Thought-filled software engineer and entrepreneur who understands that deliberate, consistent progress over time is life's greatest growth strategy. Regardless of his job titles, Morgan sees leadership as a choice, not a rank. He strives to make that choice daily and challenges others to do the same. Currently serving as Co-founder and CTO of SupportNow, helping families rally support during major life moments, and author of Code School, a book helping more people transition into tech.
(In order of highest activity)
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morganjlopes/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorganJLopes
- Website: https://www.morganjlopes.com/
⚡ Code School: Overcome Imposter Syndrome. Kick-start Your Career. https://www.codeschoolguide.com/book/
- SupportNow - Helping Families Rally Support During Major Life Moments (Co-founder and CTO)
- Former: Nectar - Cash Flow-Based Financing for Real Estate Businesses
- Former: New Story - Worlds First 3D Printed Home
- Former: Polar Notion - Consulting, App Development, and MVPs for Founders
Small, drop-in web plugins. No build steps, no dependencies — each with a live demo.
- chatter - Google-Docs-style comments on any editable element (demo)
- croppy - Image cropper for file inputs; the form submits the cropped result (demo)
- etchasketch - The classic Etch-A-Sketch toy; shake your phone to clear (demo)
- hamsterwheel - Turn any website into an infinite scroll loop (demo)
- highlight - CSS text highlights: markers, underlines, scribbles, animated sweeps (demo)
- importly - CSV / spreadsheet column-mapping UI for file inputs (demo)
- joycelights - Stranger Things Christmas-lights wall that spells out messages (demo)
- keycuts - Opinionated keyboard shortcuts with an auto-rendered help panel (demo)
- matrixrain - The Matrix digital rain, themeable on canvas (demo)
- pinpoint - Click-anywhere visual feedback widget, no backend required (demo)
- rankchoice - Multi-select that captures choices and the order users rank them (demo)
- scrollmptious - Fires callbacks based on scroll direction (demo)
- solitaire-victory - The Solitaire win animation: bounce, scatter, rain, fountain, cyclone (demo)
- starwarsintro - The Star Wars intro crawl as a CSS library (demo)
- turntable - Responsive jQuery image slider (demo)
- uploady - File uploads with review, rename, and remove before submit (demo)
- Annual Reflection Framework
- Bringing Humanity Back to Email
- Work Life Harmony
- Web and Mobile App Sitemap
- Building a Blueprint for your Idea
- How to Launch an Idea in One Month
- Methods and Mindsets with the Chief Technology Officer at New Story
- Process Optimization
- Creating a Successful Human-Centered Business with Morgan J. Lopes
- Using Tech for Good
- From Medieval Times to CEO
Webinars, conferences, recorded, or in-person. The goal is actionable insights that leave people energized.
No magic formula. No secret recipes. Real talk.
Most Influential Books:
- Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
- E-myth by Michael Gerber
- Peak by Anders Ericson
- The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday
- 2019 Reading List
- 2018 Reading List
FYI... I use email differently. Prioritizing human interactions, I only check email twice a day and don't have notifications enabled. I do however, work to clear my inbox at least once each day. Read more about why.