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# Ask me anything!
- URL: https://werd.io/ask-me-anything/
- Published: 2021-07-02T23:57:25.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-02T23:57:25.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:24

Let’s try something a little bit different.

I’m the Head of Engineering at a Series B startup based in San Francisco. I’ve previously been a startup founder in both San Francisco and Edinburgh, Scotland. I’ve started two major open source projects and worked in the early stages of a third. I was the geek in residence at the world’s largest arts festival. And as Director of Investments at a mission-driven accelerator, I invested in 24 startups and supported a portfolio of 75, as well as teaching a design thinking based curriculum.

I’ve also written and self-published a novel, as well as a published non-fiction tech book; been a W3C invited expert; worked on multiple open culture projects; and taught equity in product design to local newsrooms from all over the world. Long ago, when the universe was young, I built some of the first viral web content.

What can I answer for you? For example, is there anything you’re wondering about pitches; open source software; building mission-driven projects; building a team; ethics in software development; etc?

Nothing’s off-limits (except for confidential customer information). Here’s how it’ll work: [ask a question anonymously on this form](https://airtable.com/shrBGvo85v0Hoy0c4), and as long as it’s related to one of the topics above, I’ll answer every question as honestly as I can in my next post.

That's assuming I get any questions, anyway. **[Ask me a question!](https://airtable.com/shrBGvo85v0Hoy0c4)**