Since we’re getting ready to close up 2021, I thought I’d use this issue’s space to look back at the year and share some of my favorite articles. After all, I wrote over 100… surely there’s got to be a decent one or two in there somewhere, right? RIGHT?

Below, you’ll find a countdown of my Top 10 Most Popular Articles of 2021 based on number of readers.

Also, rather than putting out a full episode of Web Masters this week, I decided to do a special mini-episode called “Who invented the like button?” Listen here. Or search “Web Masters” (two words!) on your favorite podcasting app. Will it be your favorite 10 minutes of 2021? Only one way to find out… listen now!

Finally, I want to take a moment to thank all of you for joining me on what’s been an incredible year of teaching about startups and entrepreneurship. Along the way, I’ve surely learned as much as anyone, and that’s thanks to all of you, your wonderful feedback, your great questions, and your continued readership.

Thanks for being part of the Entrepreneur Office Hours community, and thanks for letting me share my love of startups with all of you each and every week.

Happy New Year!

-Aaron

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