Category: The Levels Challenge: Build 12 Startups in 12 Months
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Startup 12: Smart Mailer
SmartMailer.io I built a tool very similar to this one as an experiment to see how much money I could bring in to a previous workplace by sending automated emails based on various criteria. The answer turned out to be millions and millions of dollars. This was a very exciting surprise which largely led to…
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Startup 11: PHP TTS Webhooks
Smart Homes Are Pretty Great I have very much jumped on the bandwagon with smart home products. I have smart lights, a smart fan, a virtual assistant in every room; mine is a very smart house. I have also gotten very into IFTTT and related functional services which integrate with these smart devices to make…
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Startup 10: Astria
Astria represents an exciting new version completely from scratch of a web application framework I initially started over a decade ago. Astria manages database connections and allows rapid development of data-driven applications. It is very easy to create large and complex databases which Astria can serve as a simple JSON API, or as a complete managed…
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The Levels Finish Line In Sight
As the finish line approaches, I have noticed issues with several of the older projects in the list. Maintaining them seems pointless unless I plan on actually using them, so I am removing some of the projects from production while I focus on completing the last items on the list. These will also have met…
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Startup 9: What are you wearing today?
Like many people, I am a student. I attend over a dozen classes at two different colleges. I also attend regular social events and networking meetups. I often wonder as I am dressing, is this the same thing I wore last time I went to the place I’m heading now? It sounds silly, but it’s…
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Startup 8: Stardate.Today
For years, I have calendared prolifically. (Is that a word?) I track all the granular details: my to-do list is on one calendar; all my classes and homework; my social life; gym, yoga and exercise; and previously my jobs at Tech 2u and Starbucks. Each of these topics is on its own color-coded calendar within…
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Startup 7: Top Story Review
This is part of a series on Building 12 Startups in 12 Months. This is number seven: TopStoryReview.com! Black-Box News is Bad If you look at the news on Google or Facebook , you will see a few stories which some mysterious algorithm has selected for you. Are these an accurate reflection of current events?…
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Startup 6: Exotic Weapons
Today, there are many fascinating examples of people using successful techniques to create passive income online. Those of us who grew up coding and then took that perspective to business have a unique advantage. You might call it a super power. We, the digital priesthood conjure passive income from the ether with the aid of…
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Startup 5: Condensr
This is a free tool based on several other tools I have seen online. It accepts long-form text and condenses it to the length you specify. The code is very simple, and very powerful. I was shocked at how easy this was to build. Check it out on Github, or head over to the site…
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Startup 4: CronPUT
This is part of a series on Building 12 Startups in 12 Months. This is product number three: CronPUT! CronPUT is a fairly self-explanatory name. Users log in with Google to sign up for an account and enter a list of webhook URLs, specifying an interval for each. At the specified time, a PUT request is…