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Hi. My name is Adam. I am the co-founder of Pure Adapt, Inc in Albany, NY. We own Detailed Image, LockerPulse, and a bunch of other websites. I write about our company, entrepreneurship in general, work-life balance, and whatever else interests me.
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Category Archives: Non Profit
Give One. Get One. Change a Child’s Life
Last night I set the alarm for 5:50 AM and this morning I forced myself out of bed prior to 7 AM for the first time in recent memory. Why? Because today – at 6 AM Eastern Time – OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) started their Give One, Get One program. The mission of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) is to empower the children of developing countries to learn by providing one connected laptop to every school-age child. In order to accomplish our goal, we need people who believe in what we’re doing and want to help make education for … Continue reading
Free Rice – One of the Best Ideas Ever
Yesterday my business partner Mike sent me a link to FreeRice, a site that teaches you vocabulary….and for every question you get right donates 10 grains of rice to hungry communities help accomplish their mission of ending world hunger. How freaking awesome is that? You don’t have to pay anything to donate, and you can actually learn something by playing their vocab game! Absolutely amazing! It works because of the large sponsors: Time Magazine, Apple, Office Depot, Toshiba, etc. Their ads are shown along the bottom while you play, and they are the ones making the donations to the UN … Continue reading