frame:

• Go to a good college and grad school, become a lawyer or banker, and spend a few decades working your way up to partner.
• Join a large company and spend decades working yourself up into management.
• Get a decent
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Being able to do everything yourself can be handy when you are just starting out. You code, you design, you market. Almost no cost for creation, quickly being able to change your product to feedback or adapting your … Read more