Ben Werdmüller

Humanist technologist. Equality and adventures.

I co-founded Elgg and Known, worked on Medium, and now invest in innovative media startups to support a stronger democracy at Matter.

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It still blows my mind that I helped bring this community together.

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Startups are stressful, yo. RIP stress toy.

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Tea is my savior this week.

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Horrifying. https://itsgoingdown.org/state-trooper-try-stop-medics-performing-cpr-heather-heyer/

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This is a great hotel, with good rates - and they accommodated me after bad weather meant I was in NYC an extra night. Not sure why I'd stay anywhere else.

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My buddy McNair owns this bar, and it's amazing.

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This is who I am as a person right now.

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Alright, Brooklyn. Who's around?

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Oh.

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Quietly ending the evening.

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It's so weird to see your desk through a wormhole.

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Une petit pain au chocolate à New York

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"Without Facebook, we wouldn't have won." Deeply insightful short clip on how Trump's digital campaign was run. https://twitter.com/JamieJBartlett/status/896794978072092672

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Start spreading the news I arrived today I'm going to eat something soon New York, New York

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Not sure which city I'm in

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The Texas Startup Manifesto. I love this - but a much higher concentration of sophisticated investors are required. https://austinstartups.com/the-texas-startup-manifesto-42f06f2a7075

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This is a good piece. I hope it's right. http://thereformedbroker.com/2017/08/13/counter-trend/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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"Nice people made the best Nazis." Now is not the time to remain silent. http://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2016/11/17/the-post-election-case-for-speaking-out-naomi-shulman

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And out.

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Thanks, Treehouse.

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Just hanging out in my bedroom.

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Pausing for a fast food dinner near my storage unit, and feeling a bit sorry for myself for lots of reasons, I got this.

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Two people signed the lease on this apartment six years ago. It's been there for me during a rollercoaster period of change in my life; through heartbreak, terror and adventure. It's weird to think I won't be able to see it again after Thursday, but I'm also looking forward to the next chapter.

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Eggs polenta. I couldn't not Instagram this.

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When I wrote these notes, there was no such thing as a social intranet. Rather than white label social networks, I wanted to steer the platform to be a kind of social glue inside organizations. We even had a prototype for live chat with integrations from other applications. All of which goes to show: it's not the idea as much as the execution. Years later, Yammer would be worth billions, and Slack did ... quite well.

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One of the many people I owe a lot to.