Chris Shiflett
@shiflett.org
Entrepreneur, product designer, and web developer.
Currently building Studioworks, a business management platform for creative studios.
studioworks.app • faculty.com • roost.co • shiflett.org
Currently building Studioworks, a business management platform for creative studios.
studioworks.app • faculty.com • roost.co • shiflett.org
Our new (and still WIP) marketing site has some fun interactions, too, including some of the design customizations we use in the product.
studioworks.app
studioworks.app
October 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Our new (and still WIP) marketing site has some fun interactions, too, including some of the design customizations we use in the product.
studioworks.app
studioworks.app
Today is launch day! We’ve been working on Studioworks all year, and I think it’s already the best invoicing platform out there, with the lowest fees, most design customizations, and simplest UI.
If you’re curious to try it out, here’s a referral link for a free month:
studioworks.app/join/chris
If you’re curious to try it out, here’s a referral link for a free month:
studioworks.app/join/chris
Studioworks: Business management software for creative studios
We’re making everything you need to manage your creative studio, from proposals and contracts to invoicing and payments.
studioworks.app
October 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Today is launch day! We’ve been working on Studioworks all year, and I think it’s already the best invoicing platform out there, with the lowest fees, most design customizations, and simplest UI.
If you’re curious to try it out, here’s a referral link for a free month:
studioworks.app/join/chris
If you’re curious to try it out, here’s a referral link for a free month:
studioworks.app/join/chris
You know phones have gotten way too big when one of the new featured accessories is a carrying strap.
September 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
You know phones have gotten way too big when one of the new featured accessories is a carrying strap.
Pretty wild that a group of 3 indie developers managed to make a game so popular that it took down the Nintendo eShop, Steam, and Xbox.
September 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Pretty wild that a group of 3 indie developers managed to make a game so popular that it took down the Nintendo eShop, Steam, and Xbox.
Does the person responsible for HBO → HBO Max → Max work at MSNBC now? Sorry, I mean NOW.
August 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Does the person responsible for HBO → HBO Max → Max work at MSNBC now? Sorry, I mean NOW.
It has been more than 20 years since Steve Jobs gave the Stanford Commencement Address. 20 years before that, he was fired from Apple.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8u...
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
YouTube video by Stanford
www.youtube.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
It has been more than 20 years since Steve Jobs gave the Stanford Commencement Address. 20 years before that, he was fired from Apple.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8u...
This post by @eev.ee is so good, and it’s honestly reassuring to see someone saying things that make sense right now (about AI or anything, really).
eev.ee/blog/2025/07...
eev.ee/blog/2025/07...
The rise of Whatever
This was originally titled “I miss when computers were fun”. But in the course of writing it, I discovered that there is a reason computers became less fun, a dark thread woven through a number of eve...
eev.ee
August 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This post by @eev.ee is so good, and it’s honestly reassuring to see someone saying things that make sense right now (about AI or anything, really).
eev.ee/blog/2025/07...
eev.ee/blog/2025/07...
If you get an email from Google telling you your Google Workspace subscription is scheduled for cancellation, it’s a lie. They’re just trying to trick you into paying for their AI add-on, Gemini Business.
August 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
If you get an email from Google telling you your Google Workspace subscription is scheduled for cancellation, it’s a lie. They’re just trying to trick you into paying for their AI add-on, Gemini Business.
Pretty happy about Boulder having a Creative Mornings (finally): creativemornings.com/cities/BOU
CreativeMornings/Boulder
CreativeMornings is a breakfast lecture series for the creative community. Join us at one of our free monthly events around the world or watch the talks online!
creativemornings.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Pretty happy about Boulder having a Creative Mornings (finally): creativemornings.com/cities/BOU
Katie Ledecky has not lost the 1500m in the last 15 years. She was only 13 years old when she last lost (she came in third), and only because her swim cap came off. She has won ever since. Unbelievable dominance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5saY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5saY...
Katie Ledecky cruises to women’s 1500m win in GOAT fashion at worlds | NBC Sports
YouTube video by NBC Sports
www.youtube.com
July 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Katie Ledecky has not lost the 1500m in the last 15 years. She was only 13 years old when she last lost (she came in third), and only because her swim cap came off. She has won ever since. Unbelievable dominance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5saY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5saY...
Indigo Girls at Red Rocks were great as always. Probably their best show in the last few years, and the place was packed with people singing along. We all needed that.
July 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Indigo Girls at Red Rocks were great as always. Probably their best show in the last few years, and the place was packed with people singing along. We all needed that.
“Less, but better” sounds a lot like our philosophy at Studioworks.
tomgreenwood.substack.com/p/what-if-th...
tomgreenwood.substack.com/p/what-if-th...
What if the key to better business was… less?
Lucie Montel writes this guest post sharing a degrowth philosophy for business
tomgreenwood.substack.com
June 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
“Less, but better” sounds a lot like our philosophy at Studioworks.
tomgreenwood.substack.com/p/what-if-th...
tomgreenwood.substack.com/p/what-if-th...
That’s a lot of protests. www.nokings.org
No Kings
On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...
www.nokings.org
June 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
That’s a lot of protests. www.nokings.org
In case you haven’t read that Apple paper on AI, @christophniemann.bsky.social already made a summary:
www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...
www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...
Christoph Niemann’s “Create Your Own Cover with Till-E”
The artist arches an eyebrow at our robot overlords.
www.newyorker.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
In case you haven’t read that Apple paper on AI, @christophniemann.bsky.social already made a summary:
www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...
www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...
Watching the Canva Create keynote: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lupw...
Canva Create: Uncharted
YouTube video by Canva
www.youtube.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Watching the Canva Create keynote: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lupw...
Yesterday, we launched studioworks.community, a free community for Studioworks members. I already love it so much. Join us!
Studioworks
The Studioworks Community Hub is a place to connect, share and learn with other professional creatives. Co-work, find collaborators, find and share educational tools and resources, get perks and disco...
studioworks.community
March 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Yesterday, we launched studioworks.community, a free community for Studioworks members. I already love it so much. Join us!
Wired is the new Teen Vogue.
February 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Wired is the new Teen Vogue.
Today is the last day to sign up as a Founding Member of @studioworks.app. You won’t be billed until we launch, and you’ll pay a discounted rate for as long as you’re a customer. Thank you so much to all of you who have signed up already. Your support means the world to us.
studioworks.app
studioworks.app
Studioworks: Business management software for creative studios
We’re making everything you need to manage your creative studio, from proposals and contracts to invoicing and payments.
studioworks.app
January 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Today is the last day to sign up as a Founding Member of @studioworks.app. You won’t be billed until we launch, and you’ll pay a discounted rate for as long as you’re a customer. Thank you so much to all of you who have signed up already. Your support means the world to us.
studioworks.app
studioworks.app
2024 Recap, by Chris Shiflett
Chris Shiflett is an entrepreneur, product designer, and web developer.
shiflett.org
January 31, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I’ve only recently started to experience the hellscape of schools designed around cars that make it unsafe for kids to get to school. It’s really upsetting.
shanetrotter.substack.com/p/why-car-li...
shanetrotter.substack.com/p/why-car-li...
Why Car Lines Shouldn't Exist
Why car line culture is terrible for kids and families, why mom-shaming is a real problem, and how to end this madness.
shanetrotter.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I’ve only recently started to experience the hellscape of schools designed around cars that make it unsafe for kids to get to school. It’s really upsetting.
shanetrotter.substack.com/p/why-car-li...
shanetrotter.substack.com/p/why-car-li...
This quote from the latest Dense Discovery is on point: “Perhaps it’s because our tech oligarchs have shown their true colours. (Mostly orange, it turns out!)”
January 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This quote from the latest Dense Discovery is on point: “Perhaps it’s because our tech oligarchs have shown their true colours. (Mostly orange, it turns out!)”
Questlove’s video mashup of 50 years of SNL music is pretty great, and of course he paired Under Pressure with Ice Ice Baby.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDxY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDxY...
Ladies & Gentlemen...50 Years of SNL Music | Official Preview | Peacock Original - SNL Fanatic
YouTube video by SNL Fanatic
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Questlove’s video mashup of 50 years of SNL music is pretty great, and of course he paired Under Pressure with Ice Ice Baby.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDxY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDxY...
Recipes crack me up when they read like a movie script. “Meanwhile, heat cream sauce base.”
January 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Recipes crack me up when they read like a movie script. “Meanwhile, heat cream sauce base.”