Hi! I'm Christian Genco, and this is my website.
I make tiny software businesses (scroll down to check out my Projects!), I'm into minimalism (here's a list of everything I own), and I vlog and write and take book notes to work on being a better human.
What I'm excited about right now
I tried doing standup comedy for the first time and it was a blast. I'm really excited about trying it more and improving my set! I'm also excited about launching the Microconf Recap Ebook, planning some outdoor rock climbing trips, and the new Fantastic Beasts movie.
Contact info
- christian@gen.co
- facebook.com/cgenco
- twitter.com/cgenco
- github.com/christiangenco
- linkedin.com/in/cgenco
HN/christiangenco
Videos
Projects
- dbinbox: receive files from your clients to your Dropbox
- textbooks please: textbook search engine
- Dr. Dog: ask your Amazon Echo or Google Home if it's safe for your dog to eat certain foods
- Export History: Chrome plugin to export your history
- DnDice: Dungeons and Dragons dice roller
- qgen: query generator for hunting for 30x500 audiences
- PastCam: iOS app to take "then and now" style pictures
- QR reader/writer: QR code reader that works offline, like on an air gapped computer
- Secrets: split up a secret into N pieces so you can recover it with any M of the pieces
- Mosaic Web Dev: a platform for hosting lessons that students can go through at their own pace
- HumanSort: sort a list based on whatever you want by comparing two things at a time
- Markdown to MLA and Markdown to APA: generate perfect MLA and APA documents from plain text markdown
- Timecard App: timecard calculator (a rewrite of my oldest useful program)
- Timer: a simple timer with alarm for teaching in poms
- Icon Dice: a ~900 sided dice with icons instead of numbers
- Clear Decoder: decode links from the Clear iOS list making app to markdown
- Profile Flags: add a country flag over your Facebook profile picture
- autorunner: command line tool to run a command when a file is saved
- t_time_tracker: simple command line time tracking
- Email Tip Bot: send/receive bitcoin through email. Shut down (and coins returned) in 2017.
Podcasts
- The Business Design Podcast #10: "Many people dream of a job where they can travel all over the world while they work remotely. Christian Genco lives this dream."2018-01-16
- Hello TechPros #58: Get Perfect Memory and Always Know What to Do Next – Productivity Tuesday with Christian Genco2016-05-31
- RV Entrepreneur Podcast #0011: How Christian & Elisa Genco Plan to Retire by 30 Years Old2016-04-07
Book Notes
- Just Fucking Ship 2018-09-24
- 12 Rules for Life 2018-08-27
- How to Win Friends and Influence People 2018-08-09
- Relationships 2017-10-25
- Food Rules - An Eater's Manual 2016-06-22
Posts
- Big Five Aspects Personality Scale: My results from a really interesting personality test that doesn’t pretend to sort people into n-categories.
- World Domination Summit 2018 Notes: I was really disappointed with the 2018 World Domination Summit speakers.
- 2017 Review: My 2017 year in review
- 2018: Goal tracking for 2018
- Magic Pill: If you had a magic pill that would let you live the life of your dreams, what would your life look like?
- Gmail Log: Track how well you do email
- Your Number: How much money is enough?
- Introducing Timecard App: a rewrite of my oldest useful program
- Microconf 2016 Notes: my notes from the 2016 microconf
- MCT oil vs. Coconut Oil for Ketogenic Diets: Notes on which fats are better for the ketogenic diet
- $100 3D Printed Engagement Ring: How to make a beautiful custom wedding ring for barely more than the cost of the metal.
- MacBook Developer Setup: My old software productivity setup
- Go to college for free: How to get a fantastic college education for exactly 0 dollars.
- The Remote Control Person: A design for a remote control you can use on people
- The Walkie Sockie: An Arduino project for a walkie talkie you use with your feet
- The Conversation Monitor: College project to measure how much each person In a group speaks
- Redesign the Wallet: My personal design process that led to a novel wallet prototype
- You Should Learn to Program: Why? It makes you smarter, computers are improving faster than you are, and - if you're like me - you want to maximize your laziness.
- Musical Eating: A useless talent made possible by the MaKey MaKey.
- Human Centered Design at SMU: A review of my favorite class at SMU
- Virtual Shadow Dance: A Microsoft Kinect project to manipulate your shadow
- TI Innovation Competition: A winning hackathon idea for a nightstand projector
- Walk on the Grass: A piece I wrote for my undergraduate newspaper