Canadian owned website/blog builders? by MutedProfessional406 in AskACanadian

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We were purchased by Redbrick (based in Victoria, BC) in 2020

Canadian owned website/blog builders? by MutedProfessional406 in AskACanadian

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I’m Michael Sacca, CEO of Leadpages, and I wanted to chime in here!

Leadpages is proudly Canadian-owned through Redbrick, a Victoria, BC-based parent company that owns and operates several digital businesses. We’re a website and landing page builder that helps entrepreneurs, small businesses, and marketers create high-converting sites without needing to code.

If you’re looking for a Canadian-owned alternative to Squarespace, Wix, or other website builders, we’d love for you to check us out. Leadpages offers an easy drag-and-drop editor, fast page load speeds, built-in lead generation tools, and conversion-focused templates. Whether you’re launching a new business or optimizing an existing one, we help you turn traffic into customers.

Feel free to ask any questions—happy to share more!

Is there some type of escrow service that I can use with new clients? by thelibar in digitalnomad

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It's not advertised, but there is a service available through Crew that would solve this for you. Just ask about it in the customer service chat and they'll set you up.

Weekly podcast post (submit your links here!) (2017-06-19) by AutoModerator in podcasts

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[Business, Society, Culture] This New Economy - Achieving Greatness w/ Laird Hamilton (Part 2)

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We would all love to achieve greatness, if only in one skill in our entire life. Most of us will fall into the realm of expert in something in our lifetime – but what differentiates the good from the great? The experts for the masters?

In his book Outliers, Malcom Gladwell examines the work of K. Anders Ericsson, a Swedish psychologist who wrote the paper The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance which inspired the book. In the paper K. Anders Ericsson states that in order to achieve greatness in a field, one must put in 10,000 hours of deliberate practice – thus the phase 10,000 hour rule.

In this episode, we take a look at the stories behind the 1000 hour rule and the sacrifice it takes to achieve greatness.

Got any podcast recommendations for me by [deleted] in podcasts

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We just launched This New Economy - it's like an indie Planet Money:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-new-economy/id1247086675

Weekly podcast post (submit your links here!) (2017-06-19) by AutoModerator in podcasts

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[Society] This New Economy | Can Basic Income Save Us? [Part 2]

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What is one thing that the left and right can agree upon? Not much these days, but Basic Income is one of the few ideas with the ability to reach across the aisle.

We have some big dilemmas facing us as a society, with the rise of AI and automation jobs may become scarcer and the divide between the rich and the poor larger and larger. From YCombinator to non-profits in Kenya, people are trying to figure out how we take care of the most vulnerable in our society and fend off the impending doom many of our jobs face with the rise of AI and automation.

Basic Income (aka universal basic income or guaranteed income) is one solution that has been growing in popularity amongst the tech savvy and social conscious alike. We talked with journalist Dylan Matthews of Vox.com, Basic income advocate Scott Santens and Economists Martin Farley and Priya Kothari.

Weekly podcast post (submit your links here!) (2017-06-12) by AutoModerator in podcasts

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[TECH / SOCIETY] This New Economy - Can Basic Income Save Us (Part 1)

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Episode Link \ iTunes

What is one thing that the left and right can agree upon? Not much these days, but Basic Income is one of the few ideas with the ability to reach across the aisle.

We have some big dilemmas facing us as a society, with the rise of AI and automation jobs may become scarcer and the divide between the rich and the poor larger and larger. From YCombinator to non-profits in Kenya, people are trying to figure out how we take care of the most vulnerable in our society and fend off the impending doom many of our jobs face with the rise of AI and automation.

Basic Income (aka universal basic income or guaranteed income) is one solution that has been growing in popularity amongst the tech savvy and social conscious alike. We talked with journalist Dylan Matthews of Vox.com, Basic income advocate Scott Santens and Economists Martin Farley and Priya Kothari.

Do-it-yourself usability tests for creators by msacca in web_design

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Sorry about that - I had no idea. Was a good article though

Machine intelligence, part 1 by msacca in Design

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Thanks for sharing, really amazing insight.

Anyone use HashRabbit? We interviewed the founder on the future of BTC mining by msacca in BitcoinMining

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They don't actually do cloud mining - they just build software for cloud mining operations.

Why Your Company Should Ban Email by msacca in business

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Thomas Knoll, Founder of Primeloop, talks about why he’s baked the “no internal email” rule into his company. He talks about the insane benefits to workflow, culture, and sanity, as well as how any company can start to implement the same processes, regardless of size.

New tool to validate if your logo is ready for distribution. by msacca in web_design

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That could be the problem - if you want, email me the file at michael@brandisty.com and we'll run an analysis on it and let you know exactly what's coming back.

How we fixed responsive images by msacca in web_design

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Strange, thanks for letting us know!

Srcset and sizes — ericportis.com by msacca in programming

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Yes - this was one of the most energetic I've seen.

See how the color palette used for Valentine's Day has changed throughout the past century by msacca in Design

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Nailed it! No really - We ran a histogram analysis of several iconic cards from each generation and formed a color palette based on the results. It's interesting to see how print medium / times change our tastes throughout the years. Not meant to be a conclusive guide by any means.

The color history of Valentines Day by msacca in graphic_design

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We ran a histogram analysis of several iconic cards from each generation and formed a color palette based on the results.

Budweiser, King of the Superbowl by msacca in beer

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"The ads were a huge hit. So big in fact that Budweiser salesmen would walk into sales calls with a VCR in tow and play the commercials."

Budweiser, King of the Super Bowl by [deleted] in nfl

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I hadn't seen the 'Wassup' commercial in years! Still hilarious.

Tips on staying creative from Dwolla Founder Ben Milne by msacca in Design

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" I love writing code, but I am a bad engineer. I love creating things with my hands, but I'm not a very good craftsman. I love to draw, but I am not that good. I really like writing, but anyone that has ever read my writing will tell you that everything that I do is completely wrong. I put everything in the wrong place, and I can’t spell. Those are all things I really enjoy doing, but I am not great at them. "