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IdPinThat.com 2.0 Release: This Changes Everything ;)

Jesse Michelsen by Jesse Michelsen on August 1, 2016

It’s been almost a year since I last posted here on my blog and over two years since I introduced IdPinThat.com to you fine folks…it’s been a busy few years..but I’m happy to say, IdPinThat is here to stay and version 2.0 is live now! With version 2.0 comes everything anyone ever asked for in […]

Filed Under: Projects Tagged With: idpinthat

An Example Of Promises In JavaScript (JQuery)

Jesse Michelsen by Jesse Michelsen on September 3, 2015

A little context Here’s the situation. On the page we have checkboxes for selecting rows of data, and a button that performs an action on the selected rows. The action happens via an ajax POST back to the server. The POST requires a certain piece of data from each row be sent in the request, but […]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: javascript, promises

IdPinThat.com: From Idea To Launch In Ten Days

Jesse Michelsen by Jesse Michelsen on January 28, 2014

The Idea IdPinThat.com is a new microapp that I launched last week. The idea originally came from some of the sessions at #Fincon13 (where Pinterest traffic was a big focus this year) and then continued to develop in my head over the following weeks as clients started asking me questions about how to use Pinterest. Because […]

Filed Under: Projects Tagged With: pinnable picture, pinterest

The Life And Death of a Startup Called AdRavage

Jesse Michelsen by Jesse Michelsen on November 18, 2013

The Beginning Back in 2008 my college friend Chris sent me a message about a new startup he was working on. It didn’t have a name then but was a system to watch Craigslist for new ads posted around user-defined search topics. Any new ads would then be emailed to users so they could be the […]

Filed Under: Fails, Lessons Learned From Experience Tagged With: adravage, craigslist notification service, startup, startup review

The Best Way To Learn A Language And Help Humankind At The Same Time

Jesse Michelsen by Jesse Michelsen on March 11, 2013

When I discovered Duolingo, a new platform to learn a language, I thought, hey this is great. I can practice what I’ve learned through Rosetta Stone and compete with friends, but as soon as I started using it I realized Duolingo was much more powerful than I assumed. In fact an independent research company did a study to assess […]

Filed Under: Startup Review Tagged With: language learning software, learn a language, translate the internet

Why Launching Now Is Better Than Launching Tomorrow

Jesse Michelsen by Jesse Michelsen on March 4, 2013

Launching a startup or website takes time. It takes time to get ideas and thoughts organized, to develop them into something usable, and to put them on paper – or in this case, on the web. One thing I’ve learned from developing websites however is that even if you have the greatest idea in the […]

Filed Under: Lessons Learned From Experience Tagged With: fail early, fail faster to succeed sooner, fail noisily, fail often, launch now, startup

How My Life Went Into A Tailspin in 2012 and What Happens Now

Jesse Michelsen by Jesse Michelsen on February 25, 2013

As I write this, it is my 26th birthday. I’ve always been the youngest guy at whatever company I was working for. I was always admired for having my crap together and getting things done. People always made a big deal about how fiscally responsible I was. People were always surprised by how young I […]

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  • An Example Of Promises In JavaScript (JQuery) September 3, 2015
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