https://stanfordrosenthal.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolastan
I've been designing and building websites for 17 years—it's what I love to do. Specifically, I am passionate about empowering climate innovators through impactful UX design and a minimalist approach to technology.
Design: Figma, Canva Tech: HTML/CSS, Tailwind, Javascript (JS), Ruby on Rails, Ghost blog platform, some React/Node experience
Open to flat-race pricing for well-scoped projects
https://stanfordrosenthal.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolastan
I've been designing and building websites for 17 years—it's what I love to do. Specifically, I am passionate about empowering climate innovators through impactful UX design and a minimalist approach to technology.
Design: Figma, Canva Tech: HTML/CSS, Tailwind, Javascript (JS), Ruby on Rails, Ghost blog platform, some React/Node experience
Open to flat-race pricing for well-scoped projects
I did have a user sign up from Canada, but it's so much simpler there that it probably doesn't make sense for Canadians to pay for Mel:
1. Fill out the CMA Do Not Mail form: https://cmadnm.cawebhosting.ca/submit.asp
2. Put a note on your mailbox that you don't want to receive Canada Post Neighbourhood Mail.There is no pitch deck for Mel as I don't intend to raise VC funding – precisely because I don't want to be pressured into doing something that goes against my values like selling user data.
I accept that there's a certain percent of folks who will not trust me with their address, so I'm not trying to change anyone's mind or pressure anyone into signing up if that's the case.
Back when I worked at SaveUp, and we gave real cash prizes to people every day, we always had people claiming we were a scam. We even posted videos to YouTube of our selection and giveaway process, and posted new testimonials to our site every single day, but certain folks simply couldn't be convinced.
A great post-mortem on Remedy here: https://www.fastcompany.com/40483774/remedy-wanted-to-cut-pe...
Since 2017, I've been on a mission to stop the deluge of paper mail that ends up in my trash. It's been a slow, manual process, but I've succeeded! I created Mel to help others rid themselves of physical junk mail.Simply text a photo of junk mail and Mel contacts the sender to have you removed from their list – no registration or app required.
In fact, after a little cmd+F, it appears that Abstract only works with Sketch! If I were on my phone or more in a rush, I probably wouldn't have discovered that.
Perhaps you could focus on what the hobbyist broadcaster imagines being a professional broadcaster might look like (camera crew, nice lighting… I'm not the target here so not exactly sure what that would be).
For me, after doing this, dropping out was an easy decision and I have no regrets. I'm more engaged and challenged each day at TaskRabbit than I ever was in class.
However, ensure you'll have no regrets about your college experience. I achieved my goals, tried new things, and got what I wanted out of college - it just didn't take me 4 years.
"I want to... go to college and meet like minded folks" --> It has taken me three years to connect with a handful of students that share my interests. On the other hand, at one Startup Weekend I made just as many, arguably higher-quality, connections. Therefore, I would argue an event like Startup Weekend is a much better use of time and money than college.
"I want focus, and stop trying to solve everything and finishing nothing" --> I find that most course projects are turned in incomplete at the end of the term, and there is rarely motivation to continue working on an assignment after the course is over.