How the Internet Happened

I’ve worked in the tech industry for nearly 20 years now, and I remember so many of the stories and occurrences in this book actually happening.  However, as younger people enter the field fewer and fewer actually do, and that’s a shame.   I strongly recommend a read to anyone in the technology field as it…

When does a son become his father?

Most articles you come across on the internet and read are interesting, but they pass into memory and beyond rather quickly.  There are a few however that stay with you forever, and in some cases, change your life.  I ran across one such article a few years ago. The images capture the essence of the…

How to get filthy rich in rising asia

I initially heard of this book via a recommendation from a well respected entrepreneur friend of mine. Although I don’t generally take book advice from anyone I respect this person’s opinion, so I checked it out. I’m so happy I did. What I thought would be a roadmap to wealth ended up being an amazing…

Birthday 2019

This is excerpted from a Facebook post here – https://www.facebook.com/toddlew.  I liked the end result, so I’ll “go with it” here also. It’s terribly late but a sincere thank you for the birthday wishes from two (2) days ago. I really can’t thank everyone enough. The day was once again lived with purpose, and it was…

Why I’m pursuing B Corp certification

I’ve been hosting open source conferences and events for more than a decade now. I chose open source because of the technological and collaborative opportunity it provides to so many people around the world. I chose conferences and events because they often serve as a gateway to the technology industry for those very same people.…

Thrilled to be a speaking at CLS 2017

I received great news from Jono Bacon at the Community Leadership Summit (CLS) a couple of weeks ago.  I was chosen to be one of the keynote speakers at the event this upcoming May 6-7. I was honored, primarily because I have such great respect for the event and the open source community as a whole. The Summit by…