For 21+ years I've helped tech teams turn developer & customer intelligence into product strategy, grounded in cognitive psychology and a habit of testing my assumptions. I help build communities, and the teams that run them.
atproto'd my website a bit further (beyond the @standard.site integration):
1) added a "Right now" box on the homage that pulls in all kinds of atproto activity like @bsky.app posts, @popfeed.social film ratings, @bookhive.buzz reads, @tangled.org repo's etc.
well, if you were still having doubts about W Social, this will probably seal the deal (and not in a good way..)
Investigation 🧵 by @thisismissem.social 👇
inspired by @dame.is & @brookie.blog, I set myself up with a nice little dynamic profile picture automation, updating the image (or rather: the background/accessories) based on season / weather / country / holiday.
Overkill? Ooooh yes very much so.
Confusing? Potentially.
Fun? ... I hope so!
PSA: if you self-host your PDS and experience (re)login issues with atproto apps: install PDS version 0.5.4, this includes the fix for the issue (which is described below)
Interesting quote on the @bsky.app homepage from Matt Mullenweg.
He's right.
He's also proof of why it matters: when one steward owns the infrastructure, "open" lasts exactly as long as his goodwill.
Ask @wpengine.com
On a protocol, you don't have to trust the steward.
I lean on two things that don't always sit together: a cognitive-psychology read on how developers and customers actually behave, and an experimentation
habit (those 500+ A/B tests at Randstad & JDE) to check what works instead of guessing. I'm
still learning, mostly in the open.
Cognitive psychology
Why developers and customers actually behave the way they do.
Business experimentation
500+ A/B tests at Randstad & JDE. Measure what matters, prove what works.
Community building
Helped grow the Joomla!, Magento, CRO.CAFE and Spryker communities.
(AI) automation
Reliable AI workflows and local-first tooling that earns its keep.
Guido has a rare ability to translate community insights into tangible business intelligence, and to bring the business closer to the community.
Svitlana Kulynych Head of Learning Experience, Spryker · worked with me at Spryker
Recommendation excerpts written by colleagues on LinkedIn
"Guido is a thought leader in community building and developer relations. Any company serious about building an ecosystem should talk to him."
"He is a brilliant presenter, a natural connector, and a trusted advisor who understands both the human and business dimensions of digital commerce. His empathy, humor, and communication skills make him uniquely effective at engaging with people on every level, from developers to executives."
"I saw first-hand how the initiatives of his team not only strengthened customer and partner engagement but also directly shaped product direction and organizational growth. Guido has a rare ability to translate community insights into tangible business intelligence and vice versa bring business closer to the community."
"With a small, high-performing team, Guido created a developer and customer community from scratch and turned it into a real asset for the business."
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