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The Startup#SWLH — Handpicked business, marketing, design, and technology articles for entrepreneurs and startups. Also home to inspiring Medium stories in productivity, life lessons, creativity, writing tips, and self improvement.
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Writers
Jason Toff
virtual reality @ Google. formerly GM @ Vine, director of product management @ Twitter, and product @ YouTube.
Asher G. Blumberg
Leaving my imprint (and mouseprint) on the world one pixel at a time. Designing mobile first experiences #UX #UI #XD
Irene Au
Operating partner at Khosla Ventures; former head of design at Google, Yahoo, Udacity. Yoga + meditation teacher, Montessori mom, dessert maker.
Andreas Mahringer
Founder of @recordbird_com | Tech Lover, Music Enthusiast | Doing my best to be unreasonable. | www.recordbird.com
Wojtek Skalski
Head of Growth & Product @ Brainly || Startups | Innovation | Education || wojtekskalski.com
Thomas Oppong
Founding Editor at http://alltopstartups.com. Curator at http://postanly.com. Contibutor @ Entrepreneur Magazine.
Hans van de Bruggen
Senior Director of Product Design at Pypestream. Formerly LinkedIn/Atlassian. A real hoopy frood.
Ben Tossell
Community Manager @ProductHunt. Previously @sprinklr. Assist & advise startups. I like to ask the hard questions. Severe notification OCD
Logo Geek
Logo Geek shares useful resources for designers who love logo design & branding. Managed by @ianpaget a designer of visual identities. Visit http://logogeek.uk
Robyn Scott
Entrepreneur & author. Co-founder @BrothersforAll, @MothersforAll, @OneLeap. Ambassador @ATMIndex. @WEF YGL. robynscott.org
Linus Dahg
Head of Growth @Tonsser and Principal @wellingtonvc. Interested in new technology, coffee and football. Swedish
Ignatius N
Ignatius N exists to write about his dreams and other meaningless things. You can find his dream diary at http://ignatiusn.tumblr.com/ if you feel like it.
Kevin Siskar
Regional Director of the Founder Institute @founding in New York City. Also at www.Siskar.co talking startups and hosting the Ambition Today Podcast.
James Dobias
Ex-lawyer spreading my wings in startups. Operations/Account Manager at Lexoo. Massive foodie.
Shannon Byrne
Created @asongadayco. Crafting words and building communities for startups. Enthusiast of live music, sunshine, strong coffee & craft beer. Laughs at own jokes.
Tamara Murray
Traveling N. America full time in a minivan camper. Social-good comms consultant and lifestyle design geek. Loves YA paranormal romance, black coffee & sun.
Max Nussenbaum
spelunker, herpetologist, compulsive gambler, onanist, has a hook-hand. @venture4america fellow & @entercastle cofounder. More: http://maxnuss.com.
Thierry Meier
Product Designer. Digital Nomad. Creator of @betterdaysapp. Follow me on Twitter @thierrymeier_.
Bianca Bass
Writer. Marketer. Editor @TripAdvisor. Sharing musings on careers, tech, marketing and more.
Eric Bieller
Co-founder of @speak, a communication tool that provides push-to-talk and instant audio with your team. Keep up with my shenanigans on Twitter @ericbieller
Alessandro Galetto
Naturally and artificially flavoured.Chief Strategist by day.Innovator, lateral thinker, speaker, jack of all trades by night. My e-book: http://bit.ly/JZKbO
Rick Webb
author, @agencythebook, @mannupbook. angel investor, writer, record label owner, native alaskan. co-founded @barbariangroup
Charlie Foss
Charlie Foss is a Designer, Researcher, and Strategist working at the intersection of design and business. Find more at http://designandstrategy.weebly.com.
Jeff Goins
Writer. Speaker. Entrepreneur. Dad to Aiden & husband to Ashley. Author of four books, including The Art of Work. http://goinswriter.com
Chaz Hutton ⚔
I write stuff, draw stuff, design stuff, build stuff. https://instagram.com/instachaaz/
Daniel Tay
Content strategist @Piktochart. Wordsmith. Aspiring full-stack marketer. Formerly editor at Tech in Asia. More on me at danieltay.me
Adrian Zumbrunnen
Creator of FrontKit. Currently design tinkering at Google. Formerly iA. Loves creating captivating experiences.
deirdre clarke
ProdMgmt Dir at http://Bandwidth.com. Loves everything software. TechGirlz Evangelist. Mom. Red wine and Wheat beer enthusiast. CrossFitter.
Megan Kierstead
I care about designing to fit people — I live at the intersection of UX and product. Founder of healthcare hardware startup (https://angel.co/sustainme)
Michaela Angemeer
Social media at Kik. UWaterloo Psychology & Business alum. Blogger, feminist, and fan of documentaries.
Danny Minutillo
Growth @Tradecraft | Excited about consumer tech and very early stage startups. Reach me at [email protected]
Felecia Hatcher
Mom|Speaker|Author & Chief Popsicle of @FeverishMiami | White House 2014 Champion of Change} Co-Founder of @CodeFeverMiami & @blacktechweek @PearsonDerick.
Mitch Goldstein
Design Professor at RIT. RISD & VCU alum. Co-host of http://ThroughProcess.com podcast. Daily work at http://walking.designcrit.com. http://mitchgoldstein.com
CloudPeeps
We’re a talent marketplace that matches businesses with the world’s top freelance marketing, content and community pros. www.cloudpeeps.com
Fred Stevens-Smith
Co-founder & CEO at @RainforestQA. I care about simplicity and usability and success. In my personal life I care about friends, hobbies, free time, mental space
Per Axbom
Freelance consultant, speaker and coach working out of Stockholm, SE. More than 20 years of experience in human-centric digital design. Co-host of @uxpodcast.
Tom Mitchell
Buoyed up by knowledge of my greatness, indulged by waiters, favoured by the women in the market and adored by passers-by.
Emily Benjamin
Aussie, traveller, class clown, photographer, meat eater, dog lover, with a memory for random stuff. Arrested Development addict: my chicken doesn’t clap.
Buffer
Buffer helps you share to Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn & more. We're a team of 50+ spread across the world. We're hiring! http://buffer.com/journey
Laura Klein
Principal at Users Know & Author of UX for Lean Startups. I blog about UX, Research, Product Management, and Lean Startup.
Anas KA
Designpreneur, UX Strategist and UI Problem Solver by visualizing them in easy-to-understand graphics. Writes on design at www.antzFxWay.com and www.kikkidu.com
Mansi Shah
partner & litigator @valoremlaw, law firm disrupter, patent nerd, coder, led @sabalegal, designer&design guru, sports fan, @tenarchits’ wife & little k’s momma.
David Brier
Award-winning brand identity specialist, Fast Company blogger, Rebranding dude, Shark Tank fan, Coffee/chocolate lover. http://www.risingabovethenoise.com
Hassan S. Ali
Writer & weirdo at The Onion's Onion Labs. Editor of Slackjaw on Medium. New posts every week (ish).
Sarah Milstein
VP Programs at http://indie.vc . I also work on select journalism projects . Social justice, vegetables, art, dogs. http://sarahmilstein.com
Elan Morgan (Schmutzie)
Blogger, Designer, Speaker. See also: lover, fighter, object of subjectivity. www.schmutzie.com
Stephanie Dandan
Nomadic seeker, wanderer, adventurer, photographer. Follow her journey: www.infinitesatori.org
Issara Willenskomer
I coach designers on how to implement UI animation in their projects through my online trainings and workshops.
Ali Hamed
[5'9", ~170 lbs, male, New York, NY] My blog posts are meant for early-stage entrepreneurs. They’re usually about things I’ve learned the hard way.
Robin Sharma
#1 Bestselling Author of The Leader Who Had No Title + Founder of The Titan Academy + Humanitarian / Download my FREE eBook at www.robinsharma.com
John Doherty
Founder and consultant at Credo (getcredo.com). Growth marketer in SF. Entrepreneur. Traveler. Climber. Skier. Kingdom follower. Site: johnfdoherty.com
Luke Blackburn
I like to write about the emotional response to problems many of us face at different times in life. @exospherehq
Mitch Robinson
A healthy mix of nerd, coffee, and ambition. Founder of @usenametag. @penn_state forever. I love taco bell.
Jonathan Shamir
Lead designer for @NewsfusionApps, Writer/editor @pixelperfectmag, aspiring #Illustrator and co-creator of his daughters.
Daniel Eckler
Founder of Piccsy (acq. 2014), EveryGuyed (acq. 2011), and others. Currently open to new opportunities, get in touch @ http://www.danieleckler.com
Alex Chuang
Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer @launch_academy. Passionate about growth, UX design and startups | 30 under 30 | Best in Social Entrepreneurship |
meli_b
UX designer ● marketing manager ● dog lover ● music addict ● dancer ● language fanatic ● dreamer
Boris Wertz
Entrepreneur turned investor. Co-founder AbeBooks (sold to Amazon), early-stage investor through @versiononevc, board partner @a16z. Husband and dad of 4.
Mandela Schumacher-Hodge
Kapor Capital - Founding Portfolio Services Director | Forbes 30 Under 30 | TEDx Presenter | www.linkedin.com/in/mandela
Large
I live in your Slack channels and have 1000+ integrations. Send a quick chat message to buy, book, or order anything from lunch to office cleaners to flights.
Robleh Jama
Founder @tinyheartsapps — we make apps for us and for clients. @WakeAlarm (#1 utilities), Quick Fit (featured in Apple TV ad) + @Nextkeyboard (#2 overall App).
Benedikt Deicke
Freelance Software Engineer (Ruby & JavaScript). Creator of @StageCMS. Loves music, food, and cooking. Also wannabe photographer & drummer.
CamMi Pham
Marketer, Partner @ThinkRenegade|Blog www.cammipham.com |FB www.bit.ly/CammiFB | Daily thoughts http://instagram.com/cammipham | [email protected]
Tyler Tervooren
Mastering my psychology to become a better leader. Ran a marathon on every continent. Organized 3 world records. Introvert extraordinaire. http://riskology.co
Tony Conrad
Founder about.me/ Sphere; True Ventures (WordPress, MakerBot, Blue Bottle Coffee, High Fidelity, Slack, Pluralsight); Serious Parking Karma & Drip Coffee Skills
James Lewis
Head of Product at @DigitalBridgeEU— Ponder over tech, lean startup, product management, business & strategy and make occasional stabbing guesses at the future.
Andy Sparks
Co-Founder & COO @Mattermark. Buckeye. I like my beer cold, conversation challenging, and work fulfilling. Aún aprendo.
Peter Komornik
CEO of @slidoapp - interactive Q&A and Polling tool for meetings & events. www.slido.com
Nic Haralambous
Founder of www.NicHarry.com. Add my on Snapchat: NicHarry https://www.snapchat.com/add/nicharry
Dave Malouf
Dave Malouf is the Principal Experience Strategist at HP Helion Cloud. He loves designing, traveling, teaching, observing, and playing.
Pablo Stanley
My passions are designing products, illustrating robots and monsters, composing quirky sounds, writing silly comics, and eating veggie burgers.
Tom Farr
Tom is a writer, storyteller and high school English teacher. He loves creating and spending time with his wife and three children. http://whisperproject.net
Jason Zook
A guy who runs in the opposite direction of convention. Would love for you to give the Action Army a chance http://actionarmy.co
Proto.io
Build high-fidelity fully interactive mobile app prototypes quickly. No coding required. Get a 15-day free trial at: www.proto.io
Brendan
Exploring in Walnut and Elm. ex-Greylock, AngelList, Oxford + Cambridge, and occasional Beatboxer
Mitchell Harper
I’ve built 5 companies with $200M in sales. I teach founders how to grow their startups faster. Go here to learn: http://www.MitchellHarper.me
Piotr Koczorowski
Energetic young blogger with a passion for UX, design, content marketing, chillwave music, and pizza. Writes at UsabilityTools Blog.
Rodolphe Dutel
Biz Dev at @Buffer | Founder at @remotiveio | Co-writing “Distributed, How Remote Teams work” | Teaching at @ieseg
Steve Daniels
Products with soul. Bringing design to value-based care at @ablehealth. Formerly @mkshftmag, @ibmdesign, @ibmresearch, @betterxdesign.
Adam Pittenger
Founder @useabode. I write stuff. I like sports. Be excellent to each other. | adampittenger.com
Priya Ganapati
Director of Platform Products, Quartz. Former mobile product manager, Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones apps.
Brandon Redlinger
Head of Growth at PersistIQ ~ Growth Marketing ~ Sales ~ User Acquisition ~ If there’s anything I can do to help you, let me know!
Jonathan Albright
Researcher in news, journalism, and #hashtags. Award-nominated data journalist. Media, communication, and technology. @d1gi
Sebastian Deutsch
Heavy tech nerd. Founder of 9elements. Loves to talk about startups & entrepreneurship.
Dan Brown
Designer • Co-founder of @eightshapes • Author of Communicating Design and Designing Together • http://bit.ly/dmbbooks • Board gamer • Family cook
Henry Wismayer
Travel features and assorted ramblings for over 60 publications, inc. NYT, WSJ, WaPo, Vice, Vox and TIME: www.henrywismayer.com. On Twitter: @henrywismayer.
Ash Huang
She-wolf. Designer, writer and illustrator. http://ashsmash.com, http://thefiresteel.com/ or http://tinyletter.com/ashsmash for weekly newsletter
Sacha Greif
Designer from Paris, now living in Osaka. Creator of Sidebar, Folyo, and co-author of Discover Meteor.
Michael Siliski
San Francisco, Boston sports, music, data, products, Google, minds, coffee, spirits, funny stuff, beautiful stuff, amazing stuff
Todd Dominey
Director of Design at MailChimp. Former product designer of Koken, creator of SlideShowPro, creative director of Super Deluxe.
Alexander Taub
Building SocialRank. Previously Business Development and Partnerships at Dwolla & Aviary. Forbes Contributor.
Satya Patel
Dad, product guy, ex-Twitter/Google/VC, foodie, @Giants fan. Living life one day at a time.
Tikhon
Founder of Parse.com and Scribd.com. Investor. Vagabond. https://tikhon.com/references https://angel.co/tikhon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikhon_Bernstam
Conor Dougherty
I like to tell stories and also to ride my skateboard. I cover technology for The New York Times but come here to write other stuff.
Mitco
Earthling. Passionate about mobile & tech. Curious about the design of stuff. Hunting for Xperiences. Normal is boring :P
Konstantin Tarkus
Web developer, mentor, author of React Starter Kit — an “isomorphic” web app boilerplate project, used by many tech startups. PMs open via @koistya on Twitter
Pauli Olavi Ojala
“Say the words” is how the world’s oldest surviving book begins. Writing is the original magic.
Adrian Hanft
Trying to survive the zombie apocalypse by designing things that hopefully bring joy to the like-minded travelers I encounter.
Corbett Barr
Lifestyle entrepreneur, traveler, blogger. In search of the good life. Co-founder of @Fizzle: the roadmap for independent entrepreneurs. http://corbettbarr.com
Chris Pirillo
Geek. Dad. Toys. Weird. Video. Tinkerer. Taster. Tester. Star Wars. Pixel Art. Fun. Wordplay. Tech. Seattle. LEGO. Retro. Pro. Reviewer. Entreprenerd. Kidult.
Erik Reagan
Husband, father, and follower of Christ. Co-Founder of @FocusLabLLC and @WatsonWorksCo. Life-long learner.
Loic Le Meur
Working on my new startup leade.rs - LeWeb co-founder. Investor in LinkedIn, Lending Club, Evernote and many other startups.
John Battelle
A Founder of NewCo, Federated Media, sovrn Holdings, Web 2 Summit, Wired, Industry Standard; writer on Media, Technology, Culture, Business
Aliza Aufrichtig
Searching absurding wording. Writer, walker, programmer. Currently at the Recurse Center. | aliza.aufri.ch/tig
Héctor L. Carral
I’m a Multimedia Engineer focused on human-computer interaction at the intersection of art, tech, science and culture.
Alexander Beletsky
Ph.D, Founder and CEO of @likeastore and @socialsearchio. Developer, Blogger. In love with technology and beautiful design.
Ginger Makela Riker
Riker Studio w/ Jason Riker — fitness, dance, fashion and portrait photography in Brooklyn, NY. [email protected]. Formerly @google @twitter @vine.
Aran Khanna
Student at Harvard College in Computer Science and Mathematics. Find me at arankhanna.com
Frantisek Krivda
Designer & co-founder of sli.do — Passionate about User Interfaces — Former Audi & Skoda Auto designer — A person who behaves sportingly in real life.
Brandon Chu
Product @Shopify, ex-@FreshBooks, co-founder of Tunezy. I have a strange love of frameworks.
argodesign
We are a product design firm. We love design – for the technology, for the simple joy of craft, and ultimately for the experiences we create.
Saijo George
An introvert pretending to be an extrovert. Works at Envato, Co-organizer for the Melbourne SEOMeetup. http://saijogeorge.com
Alex Austin
I was constructed from remnants of HAL 9000 and Optimus Prime. I’m currently working on Branch links @branchmetrics to help mobile devs with app discovery.
David Cohn
Senior Director at Advance Publications innovation group. Twitter: @digidave or http://blog.digidave.org Do what I can to help. Also, I love you.
Justin Winter
Startup founder @diamondcandles. Married to my best friend, living in Durham, NC. https://iamjustinwinter.com
Chris Winfield
Passionate entrepreneur in NYC. Dedicated dad. Eternal student of life. On a quest to improve the world & myself. (@chriswinfield on Twitter)
Conor O’Shea
Web developer, traveler, wannabe writer, Medium enthusiast, and dog whisperer (well…kinda, I just sing her made up songs).
Michael Flarup
Designer, entrepreneur & keynote speaker. I love making things, going on adventures and telling stories.
Catherine Ellen
entrepreneurship, marketing, personal growth, learn more about at www.catherine-ellen.com, follow @catcason, $ dresses @basiccontent eats diamonds @thegemhunt
Dmitry Kovalenko
Head of Product Design (UX) @Readdle. Designer behind @SparkMailApp, @PDFexpert5, ScannerPro 5, Calendars 5, PrinterPro. http://linkedin.com/in/justdimon/
Ina Herlihy
SEO @Zumper | I speak as many languages as I have passports (that’s three). Follow at @inaherlihy | www.inaherlihy.com
Jason Meeks
Avid Traveler : Daily Dreamer : Sports Lover : Video Editor : Marketer of Fun : Believer in Good : Starter Upper @Meetball : #BillsMafia
Benjamin Berger
Product Designer ● Service / UX / UI / Interaction ● Currently @ Atlassian ● http://b-berger.com
C Y Gopinath
Author. Film-maker. Storyteller. Cook. Think like a devil, be endlessly kind, try anything twice, and never let a good question go.
Crew
Work with handpicked designers and developers https://crew.co | Overbooked? Refer work: https://crew.co/referrals
Scott Belsky
Investor, entrepreneur/product maker, and author. General Partner @Benchmark ; Founder @Behance (now part of @Adobe), @99U, Author of Making Ideas Happen
James Perry
Founder of Signal Analytics. C++ developer. Rust enthusiast. Interests in programming languages, database theory, convex optimisation and video games.
Corey Pollock
Co-founder of Leet (@leet_app), an app for gamers to share their best gameplay moments. Product Designer @TinyHeartsApps and mod of #gaming Slack community.
James McNab
Co-founder of @trillbyte & @NectrTech. Good Design is as little design as possible. Less but Better. -Dieter Rams
Chase Reeves
Co Founder of Fizzle.co. Wrestling existentialist, reluctant mystic. I want to live Good and True, working that way now.
Sebastian McKenzie
I’m a Software Engineer living in London working on JavaScript Engineer at Facebook. From Wodonga, Australia.
Megan Cossey
Writer, Editor, Communications Trainer, and Fact Checker to the Stars! www.megancossey.com
Sahil Lavingia
I work on Gumroad making it easier for creators to earn a living doing what they love.
Matthew Willis
I make videos about new products/apps/tech 📱 Snapchat/Instagram = mattsapps www.youtube.com/MattsApps
Sami Muneer
VP, products & design, SAP. Tech work with sports, education, energy, enterprise, consumer. Prior experiences in sales, marketing, strategy. www.samimuneer.com
David Siegel
Entrepreneur, investor, start-up coach, consultant - working to bridge the gap between perception and reality in business. See www.businessagilityworkshop.com
Eliot Peper
I write books and build technology businesses. Author of The Uncommon Series of tech startup thrillers. www.eliotpeper.com
Mikey Howe
Founding Partner @escthecity — helping +250k ppl start businesses & change careers | Contributor @forbes @washingtonpost | Speaker @campuslondon @GA_London
Ricky Yean
CEO of PRX: PR On Demand. Entrepreneur. Coffee. Dodgers. Hip Hop. Boba. ☃. Follow me for #startuplife musings. Visit PRX.co and Crowdbooster.com
Philipp Moehring
Startup Investor — All Things Europe @AngelList, Venture Partner @500Startups. Connecting Berlin, London, San Francisco. Want to buy a farm.
Gavan Woolery
Current working on a game called Voxel Quest. Very interested in 3D algorithms, AI, procedural generation, puppies, etc.
Joe Filcik
I'm fascinated by people, tech, economics and creating new products. My day job is as a Product Manager @Microsoft. Saved by grace. Subscribe tr.im/NxtPost
Olufuwa Temitayo
Digital Security Lead @cc_hub | CEH | #ProudNerd | #Anzisha Fellow | I am nothing without God.
Kevin William David
Co-Founder @Walletkit. Gladiator in the Startup Arena. Learning to be a Human, Fit-man, Classical Pianist, Percussionist & Electronic Music Producer.♥ EDM ♪♬.
Cat Noone
Building @irisapp • Designer • Co-founded @LiberioApp. Lover of S’mores. Advisor. Always talking shop @imcatnoone.
Unsplash
10 free (do whatever you want) hi-res photos every 10 days. Oh, and we’re making a book. http://book.unsplash.com
Darya Rose
Author of Foodist & creator of Summer Tomato, one of TIME’s 50 Best Websites. Also a neuroscience Ph.D, NYC foodist, former dieter, & soulmate to @kevinrose
Danielle Newnham
Founder @thejuntonetwork. Co-founder @teaseandtotes, author of forthcoming Women on Top (interviews w/ female tech founders and innovators) and @madmenofmobile.
Pete Ross
Insights on business, psychology and philosophy from an INTJ who probably thinks a bit too much. More of my work at www.peterwross.com.
Adam Mashaal
Founder of Being. I like guitars, movies, street art and plants. East Village, NYC. http://www.beingtheapp.com
Seth Godin
Founder of altMBA, Squidoo & Yoyodyne. Daily blogger, teacher, speaker, 18 bestsellers as well...
Michael S Galpert
Wants you to have a bot. Started: Contains MSG (http://tinyletter.com/containsmsg) Superhuman (RIP) Aviary (Adobe)
bhorowitz
VC, Blogger, and Author of http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Ben-Horowitz/?isbn=9780062273208.
Stefan Wolpers
Founder of @AgeofProduct, @Snippet42 & Startup Camp Berlin. Mentor at Startup Bootcamp & Microsoft Ventures. #agile, #leanstartup, #productmanagement, #scrum
James Nord
Founder @fohrcard, fashion photography. bike racing for Rapha, I am probably wearing a suit
Ivan Lee
I enjoy thinking about, designing and building impactful products. If you’re interested in discussing new ideas I’d love to grab coffee!
Lluis Gerard
CTO and co-founder of @Context_HQ at @makeshift labs in London ☂ | Swift iOS Developer | Photographer | ENG, Swift, Obj-C, CAT, ESP, 日本語
Ron Goldin
Product Designer, Creative Director, Entrepreneur. Founder of Akko and Artifacts. Work at http://rongoldin.com
Andrew Ambrosino
Designer, Entrepreneur, Engineer, Traveler, Crossfitter, Espresso and IPA Addict. 23. ANTJ. Available for Work. www.ajambrosino.com
Charlie Guo
Programmer, nomad, and adrenaline junkie. Author of http://unscalablebook.com. Previously at @ycombinator, @palantir, @classowl and @stanford.
Tristan Harris
Product Philosopher & PM at Google, former CEO/Co-founder of Apture (acquired by Google), dabbler in Behavioral Economics, Design and Persuasion.
Christian Limon
Mobile Growth & Rev. Launched the Kim Kardashian game, Deer Hunter. Alum of Glu Mobile, Tapjoy, tech M&A.
