Zack Shapiro: Archive

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Jul 31st

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Jul 29th

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The Startup Student: When's it right to build... →

(Photo: Mr. T in DC) So you’ve got a new product in the works. Maybe it’s still an idea, maybe it’s in development, maybe it’s two weeks from being shipped out the door. When taking an idea from a thought to completion one question always stands out in my mind: When do I start to build hype?

Jul 27th

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Jul 27th

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Jul 23rd

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Free year of Amazon Prime for students →

I was told about this promo Amazon is running. It’s too good not to share. If you’ve got a .edu email address from your college or university, Amazon is giving away a free year of Amazon Prime to students who sign up. It’ll get you free two-day shipping on anything.

Jul 16th

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My Reading List reviewed on iPadDaily.com →

59thirty: My Reading List got a nice write up today on iPadDaily.com: Sometimes less is more and this app really proves that point. It fills a great need for readers of lots of books that want to make even better use of their iPad.

Jul 14th

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My Reading List 1.1 is live

59thirty: Apple just approved My Reading List 1.1. Now add up to 99 books to your reading list. The title field now auto-selects when the popover is activated as well. Download My Reading List here [iTunes Link]

Jul 10th

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Perspective

LeBron James’s announcement yesterday was one of those events that really made me put who I am and what I do in perspective. It was like the time in astronomy that I learned that the universe was huge and expanding at a rate that I couldn’t even comprehend. Yesterday made me realize that if I added up all of the attention that I get in my lifetime, all of the hugs and kisses, phone...

Jul 10th

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Watch

This is great. The Onion can do no wrong. (via thedavidmurray)

Jul 9th

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Please vote for me to speak at Ignite Denver 7 →

Ignite Denver 7 is coming up later this month and I’d love to be on that stage in Denver! My talk is called “Everything I know I learned from ‘The Wire.’” It’s about me growing up in Baltimore, watching The Wire and the somewhat unorthodox lessons the characters of The Wire had to teach. A YouTube video will be posted after the event so you can see how your...

Jul 6th

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