Letterboxd

Movies. A central form of entertainment for us all here in 2017. We watch them so often that sometimes we forget what we have and haven’t watched! If you are ever caught in this situation, then Letterboxd will be a great solution for you!

Started in 2011 by Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow, Letterboxd is all about rating and reviewing what you’ve watched. In this new form of social networking, you are given a platform where people from all over the world can come and look at your reviews and interact with you about them. I personally love watching movies, and sometimes I will watch one and have some very strong opinions and it just doesn’t seem like quite enough to vocalize them to my friends and family. So, when a friend showed me this site, I was all over it!

With both a free and paid version, you are able to access all the information about a film, ratings, reviews, adding it to your personalized lists, and even more. The paid version generates a “Year in Review” page for you. Every time you log onto the site you are given a refreshed page of new movies, films that are popular with your friends and lists made from popular users.

This site allows you to update your movie database and always be ready to discuss your favorite films and even meet new friends who love the same films and genres.

Imagine you’re hanging out in a park and you hear two young boys, say around the age of 8 and 10, and they’re talking about their company. This company that they started and are now running and making some serious profits on. I’m quite sure that you would think they were playing a game, or just pretending. That is not the case with the Martinez brothers! These two entrepreneurs started a sock company that benefits multiple charities including Autism Speaks and American Cancer Society. As these two design new socks, with some very fun designs I might add, they put them up on their own website called “Are You Kidding Socks” with youth, adult, and even special pairs for select charities.

For $10.00 a pair you can enjoy some cute and unique socks that you know are benefiting a good cause.  This company goes to show that innovation can come at any age. You don’t have to be an adult to start a business. All you really need is a need to meet and a creative way to meet it.

I chose to write about this company to encourage people to innovate. Be creative, be crazy, and most of all have fun! You should never think that there are limits of what you can do or when you should be able to create. If anything, starting earlier is better. Start the patterns of innovation young, and then hopefully you will condition yourself so you never lose that mindset.

Check out their website and grab some socks, because who doesn’t want new, crazy socks!

https://areyoukiddingsocks.com/

Known as “The World’s Strongest Coffee”, this coffee company that started in 2012 has quickly become a well known name. How could they not with a tagline like that? Founder Michael Brown wanted to create a coffee that would wake up all of us non-morning people! So he came up with the idea for an extra strong regular coffee that you can brew at home and take with you. Largely based on online sales, their mission statement even commits to being a coffee that will “fuel you wherever you go”. They also have been trying to reach all the organic and health crowd coffee aficionado’s out there by being fair trade, high-quality, organic, and “best tasting”.

After being around for three years, they entered and won the Small Business, Big Game competition which rewarded them a thirty second Super Bowl commercial which skyrocketed their sales. They then became the official coffee sponsor for the New York City ComicCon and NASCAR driver Ty Dillon. Along with supporting many charities, they have also created a merchandise line with mugs and clothing that has also helped get their name into the world. They now sell coffee brewing equipment, gift baskets, “K-cups”, aged coffee beans and wholesale coffee along with all their other merchandise.

Their blog and podcast are updated at least once a week with stories from customers, coffee facts, and more. They run contests to give away free coffee and announce winners weekly.

This company has quickly become a household name, especially with millennials who have a need for a caffeine fix.  They have reached out to many niche areas like skateboarding communities, independent coffee shops, bands, and many other groups.

With the guarantee of being “the strongest coffee you will ever drink or your money back” this brand has taken over the coffee industry online and in your local grocery store coffee aisle.

https://www.deathwishcoffee.com/