fred benensonAdvanced Topics in Reminders and To Do ListsWhen my friend Emily solicited LIFE HACKS from her followers on Twitter, I tried to think of something that I get a lot of value of that…Jan 14, 2021Jan 14, 2021
fred benensonMaking bread can be hard and lonely. I want to change that.Today I’m launching Breadwinner, a community for bakers. It’s in public beta, so please drop by and sign up to take a peek while it’s…Dec 15, 2020Dec 15, 2020
fred benensoninTowards Data ScienceBoiling the Ocean of Dumb Startup IdeasWhen Alex Hague and I first prototyped our satirical party game Pitch Deck we threw together a spreadsheet of company names next to a list…Feb 16, 20181Feb 16, 20181
fred benensonOn the diminishing marginal utility of true beliefsAfter reading a story about our president’s changing views regarding the veracity of his Access Hollywood tape or his Bitherism, I wondered…Nov 29, 2017Nov 29, 2017
fred benensonKickstarter creators: stop using funded.today and spammy marketing servicesWhen I worked at Kickstarter, one of the perennial issues that came up in our community was when creators became a little too enthusiastic…Nov 20, 20172Nov 20, 20172
fred benensonan article about non-aesthetic thingsYou may have stumbled upon a twitter account, @aestheticnon, which specializes in posting “aesthetic related memes and also things that are…Oct 29, 2017Oct 29, 2017
fred benensonNext Stop: Y CombinatorI am super excited to announce that tomorrow, September 28th, will be my first day on the job with the Y Combinator team. I’m joining them…Sep 27, 20162Sep 27, 20162
fred benensoninART + marketingBrowsing your website does not mean I want your spamI recently fell down a deep dark hole on the internet.Aug 9, 201642Aug 9, 201642
fred benensonWhy Graphics Cards are Hacking the FutureIn 2013, years before DeepMind would unveil an AI that would defeat of one of the world’s best Go players, the company published an…Jun 15, 20164Jun 15, 20164
fred benensoninThe StartupHumanity UXThere’s a fancy word that user experience researchers (UX) and designers use to describe the good parts of products they want us to use…Apr 22, 20165Apr 22, 20165
