Podcasts about Snapfish

Jay Shek is the VP Consumer Product of Hone Health. Hone is the premier men's optimization clinic that helps men get their spark back and be their best self. Prior to Hone Health, Jay was the Director of Product Management at Noom, a product that helped people live healthier lives by changing their long-term habits. Jay also worked at Facebook, Snapfish, and founded his own startup Locality. Jay has a passion for mastering new life skills like health, fitness, cooking, and fashion. In this episode, he shares his learnings with us.

You only get to find out how many photos are on my phone if you listen to the podcast! Haha...but seriously, it's embarrassing. I'm learning right along with you in this episode, offering strategies for how to go through an overwhelming number of photos, and best ways to organize them once we declutter.We also dive a bit deeper into the importance of photos. How can we be intentional about preserving memories instead of picking up the phone simply because that's what we're used to doing? What are we so afraid of in terms of not documenting every moment and experience? We also talk a bit about hard copy photos and what to do with all those 4x6s from high school or summer camp 2002. Paring Down Podcast Instagram: @paringdownpodcast Shannon's family yearbook: Chatbooks app Ordering 4x6 prints: Snapfish (100 free prints/month with the app!) 4x6 Album for Family Yearbook - large capacity ($20.39 - I lied-- the 600 pocket one doesn't have margins for captions but you can write pertinent info on the back of a photo! I like that this has a display in the front where you could put a notecard with the year for a family yearbook) 4x6 Album for Family Yearbook - 240 slots ($12.99) 4x6 photo album - I have 2 for all my miscellaneous loose photos (turns out these hold 300...I said they held more on the podcast!) 5x7 photo album 8x10 photo album --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shannon-leyko/support

In this Startup Gold episode of Web Masters, host Aaron explores some wisdom shared by Raj Kapoor, founder of Snapfish. The central theme revolves around the importance of skating to where the puck is going in entrepreneurship.Drawing from the advice of successful investor Bill Gurley, Kapoor emphasizes the need for entrepreneurs to predict the future trajectory rather than focusing on the present. The episode delves deeper into the concept, connecting it with the evolving landscape of self-driving cars and highlighting the critical role of foreseeing opportunities in the entrepreneurial journey.For a full transcript of the episode, click here.

Jill Johnson was born and raised in Cache Valley, Utah. She graduated with a dual major in Elementary Education and Special Education from Utah State University and taught both high school resource classes and fourth grade before beginning a career as full-time mom. She is a self-taught graphic designer and designs for several companies including Snapfish and Swivelhead. Jill served in the Venezuela Valencia Mission and has had a variety of ward and stake callings, including Gospel Doctrine teacher, ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, stake Young Women president, and stake Primary secretary. Her favorite calling of all time is stake Young Women camp leader. Jill currently serves as the Primary president for her stake. She lives in South Jordan, Utah with her husband, three children and a puppy named Ginny. Highlights 04:20 Jill's background and her experience at the Leading Saints women's retreat. 07:50 The story behind Jill getting called to be the stake Primary president. 08:30 Stepping into her role as stake Primary president. The difficulty of starting. 12:00 Elevate Primary and elevate yourself. 15:30 #1 Elevate Jesus in Primary. Four ways to invite Jesus into Primary. Begin with Jesus - more pictures of Jesus up front Center on Jesus - saying His name more often. Focus teaching on Him. Focus on the children End with Jesus - always ending Primary with a testimony of Jesus 20:40 #2 Elevate leadership of Primary Model a clear vision Model clear communication 28:30 #3 Elevate Stake Primary calling What does the stake Primary even do? How would Jesus serve if He was in your calling? Be more present in the wards so that people actually know you The stake is the guardian over the structure. Making sure the organization is running according to the handbook. 34:00 Issues that seem to come up in Primary over and over again. Jill shares ways to help with these conflicts and issues. Teachers feeling lonely and forgotten Issue of conflict between Bishoprics & Primary presidents 40:00 In the Church we used to lose our youth at 14 or 15 years old but now we are losing them at 10 or 11. There is a need to elevate Primary and really focus on the children at a young age. 43:40 Jill shares her testimony on leadership and how it has changed her. Links Read the TRANSCRIPT of this podcast Watch on YouTube Get 14-day access to the Core Leader Library The Leading Saints Podcast is one of the top independent Latter-day Saints podcasts as part of nonprofit Leading Saints' mission to help Latter-day Saints be better prepared to lead. Learn more and listen to any of the past episodes for free at LeadingSaints.org. Past guests include Emily Belle Freeman, David Butler, Hank Smith, John Bytheway, Reyna and Elena Aburto, Liz Wiseman, Stephen M. R. Covey, Julie Beck, Brad Wilcox, Jody Moore, Tony Overbay, John H. Groberg, Elaine Dalton, Tad R. Callister, Lynn G. Robbins, J. Devn Cornish, Bonnie Oscarson, Dennis B. Neuenschwander, Anthony Sweat, John Hilton III, Barbara Morgan Gardner, Blair Hodges, Whitney Johnson, Ryan Gottfredson, Greg McKeown, Ganel-Lyn Condie, Michael Goodman, Richard Ostler, and many more in over 600 episodes. Discover podcasts, articles, virtual conferences, and live events related to callings such as the bishopric, Relief Society, elders quorum, Primary, youth leadership, stake leadership, ward mission, ward council, young adults, ministering, and teaching.

Jill Johnson was born and raised in Cache Valley, Utah. She graduated with a dual major in Elementary Education and Special Education from Utah State University and taught both high school resource classes and fourth grade before beginning a career as full-time mom. She is a self-taught graphic designer and designs for several companies including Snapfish and Swivelhead. Jill served in the Venezuela Valencia Mission and has had a variety of ward and stake callings, including Gospel Doctrine teacher, ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, stake Young Women president, and stake Primary secretary. Her favorite calling of all time is stake Young Women camp leader. Jill currently serves as the Primary president for her stake. She lives in South Jordan, Utah with her husband, three children and a puppy named Ginny. Highlights 04:20 Jill's background and her experience at the Leading Saints women's retreat. 07:50 The story behind Jill getting called to be the stake Primary president. 08:30 Stepping into her role as stake Primary president. The difficulty of starting. 12:00 Elevate Primary and elevate yourself. 15:30 #1 Elevate Jesus in Primary. Four ways to invite Jesus into Primary. Begin with Jesus - more pictures of Jesus up front Center on Jesus - saying His name more often. Focus teaching on Him. Focus on the children End with Jesus - always ending Primary with a testimony of Jesus 20:40 #2 Elevate leadership of Primary Model a clear vision Model clear communication 28:30 #3 Elevate Stake Primary calling What does the stake Primary even do? How would Jesus serve if He was in your calling? Be more present in the wards so that people actually know you The stake is the guardian over the structure. Making sure the organization is running according to the handbook. 34:00 Issues that seem to come up in Primary over and over again. Jill shares ways to help with these conflicts and issues. Teachers feeling lonely and forgotten Issue of conflict between Bishoprics & Primary presidents 40:00 In the Church we used to lose our youth at 14 or 15 years old but now we are losing them at 10 or 11. There is a need to elevate Primary and really focus on the children at a young age. 43:40 Jill shares her testimony on leadership and how it has changed her. Links TRANSCRIPT coming soon Watch on YouTube Get 14-day access to the Core Leader Library The Leading Saints Podcast is one of the top independent Latter-day Saints podcasts as part of nonprofit Leading Saints' mission to help Latter-day Saints be better prepared to lead. Learn more and listen to any of the past episodes for free at LeadingSaints.org. Past guests include Emily Belle Freeman, David Butler, Hank Smith, John Bytheway, Reyna and Elena Aburto, Liz Wiseman, Stephen M. R. Covey, Julie Beck, Brad Wilcox, Jody Moore, Tony Overbay, John H. Groberg, Elaine Dalton, Tad R. Callister, Lynn G. Robbins, J. Devn Cornish, Bonnie Oscarson, Dennis B. Neuenschwander, Anthony Sweat, John Hilton III, Barbara Morgan Gardner, Blair Hodges, Whitney Johnson, Ryan Gottfredson, Greg McKeown, Ganel-Lyn Condie, Michael Goodman, Richard Ostler, and many more in over 600 episodes. Discover podcasts, articles, virtual conferences, and live events related to callings such as the bishopric, Relief Society, elders quorum, Primary, youth leadership, stake leadership, ward mission, ward council, young adults, ministering, and teaching.

In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur podcast, we have Mr. Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner of Prime Venture Partners, one of India's top early-stage venture capital funds.Throughout his career, be it as a business lead at Cisco or as a co‐founder of Snapfish, the world's largest photo site acquired by HP, or at Transarc, which was acquired by IBM, Shripati has combined his passion to build great teams, an extraordinary desire to excel and a keen eye for spotting the tales. He is known for being astute with a razor-sharp intellect and a Zen‐like devotion to data-driven decision‐making.Shripati has also worked alongside Mr. Nandan Nilekani on the UIDAI project. Having spent substantial parts of working career in the United States and India addressing worldwide markets, Shripati brings a global management perspective.During the podcast, Shripat shares valuable insights on raising funds,early stage investing, avoiding mistakes as a founder, maintaining a healthy work-life balance and missed investment opportunities too.If you are an early-stage entrepreneur, we recommend that you tune in to the podcast for a wealth of insights from the startup ecosystem. Be sure to hear the podcast to the end and leave a comment with your favorite parts! 

Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talked with Wendi Flores, of Foto Crush, and Steve Klinetobe, of Odd Comma. In this interview, Flores and Klinetobe talk about how photo companies can use creativity to boost sales and be more effective than ever before.In this episode, you will learn the following:How creativity is now a currency, and the need for brands to be emotively authentic to be successful.Creative problem solving as a way to move the industry forward and the importance of having boundaries to be successful.The power of photo and print to create a legacy, and how retailers have used photo to create value.Flores is a well-known creative force in the photo imaging market. Established in 2011, Foto Crush was created to look beyond the industry's one-art-style-fits-all approach, to one driven by the creative pursuits of our customers. The company creates photo cards, stationery, and gifts for major retailers like Snapfish, Walmart, Walgreens, Fuji, and Redbubble. Odd Comma is a word-first agency founded by creative director and copywriter Steve Klinetobe. He has worked with some of the world's largest brands: HP, Microsoft, Nike, Disney, Dreamworks, Sony, eHarmony, Amazon, Leatherman, and Nickelodeon.Mediaclip Mediaclip strives to continuously enhance the user experience while dramatically increasing revenue.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showSign up for the Dead Pixels Society newsletter at http://bit.ly/DeadPixelsSignUp.Contact us at gary@thedeadpixelssociety.comShout out to podcast supporter Keith Osborn of Memory Fortress for becoming a paid subscriber.Visit our LinkedIn group, Photo/Digital Imaging Network, and our Facebook group, The Dead Pixels Society. Leave a review on Apple and on Podchaser. Interested in being a guest? Click here for details.Produced by Gary PageauEdited by Olivia PageauAnnouncer: Erin Manning

Ben Nelson es un visionario y apasionado por reinventar la educación superior y esto lo ha llevado a ser fundador y rector de la Universidad Minerva, creando un modelo disruptivo de educación universitaria galardonado como el más innovador e impactante del mundo, buscando crear skills universales como problem solving, cómo tomar decisiones, etc. Y además es también chairman y CEO de Minerva Project. Por todo esto, para mí era tan importante hablar con Ben y escucharlo compartir su perspectiva del aprendizaje.Nelson también ha recorrido la industria de la tecnología, pasó más de 10 años en Snapfish donde se desempeñó como director ejecutivo desde 2005 hasta 2010, ayudando a construir la empresa desde el inicio hasta convertirse en el servicio de publicación personal más grande del mundo. Con más de 42 millones de transacciones en 22 países, casi cinco veces más que su competidor más cercano, Snapfish se encuentra entre los principales servicios de comercio electrónico del mundo. Nelson lideró también la venta de la empresa a Hewlett Packard por 300 millones de dólares.Antes de unirse a Snapfish, Nelson fue presidente y director ejecutivo de Community Ventures, una red de portales de marcas locales para las comunidades estadounidenses.La pasión de Nelson por reformar la educación de pregrado se encendió por primera vez en la Escuela Wharton de la Universidad de Pensilvania, donde recibió un B.S. en Economía. Después de crear un plan para la reforma curricular en su primer año de escuela, Nelson se convirtió en el presidente del Comité Estudiantil de Educación de Pregrado (SCUE, por sus siglas en inglés), un grupo de expertos pedagógicos que es el organismo de gobierno estudiantil no electo más antiguo y el único en el Universidad de Pennsylvania.Highlights de la conversación:1.- La diferencia entre aprender y recordar.Muchas veces confundimos ambas sin darnos cuenta, y Ben afirma que recordar algo no es necesariamente una forma de aprendizaje. Para aprender algo es necesario entender profundamente los conceptos, y por medio de este entendimiento puedes aplicarlo en algún contexto particular. Entender que en la vida surgen situaciones inesperadas y que repetir muchas veces no es una opción sino aplicar lo que entendimos a ese contexto específico, es lo que verdaderamente marca la diferencia entre aprender, y recordar.2.- Cómo desarrollar y evolucionar el concepto de “aprendizaje”.El problema actualmente de la educación es que a nivel medio superior y en universidades, todo es muy enfocado únicamente a temas ligados a tu carrera profesional, estás siempre en constante taladrando a esas áreas, y sales siendo un experto en todas ellas, pero al momento de salir al mundo laboral, te ves obligado a confrontar áreas corporativas que son igual o incluso más importantes que tu área de expertise. Después de todo este proceso de aprendizaje, nos volvemos más escépticos con lo que queremos aprender, y cómo esto nos va a ayudar en nuestra vida profesional.La manera para desarrollar y hacer evolucionar el aprendizaje y las áreas de Learning and Development en las compañías es hacer realmente eficientes los conocimientos que queremos enseñar.3.- La importancia de enseñar para aprender.Durante los últimos de 8 años, Ben notó que su capacidad para aprender se aceleró dramáticamente al entender que enseñar a otros a usar y realmente aplicar conceptos o cualquier aprendizaje en general en el día a día o de una manera útil, lo hacía aprender de una manera mucho más profunda y te hace poder aplicarlo en el día a día.Ben no se queda simplemente con el hecho de enseñar cosas y dejar que sus aprendices hagan por sí mismo, los hace aplicar todo para que realmente puedan ver el valor del conocimiento adquirido.Dare to Learn.https://diegolainez.com.mx/

Surprise! We are glad to drop in during this busy season to provide a few tips of ours for managing the holiday hustle. Learn a little about advent, the one item Santa always brings us, and some gentle reminders about how less is okay and managing holiday expectations. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays one and all! Show notes: Starbucks https://www.starbucks.com/ KLOVE On Demand Our Advent https://ondemand.klove.com/our-advent/season:1 KLOVE Radio https://www.klove.com/ Ryan Stevenson https://www.klove.com/music/artists/ryan-stevenson Chevy Chase Christmas lights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2I-_tIDV-4 Home Alone https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099785/ National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097958/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 A Christmas Story https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 Russell Wilson https://www.nfl.com/players/russell-wilson/ Snapfish https://www.snapfish.com/home Shutterfly https://www.shutterfly.com/ The Victory Couch merchandise available NOW: https://forms.gle/18HqFaD911Cs6hbB6 Connect with us on Instagram @thevictorycouch, Facebook, victorycouchpodcast@gmail.com, or www.thevictorycouch.com Reviews welcome https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-victory-couch/id1628820081 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thevictorycouch/message

Our guest this week on CLIMB by VSC, is Raj Kapoor, a VC investor and founding partner of the venture capital firm Climactic. Prior to becoming a founding partner alongside Josh Felser, Raj has a depth of experience as both an operator — Raj as CSO at Lyft and previously CEO of Snapfish and Fitmob before that — in addition to his experience as an investor at Mayfield Fund. At Climactic, Raj is focused on helping companies that help enterprises achieve their net-zero goals. About VSC Ventures: For 20 years, our award-winning PR agency VSC has worked with innovative startups on positioning, messaging, and awareness and we are bringing that same expertise to help climate startups with storytelling and narrative building. Last year, general partners Vijay Chattha and Jay Kapoor raised a $21M fund to co-invest in the most promising startups alongside leading climate funds. Through the conversations on our show CLIMB by VSC, we're excited to share what we're doing at VSC and VSC Ventures on climate innovation with companies like Ample, Actual, Sesame Solar, Synop, Vibrant Planet, and Zume among many others.

Ben Nelson is the Founder of Minerva, and a visionary with a passion to reinvent higher education. Prior to Minerva, Nelson spent more than 10 years at Snapfish, where he helped build the company from startup to the world's largest personal publishing service. With over 42 million transactions across 22 countries, nearly five times greater than its closest competitor, Snapfish is among the top e-commerce services in the world. Serving as CEO from 2005 through 2010, Nelson began his tenure at Snapfish by leading the company's sale to Hewlett Packard for $300 million.Prior to joining Snapfish, Nelson was President and CEO of Community Ventures, a network of locally branded portals for American communities. Nelson's passion for reforming undergraduate education was first sparked at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, where he received a B.S. in Economics. After creating a blueprint for curricular reform in his first year of school, Nelson went on to become the chair of the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education (SCUE), a pedagogical think tank that is the oldest and only non-elected student government body at the University of Pennsylvania.This episode is brought to you by N2N's Illuminate App, The iPaaS for Higher Education. Learn more at https://illuminateapp.com/web/higher-education/Subscribe and listen to more episodes at IlluminateHigherEducation.comContact Ben Nelson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bennelson3More information about the Minerva Project:https://www.minervaproject.com/To watch this keynote, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-c0cQYKLt4

Take away: The ability to see that there are multiple pathways to potentially correct answers is really the secret to effective interactions. College may no longer provide a return on the investment you make.    Action step: Work with your children and talk about what actually is life.   Money Learnings: Ben grew up as a son of a scientist.    Bio: Ben Nelson is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Minerva Project and the Chancellor of Minerva University. Prior to Minerva, Nelson spent more than 10 years at Snapfish, where he helped build the company from startup to the world's largest personal publishing service. With over 42 million transactions across 22 countries, nearly five times greater than its closest competitor, Snapfish is among the top e-commerce services in the world. Serving as CEO from 2005 through 2010, Nelson led the company's sale to Hewlett Packard for $300 million. Prior to joining Snapfish, Nelson was President and CEO of Community Ventures, a network of locally branded portals for American communities.   Nelson started Minerva in 2011 with the goal of nurturing critical wisdom for the sake of the world through a systematic and evidence-based approach to learning. Over the past decade, Nelson has built Minerva University into the most selective and effective university in the US, and has developed a business -Minerva Project- to share Minerva's unique approach with other like-minded institutions.   Nelson's passion for reforming education was first sparked at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, where he received a B.S. in Economics. After creating a blueprint for curricular reform in his first year, the principles from which he drew to frame Minerva, Nelson went on to become the chair of the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education (SCUE), a pedagogical think tank that is the oldest and only non-elected student government body at the University of Pennsylvania.    Minerva University and Minerva Project have been featured in WSJ, Forbes, The Guardian, The New York Times, EdSurge, Fast Company and more.      Highlights from this episode: Link to episode page   Ben talks about his strange relationship with money Spend most of his time in college trying to fix his University Talks about the Minerva Project and Minerva University The formula behind college rankings How do you enable confidence that you can come to a better conclusion because you understand your circumstances?  Minerva Project LinkedIn Minerva Project Twitter Minerva Project Facebook  Minerva University LinkedIn Minerva University Twitter Minerva University Facebook Minerva University Instagram Richer Soul Life Beyond Money. You got rich, now what? Let's talk about your journey to more a purposeful, intentional, amazing life. Where are you going to go and how are you going to get there? Let's figure that out together. At the core is the financial well being to be able to do what you want, when you want, how you want. It's about personal freedom!   Thanks for listening!   Show Sponsor: http://profitcomesfirst.com/   Schedule your free no obligation call: https://bookme.name/rockyl/lite/intro-appointment-15-minutes   If you like the show please leave a review on iTunes: http://bit.do/richersoul https://www.facebook.com/richersoul   http://richersoul.com/   rocky@richersoul.com   Some music provided by Junan from Junan Podcast   Any financial advice is for educational purposes only and you should consult with an expert for your specific needs.

Former CEO of Snapfish turned current Founder Minerva University Ben Nelson joins the show this week to discuss with Dr. Drew how his organization is trying to help reimagine what higher education looks like. Learn more about Ben and his work by visiting their website at Minerva.edu

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It's YOUR time to #EdUp NOTE: We had an audio challenge with this episode; Joe did not realize he was screaming into his mic and we can't fix it. Turn him down! In this episode, President Series #137, YOUR guest is Ben Nelson, Chairman & CEO of The Minerva Project & the Chancellor of Minerva University, YOUR guest cohost is Renee Seltzer, CEO of Ellison Ellery Consulting, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is The Charles Koch Foundation! What is the Minerva Project? Listen in to find out! Ben Nelson is the Founder, Chairman, & CEO of Minerva Project & the Chancellor of Minerva University. Prior to Minerva, Nelson spent more than 10 years at Snapfish, where he helped build the company from startup to the world's largest personal publishing service. With over 42 million transactions across 22 countries, nearly five times greater than its closest competitor, Snapfish is among the top e-commerce services in the world. Serving as CEO from 2005 through 2010, Nelson led the company's sale to Hewlett Packard for $300 million. Prior to joining Snapfish, Nelson was President & CEO of Community Ventures, a network of locally branded portals for American communities. Nelson started Minerva in 2011 with the goal of nurturing critical wisdom for the sake of the world through a systematic & evidence-based approach to learning. Over the past decade, Nelson has built Minerva University into the most selective and effective university in the US, & has developed a business -Minerva Project- to share Minerva's unique approach with other like-minded institutions. Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Learn more about what others are saying about their EdUp experience ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● YOU can follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thank YOU for listening! We make education YOUR business! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edup/message

Ben Nelson is the Founder of Minerva, and a visionary with a passion to reinvent higher education. Prior to Minerva, Nelson spent more than 10 years at Snapfish, where he helped build the company from startup to the world's largest personal publishing service. With over 42 million transactions across 22 countries, nearly five times greater than its closest competitor, Snapfish is among the top e-commerce services in the world. Serving as CEO from 2005 through 2010, Nelson began his tenure at Snapfish by leading the company's sale to Hewlett Packard for $300 million.Prior to joining Snapfish, Nelson was President and CEO of Community Ventures, a network of locally branded portals for American communities.—————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videosFor podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/talks/aboutModerated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.#SALTTalks 

Todd Zipper, President of Wiley Education Services, welcomes Ben Nelson, Founder and CEO of the Minerva Project and Minerva University. Todd and Ben discuss how Minerva is evolving higher ed and preparing students for a fulfilling, lifelong career. By offering challenging curriculum, global experiences, and top-notch career development, Minerva's goal is to inform better leaders, smarter innovators, and more informed global citizens. Topics Discussed: • Why Minerva University is a reformer, not a disrupter • How to leverage social and experiential learning to provide the best outcomes for students • How courses and curriculum can build off each other to deeply engage learners • The importance of teaching transferable and practical knowledge • The future of learning and artificial intelligence • Why higher ed needs to focus more on education and engagement, not certification Guest Bio Ben Nelson is the Founder and CEO of the Minerva Project and Minerva University. Driven by his passion to reinvent higher ed, Ben founded Minerva in 2011 with the goal of preparing exceptional learners. Before Minerva, Ben spent over 10 years at Snapfish, where he helped build the company from a startup to the world's largest personal publishing service. He served as CEO at Snapfish from 2005 to 2010 and led the company's sale to Hewlett Packard for $300 million. Prior to Snapfish, he was President and CEO of Community Ventures, a network of locally branded portals for American communities. Ben received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. He became the chair of the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education, a pedagogical think tank that is the oldest and only non-elected student government body at the University of Pennsylvania.

So, you've created an amazing product, but if you've ever wrestled with how to style it, you should have a quick word with my guest today. Erika Firm describes herself as an "artist, surface designer, graphic designer, brand builder, magazine hoarder, kitty squisher, wife, and mother," but that doesn't begin to scratch the broad scope of her experience and expertise.Erika's stationery range, Delphine, differentiated itself from the many other letterpressers at the time by approaching paper as not just a surface, but a distinctive design element in its own right. Since closing Delphine's doors, Erika's talent for delving deeply into the analog world of paint, pen, ink, and paper — as well as the wondrous results she reaps — have been much in demand. Her client list reads like a who's who of the gift and stationery industries, and includes American Greetings, Anthropologie, Cardstore,  HP Smiles, Ink, Keka, Knithouse, Maison Belle, Minted, Postable, Revel & Co., Revel Paper, Simply to Impress, Snapfish, Society6, Tiny Prints, Wedding Paper Divas, and Zazzle, among many others.Erika's artful eye for presentation is legendary; when she sends me images, the question is never, "Will there be something I can use?" but rather, "How will I ever pick a favorite?" The design wonders that are generated from her four-generation home in Charleston, South Carolina — Erika resides with not just her husband and son, but mother and grandmother as well — are not just a testament to her talent, but the true potential of paper.**Thank You Sponsors**Please be sure to support these all-American, women-owned houses of paper.Girl w/Knife is your incredibly sharp new stationery BFF. Check out this award-winning, ultra-polished range that everyone's talking about — it slays on several brilliant levels!Kitty Meow Boutique was founded on the idea that your paper goods don't have to be a snooze fest. These stylish, laugh-out-loud selections are by turns sassy and sweet, all the while maintaining a consistent cool.

Our latest guest on Startup Fridays is an incredibly prolific entrepreneur and VC investor. Bala Parthasarathy is the co-founder and CEO of Mwyn Tech, better known for MoneyTap, the company's app-based lending platform with millions of users. The company is now well onto its next phase of growth as a digital bank under the name Freo. He'd previously co-founded Snapfish, photo management and ecommerce app acquired by Hewlett Packard. He is also co-founder of Prime Ventures, an early-stage tech-focused VC

Emotiontrac: The Latest "Must-Have" Software for Lawyers, with Aaron Itzkowitz Aaron has extensive experience in technology management and in growing traditional and start-up businesses to profitability. Prior to EmotionTrac, Aaron led Successories.com and its subsidiaries as CEO, President and COO. In 2014, he sold a division of the company at a substantial gain for the investors. He has launched companies and also worked as a business consultant for small to Fortune 100 companies to increase revenue, implement cost cutting programs and guide manufacturing and technology expansion. He led a Hewlett Packard initiative to build an on-demand solution to introduce their wide format printers. He also served as CEO of FrameLogix Inc., an online photo framing fulfillment business. Partners included Snapfish.com, Kodak and AOL. What you'll learn about in this episode: Why and how Emotiontrac software was developed How emotion recognition software can be a marketing money-saver for attorneys The use of this software in video dispositions The value of the panel review in determining case valuation Pricing structure and program options Resources: Website: https://emotiontrac.com/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/emotiontrac/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronitzkowitz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/emotiontrac?lang=en Additional Resources: PILMMA's Super Summit    https://learn.pilmma.org/pilmma-super-summit-2021 The Mastermind Effect: https://www.pilmma.org/the-mastermind-effect/  PILMMA's free Coronavirus Survival Kit: www.pilmma.org/free-resources/  PILMMA Join Page: https://learn.pilmma.org/join-pilmma  

Raj Kapoor was the founder of Snapfish (acquired by HP for $300 million) and FitMob (acquired by ClassPass).  Previously Raj was a Managing Director at The Mayfield Fund (a global venture capital firm with $2.5 billion under management), and he was the Chief Strategy Officer for Lyft, where he was also a board member and an early investor.  Today Raj is launching a stealth VC firm focused on climate change, resource sustainability, and the circular economy.Raj holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.Find Raj Kapoor:https://twitter.com/rajilhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rajilhttps://angel.co/p/rajilhttps://www.facebook.com/rajilk

May became National Photography Month in 1987 when Congress recognized the role photography plays in modern society. The American Photographers Association one of the primary backers and supporters of Photography Month. There are activities, exhibits, and sales all month.  Here are some fun ways to participate. With the advent of digital imaging interest decreased but then returned in 2007.  National Photography Month ActivitiesPhotograph  everyday moments   Make a plan to document your life for your descendants. Think of topics like grandma in the kitchen.  Toys. cars.   Perhaps you already document your life. There are Covid themed archives around the world now. Ordinary people and archivists are collecting images, audio, and video (plus more) so that future folk will have the material context to understand the time in which we live.  Is there one in your area?  Ask a local history librarian or a Reference person, they are bound to know.Make a photobook.  It doesn't matter if you use a word processing program or something more sophisticated like Shutterfly or Snapfish.  Chatbooks  turn social media into browseable books with little effort.Send a photo card  With Felt  a new app. Old photo or new  There is a new app I can't wait to try. It's called Felt and it helps you create cards with digital images and then mails them.  Oooh.  Do I know a few folks that need a family history pick me up. Bet you do too.Your pet. Set up an Instagram account for your pet or feature them on Tik Tok.  Dogs and cats are often internet sensations and videos/photos of them go viral. Try it and see.  Pet not really of interest then start an instagram account for your family photos. Watermark each one before uploading using umarkonline.comMerge Your Family photos and genealogical information together into a book your descendants will love to look at.   There is nothing like the storytelling potential when you merge images and information. It's hard for genealogists to accept sometimes that their family isn't always interested in the tree you've built but add in some photos and tell some stories and they'll be hooked.Virtually Visit a photo gallery or museum.  During this pandemic, many museums began offering virtual programming. Some through Facebook, others through YouTube, and some through their website. What's your favorite museum?  The Museum of the American Revolution's Facebook page offers short presentations by conservators and artisans.  You can take a virtual tour at The Tenement Museum in New York There are so many options.Become the family photographer.   Smartphone or digital SLR, just start snapping and Enroll in a photography course. It doesn't matter whether it's at a local college, online, at a local hobby store. it's a skill you won't regret acquiring.I can't wait to go out in the world again.  While I'm home, I'm in planning mode. What archives do I want to visit?  Is there a location my ancestors lived that I'd like to walk?  Uh.. YES!  Thank you to all the archivists and librarians that are on the job answering our emails and phone calls.  You're keeping us all sane.  Have you checked out my Patreon account?  You can support the development of new content (and get content) each month. Related Episodes:Episode 120: Good Pictures: Amateur Photography and Our Family with Art Historian Kim BeilEpisode 110: Best Practices for Photo OrganizingLinks:Chatbooks.comShutterfly.comSnapfish.comFeltTenement MuseumMuseum of the American Revolution on FacebookLippitt HousePatreonSign up for my newsletter.Watch my YouTube Channel.Like the Photo Detective Facebook Page so you get notified of my Facebook Live videos.Need help organizing your photos? Check out the Essential Photo Organizing Video Course.Need help identifying family photos? Check out the Identifying Family Photographs Online Course.Have a photo you need help identifying? Sign up for photo consultation.About Maureen Taylor:Maureen is a frequent keynote speaker on photo identification, photograph preservation, and family history at historical and genealogical societies, museums, conferences, libraries, and other organizations across the U.S., London, and Canada.  She's the author of several books and hundreds of articles and her television appearances include The View and The Today Show (where she researched and presented a complete family tree for host Meredith Vieira).  She's been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Better Homes and Gardens, The Boston Globe, Martha Stewart Living, Germany's top newspaper Der Spiegel, American Spirit, and The New York Times. Maureen was recently a spokesperson and photograph expert for MyHeritage.com, an internationally known family history website, and also writes guidebooks, scholarly articles, and online columns for such media as Smithsonian.com. Learn more at Maureentaylor.comDid you enjoy this episode? Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts.

Dave interviews Fully! Fully (AKA Cindy) Teasdale is Executive Director of Prepare.ai. Over her 20+ year tech career, Fully has led product and marketing organizations at both startups and Fortune 50 companies including Snapfish (acquired by HP) and Express Scripts. In 2010 Fully founded Makaboo Personalized  Gifts,  an  online  retailer which she raised angel funding for in 2012  and  sold in 2014. Fully is an active mentor in the St. Louis' entrepreneurial ecosystem and sits on the Board of Arch Grants as well as STLMADE's GeoFutures Advisory Council. In her free time, Fully hones her writing craft at FullyFormed.co and hangs out with her three amazing little people. In this episode Fully and Dave chat about how liberal arts majors build great careers in tech, how side hustles help advance skills and talent, and how the industry needs more great product managers. 

So, you've created an amazing product, but if you've ever wrestled with how to style it, you should have a quick word with my guest today. Erika Firm describes herself as an "artist, surface designer, graphic designer, brand builder, magazine hoarder, kitty squisher, wife, and mother," but that doesn't begin to scratch the broad scope of her experience and expertise. Erika's stationery range, Delphine, differentiated itself from the many other letterpressers at the time by approaching paper as not just a surface, but a distinctive design element in its own right. Since closing Delphine's doors, Erika's talent for delving deeply into the analog world of paint, pen, ink, and paper — as well as the wondrous results she reaps — have been much in demand. Her client list reads like a who's who of the gift and stationery industries, and includes American Greetings, Anthropologie, Cardstore, HP Smiles, Ink, Keka, Knithouse, Maison Belle, Minted, Postable, Revel & Co., Revel Paper, Simply to Impress, Snapfish, Society6, Tiny Prints, Wedding Paper Divas, and Zazzle, among many others. Erika's artful eye for presentation is legendary; when she sends me images, the question is never, "Will there be something I can use?" but rather, "How will I ever pick a favorite?" The design wonders that are generated from her four-generation home in Charleston, South Carolina — Erika resides with not just her husband and son, but mother and grandmother as well — are not just a testament to her talent, but the true potential of paper. **Thank You Sponsors** Please be sure to support these all-American, women-owned houses of paper. Girl w/Knife is your incredibly sharp new stationery BFF. Check out this award-winning, ultra-polished range that everyone's talking about — it slays on several brilliant levels! Kitty Meow Boutique was founded on the idea that your paper goods don't have to be a snooze fest. These stylish, laugh-out-loud selections are by turns sassy and sweet, all the while maintaining a consistent cool.

Raj Kapoor shares the story of how he built Snapfish, one of the Web's first and largest digital photo sharing and printing services.

Today I get the honor and privilege of chatting with long time industry vet, Candice Noble. Cutting her teeth in the affiliate marketing world with Performics back in 2000, managing one of the most well known and vibrant affiliates programs in the space at Snapfish and Hewlett Packard, Candice has been one of the most successful digital marketers for almost the entirety of digital marketing. Her experience and successes have few peers.During her 25 year career, Candice has pursued a journey to showcase her authentic self, and as a Black women, self described data nerd and tattooed marijuana user, she has a lot of experiences to share with us. And we dive into each one. Candice and I talk about her experiences with race, equity, diversity and the weight of racism and implicit bias on her career and daily professional life. She shares how she felt safe in our affiliate community, how things changed as she grew in her career and what it feels like to have that weight lifted.It is definitely an enlightening and eye opening conversation. Please be sure to listen.We dive into weed as well. Yup, you read that right. We talk about the marketing of it, the opportunities and difficulties and how people have responded to her coming out as a recreational and medicinal user of the plant. You'll also hear me stumble as I try to say the word “marijuana” on this podcast. Listening again, it's quite funny.Candice is an incredible individual with so much to share and I can't be more proud to have her on the show. It's our longest yet, but I think you'll find it worth every single minute. We are totally going to have her back soon.You can reach out to Candice at candiceATpapersandink.comOh, hey traditional affiliates, you may be missing a ton of revenue opportunity if you are not promoting marijuana products. But Candice has a solution, promote hers! Reach out to her to find out about this opportunity.

Ben Nelson's passion for disrupting education was first sparked during his freshman year at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Flash forward several years and following on the heels of a highly successful entrepreneurial career including 10 years at Snapfish where he helped build the company from startup to the world's largest personal publishing service, Ben brought his not-forgotten vision to life by founding the Minerva Project. Now ten years old, Minerva has become the disruptive force that Ben originally envisioned. In this episode of IngenioUs, you can hear my conversation with Ben including his take on the Minerva Story and why it has become such a powerful vehicle for reinventing higher education from scratch. To learn more about Ben and Minerva, see here. https://www.minerva.kgi.edu/people/ben-nelson/

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 196 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photos can be found on my website. Off the Needles On the Needles Brainstorming Crafty Adventures Knitting in Passing KAL News Events Life in Focus On a Happy Note Quote of the Week Thank you to this episode’s sponsors: Knitters Brewing Company, Knit Style Yarns, Knit Wit Yarn Shop Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins A Good Sized Owl Pattern: Owl with Hatching Owlet by Laura Sutcliffe ($2.75 US crochet pattern) Hook: C (2.75 mm) Yarn: leftover acrylic & wool worsted/dk weight yarn Safety eyes from 6060 on Etsy Ravelry Project Page See it in 3D in my Week 44 Video on YouTube.  Baymax Pattern: Baymax Disney Amigurumi by Catherine Johansson (free crochet pattern) Hook: C (2.75 mm) Yarn: worsted weight acrylic yarn from stash Notions: 6 mm safety eyes from 6060 on Etsy+ polyfil Ravelry Project Page Link Cuddle Bunny Mini Pattern: Cuddle Bunny Mini & Pillow by Emmy Faranda ($3 US crochet pattern). Hook: D (3.25 mm) Yarn: worsted weight acrylic yarn from stash. Ravelry Project Page Reindeer Nugget  Pattern: None. Used Antlers (mostly) from Flora the Fawn pattern- Ravelry Link. Etsy Link.  Yarn: Sweitzer Fiber Mill (from Rhinebeck bargain bin): leftovers from my Watayuki pullover.  Safety eyes and nose from 6060 on Etsy Ravelry Project Page Velvety Chemo Cap  Pattern: none Yarn: Bernat Crushed Velvet in the Toasted Plums colorway Hooks: F (3.75 mm) and G (4.25 mm) Ravelry Project Page On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Wave of Change Jacket  Pattern: Wave of Change Jacket by Denise Bayron ($9 US knitting pattern) Yarn: Battenkill Fiber Mill Yarn (from Rhinebeck 2019). No label or other details available Needles: US 8 (5.0 mm) for body. US 6 (4.0 mm) for ribbing. Ravelry Project Page Check out Week 45 Video on the Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel to see Mom try it on. Rainbow Ripple Bralette Pattern: Ripple Bralette by Jessie Maed Designs ($9 US knitting pattern). Click here for my Ravelry Project Page. Needles: US 2 ( 2.75 mm) & US 4 (3.5 mm) Yarn: Spunky Eclectic yarn purchased at MA sheep & wool (I think)  Started with Size XS. Ripped out and cast back on for size Small. Christmas with the Gilmores Socks Yarn: Area 51 Fibres in the Christmas with the Gilmores Colorway Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams Ravelry Project Page Beth MDQuilter (Instagram) and Abigail Covert_Knits (Instagram) teaming up for gilmorealong2020. Starts 9/22. Sweet Stripes Socks Yarn: Patons Kroy Stripes in the Sweet Stripes Colorway Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams Ravelry Project Page Signs of the Season Socks Yarn: Fibernymph Dye Works Bounce base in the Signs of the Season Colorway Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page Brainstorming Thinking about making differently as we enter a safer at home winter season. Tune in to hear my musings about how my interests and choices have changed during the pandemic. I’m going to cast on a bulky weight crochet blanket for my niece, Riley. Do you have a favorite washable, super bulky yarn that’s great for gifts? Crafty Adventures I ordered our Christmas cards from Snapfish. I finally finished a scrappy curtain to hide storage space under my desk in my craft room. See more in my Week 44 Video on the Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel. I spent time last Saturday on December Daily prep. Went through photos already printed out. Gathered supplies. Paper, photos, page protectors Organized by type- full paper, scraps of paper, embellishments, tools.   Made list of stories I want to tell based on photos already printed. Check out Week 45 Video on my Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel to see more. Knitting in Passing Talking to Riley on video chat about knitting. She finished a cowl she’s been working on. Trying to figure out what her next project will be. KAL News Quarterly Quests! Get all of the details here.  Quarter 4: October 1- December 31, 2020: Slay The Stash. Of course we still want you to slay your stash so we added it to the very end. Use up any skein purchased prior to 2020 all the way down to the last 3 yards. Again, older than 5 years (as of the start of 2020) gains you an extra entry. Check out the Ravelry Thread.  Thank you Quarter 4 Sponsors: APLCrafts, AdoreKnit, Jennifer Lassonde Designs- Ravelry Link/LoveCrafts Link Pigskin Party ’20 Check out all of the details you need to know either in the Start Here Thread  on Ravelry or on my website.  Important Links: Pigskin Party Rules: ’20-21 Season– see what’s new and exciting this year.  Sign up Form– get your name on the Roster! Points Tally Form– earned some points? Get credit! Support Request Form– mixed up something when entering points. Let us know. 2020 Pigskin Party KAL (Responses) Pigskin Party ‘20 Sponsors Pro Shop Sponsors Exclusive Items Coupon Codes Prize Thread Questions Thread End Zone Dance– come celebrate each other’s finished projects (this is not where you enter your FOs for points in the 2020 season. See Rules for details) November Interception Sponsored by Fibernymph Dye Works: Punt! Sometimes during the game, a team needs to just call it like it is, switch up the direction of play and punt the ball to the other team. We’ve all gotten a lot of practice with punting things in 2020. For the November Interception sponsored by Fibernymph Dye Works, we’re going to see what projects you need to punt to make them work for you. This challenge is all about making substitutions from what a pattern calls for as a way of making sure it works for you (your materials, your skill levels, your aesthetic preference etc). Check out this thread in the Ravelry Group or the full details posted on my website. Events I really enjoyed the CraftNOW Symposium on 10/30. Dramatic Knits Podcast is hosting a KAL October 1-December 31, 2020 where I am the featured designer! Check out this Ravelry Post for details.   BIPOC Make Along: Runs 10/1-12/18  The Festive Sock Along with Amy Florence of Stranded Podcast. Stay tuned to her podcast Ravelry Group for details. October 1- December 1, 2020. #Festivesockalong2020  Beth MDQuilter (Instagram) and Abigail Covert_Knits (Instagram) teaming up for gilmorealong2020. Started 9/22.  Knit All the Yarn Podcast  #stockingstuffersmal2020 Check out the details in the Knit All the Yarn Podcast Ravelry Group. Runs from October 1 – December 31, 2020. No wips. Any craft is welcome! Life in Focus 2 library visits (check off my 20 for 2020 list) I’ve been making more pages in the Project Life App for my 2018 album. I’m up to week 40, so only 12 left to do! Can definitely finish before the end of this year.  On a Happy Note Our 1st snow. A belated Halloween celebration. Mom’s sweater try on. Refinishing my great Aunt Milly’s old desk with my best friend. My new overalls! Exploring new trails that opened up in my town- even when I got lost! Election results. Work for social justice and improvements to the way we treat our planet among other things are still going to require effort so I’ve signed up with Vote Save America to get more information on how to volunteer help out in Georgia’s run off election. Our new backhoe! Quote of the Week “One of the consolations of old age is the intense pleasure I now get from nature. It seems that in youth I was too busy confronting life and experience to stand still and gaze.” – P. D. James Music -"Soft Orange Glow" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/ Contact Information: Ravelry: BostonJen & Down Cellar Studio Podcast Ravelry Group Twitter: Instagram: BostonJen1 YouTube: Down Cellar Studio  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/downcellarstudio Sign up for my email newsletter to get the latest on everything happening in the Down Cellar Studio!

EP44: {Vikram Chachra, Co-Founder of 8i Ventures} We've had 4 of Vikram's portfolio companies on this show already. Madhu of YAP, Ankit of Signzy, Rajan of Slice and Matt of BlueTokai!! Vikram's in the process of launching his $ 50 million fund and took the time to have a chat with me about his investment philosophy and the journey being a founder. Vikram is a SRCC, XLRI & NYU grad who started up a mobile shopping startup in early 2000's and later went on to run the mobile division @ Snapfish ( acquired by HP ). He invests in India and across the world. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — → Don't forget to subscribe to the Newsletter via stars.substack.com so that you can receive future podcast releases delivered to your inbox! → Full episode of the podcast is available on my YouTube Channel — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — He has seeded over 28 seed to early stage startups over the last decade that have created more than a billion dollars of value for their shareholders. These include several category leaders like Carwale.com, HCG Global (NSE: HCG), EzeTap, Blue Tokai, MoneyTap, Online Tyari, Eatigo, Signzy, amongst others. Vikram is easy to reach, and if you need someone to hear your consumer or fintech idea, strongly suggest you reach out! Stay Safe & Spread the word! - V @varunvummidi Timeline: 00:00 - Journey in as an entrepreneur 10:17 - Early check in PayTM 14:00 - Impact of COVID on the portfolio 15:01 - 8i and investment philosophy 19:00 - Founders becoming investors 22:45 - IPO's will start happening in challenger brands 27:04 - Getting deal flow 31:09 - Investing in Signzy 33:45 - BlueTokai 35:42 - Carwale 37:21 - Investing in a hot sauce company { Naagin } 39:50 - Making a decision in early stage companies 42:20 - Not all investments do well 46:01 - Cold emailing Vikram

Raj Kapoor is the Chief Strategy Officer for Lyft, as well as the Head of Business for Lyft’s self-driving division. He joins Drew to talk about the inspiration and new purpose he found from his experience contracting and surviving COVID-19. Once recovered, Raj created his new brainchild, World Without COVID, to empower others - COVID-positive or -negative - to come forward for testing and participating in clinical trials. He found there’s a stigma around having COVID-19. Now we all have an opportunity to fight this pandemic, together, by using World Without COVID. Raj also shares his insights on the impact COVID-19 has had on him personally as well as for Lyft as a company. During these tumultuous times, he has witnessed how Spirit-led ideas and actions have sparked real change through these times. Raj also serves as a board advisor for ClassPass and is a Venture Advisor at Mayfield Fund. Prior to Lyft, he was a co-founder and CEO of both Snapfish (acquired by HP in 2005) and Fitmob (acquired by ClassPass in 2015), as well as a managing director at Mayfield Fund. Raj holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Subscribe on Apple/iTunes

How can founders use their entrepreneurial skills for good?In this first episode of Founders Counsel, we explore this question by examining how five top founders have responded to Covid-19 by launching their entrepreneurial initiatives. Each guest was compelled to step away from their jobs and families to join the fight against this virus. Why did they do this? How did they draw on their backgrounds to create options for others that didn’t exist before? How can you make a difference like this in your own life? Where did they find the courage to “just show up” and help?In this illuminating episode, our guests share their inspiring stories and shine a light on what drives them – whether they are building companies or helping to save lives. All of our guests on this episode know each other well from the Silicon Valley eco-system and are friends, something which contributes to the unique vibe of this show.GuestsRobin Chan – General Partner at Goat Capital, Special Advisor at Bird, Angel Investor in Alibaba, Bird, Twitter, Square and Xiaomi, Advisor at Flipboard, Uber and Expa. Co-Founder and CEO of Operation Masks, a group of entrepreneurs in the US and China working to bring urgent PPE to the medical frontline of Covid-19 and inventing a new health care supply chain to get supplies to those in need.Jyri Engeström - Co-Founder and General Partner at Yes VC, an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco who has founded and sold companies to Google and Groupon. Led an initiative in Bolinas, California to test all residents for Covid-19 antibodies and interrupt local transmission.Raj Kapoor – Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Self Driving Business at Lyft, prior VC at Mayfield and founder of several companies including Snapfish and Fitmob (now ClassPass). Shared publicly that he contracted the virus and launched World Without Covid, a nonprofit public health initiative based in a free registry that matches volunteers with opportunities to participate in clinical trials for vaccines, treatments, testing and blood plasma transfusion.Raina Kumra – CEO of Juggernaut, Partner at The Fund LA and co-founder of Mavin, Inc. Launched text hotline initiative to get domestically available masks and supplies to front line healthcare workers that is going national through a partnership with GetUsPPE, and working on similar supply delivery to seniors, homeless shelters, and foster care.DJ Patil – The nation’s first White House Chief Data Scientist and regarded as one of the top data scientists in the world, Head of Technology at Devoted Health, a Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School, and former senior executive at RelateIQ and LinkedIn. Working with the state of California and governors across the country to model the potential impact of COVID-19 for scenario planning.Episode Notes:World Without Covid: www.worldwithoutcovid.orgMental Health & Covid-19: www.crisistextline.orgProject N95: www.projectn95.org

Raj Kapoor contracted Covid in mid-March.  He and his family are recovered and well. But Raj is taking aim at shortening the path to a post-Covid world.  He partnered with Clara Health to create www.worldwithoutcovid.org.  The site let’s people register to help researchers worldwide accelerate their race to find better testing, treatments, and vaccines. Raj has been a venture capitalist (Mayfield) and a entrepreneur (SnapFish).  He is currently the Chief Strategy Officer at Lyft.  In this episode we discuss Raj’s journey from contracting to recovering from Covid.  We also discuss the path to finding a treatment, and the why’s and how’s of California’s lockdown.  We also discuss (Caifornia Governor) Gavin Newsom’s “6 Criteria for lifting quarantine”, and the current state of the US Presidential race. We turn to Lyft, and the future of transportation (the original topic of this episode):   How Lyft is faring during the Covid crisis, how will change cities, and how Lyft affect climate change. Finally, we briefly discuss the effect Covid might ultimately have on the music industry. World Without Covid:  www.worldwithoutcovid.org Clara Health:  www.clarahealth.com Lyft:  www.lyft.com Something Ventured:  www.somethingventured.us  

Amy Linneman spoke with Lacey about keeping fresh when you return back to the start with a new child, how homeschooling has changed her and an unusual lunch meal which her family keep turning to. Lacey’s been reading Hinds Feet on High Places. Amy used Snapfish for her daughter’s photobook. We spoke about Amy using the Sonlight curriculum / book packs.

Shripati Acharya (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shripatiacharya/) and Amit Somani (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesomani/) , Managing partners at Prime Venture Partners (https://primevp.in/) sit together to discuss Shripati's early investment picks, lessons learned from investing in public markets, how founders can prepare themselves to build a successful company and more. Shripati Acharya, throughout his career, be it as a business lead at Cisco or as a co‐founder of Snapfish, the world's largest photo site acquired by HP or at Transarc, which was acquired by IBM, Shripati has combined his passion to build great teams, an extraordinary desire to excel and a keen eye for spotting the tales. Shripati has also worked alongside Mr Nandan Nilekani on the UIDAI project. Having spent substantial parts of working career in the United States and India addressing worldwide markets, Shripati brings a global management perspective. He enjoys the great outdoors and has hitchhiked through Europe and trekked the windswept mountains of the Himalayas and the Andes. Listen to the podcast to learn about 0:52: How Shripati started investing in public markets 1:55: Early picks & lessons learned from them 4:15: Investing in Amazon & HDFC Bank 8:15: A company's advantage is not just it’s product. There’s more to it... 9:20: Lessons learned from public market investing that helped in private market investing 10:30: Why public markets took long to realise the potential of SAAS companies? 15:05: Product vs Service. What Scales? 16:30: Lessons startup founders can learn from public market companies 17:45: Why reading transcripts is a must for startup founders 18:30: Amit's experience of MakeMyTrip’s transition from a private company to a public company 21:20: How a company changes its strategy when it transitions from a private company to a public company 23:00: Role of luck in investing For transcript of this episode click here (https://primevp.in/content/podcast/lessons-learned-investing-public-markets-shripati-acharya-managing-partner-prime-venture-partners/) Enjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. Follow Prime Venture Partners: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/

During this 194th episode of “Marketing Today,” host Alan Hart interviews Kevin Frisch, who was recently the CMO of Wag and before that the head of performance marketing, and CRM for Uber.  Before Uber, Frisch served as chief marketing officer of GSN Games and Snapfish.  Frisch was named to Forbes' CMO Next List 2019: 50 Game-Changing Marketing Leaders. Frisch discusses the largest ever fraud case, a case between Uber and its suppliers of performance marketing and advertising.  Frisch shares what happened, what was the trigger that launched the investigation, how they diagnosed what was going on, and several measurement challenges along the way. Frisch shares the revelations on ad fraud and the difficulty of finding it only after you have the detailed data, "Until you do that, if you're just relying on the higher-level reporting, you just don't catch it."  He advises that "you should start by assuming that, half of what's on the display channels, is fraud."  "You can't sort of out-source, and say, here's an anti-fraud tool, let me just run it through that."  There is still so much to learn about fraud. Frisch shares a much-needed perspective on how to approach and avoid issues.   Highlights from this week’s “Marketing Today”: Kevin Frisch's background and pivotal twists along the way. 01:46 Kevin's path with a series of B2C companies. 04:10 The culture within Uber during the controversy 06:17 The role of "Head of Performance Marketing." 07:30 The intriguing story surrounding the fraud case between Uber and programmatic advertising providers. 08:13 The discovery and definition of "Attribution Fraud." 11:37 Actions every marketer should be taking right now, to avoid ad fraud. 16:36 Should you be using programmatic? 18:06 Advice on picking better partners and people to help along the way. 19:49 Uber's purpose and approach to the "Moving Forward" campaign. 20:49 Defining "Addressable TV" and its usage at Uber. 23:00 The Results and reactions for "addressable tv." 27:59 Unique challenges for marketing towards driver-partners. 29:20 What performance marketers should be doing differently in 2020. 35:45 An experience of Kevin's past that makes up who he is today. 38:06 Advice Kevin would give his younger self. 41:19 What drives Kevin and keeps him going daily. 42:44 Brands, Companies, or Causes to take notice of. 44:06 Kevin's vision for the future of marketing. 46:01   Resources Mentioned: UberAd Fraud Lawsuit #DeleteUber(NYT) Sleeping Giants Twitter Travis Kalanick (TK) Travis Kalanick video and controversy The story behind the meltdown at Uber (Vanity Fair) Jeff Jones Moving Forward ad 605 (mentioned as like a DMP for TV) Example of Click Attribution Fraud on Google Play Store Apps (TechCrunch)   Subscribe the podcast: Listen in iTunes (link: http://apple.co/2dbdAhV) Listen in Google Podcasts (link: http://bit.ly/2Rc2kVa) Listen in Spotify (Link: http://spoti.fi/2mCUGnC ) Connect with the Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinfrisch/ https://twitter.com/kevin_frisch  Connect with Marketing Today and Alan Hart: http://twitter.com/abhart https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanhart http://twitter.com/themktgtoday https://www.facebook.com/themktgtoday/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/marketing-today-with-alan-hart/   Support the show.

Bala Parthasarathy, CEO MoneyTap chats with Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner, Prime Venture Partners. In this conversation, they chat about how entrepreneurs go about choosing their startup sector, some areas Bala encourages entrepreneurs to look at, common pitfalls of Fintech startup ecosystem and a lot more. In the past, Bala has co-founded 3 successful and 1 failed technology startup; Co-founded Angelprime (now Prime Venture). He started Snapfish from scratch and helped build it to a $300M revenue & profitable business spanning 22 countries, sold it to HP in 2005. Listen to the podcast to learn about 1:15 - Why Bala decided to startup again after being a successful entrepreneur & investor 4:00 - Exciting areas for entrepreneurs in Fin-tech in India 10:30 - What are the common pitfalls Fin-tech entrepreneurs should be aware of? 13:10 - How should a Fin-tech startup think about growth? 16:20 - What is unique about Moneytap? For transcript of this episode click here (https://primevp.in/content/podcast/choosing-your-startup-sector-and-avoiding-pitfalls-fintech-startups-bala-parthasarathy-ceo-moneytap/) Enjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. Follow Prime Venture Partners: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/

Amit Sharma has spent his career identifying technology barriers and then breaking them one after another. In this episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs podcast, Dejan Milojicic grills Amit on his quest to always be the first on the market: the first System on a Chip for laser printers, the first x86 eight socket system, petabyte-scale data at the SnapFish photo printing service, commercial in-memory computing systems and more. Amit also reflects on his early days in Chicago, Silicon Valley and the HP Way.

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#100xEntrepreneur #Podcast with Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner, Prime Venture Partners “I’ve more patience than the average person, because life is a marathon, not a sprint” - Shripati Acharya Coming from a very humble background, Shripati did his schooling in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bhopal. Later took admission in IIT Madras, then went to Stanford to pursue his Masters and finally did his MBA from Harvard. In 1999, he Co-founded Snapfish (now part of HP) - One of the largest online photo services in the world with over 70M members. In his later career he worked at Senior Management roles at Cisco & UIDAI Aadhaar. In 2011, he Co-founded Prime Venture Partners, one of India's Premier Early Stage Funds, focused on creating disruptive, category creating technology companies out India for local and global markets. His Portfolio Companies include - Ezetap, Happay, and MyGate among others. In this podcast, Shripati shares his deep insights of the SaaS opportunities in India & the core fundamentals of Early Stage Investing. Notes - 00:36 - His Journey from Kendriya Vidyalaya in Bhopal to Stanford 01:47 - How did he start Snapfish? 03:10 - From being the Founder of Snapfish in the US, what brought him into the Indian Startup Ecosystem? 04:17 - How was Prime Venture Partners started? 06:06 - “Being a VC you should meet every entrepreneur with an open mind and not have preconceived notions” 08:24 - Operating Thesis at Prime Ventures 15:45 - Meeting existing Portfolio companies regularly for discussing Strategic Actions 17:27 - His thoughts on Wealth Creation & Public Marketing Investing 19:14 - What are the parallels between Early Stage Investing & Public Market Investing? 22:17 - Potential in Indian SaaS companies to go for an IPO 25:28 - Unfortuante failures or hurdles occur when Entrepreneurs are caught up in hindsight 32:54 - Is it possible to build breakout companies like Whatsapp in India?

Amit Sharma has spent his career identifying technology barriers and then breaking them one after another. In the next episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs podcast, Dejan Milojicic grills Amit on his quest to always be the first on the market: the first System on a Chip for laser printers, the first x86 eight socket system, petabyte-scale data at the SnapFish photo printing service, commercial in-memory computing systems and more. Amit also reflects on his early days in Chicago, Silicon Valley and the HP Way.

Sharenting (or oversharenting)- noun- When parents overshare photos and other data of their children on social media. Sharenting is the overuse of social media by parents sharing content based on their children, such as baby pictures or details of their children’s activities. It’s related to the concept of TMI, or “Too Much Information.” Pediatricians are starting to consider how sharenting affects childhood well-being and family life. I have a podcast called Dear Family, and it’s all about our complicated and wonderful families, parenting, and finding mental wellness. I also have a beautiful family, specifically two stunning, talented, and bright teenage daughters I am immensely proud of. (Yes, I know I sound like a biased mother, which of course I am.) If I could, I’d share images of their activities and their accomplishments left and right on all my social media platforms because it feels like a mother’s prerogative. If you were able to look at my private Facebook and Instagram accounts, you would see that it is exactly what I used to do…but not anymore. I’ve been warned by my daughters to no longer post any pictures of them on social media without their permission, and the orders are strict. Sharenting is a new phenomenon, where parents, particularly mothers, feel driven to share their children’s images and life stories on the internet. Some parents use posts of their children as a means of upward social comparison, where they want other people to envy them. When parents do this, they’re not thinking about their child’s well-being but rather, they’re focused on their status. I will admit to being one of those mothers at times, something I’m not proud of because it feels like I’m bragging to find validation. When my daughters ask why I feel the need to document our experiences online, I’ve said things like, “So I can look back over time and enjoy it again.” Or I’ve said, “One of my favorite things about Facebook is getting memories from up to 11 years ago, reminding me of how little and adorable you were and of the fun times we had together.” They shake their heads, knowing I can just look back at the pictures on my phone or laptop. What I have to remember is my daughters (and your kids) are the first generation to inherit a social media presence they never asked for and it comes with privacy concerns. In 2002, when my first daughter was born, Facebook and smartphones that took photos weren’t in existence. I made good old fashioned physical photo albums by transferring her baby photos from a digital camera onto my desktop computer. It seemed like a huge jump in technology from when I used to drop the film off at a Kodak development kiosk and have to drive back days later to pick it up, hoping out of the 36 photos I took some would be worthy. But with a digital camera, I could upload the images of my baby to a site like Snapfish or Shutterfly and order them to be delivered by mail. Because I was a proud new mommy and wanted my close friends and family to witness her cuteness and what we as a new family were up to, I’d send them a link to the album. I loved hearing the feedback and being able to ask Amber’s grandparents which copies they wanted. In 2008, when my daughters were six and three years old, Facebook was introduced into my life. I stopped making physical photo albums and started making digital ones stored in the cloud. And I was far from alone. Our social media feeds continue to be jam-packed with cute, quirky, and sometimes embarrassing photos and videos of children posted by their parents, likely without their permission. Pediatricians and researchers are now asking if sharenting is a problem for our children as our digital footprints spread wider and seemingly last forever. Screenshots and internet archive sites can continue the life of any social post long after an account has been deleted. This means fleeting childhood moments, some potentially embarrassing or harmful, become a permanent record. We were all awkward teens at some point, so imagine how you’d feel if your mom shared an image of you far and wide when you had pimples, a funny hairstyle, and braces, and you knew it was permanent? Now here’s the irony. Whereas Baby Boomers and Gen-X’ers believe their privacy is paramount, Millenials and Gen-Z’ers view their privacy differently. For example, the younger generations might be fine being public on their Venmo account to let anyone know who and what they are paying for. And yet, understandably they want and deserve to be asked before a parent shares a picture of them in a bathing suit on a family vacation. When I see little kids posing for multiple pictures, I can’t help but wonder if the parent behind the camera is overly focused on her social media feed rather than being in the moment and being present. We as parents are culpable. According to Barclay’s, by 2030, sharenting could account for 7 million incidents of identity theft that would result in 800 million dollars in online fraud. About a year ago, after spending hours going through hundreds of professional digital photos taken at a momentous family celebration, I wanted to create an online album to share with my Dear Family and Friends on Facebook and Instagram. After the album had been up for about half a day and had gotten a substantial amount of likes and comments, my oldest daughter logged onto Instagram and saw an image of herself she didn’t approve of. She asked me to take it down, explaining how I should have asked her first and how I needed to respect her wishes and her privacy. I tried to reason with her, saying how beautiful she looked, but she stood her ground. While I was the one who often cautioned my daughters about their safety, there Amber was, acting as the adult and cautioning me. Amber schooled me on the risks I was unwittingly exposing her by bringing up facial recognition tracking and down the road college admissions and job prospects. I felt like such a hypocrite because I had warned her about what she shared publicly, especially with Snapchat’s geo-location, fearing creepy old men might follow her accounts. We had discussed the idea of consent in the past, and how she had a voice that mattered and was in control of her own body and her own decisions. And yet I hadn’t shown her the decency of asking her consent? And what about the risks of pedophilia, data broker profiling, hacking, and other threats to her privacy and security I overlooked? There is a phenomenon called “digital kidnapping” and its when images of babies, children, teens, and even adults are used without anyone's permission for advertising or fake social media profiles. It’s most disturbing when used on pedophile image-sharing sites. Now that I’ve put the fear in you all, let’s not forget social media does have its benefits and can be an incredible tool to keep us connected. Without Facebook and Instagram, how else would I see what my East Coast cousins and their kids are doing or learn about a fun goat walk in the mountains I want to join? How else would I spread the message of finding mental wellness through my writing and podcasting to a wider audience? If we remember to model good posting behaviors by being thoughtful and cautious about what we post, taking into consideration what our kids are wearing in images and checking the privacy settings, our kids will learn the same habits. Good modeling behavior leads to good habits that could later protect our kids, teenagers, and young adults from making poor decisions about sharing nude images or explicit material. But it’s a conversation and one we need to continually have. By asking our kids (or spouses, friends, colleagues, etc.) for permission, we are modeling good social media etiquette and teaching: Respect Boundaries Self-control Their image belongs to them The importance and the value of privacy Empowerment through choice Social media manners I will continue to be proud of my daughters and want to share their great accomplishments with the world. I just will ask permission first.   SHOW NOTE LINKS:   Sharenting- Rachel’s Essay on Medium Rachel’s Essay on Medium- How to Stop Yelling at our Kids Over their Device Use Dear Family, Podcast Episode with Devorah Heitner about Growing Up as a Digital Native   CONNECT WITH US! *Dear Family, Podcast Page *Write Now Rachel Website *Rachel's Blog @Medium *Rachel’s Twitter *Facebook *Instagram   PLEASE JOIN: ***Dear Family Members, the Private Facebook Group       WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST: *PLEASE Leave a 5-Star Review.        *SHARE with your Dear Friends and Family,.      AND   ***Listen and Subscribe via iTunes!!!  ***Listen and Subscribe via Stitcher!!! ***Listen and Subscribe via Spotify!!!   Thank you! Your support means the world to me. Wishing you love, happiness, and good mental health. 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Mike reads an email about episode length and talks about free prints he received from York Photo and Snapfish for his family photo album project. Next up is a call in camera review from Alessandro Cornacchia (IG alessandro.cornacchia) for the Olympus Pen EE-3. Also, Mike talks about how seeing old digital photos has opened his mind to adding a little digital photography into his process in the future. Finally, an announcement about Daniel Novak (IG danielnovakphoto, www.danielnovakphoto.com) making the 135mm Project Zine available for purchase to the general public! Get the 135mm Project Zine here: www.danielnovakphoto.com/zines

This week's episode features Deanna Dawson, Head of Content and Social Marketing at Zenni.com Deanna has been in the social media business since 2010 with Snapfish.com a leading photo eCommerce site and loves the authentic, storytelling nature of Social Media Marketing.

Throughout the entire history of business, marketers have always been concerned with promoting their product or service to buyers. But then a new business model arose: Marketplace-based businesses like Uber and Airbnb not only market to buyers, but to sellers as well. How does this new dynamic change the job of a marketer? To find out, we talked to Kevin Frisch, CMO of Wag!, a marketplace for dog-walking services. On this episode of Marketing Trends, Kevin talks about best practices for marketplace marketing, his best tips for a first-time CMO, his favorite campaigns he has ever been a part of, and much more. Links: Full Notes & Quotes: http://bit.ly/2lW1wrw Kevin’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kevinfrisch/ Wag!: wagwalking.com/ 5 Key Takeaways: - For marketplace marketing, it takes time and experience to learn when to apply what tools to grow the marketplace. This includes promotions, acquisitions, and incentives on either side of the marketplace. - Many companies that you don't think of as marketplace companies have a lot marketplace dynamics, and marketers can learn a lot by thinking of them in that way. - Market education is a crucial part of developing a marketplace. Education content develops a relationship with potential customers and eases them into the market. - "In the many, many analyses I've done, getting something wrong with a customer and then fixing it makes them more loyal than if you'd never gotten it wrong in the first place." - Kevin Frisch - "Companies I've seen where they have the brand team here and the performance marketing team here, they end up just being so disconnected, and so having them sort of unified fairly closely I think is really, really important." - Kevin Frisch Bio: Kevin Frisch is the CMO of Wag!, an on-demand dog-walking platform. Kevin joined Wag! from Uber where he served as head of performance marketing and CRM for North America and was responsible for acquisition, engagement, and retention of drivers, couriers, riders, and eaters. Kevin has also served as the CMO of GSN Games and Snapfish, a division of HP. --- Marketing Trends is brought to you by our friends at Salesforce Pardot, B2B marketing automation on the world’s #1 CRM. Are you ready to take your B2B marketing to new heights? With Pardot, marketers can find and nurture leads, close more deals, and maximize ROI. Learn more by heading to www.pardot.com/podcast. To learn more or subscribe to our weekly newsletter, visit MarketingTrends.com.

jQuery(document).ready(function($) { $('#wp_mep_70').mediaelementplayer({ m:1 ,features: ['playpause','current','progress','duration','volume','tracks','fullscreen'] ,audioWidth:400,audioHeight:30 }); }); Please find some links and notes from the 2 Regular Guys Podcast. Matt Marcotte of T&J supplies and Marcotte.ink sits down with Aaron and Terry to talk standardization for screen print training. Matt brings his passion for education and his own shop-tested experience to bear, discussing everything from establishing standards in your shop, to his involvement with helping out the next generation of printers through his involvement with SkillsUSA, when it's time to move from manual to automatic presses, and even to the age-old debate of squeegee push vs. pull. Join us for an animated discussion between our own 2 Regular Guys and an all-around booster for screen printers everywhere as they break down the ‘secrets' of the decorating industry. Sponsored by: Embrilliance.com. Get 10% off by using the code 2RG at check out. Our regular listeners know this, but 2 Regular Guys are all about garment decorating, a bit of fun, and no rants or lectures or selling. We are not doing this for our employers, but rather for our industry. Since February 2013, The 2 Regular Guys have been the first and the most listened to garment decorating industry podcast on this planet! We are humbled by all of you tuning in each week. We work hard to bring you information that will make your business better, and our industry better. Take a look at our incredible weekly guest list and you'll understand where this industry goes for news, interviews and the heartbeat of garment decorating. Thanks for listening! News Augusta Sportswear Acquires Pacific Headwear - Augusta Sportswear Brands announces the acquisition of Pacific Headwear. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Based in Coburg, Oregon, Pacific Headwear specializes in team and lifestyle headwear and maintains an international presence. The acquisition grows Augusta's multiline portfolio, which also includes Augusta Sportswear, Holloway, High Five, and an exclusive partnership with Russell Athletic for team uniforms and performance apparel.CafePress, a custom T-shirt and merchandise company acquired by Snapfish for more than $25 million in November 2018, has been hacked. According to several reports, the breach happened on Feb. 20 and compromised 23 million customer accounts. Screen Printing Training Standardization Matt Marcotte works with T&J Supplies as a business advocate and sales leader. Matt managed a high-volume contract production print shop with national retail clients like Target and Threadless. Matt's experiences offer valuable insight into developing management skills under tremendous pressure. He writes, teaches, builds relationships, and shares knowledge with hundreds of print shops throughout the midwest. Matt is an advocate for systems-based solutions that resolve production problems before they start.Aaron: Terry and I both have a passion about education. What's your own philosophy about training in the workplace.Terry: What do you say to those business owners and managers who are afraid to share their “secret” formula to success?Aaron: What do you specifically mean by “standardizing training?”Terry: Do these concepts translate to other types of decorating, or even to other industries entirely?Aaron: You and I were both at the recent Skills USA event in Louisville. Can you share your take on that event. What did you see out of those young people?Terry: You recently had an article in Printwear Magazine Online answering 5 of the most common questions you get about Screen Printing (We will link it in the show notes). People can go read it to get all 5 but we wanted to dig deeper on a few of the questions. How much printing should I be outputting to upgrade into an automatic press?Aaron: I love bringing up controversial topics,

In the Hanging Pixels Podcast, we often discuss the accelerating rate of change due to technological advancement.  In the same week that Alpine Software Group added PhotoLynx to a portfolio that already included ImageQuix, Apollo Global announced the purchase of Shutterfly, Lifetouch and Snapfish.  In this episode of the podcast, guests Tim McCain (CRO of PhotoLynx and Imagequix) and Alex Kovacevic (CEO of PhotoLynx and Imagequix) explore these swirling changes in the photo industry and discuss the opportunities created by both software mergers.  Hosted by TW Woodward.

This lunch period Professor X, Big Mike, and Joe Money give a Cool Table Review of the new Megan Thee Stallion Album “Fever”, discuss DaBaby doing grown isn in the streets, the new gender swap snapchat filters, and reminisce on the old days of catfishing in the early social media days. They also share a few of their old war stories of being catfished, their favorite methods of “Sliding in the DM's, and go over their favorite pick up lines!! Pull up a seat and enjoy! #LunchroomAndChill

jQuery(document).ready(function($) { $('#wp_mep_175').mediaelementplayer({ m:1 ,features: ['playpause','current','progress','duration','volume','tracks','fullscreen'] ,audioWidth:400,audioHeight:30 }); }); Please find some links and notes from the 2 Regular Guys Podcast. With the Holidays around the corner, the 2 Regular Guys wanted to get you details about how you can maximize your earning during the 4th quarter of 2018 if you are a sublimator. We reached out to one of the experts in the sublimation world, Jimmy Lamb of Sawgrass Ink. Jimmy joined Aaron to discuss what you should be focusing on making, how to market those products and what pitfalls and issues to be prepared for when it comes to Holiday selling. Don't miss this opportunity to improve your business. Sponsored by: SGIA.org Our regular listeners know this, but 2 Regular Guys are all about garment decorating, a bit of fun, and no rants or lectures or selling. We are not doing this for our employers, but rather for our industry. Since February 2013, The 2 Regular Guys have been the first and the most listened to garment decorating industry podcast on this planet! We are humbled by all of you tuning in each week. We work hard to bring you information that will make your business better, and our industry better. Take a look at our incredible weekly guest list and you'll understand where this industry goes for news, interviews and the heartbeat of garment decorating. Thanks for listening! News Investigation Whether the Sale of CafePress to Snapfish, LLC is Fair - The notice, posted to Globe Newswire on Oct. 17, states that the investigation addresses whether the board at CafePress “breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before agreeing to enter into this transaction and whether Snapfish, LLC is underpaying for CafePress shares.” The original sale was reported at more than $25 million at $1.48 per share.AI quality control continues textile's history of automation - The textile industry was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution, and with the introduction of the programmable Jacquard loom, was arguably the first industry to be automated (the loom was the distant ancestor of modern computers). Researchers at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have now applied artificial intelligence to textile manufacture, installing machine vision into looms as an intelligent fabric defect detection system. How to Cash in on the Holidays with Sublimation Aaron: So are we too late to cash in on the Holidays?Aaron: So what blanks do I need to be stocking up on and what do I need to promote those?Aaron: How about some unique gift ideas you have seen sublimated for the holidays?Aaron: How about the marketing side of this? How should people be promoting these Holiday items?Aaron: What about pricing my items? Let's say I want to take advantage of the Black Friday mania. Any tips?Aaron: What about pitfalls and gotchas? Any suggestions for things to look out for and ways to keep ourselves out of trouble when it comes to selling Holiday Gifts?Aaron: What other words of wisdom do you have to share with our listeners on sublimation, holidays or otherwise?Aaron: So what is new for you, what should people be looking out for in your world? Facebook Live Video Other Events Aaron's Online Video Series "Small Business Saturdays" #SBSVideos Every Saturday Morning at 11:30 AM EST | 8:30 AM PSTNovember 10-11 Complete Screen Printing Business Course with Atlas Screen Supply in ChicagoJanuary 18, 2019 - Learning to Digitize: The 2 Kinds of Embroidery Knowledge (ISS Long Beach, CA)January 19, 2019 - The Scientific Stitcher - Measurement and Testing (ISS Long Beach, CA)January 20, 2019 - Embroidery Pricing Models Explained (ISS Long Beach, CA)March 25-27, 2019 - Totally T-Shirts! Garment Screen Printing: Basic to Advanced Workshop (Fairfax, VA) Trade Shows NBM Charlotte, NC - November 2-3,

1.  INTRO I’m just back from a trip to the Mediterranean Coast where my family and I spent 2 weeks in Spain, France and Italy.  I am a professional shopper so of course I have an innate eye for certain things that I know I would love to commemorate my trip but I wanted to discuss ways to preserve memories if shopping does not come naturally to you. 2.  CELEBRATE REGIONALLY  A.     Don’t get sucked in to purchasing items you can purchase at home.  Invest in the artistry of the area you are in – example – The Rippled Olive Tree Cutting Board from the Tuscany Region. B.     Soaps in Marseilles France – a great gift to bring home to friends – keep the packaging and grab a business card. C.     Florence – authentic leather – searching out the San Lorenzo market – staying away from tourist traps. D.     Food – Eat locally to really experience the area – be brave and try new things – i.e. veal stew with polenta or wild boar 3.  SEARCH OUT ARTISAN WORK A. I am constantly on the hunt for one of a kind anything – something made by hand. If possible, I’m always interested in talking to the artist themselves.  The story will solidify your memory of that visit. i. Artists market at the Cotton House Hotel in Barcelona – Art, jewelry from local vendors ii. Artist on the street.- a young girl from India studying at the Accademia iii. Stone navity scenes in Cinque Terre – hand man by an old man in the hills iv. Weaving of the women in Guatemala – hammocks, handbags, Teysha shoes 4.  CURATING YOUR FINDS After making thoughtful purchases that will bring you a lifetime of memories, how do you keep them alive in your home? A.     Create a gallery of original art – mini’s are easy to find when traveling and a great way to start a collection.  Get 3-4 up on the wall and then grow the gallery over time. B.     Jars of Sand C.     Photo albums – Shutterfly, Snapfish, Mixbook albums – a great present after the trip D.     Flytography – Professional photography on the go – flytographer.com E.     Frame it! A textile, a menu, a ticket stub, a playbill – add it to your gallery or your bookshelf. F.     Join a Wine club – finding the wines that we drank on our trip G.     Tiles -  Casa de Kole in our courtyard – numbers, your name, etc. H.    Start or build on a collection – salt/pepper shakers, steins, napkins (table top items), something simple like matchbooks I.      Collecting shells with the kids – painting clam shells as ashtrays J.       Coffee Table books from the region – i.e. Gaudi

Please find some links and notes from the 2 Regular Guys Podcast. We are welcoming into the show Jesse Martinez of Matsui International Company, Inc. to share with us about Water Based Color Matching Systems. With more decorators moving toward water-based inks, this will be an informative program. Learning about mixing systems and matching colors. Sponsored by: SGIA.org Our regular listeners know this, but 2 Regular Guys are all about garment decorating, a bit of fun, and no rants or lectures or selling. We are not doing this for our employers, but rather for our industry. Since February 2013, The 2 Regular Guys have been the first and the most listened to garment decorating industry podcast on this planet! We are humbled by all of you tuning in each week. We work hard to bring you information that will make your business better, and our industry better. Take a look at our incredible weekly guest list and you'll understand where this industry goes for news, interviews and the heartbeat of garment decorating. Thanks for listening! News CafePress Sells for More Than $25 Million - Personalized photo service Snapfish and gift retailer CafePress announce a merger agreement. CafePress, a Louisville, Kentucky-based company, plans to sell its outstanding shares of common stock to Snapfish for more than $25 million. The acquisition comes seven months after CafePress announced company layoffs, the exit of board members, and a 22 percent gross profit drop for 2017. Although CafePress did see some growth in August, it struggled to stay in Google's top search results in various product categories.US, Canada and Mexico Reach Tentative New Trade Deal - The US and Canada came to a final resolution late on September 30, an hour before the midnight deadline. The new deal will be called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and the US and Canada have compromised on major elements of the original pact. The revamped treaty now goes into a lengthy approval process.Trump slams China with tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods, taking the trade war to the next level - President Donald Trump hit China with tariffs on another $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. The move is seen as a major escalation of the US-China trade war. China is expected to respond with more tariffs. Aaron, I've certainly talked with manufacturers in our industry who are being impacted by these tariffs. ISS 2019 Education Plan Marcia Derryberry with Impressions magazine and the ISS Show is joining us for a few minutes to talk about education. Welcome to the show Marcia.Terry: Marcia we didn't get a chance to continue our education discussion at the Ft Worth show last week. Tell us what we should be expecting next year at the ISS events?Aaron: For our listeners to plan, where are the shows next year?Terry: Anything exciting happening with Impressions?Aaron: Thanks for joining us today. Where can folks find you, Impressions and the ISS Show? Water Base Color Matching Systems Terry: Jesse, start us off by telling us about the Matsui water base ink products.Aaron: Talk to us about the importance of color matching in screen printing and how Matsui deals with it.Terry: How does water base color matching compare with plastisol color matching?Aaron: Jesse, talk to our listeners about Color Management Software.Terry: What are the variables we'll need to consider?Aaron: We know that water base can't be set on the shelf in an open container like plastisol. Share with us about dispensing units for water base.Terry: How does lighting impact the end product?Aaron: You mentioned to us pre-show Recipe Prediction Software. What exactly is this?Terry: What are the Digital Quality Control tools available?Sam Bolinger: Jesse is the man, would be good to have him talk about RC neo vs OW neo on their mixing system. Valuable information for people interested in color matching with Matsui.)Aaron: Jesse, thanks for joining us again today. Where can our listeners find you?

Ben Nelson (Snapfish, the Minerva Project) shares his lifelong obsession with education and how to make it better! It's a very good sign that Joseph learns a lot this episode. Thanks, as always, to Molly Lewis for our theme music.

#9 - Symmetry, Schools & Fools   Symmetry in sculpting appliances Whilst teaching a class recently, a student was hung up on getting the nose perfectly symmetrical. I explained as I often do that the human face isn't symmetrical, so going for complete mirror image reflection necessary. That said, asymmetry owing to sloppy work isn't good either - the fact that there is little perfect symmetry in nature doesn't let you off the hook! I remember at college sculpting a full size head and a full size figure from life and using a plumb line - basically a piece of string with a lead weight on the end to keep a straight line. That helps you keep on target with the centre line, and you can use callipers to measure and plot common points to sketch out boundaries like where the eye corners start and finish, where the mouth is in relation to the nose etc. This sounds like a video to be honest - again comment, write and let us know what you think.  stuartandtodd@gmail.com …also check out our facebook page!   Folio Whilst at UMAE last week, I got to speaking with a lot of people starting out who wanted me to take a look at their folios. I like to talk people through what I see, and I know that when I was starting out that I really appreciated good advice from people that took the time to look through my stuff. Shows like this are good but they can be intense, with groups of people all descending at once when they notice a folio show. There were some good pieces and I will be straight with people regarding the work, and although there are many approaches to folio layout, there are a few solid consistent aspects to a folio that I think remain regardless. Good clear and large images With digital cameras, there's little excuse for blurry or badly exposed images. If images are taken on set where there is low level light, it's fair enough that on occasion the pics would be less than perfect, but if you are responsible for building something, there is plenty of opportunity to take good clear images. Opt for professional prints - online print developers like Snapfish and Photobox for example will send you great 10x8's (A4 ish) sized photos. You may have a great printer but often this works out more expensive than buying prints, and they rarely weather well over time. Not too many and not too long Viewer fatigue is not the intended result of an extensive folio, but I think it's fair to say that after a while, your brain can't take in new things with equal enthusiasm. If you have extensively documented the manufacture process of something, you need to edit that down to a few choice images unless there is a specific reason to dwell on that aspect. It may be worth keeping your main 'general' folio streamlined with a few selected images from each project, and then keep to hand additional more in-depth folios which drill deeper into things should that be necessary. Easy to handle If a folio keeps dropping leaves or sheets slide around or can't fold over easy then it becomes a bit of a chore to handle. Make sure you handle a folio and turn the pages yourself before committing to buy. If it annoys you to handle, then chances are it will annoy others too. It's a tragedy for your good work to not be noticed as the viewer is tasked with wrangling the sleeves or relocating misaligned punched holes.   UMAE 2016 The UMAe stand for United Makeup Artists expo. It is a smaller UK trade show, but perfectly formed. I had a great time but it was exhausting. There were loads of demos going on all day, and this year I had my own stand, spoke to a lot of people, did a demo makeup and a presentation on the stage for blood rig effects. I wanted to do a thing on blood rigs as I have done quite a few for shows over the years, and plenty on gags for Game of Thrones, and NDA's stop me from showing anyone how I actually do them, so I decided to do a demo of my own so I could show the process from start to finish without showing anything from the show.  I had a couple of cool people helping me out too - Alice Pinney and Jess Heath who applied loads of pieces I made, so thanks for the help guys. You worked hard! Also thanks to Leanne Hicks who helped me out loads as well as patiently modelling for my makeup demo, a creepy kind of stern looking businesswoman was the idea, but it kind of ended up looking like an evil politician. I called her Angular Merkel, but we settled on The Wicked Which of the Westminster. I'll do this as a blog post if anyone is interested - please get in touch and leave comments under this blog post or podcast Show was nice feel to it - you can actually go up to the people and speak to them. There isn't a stadium sized crowd to navigate so it's not a huge task to speak to the people you want to talk to.  Nor are there tanning booths, teeth whitening or champagne and strawberry bars. Said hey to Richard Redlefsen, and I gave him a few sculpting tools I had made which was a nice touch - I made a bunch of tools for a makeup school called The Iver based at Pinewood for which I did a class at the week before.  I knew he would be at the show so I made a few extra, and I got a kick out of giving them to him - nice guy and very talented makeup artist. He did a Phantom of the Opera makeup, and it was pretty cool. Also Dan Gilbert was demoing for PPI, and I needed some PAX. He dashed up to his room to grab me some which he had, which I thought was rather dashing of him so thank you for that Dan. True gent!   Makeup School Observations There are some things I noticed about work I saw from makeup schools, and I think it needs bringing up. Essentially, I saw work from someone who had travelled to LA from the UK to attend a makeup school for some months. There were pictures of work in there which seemed both extensive in size but poor in quality. Now I know students are by definition learning, and there is going to be mixed ability but there seems to be an irresponsible approach when allowing large scale sculpting to take place when there are some fundamental areas which need addressing. Makeup schools are a business so it's only right they charge for their service, but I have heard and seen many examples of people who travelled far and spent a lot and when you see what they have taken away from it then you wonder if it is a fair exchange. As with any business, there are some sharp practitioners and some outstanding examples. I think it would be a good idea to run this checklist over when considering a makeup school. Check who the tutors are Look at previous students work Speak to previous students Is there a screening process or do they take anyone who can pay?   Faceoff I've met a few of the contestants from the show, and to be honest they seem pretty cool - they need to have ability and character to get selected for sure. Hoever, the show is largely concerned with ratings (it's a TV show after all) and less concerned with processes which is what I care about.  We riff a little about the effects of the show, and how annoying it is that people whose only exposure to the industry is watching a few episodes feel qualified to comment on what we may be doing wrong.  "It didn't look that hard on Faceoff..."!   Face casting disasters We’ve all heard of the anecdotal face casts that went hideously wrong – the result of phenomenally terrible practice on the part of people doing it. Things like using bare plaster all over the face, bears and eyebrows becoming stuck or undercuts locking heads – it’s common sense mostly but that is not as common as you’d imagine. Anyhow, check out these howlers, and if you know of any outrageous lfecasting videos which are not here, please do get in touch and send us a link so we can share it!  Let’s show everyone how NOT to do it! https://vimeo.com/21710023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVUHlDou6cQ&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09rUbu33Z1E http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=077_1462827743 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/6311398/Schoolgirl-16-lost-eight-fingers-in-plaster-of-Paris-accident-during-art-lesson.html   Incidentally, this video collaboration I did with Klaire de Lys shows a way to lifecast safely without taking insane risks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NyF5bKlkT0 Stay creative! Stuart & Todd  

A few months ago, we sent out a survey on a topic that appears to be the bane of many listeners' existence: digital clutter. Over one third of respondents told us that the thing that drives them MOST crazy – the biggest, worst, most frustrating clutter quagmire in their lives – is photos. We promised you a podcast and a plan of attack, and our word was good (if a little bit, um, enthusiastic – listen above). With the help of organizational guru Alan Henry, Deputy Editor of Lifehacker, we've put together a customized step-by-step system to help you back up, sort, and organize your digital photo collection for the long haul. By then end of this process, you're going to be scrolling through your pictures and contemplating the role photos really play in our lives. But first, the time has come to get your photos in shape. Seriously. Now. It'll be more fun than you think. Mostly. The Note to Self System For Decluttering Your Photos and Coming to Terms With Your Mortality I. The Basic ToolsII. Decide How Deep You Want to Go Steps for the Casual Snapshooter Steps for the Moderate Snapshooter Steps for the Enthusiastic Snapshooter Find Your Photos: A List of Places to Look III. Tell Us What You Found (Part Two!) The Basic Tools According to Alan, these are the terms, tools, and basic tricks you'll need to get started – though how far you go with them is up to you. See: Deciding How Deep to Go. Back-up services: This is a centralized place on the cloud where you can get to the raw files of your photos if you need to. Alan recommends Dropbox, but iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive or the like could serve a similar function, so long as you're willing to pay for extra storage. One work-around: sign up for an extra account just for photo storage purposes. Auto-upload: You have two options with your back-up service. The first is turning on the auto-upload feature, which means you'll be syncing the full-sized files to your computer. If you want to get these photos printed, use another service like Apple Photos or Picasa or Aperture, or plan to edit your photos with software such as Photoshop, this is a good idea. The other, more space-friendly option: leave that setting off, and instead be really judicious about how many of your photos you sync to your computer, or commit to going in and taking the ones you don't want down. This is going to take some introspection, some cutting-of-your-losses, and also maybe some back-up hardware. Back-up hardware: An external hard drive that can hold all of the files you don't want taking up space on your devices. It's the digital version of flossing your teeth. In this case, pick whatever works for you – if you've got less than 64 gigabytes of files you care about, a solid USB could work. If you've got a lot more than that (or if you just want to keep your options open), you should spring for an external hard drive. Photo management services: This is the service you'll use to help you categorize and sort through your pictures, whether that's by date, location, or content. Alan's favorite is Google Photos, which gives you unlimited space as long as your photos fall below a certain resolution (16 megapixels or 1080p HD video). You can set it so that Google will automatically reduce anything above that size to lower quality as well – for most people this should be just fine for organizing and digital-viewing purposes. From there, Google's photo categorization technology will help you label and organize the photos into albums and galleries. You could also choose a social media platform like Facebook or Instagram, you just have to commit to making them more or less public. Facial recognition: A type of deep learning used by such services as Google Photos to categorize and organize your photos. This comes with some very real caveats. Scanner: The best way to collect all your old physical photos and store them with your digitla photos. Alan says you can go high tech and buy a picture scanner (he recommends the Doxie or the Doxie Go WiFi) to scan them at home, or send them out to get scanned. Or – if you're OK with really low fidelity– you can just take a picture of the picture. Meta! Privacy/sharing settings: Be sure to double check that you're only sharing what you want to share, no matter which services you choose. That said, Alan Henry says his rule is to only upload the images he is OK with his friends and family seeing. The only way to absolutely ensure privacy (well, as much as we can possibly absolutely ensure privacy), is to avoid using the cloud altogether. In Alan's words: "As for what to snap and what not to snap - well, I'm not of the mindset that 'if you don't want it public you shouldn't take it or store it on the Internet' – that blames *people* for problems with *technology.* However, it's important to be mindful when you snap, and maybe take it into your own hands to choose what to upload and what not to, then back up or encrypt anything you want to save but don't want out of your reach to delete at any time. :)" via GIPHY Decide How Deep You Want to Go Alan thinks we all fit into one of three photo-taking categories: casual snapshooters, moderate snapshooters, and enthusiastic snapshooters. Figuring out which category you belong to will help you decide how far you really need to go in your personal photo-decluttering process.  You've been sorted! (Kristeli Zappa M./Note to Self) BUCKET 1: THE CASUAL SNAP SHOOTER Characteristics: You have a bunch of photos all over the place, but you're not as concerned about organizing the past as you are setting up a solid system for the future. You primarily take photos with your phone. Your goal is to go from disorganized to organized, not necessarily to group all of your photos in the same place. Your steps: Pick a system for automatic back-up. Download the app if you don't have it already. Turn on auto-upload. On Dropbox – Alan's pick – this is called “camera upload.” On Google Drive, this is “back-up and sync." On iOS, this is "iCloud photos." That's it! Save your password somewhere safe. Invest in an external hard drive if you're feeling really responsible. Digital hygiene, everybody. Be sure to tell us what you've found. BUCKET 2: THE MODERATE SNAP SHOOTER Characteristics:  For the most part, your photos are already digital – just in a billion different places. You may have a few old phones, some SD cards from a DSLR or other high-end digital camera, but you're not terribly concerned with really old physical photos. You probably have hundreds (or maybe a couple thousand but no more than that) of photos you care about, and want them to be organized, both past and present. Your Steps:  Turn on auto upload for your back-up system of choice (i.e., Dropbox). On Dropbox – Alan's pick – this is called “camera upload.” On Google Drive, this is “back-up and sync." On iOS, this is "iCloud photos." Choose your photo management service, and transfer the photos you care about the most into it (i.e. Google Photos.). Start hunting down the rest of the digital photos you really care about and pull them into your photo management service. Be judicious: What's really worth    migrating off of, say, that Flickr account you started and never went back to? Which Facebook Photos do you want to make sure you're saving in higher quality? Did you have a SmugMug account you need to check? Once you've uploaded the photos you care about most into this central service, look through the albums it has created for you. See where the system has sorted it correctly, and where it has gotten details wrong. Take over as the human here, and start adjusting into a system that will be meaningful to you. This can be as intense of a process as you choose, just be sure to label with names that will be memorable. (I.e., not “August 2015,” but “Trip to Paris With Family.”) This system should recognize dates and location at the very least. If they're wonky – and older photos probably will be – pick and choose which ones you care about correcting. Starting to sort through your photos will also help you jog your memory about any meaningful pictures you may have forgotten. Track them down, rinse, repeat. BUCKET 3: THE ENTHUSIASTIC SNAP SHOOTER Characteristics:  You have thousands of photos — probably more than Dropbox or Google Photos' drag-and-drop interfaces can handle in one go. You use multiple devices, including cameras with SD cards and phones. You're looking for all of your memories to be organized, both past and present. You might even want to organize all of the photos from the whole family's set of gadgets, like phones or tablets everyone uses. Your Steps: Pick a back-up system. Turn on auto-upload for your current and future photos. Let the current batch upload. This could take a few minutes. On Dropbox – Alan's pick – this is called “camera upload.” On Google Drive, this is “back-up and sync." On iOS, this is "iCloud photos." Once you're done uploading, drag and drop as many of your already-digital but easily-accessible photos from your back-up system to your photo management system. For now, draw the line at your primary devices—the laptops or computers you already use, the phone you already use, and the SD card currently in your favorite camera you've been meaning to back up. Aim to get the majority of your current and most recent photos centralized. Once the bulk of your current photos are on your two services, spend some time getting in touch with your memories again, building galleries and doing searches through your most recent upload. Look through the albums your photo management service has created for you, and see where the system has sorted it correctly, and where it has gotten details wrong. Start sorting into albums that will be meaningful to you. This can be as intense of a process as you choose, just be sure to label with names that will be memorable. You're also teaching the system which details actually matter to you. From here, start hunting down old photos to add to the collection. Then, batch by batch, pull in old folders. Then, as you have the time, energy, or desire to centralize those old photos, you can power up that old laptop and upload them, or dump them to an external hard drive and upload them in batches (all of your old 2003 trip photos at once, for example.) This way you're making continual progress without committing yourself to a week-long wrestling match with the tendrils of Google and Dropbox every time you want to back-up your memories.  When you're as far as you're going to get for the moment... tell us what you've found! Where to Look For Old Photos If you're like most people, you've probably stored your photos in all kinds of different places over the years. Here's a not-at-allcomprehensive-but-hopefully-inspirational list of places to look: Your phone's built-in photos app Your old phone's built-in photos app Photo apps on your laptop/PC Drive/ Desktop Folders on your laptop/PC  External harddrive CDs/DVDs USBs Old cameras Email Text messages (these can take up a surprising amount of space!) Facebook Instagram Picasa PhotoBucket SnapFish ShutterFly Flickr DropBox Google Drive Google + Box Google Photo iCloud  Microsoft OneDrive Image Shack SmugMug EverNote ShoeBox Imgur  Got more? Comment here, tell us on Twitter or Facebook, or email to notetoselfradio@wnyc.org.  Subscribe to Note to Self on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, I Heart Radio, or anywhere else using our RSS feed.

Blogger Sugar Jones finds a great new way to turn making a family photo album truly a family affair.

Goodbye, clunky gadgets and cords! Cat Schwartz, eBay Tech Director and founder of HiTech Mommy, shows off the easiest way to print photos at home. This is one stop shopping at it's best!

We help you wade through the ocean of digital cameras available today. What exactly is an SLR and do you really need one? We also talk about the many ways to print your digital images and which we like best!Links: Digital Camera Buying Guide, Shutterfly, Kodak, SnapfishAmazon Links: Canon Elph, Canon Rebel SLR, Epson PictureMate PrinterPhotographers we Love: Jodie Otte, Samantha Yeakle Download the mp3 file.