by Jono Bacon | Nov 3, 2019 | Conversations With Bacon
GitHub has seen a startling level of growth. With over 31 million developers spread across 96 million repositories, it has become the quite literal hub for how people build technology (and was recently acquired by Microsoft for $7.5 billion). Throughout this...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 7, 2019 | Conversations With Bacon
In recent years, developers have become an increasingly important audience for organizations to build relationships with. Not only are developers actively building technology, but they are also often helping to shape decisions inside of businesses that cover product,...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 11, 2019 | Conversations With Bacon
Building collaborative online platforms is hard. To make a platform that is truly compelling, and rewards the right kind of behavior and teamwork, requires a careful balance of effective design, workflow, and understanding the psychology of how people work together....
by Jono Bacon | Jul 29, 2019 | Conversations With Bacon
What does bioscience innovation, sustainable pet food, and Shark Tank have in common? Ryan Bethencourt, that’s who. Ryan is a pretty accomplished guy. He has studied business and biotech, molecular biopharmaceuticals, genetics, and brain tumor angiogenesis at...
by Jono Bacon | Jul 8, 2019 | Conversations With Bacon
Back in 2014, I worked at the XPRIZE Foundation, and we launched the Global Learning XPRIZE. This $15 million competition, funded by Elon Musk among others, challenged teams to build an Android tablet application that teaches kids how to read, write, and perform...
by Jono Bacon | Jun 14, 2019 | Conversations With Bacon
Kate Drane is a bit of an enigma. She helped launch hundreds of crowdfunding projects at Indiegogo (in fact, I worked with her on the Ubuntu Edge and Global Learning XPRIZE campaigns). She has helped connect hundreds of startups to expertise, capital, and customers at...