Precisely no one has asked me how Cloakist got to $400 MRR in 5 months, probably because it’s not a particularly impressive outcome. But I am still quite proud of this very modest level of success, and there are a few things that my ex-co-founder Alex and I did along…

I recently deleted WhatsApp and I was surprised by how difficult it was. (This article was originally published on Screentimes, a new blog about screen time.) Some difficulty was technical, for instance how to export my message history (which I wanted to keep hold of). But a lot of it…

Last week I deleted WhatsApp. Here, I explain why, and why you also might want to. (This article was originally published on Screentimes, a new blog about screen time.) 1. I wanted to use my phone less WhatsApp was the biggest reason I spent time on my phone. …

Ad blocking has been a slow and steady revolution in the way the internet is consumed. 47% of all internet users now use ad blockers to improve their browsing experience. But there’s an elephant in the ad blocking room: Built-in ads. Ad blockers hide external ads, but they don’t hide…

Messenger’s onboarding is a great case study of manipulative design — tl;dr: to install Messenger without enabling notifications, giving Facebook your phone number, or giving Facebook access to your contacts, you have to refuse 6 times via deliberately inconspicuous links. Step 1: Login This should be pretty straightforward. I have a Facebook account already, I use Messenger on desktop. I’ve had Messenger on my…

Seedform shows it’s possible to make a fully-fledged SaaS app on a no code platform — From vision to strategy Our big vision at Stacker is for anyone to be able to build apps without code. There are a lot of possible strategies to do this. Become a ground-up app builder (Bubble). Create a tool for designers who can then hand code over to developers (Webflow). …

How to get your one-of-a-kind photo — Email one or more friends the link to Nudge: http://nudgeware.io Mention the species of fish you want Zuckerberg’s head on in your email Put mark.zuckerfish@nudgeware.io in CC or BCC That’s all! I will personally ensure you get a photo of Mark Zuckerberg’s head photoshopped onto your chosen fish Struggling for inspiration? Here are some types of fish: Carp Snoek

A unique opportunity to make your LinkedIn less boring — For the first time in the history of humanity, you can become CEO of a real-life tech startup by paying a mere $1 a month. Goodbye, corporate lackey. Hello, Chief Executive Officer. Hi — my name’s Louis. I’m the founder of Nudge, a tech startup that helps you control the time you spend on the internet. 1,800 people use Nudge every day to do things like switch off addictive sites by default, completely delete their…