I’ve been making websites since 1995. In November of 2000 my life spiraled into crazy-rad-town when I made Threadless.com… and then into a bustling metropolis of rad when my wife and I made two super-kids. Wide-eyed forever!Tumblr (3.0; @jakenickell)http://jakenickell.com/<a href="https://medium.com/never-stop-making/21a56f9d02bc">Entrepreneurs are troublemakers</a>: <p><blockquote class="link_og_blockquote">They aren’t happy with the way things are and they want to change them, mess with them, add their own twist. Question everything. Do it diff…</blockquote></p>http://jakenickell.com/post/52338732375http://jakenickell.com/post/52338732375Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:08:57 -0500<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p>Cowabunga! We&#8217;re giving away a FULL-SIZED <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23TMNT">#TMNT</a> arcade game. RT and enter to win: <a href="http://t.co/kOf9jD17Yg" title="http://ow.ly/lJJp4">ow.ly/lJJp4</a></p> — Threadless (@threadless) <a href="https://twitter.com/threadless/status/342313773010386944">June 5, 2013</a></blockquote> <script charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script>http://jakenickell.com/post/52242397353http://jakenickell.com/post/52242397353Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:20:07 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NVfy2T0rzMc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://aparticularpath.tumblr.com/post/52149076423/this-guy-is-pretty-great-the-education-of-a" class="tumblr_blog">aparticularpath</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>This guy is pretty great.</p> <p>The Education of a Reluctant Businessman with Yvon Chouinard (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NVfy2T0rzMc">UCtelevision</a>)</p></blockquote> <p>Man I love this guy.</p>http://jakenickell.com/post/52218252257http://jakenickell.com/post/52218252257Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:26:32 -0500<p>– Preview it on <a href="https://path.com/p/39iBmD">Path</a>.</p>http://jakenickell.com/post/51723054529http://jakenickell.com/post/51723054529Thu, 30 May 2013 08:43:34 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/abf4283d7eeb4f0b84a94889db2f887e/tumblr_mmnpvpdUEq1qhyqzoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nothing like running as fast as you can downhill</p>http://jakenickell.com/post/50203776583http://jakenickell.com/post/50203776583Sat, 11 May 2013 18:14:13 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d7ebca136fb00fe7a743f03ceeb9b515/tumblr_mmiiwvqvnH1qhyqzoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sleep no more was incredible. Cc @dhendy @seandphoto @jcurlee (at The McKittrick Hotel/Sleep No More)</p>http://jakenickell.com/post/49989781228http://jakenickell.com/post/49989781228Wed, 08 May 2013 22:55:43 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5a8da613511a6b84efa4ef35d44f1ddb/tumblr_mmgnn9hGzD1qhyqzoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Seriously, Deer Tick is my #1 favorite band right now. (at City Winery)</p>http://jakenickell.com/post/49910114560http://jakenickell.com/post/49910114560Tue, 07 May 2013 22:42:45 -05001<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6b330c332aaabc7bc66ac7c3db20632a/tumblr_mmgjqe7neK1qhyqzoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Deer tick. Show of a lifetime damnit! (at City Winery)</p>http://jakenickell.com/post/49903519612http://jakenickell.com/post/49903519612Tue, 07 May 2013 21:18:13 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dff2aa350830c9ac3da0ee8384e9490f/tumblr_mme5re8lQh1qhyqzoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>@cshimala getting the shot (at Threadless HQ)</p>http://jakenickell.com/post/49790936981http://jakenickell.com/post/49790936981Mon, 06 May 2013 14:21:14 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0de32fa6289fe50a908f466088af35cd/tumblr_mma9ox5Gtf1qhyqzoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beautiful, packed room for #madebyfew ! (at William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park)</p>http://jakenickell.com/post/49604062103http://jakenickell.com/post/49604062103Sat, 04 May 2013 11:55:45 -0500madebyfew<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5cfd53e62a6f4fa1dcb8531685be8ca0/tumblr_mlv7s0CIrp1qhyqzoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Forts</p>http://jakenickell.com/post/48928255174http://jakenickell.com/post/48928255174Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:50:23 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2c9c62ab1b3ab6e790e7817aa31d249f/tumblr_mlosi9FuR21qhyqzoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/skaw/8674321564/" title="Ridiculous.">Ridiculous.</a> on Flickr.</p>http://jakenickell.com/post/48664453153http://jakenickell.com/post/48664453153Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:34:56 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c3aff634c1f9a4754fddb85a68b2e45b/tumblr_mlmqs3EZ9u1qz6h81o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.zachklein.com/post/48569703489/i-believe-a-startup-should-feel-like-this">zachklein</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I believe a startup should feel like this.</p> </blockquote>http://jakenickell.com/post/48576320705http://jakenickell.com/post/48576320705Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:23:20 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/10ac8439fbca8f50488cf82cc0532de6/tumblr_mlbeg0Zkdv1qhyqzoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Final tourney!!! (at Threadless HQ)</p>http://jakenickell.com/post/48064785016http://jakenickell.com/post/48064785016Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:02:22 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d1005200eeca8e1033035ad464170faa/tumblr_ml3i82TJD91qzqwamo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://threadlessrules.com/post/47722557396/grow-a-pair-by-murraymullet-has-manned-up-for">threadless</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.threadless.com/threadless/grow-a-pear?utm_medium=social_profile&utm_source=tumblr.com&utm_campaign=041113_pm_33">Grow a Pair</a> by <a href="http://www.threadless.com/profile/569537/murraymullet/designs?utm_medium=social_profile&utm_source=tumblr.com&utm_campaign=041113_pm_33">murraymullet</a> has manned up for scoring on Threadless!</p> <p><a href="http://www.threadless.com/pick/score/?sort=popular&page=1?utm_medium=social_profile&utm_source=tumblr.com&utm_campaign=041113_pm_33">Score some submissions</a>, we dare ya!</p> </blockquote>http://jakenickell.com/post/47783250244http://jakenickell.com/post/47783250244Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:55:26 -0500<a href="http://flip.it/gSHqD">On Crowdsourcing: Don't generalize the crowd!</a>: <blockquote><p><a href="http://flip.it/gSHqD">linkedin.com</a></p> <p>“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”Henry Ford said this. Steve…</p> </blockquote> <p>Made another post on LinkedIn last weekend. This is mostly about a thing I’ve noticed about some other crowdsourcing sites that has kind of bothered me.</p>http://jakenickell.com/post/47574192996http://jakenickell.com/post/47574192996Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:22:53 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/01c59f16d7eb28c02e217eb3705725ab/tumblr_mkygj4muWB1qhyqzoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Proof our employees are slacking off… I mean loving their jobs.</p>http://jakenickell.com/post/47482204182http://jakenickell.com/post/47482204182Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:18:40 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8536b56fc099bbf045d200375355f2e9/tumblr_mkuyun0xqH1qhyqzoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is @wilsfong in his element. So stoked for this!</p>http://jakenickell.com/post/47318663334http://jakenickell.com/post/47318663334Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:03:59 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rYvyk9cZ97o?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://threadlessrules.com/post/47045702729/i-was-working-odd-jobs-i-was-writing-scripts" class="tumblr_blog">threadless</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span>“I was working odd jobs, I was writing scripts, and I was still drawing on the side, but it was really Threadless that got me back into doing art more seriously.” - </span><a href="http://www.threadless.com/profile/506290/opifan64/designs?utm_medium=social_profile&utm_source=tumblr.com&utm_campaign=040313_pm_33">Eric Fan</a></p> <p>We’re proud to announce that Eric Fan is the latest Threadless artist to get MADE! <a href="http://www.threadless.com/made/eric-fan?utm_medium=social_profile&utm_source=tumblr.com&utm_campaign=040313_pm_33">Check out Eric’s new collection right here!</a></p></blockquote>http://jakenickell.com/post/47051756517http://jakenickell.com/post/47051756517Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:45:38 -0500<p>Pretty sure this song was written for my son – Preview it on <a href="https://path.com/p/TZPNJ">Path</a>.</p>http://jakenickell.com/post/46887629910http://jakenickell.com/post/46887629910Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:13:05 -0500