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Jesse Friedman
Marketer • Speaker • Teacher • Author
Lowe’s missed the tiniest little detail on their website forcing me to use Home Depot
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 and Home Depot […]
Expert Advice: How Small Business Owners can Run a great website – Webinar
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 free webinar is […]
STRUGGLING TO BLOG
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 quarrels with the […]
Leuchtturm 1917
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 that it almost […]
My corner office and a few other sweet perks – thanks Automattic
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 enjoy some time […]
Did we overpopulate Black Friday?
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 amnesty and the […]
A feature upgrade!
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 so do our […]
How to escape a maze
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 on the book. […]
Resistance Recruiting me is futile.
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… There can only […]
Our first drone video
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 more details, Right […]
Whole Foods should be crushing delivery meal kits
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 awaiting pickup from […]
WordCamp RI is upon us, and here are 5 reasons why you do NOT want to miss it.
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 local experts, for […]
Choosing the fastest wifi every single time
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 MBTA train heading […]
Let’s bring Netflix to our local theaters.
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 are tickets so […]
It’s time to speak at WordCamp Rhode Island
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. Submit your talk […]
Be quiet Google Maps! Until I need you.
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 to fumble with […]
Jetpack’s free two-factor recommended by Clef as it sunsets
Jetpack’s free two-factor login for WordPress sites is your ideal alternative. via A Backup Plan for Clef Users — Jetpack for WordPress
IKEA, WIFI and In Real Life Personalization
Yesterday I had the opportunity to test the strength of my marriage by visiting Ikea for the 5th time in the last year. In actuality my wife, son and I had a good time and […]
Riskiest Assumption Tests over Minimal Viable Products
A Riskiest Assumption Test is explicit. There is no need to build more than what’s required to test your largest unknown. No expectation of perfect code or design. No danger it will prematurely become a […]