Anil Dash

Anil Dash is a maker

http://anildash.com/
 anildash also edits Makerbase

Anil Dash made:

dashes.com

Sep 1999 — Present

Writing, editing, publishing and management of over a million words

ThinkUp

Aug 2009 — Present

Help define & refine user experience, marketing, and business model, cofounder with @ginatrapani

Makerbase

Dec 2011 — Present

Came up with the idea, led product dev, wrote markup, added lots of bugs

The Message

Apr 2014 — Present

Did a bunch of hackneyed fake Apple liveblogs with @ftrain, plus some other writing

Isosceles

Feb 2015 — Feb 2015

Helped with markup

Good Web Bundle

Oct 2014 — Jan 2015

came up with the idea & cajoled everybody into participating; did some marketing

Typepad

Nov 2002 — Sep 2009

Helped launch the service, working on defining pricing and features for one of the first paid consumer SAAS apps

Movable Type

Mar 2003 — Sep 2009

Helped with product strategy, marketing, developer outreach and community management

Daily Links

Last Year’s Model

Came up with the idea

Seven on Seven by Rhizome

What else did Anil Dash make?

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Recent Activity

Anil Dash inspires Kate Neely

By showing how members of a community can support one another

Anil Dash inspires Jonathan Eyler-Werve

Making communities better

Anil Dash inspires Katherine Michel

Katherine Michel

Dan Bricklin inspires Anil Dash

 Anil DashNot merely a seminal pioneer of the software industry, but a model for leadership in tech.

Kimberly Bryant inspires Anil Dash

Anil DashDoing the work to make sure every girl gets the shot she deserves. Even Serena knows!

Leslie Harpold inspires Anil Dash

Taught me so much about what one person’s voice could do on the Internet.

Sarah Jeong inspires Anil Dash

Fearless and authoritative, a formidable combination in the battle to make culture better.

Tracy Chou inspires Anil Dash

A formidable example of how one person can have concrete impact on an entire industry.

Anil Dash inspires Dennis Crowley

Feminista Jones inspires Anil Dash

A tireless and effective advocate for voices that are often overlooked, especially online.

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