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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.

What problems does Bitcoin solve?

In a previous post, I shared why Bitcoin exists [http://bitcoinsforamerica.com/why-does-bitcoin-exist/]. In this guide, let’s talk about the problems that Bitcoin solves. I will share the high-level idea, but get into specifics and how people use Bitcoin on an everyday basis to solve a variety of problems

Why does Bitcoin exist?

Why does Bitcoin exist? If you think about the reason someone starts a business or works on a project, it’s caused by some type of pain (or a problem) that someone wants to solve. For example – a gas station exists because people fear running out of gasoline. McDonalds exists

So you want to start a startup city?

So you want to start a startup city?

I recently found an interesting article [https://1729.com/miami/] on Miami tech week and about the rise of startup cities, so I figured I'd share a few thoughts. Oddly enough, this is something I've thought about for years and have run small-scale experiments on. A

What happens if TikTok is banned in the US?

What happens if TikTok is banned in the US?

What happens if TikTok is banned in the United States? In this post, I break down potential second order effects.

Coronavirus: the reset button

Coronavirus: the reset button

Right now, we're in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak here in the US. I've been following this pretty closely since early January, not because I'm a genius, but because I thought there may be implications for my business, Friday [https://www.lukethomas.com/

Bootstrapping to $10k/month with a day job

Bootstrapping to $10k/month with a day job

The inside story of how I bootstrapped to $10k/mo (and why we went the VC route)

What's your unfair advantage?

What's your unfair advantage?

My son is sleeping again, so I thought I might be able to write a quick post. One thing I've been thinking about recently is the concept of an unfair advantage as an entrepreneur. What unique advantage do you have that others don't? The idea is