You’d Like to Be an Angel Investor? Here’s How You Can Invest In My Deals…

On September 23, 2013 (that’s today), the world of startup financing changes forever. It’s a truly historic moment.

Previously, I couldn’t publicly share deals with you. Now, thanks to an unprecedented legal change, I can offer a portion of my start-up investments to any of you who qualify as “accredited investors.”

Previously, you had to be part of a small club to see such deals. Not any more.Previously, you might even need to be in Silicon Valley, drinking wine and having coffees around the clock, to see good deals before they filled up. No longer.

Starting today, I’ll share some of my favorite deals with you, beginning with a start-up called Shyp.

Notable companies I’ve advised include Uber (pre-Series-A), Evernote, Automattic (WordPress.com), Shopify, and TaskRabbit, among others. Early investments include Twitter, Facebook, Reputation.com, etc.

In this case, I used a “Spearhead Capital” blog post to my ~1.4M monthly blog readers to find promising startups. Nearly 400 companies applied, many of which are producing millions in revenue. Out of all of them, and with the help of Naval Ravikant (CEO/co-founder of AngelList) to interview finalists, I chose Shyp.

Shyp is the fastest and easiest way to ship packages. More on that shortly.

Investing alongside me–and potentially you–in this round are:

David Marcus (President of PayPal)Brian McClendon (Founder of Google Earth)Daymond John (Founder of FUBU, Shark on ABC’s “Shark Tank”)Joshua Schachter (Founder of Delicious, Tasty Labs)Aaron Batalion (Co-founder of LivingSocial)Homebrew (Hunter Walk and Satya Patel)Naval Ravikant (CEO/co-founder of AngelList)Scott Belsky (Founder and CEO of Behance)Sherpa Ventures (Scott Stanford & Shervin Pishevar)Antonio J. Gracias (Board Member at Tesla and SolarCity)XG Ventures (Andrea Zurek and Pietro Dova)Osama Bedier (Former head of Google Wallet)

…and more

So, how can you join us?

Before I tell you, remember:

 Startups are speculative, and this is gambling. You shouldn’t invest anything you’re not comfortable kissing goodbye. Treat it as casino money. If you are going to invest in startups despite this high risk, plan on building a portfolio of dozens, very slowly and carefully. This should be just one of many. Read more on approach here.

If you’d like to invest in Shyp, simply click here.  A description of the company is in “The Longer Version” below.

You’ll need to set up an AngelList profile (free), and the minimum investment is $2,500. We’re only able to accept $250,000 from everyone.

For more on the team and concept of Shyp, click here.

If you miss this one, not to worry–you can automatically join my deals in the future, which puts you first in line next time.

Can’t invest right now? No worries. If relevant, I’d love for your to consider any of the below actions. Shyp and I would really appreciate it!

- Apply to be a Shyp Hero (Heroes are Shyp’s drivers). Click here.

- Apply for a job on Shyp’s core team. Click here.

- Interview the co-founders of Shyp: Kevin, Josh, and Jack. They’re clever gents. Just email: founders at shyp dot com.

- Tell Shyp which city you live in so they can launch there before others!

I’m putting my name and network behind Shyp and personally investing $25,000. I’ll also be providing oversight and advising the company on product/conversion optimization, national launch strategy, etc.

I’m using a new AngelList feature called “Syndicates” to share my $250,000 allocation of Shyp.

Unlike venture capitalists (VCs), I am charging zero management fees. If you don’t win, I don’t make a dime. If you invest alongside me, the only expense is a 20% “carry” (roughly 20% of the profits) if there’s a good outcome.

DESCRIPTION OF SHYP

Shyp is the fastest and easiest way to ship packages.

Through the Shyp iPhone app, you take a photo of what you want to send, specifying destination and pick-up time. You’re done.

A “Shyp Hero” (driver) arrives at your home or office at the specified time, takes your unpackaged item away to be packaged, then sends it on its way via the optimal carrier (i.e., Fedex, UPS, etc.). Shyp automatically optimizes for speed and cost, and Shyp charges no more than Post Office prices, plus a $5 pickup fee for sending solo items. If you send more than one item, the company waives the $5 pickup fee.

More on how this works below the video.

I have confidence in the team, and here’s why I love the model:

- Recurring revenue. It has a frequent use case, just like Uber and Evernote (again, both of which I’ve advised). Millions of people can use Shyp on a weekly or daily basis.

- It’s simple and solves a real problem. Do you enjoy going to the post office or UPS store? Scheduling pickups that require you to be available for 3-6 hours? Of course not. Shyp makes fixing all that as easy as snapping a picture. And they package everything for you. No more wasted afternoons.

- It has unusually high margins. Shyp matches USPS retail prices, but by taking a volume discount from carriers and utilizing regional couriers (that end-users cannot), Shyp can maintain high profit margins. Using OnTrac, as one example, is 75% cheaper than USPS.

- It’s tackling the “first mile” problem, not the “last mile” problem. Lots of companies are focused on same-day delivery from retailers to consumers: the last mile. It’s a crowded battlefield of a market. But what about the burden of packaging up shipments from homes and offices? This “first mile” problem is enormous, and the market is neglected. Shyp aims to own it.

Would you like first access to my future deals, right alongside my close friends?

To see things before I post them on the blog, you can automatically back me on AngelList, as Naval (CEO of AngelList) and others are doing. Click here for more details. This will ensure you don’t miss anything.

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DISCLAIMERS — DON’T SKIP:
Startups make big plans a lot, and most don’t follow them. Shyp might run out of money; customers might not like using a third party to ship things; UPS, Fedex, or some upstart could start competing; or the team could simply fall apart tomorrow. Any statements about their future plans, margins, etc., are pure speculation on my part. That’s why startup investing is very risky, so again: don’t invest anything you aren’t prepared to write off 100%. Last but not least, I’m not necessarily planning on sending frequent updates or notices of Shyp’s change in plans (if any), as startups change on a weekly or daily basis.

Posted on September 23rd, 2013

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Financial Advice: How Social Media Can Help You Find Deals and Save Money on Shopping

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Do You Know Where To Look For Great Deals at Labor Day Sales?

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Lifehack Presents…The Mac Productivity Bundle [Deals]

It’s been a while since we’ve had a “pure” productivity offering over at Lifehack Deals — but that ends today.

This bundle of productivity tools is one of the best values you’ll find on the web. It includes seven top Mac apps plus another 4 amazing creative resources that will save you time and money. All of this is available for just $50 — a savings of 91%! As always, this deal will only be around for a short time, so don’t miss out. This is truly a case of where “time is money”.

Here are just two of the highlights of The Mac Productivity Bundle:

Keyboard Maestro 5 is now available with control flow, variables, calculations, file actions, image manipulation, macro library and more. I’ve been using Keyboard Maestro for some time and it is definitely an app you want in your life hacking arsenal.

Keyboard Maestro is a productivity enhancer with four main functions, allowing you to record and design your own macro shortcuts and activate them at any time, navigate through running applications with Application Switcher and open windows with Window Switcher, work with an unlimited number of clipboards using Clipboard Switcher and with clipboard history using Clipboard History Switcher.

Keyboard Maestro organizes your macros into Macro Groups. Think of them as folders of macros. Each Macro Group controls when the macros it contains are active. A Macro is made of two parts: a set of Triggers you choose to determine when the macro is executed and a list of Actions that define what the macro does when it is executed. (Regular price: $36)

Typinator boosts your productivity by automating the process of inserting frequently used text and graphics and auto-correcting typing errors.

Set up custom abbreviations for frequently needed text items, and Typinator automatically replaces the abbreviations with the corresponding expansions as you type.

With thousands of predefined corrections for common typos and misspelled words for US and British English, German and French, Typinator is not only a typing assistant that speeds repetitive typing tasks, but also a system-wide auto-correction tool that automatically fixes typing errors and misspelled words.

Setting up Typinator is easy — you just define an abbreviation along with its replacement text or picture. Whenever you type one of your abbreviations in any application, Typinator inserts the corresponding replacement. (Regular price: $30)

Default Folder X (Regular price: $35)TotalFinder (Regular price: $18)PhoneView (Regular price: $20)iStopMotion 2 (Regular price: $49)LittleSnapper (Regular price: $40)Smashing eBook Bundle (Regular price: $24)Picons Ultimate+ (Regular price: $59)ThemeFuse (Regular price: $196)Glyph Ocean (Regular price: $63)

To learn more about all of the apps in The Mac Productivity Bundle, head over to our Lifehack Deals page. And while you’re there, download some trial versions of the software, check out the other deals we’ve got on tap for you, and maybe even pony up the dough to take advantage of this offer while it lasts.

Because it won’t last long.

(Photo credit: Hand Putting Clock into Piggy Bank via Shutterstock)

Mike Vardy is the Managing Editor at Lifehack. An independent writer, speaker, podcaster and "productivityist", you can read more of his writing at Vardy.me. He is @mikevardy on Twitter.

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Lifehack Deals: Win The Mac SuperBundle!

Looking to power up your Mac — and to do it for free?

Well, Lifehack Deals has another great giveaway lined up for you — as in we’re giving 1 lucky winner The Mac SuperBundle!

The apps in this bundle can help you in a wide variety of activities, from converting and managing digital media with Roxio Toast to searching for files more efficiently and effectively with Houdah Tembo to keeping track of your home inventory easily with Compartments.

All 9 apps would normally retail for $453 on their own!

Here’s what’s in this latest Lifehack Deals giveaway:

Completely redesigned from the ground up, the best-selling Roxio Toast 11 Titanium features a new user interface that’s up-to-date, innovative and intuitive! With newly refined workflows, built-in video tutorials and much more, Toast 11 is the ultimate digital media toolkit for newcomers and experienced users alike. From capturing audio and video to converting media to copying, sharing, burning and more, Roxio Toast 11 quickly and easily gets you the media you love…wherever you want it! Regular price: $100

RapidWeaver 5 gives you the easiest yet most powerful tools available to create stunning websites on your Mac! With Code-Free creation, 11 built-in page types, 45 flexible design themes, including 6 new themes from world-renowned designers and built-in support for FTP & SFTPuploads, you’ll be creating and publishing an incredible website in no time at all. Whatever your website needs, a slideshow, company site or personal blog, RapidWeaver 5 lives up to its name – fast, fun and complete! Regular price: $80

Whether you’ve got landscape or city skyline digital photos or nature or vacation experiences on video, Panorama Maker 5 Pro offers a simple and easy way to turn your photos and videos to amazing panorama masterpieces. With a complete set of auto stitching tools, five different stitch modes, powerful media file management, photo editing and a built-in online print service; Panorama Maker 5 lets you produce stunning panoramas photos just like a pro! Regular price: $80

Designed by Mac users for Mac users, Disk Drill PRO is the way to recover important lost data in almost any situation. With patented technology that deep scans your hard drive; Disk Drill PROfinds files you thought were gone forever. Disk Drill PRO is the data protection and recovery app you need to protect your music, photos, import files, presentations and more. Offering Quick Scan & Recovery of HFS/HFS+, FAT and NTFS and Deep Scan & Recovery for any or no file systems, Disk Drill PRO is the perfect investment in your data’s safe and secure future. Regular price: $89

Great for all occasions including birthdays, holidays, weddings – or just to say hello. You also get 10,000+ clip art images to complement your cards and projects. Hallmark Card Studio for Mac makes selecting photos for cards and projects easy. And, there’s no better way to personalize than by importing your own photos from iPhoto or an iSight camera. Regular price: $40

Make finding files as easy as possible with Houdah Tembo – the efficient search tool that’s based on the Spotlight engine! Get search results grouped by categories and then drill-down for real search power – up to 2500 search results within each group! Context filters, including subject, sender and recipient, help you refine your results. With Tembo you’ll get more than just a file search tool – it even works as an extension to Apple Mail to locate messages or to Safari to search browsing history, bookmarks and more. Regular price: $15

It’s easy to download songs from your favorite music websites with Musicbox! Just paste or drag a URL with an audio or video player onto Musicbox for fast download and conversion into a native mp3 format that can be imported into your iTunes library. With Musicbox you can listen to your favorite web audio on your iPod, Mac or iPhone — anytime and anywhere! Regular price: $15

Font Explosion includes five hundred 100% royalty-free, sensational TrueType® fonts for home, school and office. Each font is fully-scalable to any point size and easily integrates with your favorite applications like Microsoft Word, Pages, Keynote, Adobe® Photoshop® and more. With each font family fully compatible with all popular inkjet and laser printers, the Mac SuperBundle Font Explosion software makes print jobs a breeze! Regular price: $20

Compartments is fast and effective home inventory app for Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard. Its beautifully laid out user interface ensures that you don’t have to spend hours entering your home inventory information. Access every category with keyboard shortcuts, enter dozens of your personal items in seconds with the Quick Add feature or select multiple items and tag them with Quick Apply, plus add photos and generate PDF reports. With Compartments you can even keep family members up-to-date with automatic data syncing via a free DropBox or MobileMe iDisk folder. Keep your valuables organized and protected with the easiest to use home inventory software available today. Regular price: $15

The contest ends on April 30th at 11:59PM PST, after which we will select the lucky winner (The winner will be notified directly). To check out all of the official rules and regulations, head over to this page.

Once you’re done that, go here and enter and give yourself a chance to win a bundle that will stack your Mac!

Best of luck!

Mike Vardy is the Managing Editor at Lifehack. An independent writer, speaker, podcaster and "productivityist", you can read more of his writing at Vardy.me. He is @mikevardy on Twitter.

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Lifehack Deals: Efficient, Effective and Fun Finance App Toshl Finance Pro

Are you having trouble managing your finances?

Toshl Finance Pro is your solution — and Lifehack Deals is bringing it to our readers for a limited time at only $10 for a 1-year license.

This simple and intuitive web-based application (and mobile app) is a personal financial assistant that, believe it or not makes finance fun. It helps you note down your expenses and income, and plans your finances with detailed budgets so you can be on-top of every penny.

Moreover, you’ll be able to download the mobile app which will make it a breeze when it comes to keeping track of all of your expenses. Your app will sync with your web-based software so it’ll be updated with all of your devices.

With Toshl by your side you’ll reach that peace of mind that comes with knowing where your money is going. And the mobile app makes it a breeze when it comes to keeping track of all of your expenses. Your app will sync with your web-based software, so it’ll be updated across all of your devices.

See how Toshl Pro looks on the web in this live demo!

Here are just some of the features that Toshl Finance Pro offers:

Toshl Finance Pro allows for quick and easy entering of your income and expenses. You can use multiple custom tags, and repeating expenses and repeating income.

With Budgets, Toshl Finance Pro makes it easy to save money Users can do the following to keep an eye on their budget:

Compare the rate of your spending with the time of the monthSave money just on the items you don’t want to be spending onBudgets for all expenses, just for specific tags or all expenses except for specific tagsOne-time budgets, daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, yearlyMove remaining funds to the next budgetLearn from your budget history

Having the ability to use foreign currencies in a financial is incredibly handy for those who spend a lot of time on the go in faraway lands. Toshl Finance Pro lets you enter expenses in any currency, get daily exchange rates for more than 30 currencies, and set a custom exchange rate.

Plan your expenses in advanceSet up repeating expenses and get a feel for next month’s fixed costsStart your financial month on any dayBrowse through any time periodManage your finances on the big screenYour data is automatically backed up and savedPrivate and secureVisualize your finances with infographicsSync with multiple phones

Toshl Apps are as versatile as they are fun and simple to use. You can use them on the following mobile platforms:

iPhoneAndroidNokia Symbian 3Windows PhoneBlackBerryMeeGo

So if you want to get your finances under control in a simple and fun way – then pick up this Lifehack Deals offer while it lasts! You’ll save 50% off the regular price for a one-year license – and you’ll save a whole lot more when you start using Toshl Finance Pro. Get it today!

Mike Vardy is the Managing Editor at Lifehack. An independent writer, speaker, podcaster and "productivityist", you can read more of his writing at Vardy.me. He is @mikevardy on Twitter.

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Lifehack Deals: The Omni Group Bundle Giveaway

Mac productivity app fans rejoice! Lifehack Deals has a bumper crop of apps that will help you become more efficient and effective with your Mac — and in your work and life. We’ve got a great giveaway that we’ve lined up where you’ll have a chance to win a bundle that contains all of The Omni Group’s top Mac apps.

The total value of all of the apps in this bundle is $580 — and considering that The Omni Group is one of the premier developers for Mac productivity software, you’ll want to get in on this today!

Here’s all of the apps that are part of the Omni Group Bundle Giveaway:

OmniPlan is designed to help you visualize, maintain, and simplify your projects. Break down tasks, optimize the required resources, control costs, and monitor your entire plan—all at a glance.

We’re big fans of OmniFocus here at Lifehack. OmniFocus is designed to quickly capture your thoughts and allow you to store, manage, and process them into actionable to-do items while helping you to work smarter via powerful tools for staying on top of all the things you need to do.

If you need a diagram, process chart, quick page-layout, website wireframe or graphic design, OmniGraffle can help you by keeping ines connected to shapes even when they’re moved, providing powerful styling tools, importing and exporting Microsoft Visio files, and magically organizing diagrams with just one click.

Another favourite here at Lifehack. Use OmniOutliner’s document structure to brainstorm new ideas, drill out specifics, and line up the steps needed to get everything done. It’s more than just an outlining tool—you’ve got multiple columns, smart checkboxes, customizable popup lists, and an über-innovative styles system at your disposal. Use OmniOutliner to draft to-do lists, create agendas, manage tasks, track expenses, take notes, plan events, write screenplays . . . and just about anything else you can think of.

OmniGraphSketcher helps you make elegant and precise graphs in seconds, whether you have specific data to visualize or you just have a concept to explain. Specifically designed for reports, presentations, and problem sets where you need to produce sharp-looking graphs on the fly, OmniGraphSketcher combines the data plotting power of charting applications with the ease of a basic drawing program.

Simply enter your email address on our Lifehack Deals page to give yourself a chance to win. Remember that you’ll want to act on this giveaway offer now — you’ve only got until April 30 to enter. The official rules for this extremely rare type of giveaway are available here.

So enter today — and start lifehacking with your Mac better than ever before!

Mike Vardy is the Managing Editor at Lifehack. An independent writer, speaker, podcaster and "productivityist", you can read more of his writing at Vardy.me. He is @mikevardy on Twitter.

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Lifehack Deals: Keep Your Email Sanity with SaneBox

As we kick off another weekend, I’m sure you’re not thinking about all of the email you have to deal with when you return to work. I’m not just talking about the email that you left behind for follow-up; I’m also talking about all of the email you’ll receive over the weekend. After all, the Internet never sleeps.

Knowing all of this, can your mind truly be on the weekend at hand? Furthermore, can you keep your mind on the important stuff that goes on outside of your email inbox knowing that you’re going to have to deal with both the important and unimportant messages that will arrive in your inbox on a non-stop basis?

It’s kind of insane, isn’t it?

This is where the latest Lifehack Deals offer comes to the rescue…with SaneBox.

What is SaneBox?

SaneBox contains algorithms to determine the importance of each email that finds its way into your inbox, move unimportant messages out of your inbox into a separate folder, and then summarize them in a daily digest. I’d like to think of it as Gmail’s Priority Inbox on steroids – but it works for all kinds of email platforms. Because of this algorithm, SaneBox separates your most important emails from the ones that can wait. This allows you to prioritize the way you read your messages, saving you time and frustration.

SaneBox works with any mail client you use, such as:

GmailYahoo MailMicrosoft OutlookApple MailMozilla ThunderbirdAOL…and more

Lifehack Deals has worked out a sweet deal with SaneBox. Just sign up to enjoy a free month trial to test out SaneBox, and receive a $14.85 credit towards an annual SaneBox subscription if you decide it’s making you more efficient and effective with not only your inbox – but with your time as a whole. If it works out for you, the savings work out to three additional months of SaneBox…for free!

One of the key features of SaneBox is its ease of use – and adoption.

It doesn’t require any training. There are no plug-ins or downloads, and it works on any email client and service. Simply put: if you know how to use email folders, then you know how to use Sanebox. You manage your email like you normally would. SaneBox keeps all important emails in your Inbox and automatically sends all unimportant ones to the SaneLater folder. You can easily check them at your leisure, and you are also sent a daily SaneLater digest…so you never have to leave your inbox.

Some of SaneBox’s other features include:

Blackhole Unsubscribe: One-click-unsubscribe from people you hate getting emails fromOne-Click Defer Power: Defer non-urgent emails until laterSpam Folder Monitoring: It watches your spam folder for false positives, and fishes out emails caught there by mistakeFollowup with RemindMe: Reminders when an email you sent was unansweredSocial Network Refinement: Make your inbox is smarter by connecting to your social platforms…and much more

So sign up for this latest Lifehack Deals offer today and get started bringing sanity back into your email management with SaneBox. Just click on the “free” button on our Lifehack Deals page and you’ll be sent straight to SaneBox’s registration process. Once you finish there you will have one free month of use and if you decide you like it (which you will) you’ll have a $14.85 credit. If you decide to purchase an annual membership, it will cost you only $40 which is 33% off the price of an annual membership!

Now go and enjoy weekends going forward without concerning yourself about your inbox. SaneBox – and Lifehack Deals – have got you covered.

Mike Vardy is a writer, speaker, and "productivityist". You can read more of his writing and learn more about him at Vardy.me, and he can be found on Twitter as @mikevardy.

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Introducing Lifehack Deals: First Up…Sparrow for Mac

Bringing our readers the best ways to level up their lives has always been the top priority here at Stepcase Lifehack. And now we’re about to take it up another notch. Today we’re announcing a partnership with StackSocial as we launch Lifehack Deals.

Starting today, Lifehack visitors will be able to pick up stellar deals on apps, tutorials, bundles and more — directly from Lifehack at savings that will range anywhere from 30-90%. Lifehack Deals will be powered by StackSocial’s platform, which is aimed at helping readers discover and save with bundled apps and tutorials that are perfect for our readership.

But enough announcing…let’s get on to the first Lifehack Deals offer: Sparrow for Mac OS X.

We’ve touched on Sparrow here before at Lifehack, and it’s my email application of choice. Sparrow is an incredibly minimal email application designed to keep things simple and efficient — and get out of your way so can some real work done.

And for a limited time it’s on sale here as our inaugural Lifehack Deals offer for only $6!

Sparrow recently added some additional features to the app, including the following:

Dropbox Integration. Now you can drag, drop, send and sync with Sparrow’s Dropbox integration baked right into the app. Send a mail with attachments simply and easily…and sync your files in the cloud at the same time.The Ability to Bock Remote Images. Sparrow now allows for better control of the images displayed in your mail, whether just for one instance or for ongoing ones.Smarter Searching. With its new smart search & Gmail-like tokens, find the mail you’re looking for in a matter of seconds.

There are numerous other reasons why Sparrow is not only better than ever, but is one of the best email applications for those who want to become more efficient and effective with their email inbox. you can find out about all of the features over at the Lifehack Deals page and pick up Sparrow at the low price of only $6 while the offer lasts.

This is a great way for us to kick off Lifehack Deals — and we’re excited to be able to bring our readers great deals like this on a regular basis.

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Lifehack Deals: The Mac Designer Bundle

The latest of our Lifehack Deals is one that offers our Mac-using readers a chance to add some stellar apps to their Mac that will help them create more effectively and efficiently. And that’s exactly the kind of thing we want to bring to our Lifehack readers.

This time around, we have 7 Mac apps for only $50 – a savings of 86% – that will make your machine more productive than ever. And it won’t put a huge dent in your pocketbook, either.

The Mac Designer Bundle has some serious efficiency packed right into it. Starting with the truly awesome calendar app Fantastical.

Fantastical has been touched on here briefly before, and it is one of the best calendar apps out there – for any platform. The ability to enter your appointments using real language and knowing that Fantastical will parse it out into your calendar so that you don’t miss a beat is a marvel to behold. It supports syncing across popular calendar apps like GCal and iCal, and allows for editing right from within the app as it sits on your menu bar as you work away on the task at hand. It does what it does exceedingly well, and gets out of your way when you don’t need to have it right in your face. The fact it is is such an inexpensive app to begin with is another amazing thing about it, but being part of The Mac Designer Bundle means you get even more great apps along with it – like RapidWeaver 5.

If you’re not a web designer, have no interest in using anything that isn’t native your Mac and are familiar with iWeb, then RapidWeaver 5 is perfect for you. It is what I would describe as “iWeb on steroids”, allowing you to create and design elegant and effective websites right on your Mac. It’s simple to use, and the results are as professional as they come. And it does all of this very quickly – after all, it isn’t called RapidWeaver for nothing.

There are 5 more apps that make up this incredible Lifehack Deals offer, including:

ExpanDriveFX Photo Studio ProIconBoxKeyCueMotionComposer

The Mac Designer Bundle is only available for a limited time, and at a savings of 86% off the regular price you’re not going to find a better deal on 7 apps that will improve the performance of your Mac – and yourself in the process.

Pick up The Mac Designer Bundle while you can…and you’ll see exactly what I mean.

(Photo credit: License Plate with the Letters GR8 DEAL via Shutterstock)

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Christmas Deals from Start-ups

(Photo: Kevin Dooley)

Just for fun, I asked my start-ups (and a few friends) if they’d like to offer y’all a little something special from the holidays. Here’s an incomplete list.

Many are working on top-secret stuff and couldn’t jump in, but a few were game on last-minute notice, so here you go!

They are listed in alphabetical order by company/name:

Stop being a Wantrepreneur; start taking action. Free vids! Get here: http://appsumo.com/wantrepreneurs-videos/ via @AppSumo

Everything you need to transform. Free trainers, complete nutrition plans, & top-selling supplements. Save 10%! www.Bodybuilding.com/Save10

Photo + Film + Design + Software. Use coupon “tim2011? for 25% off ANY single @creativeLIVE course til 1/1/12 http://creativelive.com

Email joseph-at-crowdflower.com and we’ll give you free CrowdFlower credits and a free crowdsourcing consultation to get you started on our self-service platform.

Foodzie’s Tasting Club delivers a monthly selection of artisan food products. Gift it and receive a FREE month on your own subscription. Valid through 12/24.

Ed Cooke trained Josh Foer to be US memory champ in 1 yr. He’ll train you if you can learn 500+ words in a week on http://www.memrise.com

Create a free and private website for your family photos this holiday season on Posterous Spaces.

Want a virtual assistant? Get one, FREE, for a year. (From Ramit Sethi of iwillteachyoutoberich.) http://bit.ly/uVjY3M

45% off a year of Reputation.com’s MyPrivacy service ($55 for a year) to protect your digital personal information. You can use this link http://www.reputation.com?code=4HOUR to get the discount automatically or enter the code 4HOUR in the gift code section on our site when buying.

Have a Productive New Year for 50% off – Sign up for @RescueTime for $36/year! – http://bit.ly/RT36Y

3 months free – Shopify Unlimited Plan, first 100 to use the promo code ’4HOUR’ [value $537]

Happy holidays!

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Odds and Ends: The 4-Hour Chef is now up on Amazon.co.uk

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