Ben Werdmüller

I’m part of a team that invests in startups changing media for good. Ask me anything. #MatterAMA #startups https://medium.com/urbanama/join-an-ama-by-ben-werdmuller-of-matter-nov-6-2017-on-urbanama-517bb9837...

This piece seems to be attracting a lot of attention again. What *is* Silicon Valley? How does it work? https://words.werd.io/what-is-silicon-valley-87fcf49f30c8#.zbmqakexg #startups

If you're interested in Silicon Valley, or critical of it, you should know how it works. I wrote a primer: https://words.werd.io/what-is-silicon-valley-87fcf49f30c8?source=linkShare-3b16402f5b9d-1473177908 #startups

What is Silicon Valley, exactly? How does it work? And why is there so much money? An explainer: https://words.werd.io/what-is-silicon-valley-87fcf49f30c8#.mssu17yc1 #startups

An open listicle to startup founders: here are some ideas to avoid. https://words.werd.io/an-open-listicle-to-startup-founders-897ed8bdacd#.rc79tcmj6 #startups #bots #opensource

Casual intelligence has the potential to change how we build software: AI for apps. https://medium.com/@evanpro/making-software-with-casual-intelligence-867fd842134#.35sc5332h #ai #startups

Ah, Edinburgh. https://medium.com/@benwerd/ah-edinburgh-f510cf64ebd5#.4ldw58as2 #startups #edinburgh

Happening right now: https://twitter.com/benwerd/status/713424488516288512 #startups #media #accelerator #funding

Interested in media startups? Don't miss @mattervc's live AMA one hour from now: https://huzza.io/mattervc/live-stream/ama-with-matters-managing-partner-corey-ford #startups #media

In New York? Want to change media for good? Go meet @mattervc for some drinks. https://tgifinnyc.splashthat.com/ #media #startups

So much #VR activity. I'm learning from the team at @MettaVR, who you should follow too: @CeciMetropolis @JacobTref @guisabran #startups

Great post by Erin about how she designs product sprints for success. https://medium.com/@erinjo/the-product-sprint-prospective-review-3fce7da5467c#.tbdjg61f6 #ux #design #startups

I like this very much. Busy, but not productive: http://venturegeneratedcontent.com/2015/10/19/busy-but-not-productive/ #startups #work #progress

Re-sharing: my thoughts on "market source" as an evolution of open source for business. https://medium.com/building-an-open-startup/market-source-an-open-source-ecosystem-that-pays-a373976... #opensource #startups

Have you raised funding for a startup with an end-user product with an open source core? I'd really love to have a chat. #foss #startups

My #sundaypodcast episode Shoplifers and Thieves showed up in a post today. On revisiting, I'm really proud of it: http://werd.io/2014/shoplifters-and-thieves-podcastsunday #startups

Finding that I'm occasionally having more trouble breathing lately. #startups #ihope