Friday Links: Nerdery ranked #11 on Biz Journal’s Fast 50 list

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal announced its annual rankings of fastest growing private companies in the Twin Cities and we’re super pumped to say we’ve made it for the fourth consecutive year! With 2010 revenue of $14.2 million and a two-year growth rate of 119% we came in at #11 on the 2011 Fast 50 List.

Sweet!

Kris Szafranski, The Nerdery’s director of software development, spilled the following beans regarding the company’s success to Biz Journal assistant managing editor Kim Johnson. Subscribers, take a look at what Kris had to say. Non-subscribers? You can head over to the News section for the full scoop.

Now, on with the links.

• Jason Kottke picks his favorite tributes to Steve Jobs.
• This is a good one too. Brian Kam formerly of Gizmodo, Steve Jobs was always kind to me or regrets of an asshole.
• This UX/UI t-shirt is totally badass.
• Unicorns and Wheels: Apples two types of products.
• Brands customers are most loyal to.
• The Cult of LEGO, a coffee table book for LEGO fans.
• In case you missed this earlier in the week, a father captures his son’s reaction to the big reveal in “Empire Strikes Back.”
• Cheese or Font, much more difficult than you’d expect.