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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.

Looking back, is College worth it?

It’s nearing the time when school starts back up again, and I’m nearly done my four years of formalized education in a college setting. Over the past few years I’ve learned quite a bit, yet most of this learning has taken place outside of the classroom. I

Enough of this "Growth Hacker" Talk

The term “Growth Hacker” has been circulating around tech [http://andrewchen.co/2012/04/27/how-to-be-a-growth-hacker-an-airbnbcraigslist-case-study/] blogs [http://bostinno.com/all-series/hardest-startup-hire-in-boston-is-an-online-marketer-not-an-engineer/] for the past couple months, and I think the overall discussion around creating scalable, long-term growth is extremely important. As someone who is a current marketing student, with

Free Resources to Learn Ruby/Rails

Over the past year I’ve been trying to learn Ruby on Rails. Being a college kid on a budget, I don’t have a lot of money to devote to learning Rails. Thankfully, the Rails community is constantly pushing out new tutorials, aimed to teach newbies how to program.

Thoughts while learning Ruby on Rails

It’s been over a year since I first picked up a book on Ruby on Rails. It’s been an interesting time, full of failure and learning. I’m still far, far, far away from being a competent web developer, yet I’ve learned some very important life lessons

Can Innovation be Learned?

Can Innovation be Learned?

There’s an increasing need in today’s economy to be innovative. Everywhere I look, I see the “I-word” and it’s getting old [http://ideas.economist.com/blog/stop-saying-innovation-scott-berkun]. The art of coming up with great ideas is extremely important, yet misconceptions run rampant. Many individuals believe that certain

Help! Maine US Senate Candidates are having trouble understanding New Media

Help! Maine US Senate Candidates are having trouble understanding New Media

Disclaimer: I worked for the Paul LePage campaign [http://lukethomas.com/portfolio/paul-lepage-campaign/] in 2010, and I do freelance work on the side [http://lukethomas.com/portfolio/]. I am not working for any of the candidates… Disclaimer #2: I like marketing, and my opinion is strictly based on what I

Getting Outside the Building (The Startup Owner's Manual Thoughts - Part 1)

Getting Outside the Building (The Startup Owner's Manual Thoughts - Part 1)

Despite my relatively young age of 20, I’ve had my fair share of business ideas [http://mainecampus.com/2010/11/03/budding-inventors-pitch-ideas-to-expert-panel/] . The majority have remained ideas, yet others I have invested hours and hours of my time into [http://www.asmainegoes.com/content/givemesportsorg-new-me-hs-sports-web-site-needs-you] , with the intention of