2014
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Blogging Patrons
Aug 23
I’d like to experiment with seeking a patron or two to help fund running this site. Interested? You can donate in the sidebar.
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WordCamps, Community, and Confusion
Jul 31
In a community steeped in so much confusion about the names, duties, and roles of various players, why are we still confusing the conference issue when it comes to WordCamp SF?
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Why Speak?
Jun 29
Speaking at conferences is often painful. Why bother in the first place?
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How Vested are You?
Jun 16
To have a “vested interest” in something means you need to have actually invested something. Hearing someone who’d been paid for their time, had reneged twice on offers to actually invest in a business, and had nothing tied up in the business itself claim a “vested interest” felt incredibly wrong.
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Take Time to Give Back
May 31
No matter what you do, always take time to give back to the community that helped define you.
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Conference Types
May 6
There are two kinds of conferences: Those where you invest in the community and those from which you reap a return on that investment. Which kind of conference do you attend more often?
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Differentiation and Diversity
Apr 30
I’d rather learn something new and struggler at it than be at the top of my game with nowhere to go but down.