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Luke Thomas

Luke Thomas

I'm a Mainer in technology who likes growing internet companies and sharing stories about what I learn along the way. Also reading, soccer, and experimenting.

Stop wasting your time at Career Fairs

It’s the time of year when college seniors start getting antsy about the post-graduation job hunt. There’s a fear of the unknown, and a fear of being unemployed. Numerous colleges hold career fairs, and it seems like there’s unspoken pressure to attend these events. I’ve been

Vine is for Storytelling

I downloaded the Vine app [http://www.vine.co] yesterday, and have been amazed by how simple and powerful the service is. Put simply, Vine is a storytelling app. It’s easy to use, and in my opinion, will grow faster than Instagram [http://www.quora.com/Instagram/How-does-Instagram-user-growth-compare-to-Facebooks] . Let

Simple Ways to Find Potential Customers Online

I’m a big fan of learning everything I can about Customer Development – it’s fascinating to see the progression from an idea to a viable business. Authors like Steve Blank [http://steveblank.com/], Ash Maurya [http://www.ashmaurya.com/], and Eric Ries [http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/] each have valuable

2 years to build a simple Rails app, and my learnings along the way

This post is a little embarrassing, simply because it shows my 2 struggle to learn the basics of programming. Especially when I read about people building their first app in 30/60/90 days. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’ve been trying to learn Rails. My journey

Interviewing Children? Really?

[http://lukethomas.com/interviewing-children-really/1215a_shooting2rst100p/] The media reared its ugly head around the events of the Newtown shooting. News organizations falsely publicized the brother of the killer [http://www.salon.com/2012/12/17/i_am_facebook_friends_with_ryan_lanza/], publishing factually incorrect information in an attempt to

Why do you need a Smartphone?

Update: I’m building an app to make taking a break from your smartphone easy and effortless. Check out Digital Detox [http://www.digitaldetoxapp.com]. Over the past few weeks I’ve have the opportunity to test the Samsung Galaxy S iii [http://lukethomas.com/verizon-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-review-from-an-average-user/] . It’s a great

Verizon Samsung Galaxy S iii Review (From an Average User)

So you’ve been thinking about purchasing a smartphone, yet have no idea what to pick. The market is full of phones, each loudly proclaiming why they are the “best on the market.” The purpose of my product reviews is to review a product as accurately as I can. The