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Starting again with a new profile, so time for an #introduction -

Hi! I'm Ben Werdmuller. I've been a blogger since 1998. These days I post regularly at https://werd.io. Writing is my first love, and I'm working on a novel.

I founded two FOSS social platforms (Elgg and Known), worked at a mission-driven investor, worked at Medium, and was Geek in Residence at Edinburgh Festivals. Today I'm CTO at The 19th (19thnews.org), a women-led newsroom that reports on gender, politics and policy.

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