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Feb 1

7 Questions I’d Ask Every Founder

Why do I ask Questions? Whether I’m working with a founder to develop an estimate for their MVP or advising on a strategic next step, I always ask a few of the same questions to explore how to build product priorities. …

Startup

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7 Questions I’d Ask Every Founder
7 Questions I’d Ask Every Founder
Startup

5 min read


Jan 11, 2021

Liberalism - Democracy = Anarchy

A response to Ben Thompson on liberalism and democracy — TL;DR - Liberalism without democracy is anarchy -Democracy without liberalism is socialism -A priority stack where one supersedes the other is broken Intro In listening to the latest episode of Exponent and reading Ben’s latest post on Stratechery I realized that I actually disagreed with him and even James for once. I…

Government

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Liberalism - Democracy = Anarchy
Liberalism - Democracy = Anarchy
Government

7 min read


Nov 28, 2020

PWA? What They Are & Why They Matter

Understanding Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), who’s using them, and why you should know about them. If you want to build an App, read this first. — TL;DR: +PWA: Progressive Web App: browser app with superpowers +Downloading PWAs looks a little different on every OS +PWAs run on simple browsers and a background service worker +PWAs can do most things but miss out from some hardware stuff +PWAs are gaining momentum, especially with streaming games +PWAs will take over the world, bring…

Progressive Web App

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PWA? What They Are & Why They Matter
PWA? What They Are & Why They Matter
Progressive Web App

6 min read


Published in Founder’s Forge

·Sep 1, 2020

Welcome To Founder’s Forge

The publication for all founders on every journey. Share your story with peers on the entrepreneurial path or glean from other founders’ trial by fire. — Welcome friends; Axon Collective is launching our new story-based entrepreneurial publication called the Founder’s Forge. It is meant to be a periodic reflection on the untainted experience of founders in the midst of their journey. This was a concept (not original to ourselves) that we started playing with when working…

Entrepreneurship

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Welcome To Founder’s Forge
Welcome To Founder’s Forge
Entrepreneurship

3 min read


Mar 6, 2020

COVID-19 & Startups: Hidden Victims of a Global Fear

Could the Coronavirus death-count include world changing innovation? — TL;DR: +COVID-19 is a globally spreading virus +It has already had a large economic impact +The casualties go beyond to Entrepreneurs & Creatives +We hope this creates a place for discussion & support +Do what you can to help out a founder or creative Intro {Get to the point? Skip to…

SXSW

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COVID-19 & Startups: Hidden Victims of a Global Fear
COVID-19 & Startups: Hidden Victims of a Global Fear
SXSW

10 min read


Published in JavaScript in Plain English

·Feb 19, 2020

CSS Flex-Fit Image Container for Vue

Using some CSS tricks & the img element you can fit any icon or image intuitively into the frame you want — TL;DR: +<img :src=”imageVal” alt=”img” class=”image-fit”/> +.image-fit{ height: 100%;width: 100%; object-fit: cover;} Intro: This is a short one. I was playing around with user icons for my web-app and couldn’t quite decide the best way to get any image size (no cropping necessary) to peek through whatever frame I gave it. I…

CSS

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CSS Flex-Fit Image Container for Vue
CSS Flex-Fit Image Container for Vue
CSS

3 min read


Published in JavaScript in Plain English

·Jan 26, 2020

V-outside-click: Writing Vue Directives For Seamless Interactions

Vue’s popular custom directive newly implemented and an intro to this key piece of Vue mastery. [updated] — TL;DR: +Custom Directives allow for reusable interactions with elements +Register directives with Vue.directive(‘directive-name’, directiveObject) +Use directive with v-directive-name:arg.modifier.modifier2=”value” +The arg, modifier, & value all provide ways of passing the directive data +Directives operate by calling functions on lifecycle hooks +The function receives arguments: el, binding, vnode & oldVnode +Access passed data with binding.arg, b…g.value & b…g.modifiers +Access the…

Vuejs

11 min read

V-outside-click: Writing Vue Directives For Seamless Interactions
V-outside-click: Writing Vue Directives For Seamless Interactions
Vuejs

11 min read


Published in JavaScript in Plain English

·Nov 15, 2019

Integrating Stripe with Vue - Client Improvements

Taking a simple client side Stripe integration in Vue to the next level — Disclaimer: This article is not affiliated with or sponsored by Stripe. It is uniquely relaying my knowledge and experience as an independent developer integrating the Stripe services into my platform. TL;DR: +You can do a lot to make Stripe elements better, read the article for more More Intro {Nuts & Bolts start…

Java Script

7 min read

Integrating Stripe with Vue — Client Improvements
Integrating Stripe with Vue — Client Improvements
Java Script

7 min read


Published in JavaScript in Plain English

·Oct 29, 2019

Integrating Stripe with Vue - Client Basics

Using Stripe.JS & Elements to create a simple Vue.JS component for capturing card payments. — Disclaimer: This article is not affiliated with or sponsored by Stripe. It is uniquely relaying my knowledge and experience as an independent developer integrating the Stripe services into my platform. TL;DR: + Your use case may not require Stripe Elements, check first + If you have JavaScript you can implement Stripe, I…

Java Script

10 min read

Integrating Stripe with Vue — Client Basics
Integrating Stripe with Vue — Client Basics
Java Script

10 min read


Published in JavaScript in Plain English

·Oct 16, 2019

Customize Bootstrap in Nuxt

How to add Bootstrap to Nuxt and customize the SCSS… A guide I wish I had. — TL;DR: +npm install bootstrap-vue +nuxt.config.js>module.exports={modules: [‘bootstrap-vue/nuxt’]} +npm install sass-loader +npm install node-sass +add sass-loader rules to nuxt.config.js (see below) +stop bootstrap import in nuxt.config.js (see below) +add css property:module.exports={css:[‘@/assets/scss/custom.scss’]} +add custom.scss file at designated path +add SCSS variable modifications +import boostrap scss file

Java Script

4 min read

Customize Bootstrap in Nuxt
Customize Bootstrap in Nuxt
Java Script

4 min read

Marcus Smith

Marcus Smith

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— Entrepreneur | Software Engineer | Adventurer — Owner, The Smith Team, LLC— https://twitter.com/marcus_thesmith

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