Jes.se.com is the official website of Jesse Friedman, writer, speaker, author, and growth & experience expert. This website is dedicated to you, the self starter, who knows it’s more important to launch a clean, secure…
I’ve been around and I can tell you that Automattic is the best company I’ve ever worked for. The culture is built on values of understanding, support of one another, and of…
The Humpback Whale – seen above – will take in as much as 20,000 liters to get her dinner, which is comprised of tons of very little creatures. Innovating is not unlike…
Lowe’s and Home Depot spend so much time watching each other. Their prices are nearly identical, as would make sense in a highly competitive commoditized industry. So the differences in the Lowe’s…
I’m proud to say my colleagues at Automattic – the parent company of WordPress.com, Jetpack, and Woo – are offering a free webinar to help small businesses with their online presence. This…
I have been building websites since 1996. Hold on, I need to sit with that for a moment… Jeez, I have been working on the web for 24 years… Ok, my personal…
Leuchtturm notebooks – specifically dot grids – are my new favorite notebook. This one, adorned with stickers I found at a local shop, came from a trip to Zürich, Switzerland. I love…
At Automattic – where I work – I have a pretty sweet office. And believe it or not, on beautiful afternoons I’m even able to take advantage of the gorgeous weather and…
What animal is as rare as the unicorn – assuming it actually existed? Let’s say the Forest Owlet, there are less than 250 of them left in existence. Their rarity gives them…
This classic served me well for quite sometime. I felt free to ride the open road and felt safe in driver’s seat. It was great at it’s job, but as time passes…
Last weekend I finally read The Shining, and today I re-watched Stanley Kubrick’s movie of the same name. I phrase it that way because I now realize how loosely the movie is actually based…
I’ve been getting a ton of recruitment emails lately. This one stuck out to me and I couldn’t resist replying. “Aloha Jesse, Haven’t heard from you after reaching out on several occasions……
This is mostly a test of how fast I can get a video from my drone to my website using the WordPress iOS app and VideoPress. I’ll update this post with far…
In an effort to get healthy I find myself naturally spending time at Whole Foods. I have yet to use their “shop for you service” but I do notice more and more bags…
WordCamp Rhode Island is the best web conference in Southern New England. We spent a year planning an event to help you build, plan, and grow a website taught by the absolute best…
I travel a lot since I joined Automattic (it’s awesome by the way, and we’re hiring), and with traveling comes a lot of remembered wifi networks. Today for example I am on the…
I love going to the movies! I don’t even have a problem going on my own. I’m just getting frustrated paying outrageous movie theater ticket prices, but I have an idea! Why…
We are proud to organizing the 6th WordCamp Rhode Island this September. It’s going to be an awesome event and we’ve already received several amazing speaking submissions, but we need more. …
At the beginning of every road trip for the last ten years I have taken the same 5 mile / 15 min trip from my house to the highway. I don’t like…
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