Mentorship
I didn’t get to where I am in my life and career on my own. I have a ton of respect and admiration for the folks who’ve helped and mentored me along the way. Molly Holzschlag took me under her wing and taught me so much about public speaking and selflessly working for a better Web. Jeffrey Zeldman made a place for me at A List Apart, heavily influenced my writing, invited me onto his team at Happy Cog, and has both supported and promoted my work for well over a decade now. Jeremy Keith collaborated with me early on and has provided invaluable guidance to me over the years. And these are but a few of the dozens upon dozens of folks I owe my career to and, if I’m being honest, helped me discover my passion.
Recognizing all of this, I’ve made a concerted effort to “pay it forward” by finding opportunities for others to hone their craft and improve as professionals. In some cases it’s been recommending them as conference speakers, introducing them to publishers, recommending them for jobs, asking them to collaborate on projects, or simply providing advice and guidance for their careers or their companies. To date, most of these efforts have been one-offs. For a while now I’ve been wanting to work more intensely with one person, but I needed to get settled into my relatively new role at Microsoft (as well as my new role as a father) first.
I’m ready now.
I am looking for someone to mentor in 2017. If you’re interested in working with me throughout the year, I’m accepting “applications” for the slot through the end of January. As of right now, I’m only comfortable committing to one mentee for 2017, but once I see how it’s going, I may opt to take on additional mentees in the future.
What are you looking for in a mentee? ¶
To me, it doesn’t matter to me where you are in your career… no matter how long we’ve been doing something, there’s always room for improvement. When I think about my ideal mentee, I’m looking for someone who’s passionate about the Web and who I think I can do some good for. I don’t care how young or old you are or how long you’ve worked on the Web. I firmly believe we can always benefit from a mentorship.
Similarly, it doesn’t matter to me where you live nor does it matter to me how good your English is (though it’s probably better than you give yourself credit for). If you happen to be local to the Southeastern U.S. or somewhere I’m traveling over the next year, we’ll definitely spend some time getting together in person, but that is by no means a requirement. Email… Skype… Hangouts… I’m happy to work with you no matter where you are.
How do I apply? ¶
In order to apply, all I ask is that you write a public post somewhere on the Web that discusses why you love the Web, where you’re at in your career, and what your goals are for the coming year. I’m not looking for a particular length or anything, just trying to get a sense of you, your passions, and your interests.
Once you’ve done that, use this site’s contact form to send me the link, along with a brief write-up as to why you’d like me to mentor you. In particular I’m interested to hear where our passions overlap and how you think I can help you. I want to make sure we are a good fit. And be honest… if you want me as a mentor because of the connections I have, say that; I appreciate honesty.
Anyway, that’s it. No big hoops to jump through. I’ll keep the lines open through Tuesday, January 31st in whatever your local timezone is. I look forward to getting to know you and taking one of you under my wing this year.
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I'm here for you. aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…"},"repost-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"repost-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Federico Arias","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/9b8ce54f785cff82b904cbacc1039b79c64439d6f95f479e55e4eb8fd5dc8d8e.jpg","url":"https://twitter.com/f_ariasm"},"url":"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/818794556745547776#favorited-by-375363171","published":null,"wm-received":"2017-01-10T19:02:03Z","wm-id":412535,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/like/twitter/AaronGustafson/818794556745547776/375363171","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","name":"tag:twitter.com,2013:818794556745547776_favorited_by_375363171\n \n \n \n \n Federico Arias\n \n\n https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/818794556745547776#favorited-by-375363171","like-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"like-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Enrique Guerrero","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/6deb8bcf526fb65e5200e273be6eb74ff7fc117fd9964196bdd1d22aeb470650.jpg","url":"https://twitter.com/enr_queguerrero"},"url":"https://twitter.com/enr_queguerrero/status/818937274352091136","published":"2017-01-10T21:47:15+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-10T21:50:26Z","wm-id":412569,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/comment/twitter/AaronGustafson/818794556745547776/818937274352091136","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"Hi <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a>! This is why I followed you.","html":"Hi <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a>! This is why I followed you.","text":"Hi @AaronGustafson! This is why I followed you."},"in-reply-to":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"in-reply-to","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Enrique Guerrero","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/6deb8bcf526fb65e5200e273be6eb74ff7fc117fd9964196bdd1d22aeb470650.jpg","url":"https://twitter.com/enr_queguerrero"},"url":"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/818794556745547776#favorited-by-4892520803","published":null,"wm-received":"2017-01-10T21:50:41Z","wm-id":412570,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/like/twitter/AaronGustafson/818794556745547776/4892520803","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","name":"tag:twitter.com,2013:818794556745547776_favorited_by_4892520803\n \n \n \n \n Enrique Guerrero\n \n\n https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/818794556745547776#favorited-by-4892520803","like-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"like-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Aaron Gustafson","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/97b92304e6a00d974e77378256dd3942205c7728f432d5d71220eb03d1530346.jpeg","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com"},"url":"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/818938434450497537","published":"2017-01-10T21:51:52+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-10T22:25:54Z","wm-id":412576,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/comment/twitter/AaronGustafson/818794556745547776/818938434450497537","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/plain","value":"Thanks!","text":"Thanks!"},"in-reply-to":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"in-reply-to","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Enrique Guerrero","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/6deb8bcf526fb65e5200e273be6eb74ff7fc117fd9964196bdd1d22aeb470650.jpg","url":"https://twitter.com/enr_queguerrero"},"url":"https://twitter.com/enr_queguerrero/status/818939091542687744","published":"2017-01-10T21:54:29+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-10T22:25:59Z","wm-id":412577,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/comment/twitter/AaronGustafson/818794556745547776/818939091542687744","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"I have a lot to learn, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a>.","html":"I have a lot to learn, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a>.","text":"I have a lot to learn, @AaronGustafson."},"in-reply-to":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"in-reply-to","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Rachel🦄Nabors","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/154aef1ff7b5f9bd213261c88c6f490a0d8d49cd02211e7fbb50c92f28b127da.jpeg","url":"http://rachelnabors.com"},"url":"https://twitter.com/rachelnabors/status/818947684518141952","published":"2017-01-10T22:28:37+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-10T22:50:36Z","wm-id":412583,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/post/twitter/AaronGustafson/818947684518141952","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"So my colleague <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a> is taking on a mentee: <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\">aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…</a> Get in on this!","html":"So my colleague <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a> is taking on a mentee: <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\">aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…</a> Get in on this!","text":"So my colleague @AaronGustafson is taking on a mentee: aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki… Get in on this!"},"mention-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"mention-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Dr Rev J Kirchartz","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/e53479c81f278fcd1e9227fd0264ec87a55591e05bbcefc3e08cf60d97dbd6a7.png","url":"http://jkirchartz.com"},"url":"https://twitter.com/JKirchartz/status/818957871861891072","published":"2017-01-10T23:09:06+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-10T23:24:19Z","wm-id":412587,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/repost/twitter/AaronGustafson/818794556745547776/818957871861891072","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/plain","value":"Looking to level up your career on the Web in 2017? I'm here for you. aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…","text":"Looking to level up your career on the Web in 2017? I'm here for you. aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…"},"repost-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"repost-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Professor Blogsworth","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/32ca1411cd03349b2bc6c4cd546da725919f6e2be603e2b450e62eb9f250010b.jpg","url":"http://www.maxcantor.com"},"url":"https://twitter.com/mcantor/status/818953821435166720","published":"2017-01-10T22:53:01+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-10T23:24:22Z","wm-id":412588,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/repost/twitter/AaronGustafson/818794556745547776/818953821435166720","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/plain","value":"Looking to level up your career on the Web in 2017? I'm here for you. aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…","text":"Looking to level up your career on the Web in 2017? I'm here for you. aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…"},"repost-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"repost-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Grant Swertfeger","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/b4f3e2a7754cdfd7bdfad55a1ff01c3bb697d9ffcbbb2fcf898b0aa28481bf52.png","url":"http://swordsweeper.com"},"url":"https://twitter.com/swertfeger/status/818958053206818816","published":"2017-01-10T23:09:50+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-10T23:24:47Z","wm-id":412589,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/repost/twitter/AaronGustafson/818557207390330880/818958053206818816","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/plain","value":"Interested in me mentor you in 2017? buff.ly/2iWcObM","text":"Interested in me mentor you in 2017? buff.ly/2iWcObM"},"repost-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"repost-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Professor Blogsworth","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/32ca1411cd03349b2bc6c4cd546da725919f6e2be603e2b450e62eb9f250010b.jpg","url":"https://twitter.com/mcantor"},"url":"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/818794556745547776#favorited-by-14079134","published":null,"wm-received":"2017-01-10T23:25:39Z","wm-id":412590,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/like/twitter/AaronGustafson/818794556745547776/14079134","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","name":"tag:twitter.com,2013:818794556745547776_favorited_by_14079134\n \n \n \n \n Professor Blogsworth\n \n\n https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/818794556745547776#favorited-by-14079134","like-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"like-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Rachel🦄Nabors","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/154aef1ff7b5f9bd213261c88c6f490a0d8d49cd02211e7fbb50c92f28b127da.jpeg","url":"http://rachelnabors.com"},"url":"https://twitter.com/rachelnabors/status/818947684518141952","published":"2017-01-10T22:28:37+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-11T01:02:20Z","wm-id":412611,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/post/twitter/AaronGustafson/818983071085133825","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"So my colleague <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a> is taking on a mentee: <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\">aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…</a> Get in on this!","html":"So my colleague <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a> is taking on a mentee: <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\">aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…</a> Get in on this!","text":"So my colleague @AaronGustafson is taking on a mentee: aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki… Get in on this!"},"mention-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"mention-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Alfonso Gómez-Arzola","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/45b52f55da62a1892e5997ec70373719d3a8cfcf564de4d431e7cef03c7247e8.jpeg","url":"http://mrkp.co"},"url":"https://twitter.com/agarzola/status/819010974564880385","published":"2017-01-11T02:40:07+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-11T03:11:28Z","wm-id":412630,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/repost/twitter/AaronGustafson/818794556745547776/819010974564880385","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/plain","value":"Looking to level up your career on the Web in 2017? I'm here for you. aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…","text":"Looking to level up your career on the Web in 2017? I'm here for you. aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…"},"repost-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"repost-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"UIE","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/f2a36a140a7a1a9fcffcfcb849ce914e4ba37be916a243bb8ee4c8c7761da1c2.jpg","url":"http://www.uie.com/"},"url":"https://twitter.com/UIE/status/819593585217695746","published":"2017-01-12T17:15:12+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-12T17:30:16Z","wm-id":413032,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/post/twitter/AaronGustafson/819593585217695746","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"Mentorship by <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a> <a href=\"http://ow.ly/w3JW307Wnod\">ow.ly/w3JW307Wnod</a>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\"></a>","html":"Mentorship by <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a> <a href=\"http://ow.ly/w3JW307Wnod\">ow.ly/w3JW307Wnod</a>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\"></a>","text":"Mentorship by @AaronGustafson ow.ly/w3JW307Wnod"},"mention-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"mention-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"DeborahEdwards-Onoro","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/784c10942458daa942eec4442c742fc83e3da369107c3c6b7731fa68fb245242.jpeg","url":"https://www.lireo.com/"},"url":"https://twitter.com/redcrew/status/819900374211502080","published":"2017-01-13T13:34:16+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-13T13:44:54Z","wm-id":413302,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/post/twitter/AaronGustafson/819900374211502080","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"What an opportunity! <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@aarongustafson</a> is offering one-on-one mentorship. Open to anyone with a passion for the web. <a href=\"http://bit.ly/2j7NxJZ\">bit.ly/2j7NxJZ</a>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\"></a>","html":"What an opportunity! <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@aarongustafson</a> is offering one-on-one mentorship. Open to anyone with a passion for the web. <a href=\"http://bit.ly/2j7NxJZ\">bit.ly/2j7NxJZ</a>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\"></a>","text":"What an opportunity! @aarongustafson is offering one-on-one mentorship. Open to anyone with a passion for the web. bit.ly/2j7NxJZ"},"mention-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"mention-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"","photo":"","url":""},"url":"https://www.lireo.com/weekly-roundup-of-web-design-and-development-news-january-13-2017/","published":null,"wm-received":"2017-01-13T14:34:47Z","wm-id":413311,"wm-source":"https://www.lireo.com/weekly-roundup-of-web-design-and-development-news-january-13-2017/","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","mention-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"mention-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"DeborahEdwards-Onoro","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/784c10942458daa942eec4442c742fc83e3da369107c3c6b7731fa68fb245242.jpeg","url":"https://www.lireo.com/"},"url":"https://twitter.com/redcrew/status/819900374211502080","published":"2017-01-13T13:34:16+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-13T14:39:53Z","wm-id":413312,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/post/twitter/AaronGustafson/819914758086422529","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"What an opportunity! <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@aarongustafson</a> is offering one-on-one mentorship. Open to anyone with a passion for the web. <a href=\"http://bit.ly/2j7NxJZ\">bit.ly/2j7NxJZ</a>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\"></a>","html":"What an opportunity! <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@aarongustafson</a> is offering one-on-one mentorship. Open to anyone with a passion for the web. <a href=\"http://bit.ly/2j7NxJZ\">bit.ly/2j7NxJZ</a>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\"></a>","text":"What an opportunity! @aarongustafson is offering one-on-one mentorship. Open to anyone with a passion for the web. bit.ly/2j7NxJZ"},"mention-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"mention-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Alistair Duggin","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/2f2db1b4742b210e44c0c12ad2a9bcd92e5af2a1932ff783a7263646746b246f.jpeg","url":"https://twitter.com/dugboticus"},"url":"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/818794556745547776#favorited-by-107977792","published":null,"wm-received":"2017-01-13T15:49:59Z","wm-id":413322,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/like/twitter/AaronGustafson/818794556745547776/107977792","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","name":"tag:twitter.com,2013:818794556745547776_favorited_by_107977792\n \n \n \n \n Alistair Duggin\n \n\n https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/818794556745547776#favorited-by-107977792","like-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"like-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Aaron Gustafson","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/97b92304e6a00d974e77378256dd3942205c7728f432d5d71220eb03d1530346.jpeg","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com"},"url":"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/819950124596162565","published":"2017-01-13T16:51:58+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-13T17:02:07Z","wm-id":413339,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/comment/twitter/AaronGustafson/818794556745547776/819950124596162565","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/plain","value":"Thanks! I’m really looking forward to it.","text":"Thanks! I’m really looking forward to it."},"in-reply-to":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"in-reply-to","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Craig Saila","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/eecb74411aff27b7daee0001d473e46597bf6dff3944cbe367674fd90444a511.jpeg","url":"http://saila.com/"},"url":"https://twitter.com/saila/status/819949933633609728","published":"2017-01-13T16:51:12+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-13T17:02:18Z","wm-id":413340,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/comment/twitter/AaronGustafson/818794556745547776/819949933633609728","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"So great you're doing this. Been thinking of this kind of thing a lot myself, too—just need to find the right avenue & time","html":"So great you're doing this. Been thinking of this kind of thing a lot myself, too—just need to find the right avenue & time","text":"So great you're doing this. Been thinking of this kind of thing a lot myself, too—just need to find the right avenue & time"},"in-reply-to":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"in-reply-to","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Craig Saila","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/eecb74411aff27b7daee0001d473e46597bf6dff3944cbe367674fd90444a511.jpeg","url":"http://saila.com/"},"url":"https://twitter.com/saila/status/819956428333076481","published":"2017-01-13T17:17:01+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-13T17:41:32Z","wm-id":413348,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/post/twitter/AaronGustafson/819957695868506112","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"Looking for guidance in your career & passionate about the Web? <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a> wants to help you as your mentor <a href=\"http://bit.ly/2j8vtzn\">bit.ly/2j8vtzn</a>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\"></a>","html":"Looking for guidance in your career & passionate about the Web? <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a> wants to help you as your mentor <a href=\"http://bit.ly/2j8vtzn\">bit.ly/2j8vtzn</a>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\"></a>","text":"Looking for guidance in your career & passionate about the Web? @AaronGustafson wants to help you as your mentor bit.ly/2j8vtzn"},"mention-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"mention-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Craig Saila","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/eecb74411aff27b7daee0001d473e46597bf6dff3944cbe367674fd90444a511.jpeg","url":"http://saila.com/"},"url":"https://twitter.com/saila/status/819956428333076481","published":"2017-01-13T17:17:01+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-13T17:41:39Z","wm-id":413349,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/post/twitter/AaronGustafson/819956428333076481","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"Looking for guidance in your career & passionate about the Web? <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a> wants to help you as your mentor <a href=\"http://bit.ly/2j8vtzn\">bit.ly/2j8vtzn</a>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\"></a>","html":"Looking for guidance in your career & passionate about the Web? <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a> wants to help you as your mentor <a href=\"http://bit.ly/2j8vtzn\">bit.ly/2j8vtzn</a>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\"></a>","text":"Looking for guidance in your career & passionate about the Web? @AaronGustafson wants to help you as your mentor bit.ly/2j8vtzn"},"mention-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"mention-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Teylor Feliz","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/958051baa03131410a1adfda340dda7eb9d038558d061da6f7c15ab40e0aff1b.jpg","url":"http://teylorfeliz.com"},"url":"https://twitter.com/teylorfeliz/status/819970310216810496","published":"2017-01-13T18:12:10+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-13T18:43:42Z","wm-id":413366,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/post/twitter/AaronGustafson/819970310216810496","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"<a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@aarongustafson</a> is looking for a mentee. Please apply asap! <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\">aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23webdesign\">#webdesign</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23webdevelopment\">#webdevelopment</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23webdev\">#webdev</a>","html":"<a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@aarongustafson</a> is looking for a mentee. Please apply asap! <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\">aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23webdesign\">#webdesign</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23webdevelopment\">#webdevelopment</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23webdev\">#webdev</a>","text":"@aarongustafson is looking for a mentee. Please apply asap! aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki… #webdesign #webdevelopment #webdev"},"mention-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"mention-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"User Defenders","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/8c7b72570f92f4b5277889ef5c6e69fe6192958a876dface70c186bcf7a38f44.png","url":"http://www.userdefenders.com"},"url":"https://twitter.com/UserDefenders/status/819974253084717057","published":"2017-01-13T18:27:50+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-13T18:43:58Z","wm-id":413367,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/post/twitter/AaronGustafson/819974253084717057","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"Defenders…an opportunity of a lifetime!\n<p>\n<a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/818794556745547776\">\ntwitter.com/AaronGustafson…\n</a>\n</p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\"></a>","html":"Defenders…an opportunity of a lifetime!\n<p>\n<a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/818794556745547776\">\ntwitter.com/AaronGustafson…\n</a>\n</p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\"></a>","text":"Defenders…an opportunity of a lifetime!\n\n\ntwitter.com/AaronGustafson…"},"mention-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"mention-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Tabs","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/a5c023df0502268624bfcabddbc68f803d5a598ce542a7e4b22cd264d083addb.jpg","url":"https://twitter.com/ladyofcode"},"url":"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/818794556745547776#favorited-by-21994073","published":null,"wm-received":"2017-01-14T09:39:50Z","wm-id":413531,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/like/twitter/AaronGustafson/818794556745547776/21994073","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","name":"tag:twitter.com,2013:818794556745547776_favorited_by_21994073\n \n \n \n \n Tabs\n \n\n https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/818794556745547776#favorited-by-21994073","like-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"like-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Shawn Lukas","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/3a135442941aa8646a7c7969d30893bd2ba4d7b6dc32929ac72fe43d8007c852.jpg","url":"https://twitter.com/shawnlukas"},"url":"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/818794556745547776#favorited-by-70691266","published":null,"wm-received":"2017-01-14T19:46:48Z","wm-id":413642,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/like/twitter/AaronGustafson/818794556745547776/70691266","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","name":"tag:twitter.com,2013:818794556745547776_favorited_by_70691266\n \n \n \n \n Shawn Lukas\n \n\n https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/818794556745547776#favorited-by-70691266","like-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"like-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Center Centre","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/8dec68818b68c172ea763439957c684b460e796d07c11e209dd2b33ce26dee54.jpg","url":"http://centercentre.com"},"url":"https://twitter.com/CenterCentre/status/821815173170266112","published":"2017-01-18T20:23:00+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-18T20:30:58Z","wm-id":414619,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/post/twitter/AaronGustafson/821815173170266112","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"“I firmly believe we can always benefit from a mentorship.” <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a> <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\">aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…</a>","html":"“I firmly believe we can always benefit from a mentorship.” <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a> <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\">aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…</a>","text":"“I firmly believe we can always benefit from a mentorship.” @AaronGustafson aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…"},"mention-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"mention-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"David Quirós","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/942daf24b359abac5a355274d3e1ddcd26e040aefba9d4557941dd82cc91eaca.jpg","url":"https://twitter.com/kiaro"},"url":"https://twitter.com/kiaro/status/823527430216355841","published":"2017-01-23T13:46:54+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-23T13:50:36Z","wm-id":415699,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/post/twitter/AaronGustafson/823527430216355841","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"Very inspiring and refreshing to read <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a>'s generous mentorship offer. Thank you.\n<p>\n<a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/818794556745547776\">\ntwitter.com/AaronGustafson…\n</a>\n</p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\"></a>","html":"Very inspiring and refreshing to read <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a>'s generous mentorship offer. Thank you.\n<p>\n<a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/818794556745547776\">\ntwitter.com/AaronGustafson…\n</a>\n</p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\"></a>","text":"Very inspiring and refreshing to read @AaronGustafson's generous mentorship offer. Thank you.\n\n\ntwitter.com/AaronGustafson…"},"mention-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"mention-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Nicholas C. 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I'm not surprised because it's who you are but I wanted to say I think it's great","text":"this is amazing. I'm not surprised because it's who you are but I wanted to say I think it's great"},"in-reply-to":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"in-reply-to","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"claudia snell","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/bb0af2180889bc89758c5e12b6f40bace33eaf73677903cb17a034ce2a857d44.jpg","url":"https://twitter.com/claudiasnell"},"url":"https://twitter.com/claudiasnell/status/823736180755808257","published":"2017-01-24T03:36:24+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-24T04:03:07Z","wm-id":415865,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/repost/twitter/AaronGustafson/823723901012365312/823736180755808257","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"One more week to get your mentorship applications in… don’t wait too long :-)\naaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…","html":"One more week to get your mentorship applications in… don’t wait too long :-)\naaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…","text":"One more week to get your mentorship applications in… don’t wait too long :-)\n\n\naaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…"},"repost-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"repost-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Sarah Federman","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/ee6734ba88ba6c6909cc01ca2d24e10e065679e1d988a01fe649fb0bf2c6bae5.jpg","url":"https://twitter.com/sarah_federman"},"url":"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/823723901012365312#favorited-by-42741944","published":null,"wm-received":"2017-01-24T04:03:43Z","wm-id":415866,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/like/twitter/AaronGustafson/823723901012365312/42741944","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","name":"tag:twitter.com,2013:823723901012365312_favorited_by_42741944\n \n \n \n \n Sarah Federman\n \n\n https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson/status/823723901012365312#favorited-by-42741944","like-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"like-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"ㅤ","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/fcf74857d58335cdb8bb1b963d4b4c359fc065092c0833373ca1f0d7d8cbcdc4.jpg","url":"http://kenhowardpdx.com"},"url":"https://twitter.com/kenhowardpdx/status/823736294320680960","published":"2017-01-24T03:36:51+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-24T04:04:18Z","wm-id":415867,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/repost/twitter/AaronGustafson/823723901012365312/823736294320680960","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"One more week to get your mentorship applications in… don’t wait too long :-)\naaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…","html":"One more week to get your mentorship applications in… don’t wait too long :-)\naaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…","text":"One more week to get your mentorship applications in… don’t wait too long :-)\n\n\naaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looki…"},"repost-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"repost-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Simon McManus","photo":"https://webmention.io/avatar/pbs.twimg.com/d08048c871684b27b6ced69ef8cc7d31e86e05500804e7ab380fbc77bb1ee877.png","url":"http://simonmcmanus.com"},"url":"https://twitter.com/simonmcmanus/status/823824459438161932","published":"2017-01-24T09:27:11+00:00","wm-received":"2017-01-24T09:47:57Z","wm-id":415915,"wm-source":"https://brid-gy.appspot.com/comment/twitter/AaronGustafson/823723901012365312/823824459438161932","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"An amazing mentorship opportunity from <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronGustafson\">@AaronGustafson</a> who was a massive help with <a href=\"https://twitter.com/EnhanceConf\">@EnhanceConf</a> - 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As part of the application process, I asked folks to publicly discuss why they love the Web. The applicants shared some amazing stories, anecdotes, and experiences in those posts and I wanted to take a moment to share them with you.<a href=\"#fn:1\">1</a>I present them here, in order of submission.</p><h2><a href=\"https://sufferingasaservice.com/growing-up-online-penpals-and-php-d55844944ee4#.oh9m9gp4x\">Max Cantor: Growing Up Online: Penpals and PHP</a></h2><blockquote><p>I still remember the first time a friend with a different provider gave me their email address. I was used to the cozy confines of AOL, where emailing another user required only their “screen name”–what we think of today as the part that goes before the @ sign. (Mine was Maxinator1.)</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>“What’s this funny stuff at the end, after your screen name?” I asked.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>“That’s the domain. Mine’s compuserve dot com. Yours must be AOL dot com.”</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>“What? You can’t not be on AOL.”</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>“Why not?”</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>“How do you look at keywords?”</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>“I don’t!”</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/web-why-do-i-like-rina-henderson\">Rina Henderson: The web. Why do I like it?</a></h2><blockquote><p>Believe it or not, the invention of the web was not to give me something to do when I grew up.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"http://amberley.me/2017/01/17/the-road-so-far-pt-ii/\">Amberley Romo: The Road So Far, Pt II</a></h2><blockquote><p>I see power in the web for the very real capacity it has for good — communication and connection, access to communication, and on and on. And just like magic, it can be wielded in the interest of the light or the darkness (and those lines aren’t always the clearest). I want to do what I can to use it for good.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://medium.com/@river.kanies/why-i-chose-to-become-a-web-startup-consultant-28b059397fe2\">river kanies: Why I chose to become a web startup consultant</a></h2><blockquote><p>I will never stop learning, and I will never stop putting myself out of my financial and intellectual comfort zone. I think that, ultimately, this attitude will lead me to be very successful, even if it means being dirt poor for the next few years :}</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://medium.com/@matuzo/this-is-not-a-new-years-resolution-2c69d3a0ffeb\">Manuel Matuzovic: This is not a New Year’s resolution</a></h2><blockquote><p>Web design and web development are not (just) about writing the most flexible, <em>reactive</em> and dynamic app, impressing colleagues and clients, and earning awards. First and foremost it’s about people using our products. I believe that from time to time we all need to be reminded of that fact.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://mxb.at/blog/three-goals-for-2017/\">Max Böck: Three Goals for 2017</a></h2><blockquote><p>I can still remember what it was like to build my first website. I had absolutely no clue how to do stuff, it was all trial and error. But going back and forth between blogs, tutorials and stack overflow, watching other people work, shamelessly copying bits and pieces—I improved.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>The fact that I can just hit <code>view source</code> on any website and see how it’s made still amazes me.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>Altough I have a degree in web development now, I can honestly say that I learnt most of what I do by soaking up information available on the open web.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>This is only made possible by lots of talented people who not only produce great work, but dedicate their time and energy to show others how to do it, too. I don’t know any other profession with such an open exchange of knowledge.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>People from around the world actually work together on open-source projects, just to build something that others can use. Top developers in the field will share their latest findings publicly in carefully crafted tutorials and code examples on Github.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>Think about how amazing that is—an entire industry where you can learn every last secret of the trade for free—all you need is dedication and an internet connection.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://kylejonestn.wordpress.com/2017/01/20/looking-ahead-and-to-the-side/\">Kyle Jones: Looking Ahead—and to the Side</a></h2><blockquote><p>“Inter-Connectivity.” It’s a word I learned from an administrator at work. He challenged his team to reach out and reach through to other organizations. Organizations that are probably striving for the same goal that we are, but are too focused to look left or right to see others that are trying to do the same thing.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>…</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>It’s why I love the web. The Internet seems to have a knack for inter-connectivity (hyperlinking, search results, purchase recommendations, @mentions, etc). It doesn’t come as naturally for humans at times. It takes risking assumptions and being intentional. Sometimes we need more of that spiderweb mentality and reach out, not just up or down. My administrator was telling us that, yes, we do a great work, but don’t be blinded to think we’re the only ones. Just imagine what good we could do together with more partners that don’t exactly look or function just like us.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://stegrainer.com/journal/2017/looking-for-a-mentor\">Ste Grainer: Seeking Mentorship</a></h2><blockquote><p>I started making websites in the mid-90s when I was still in high school. I was fascinated that I could put something up on the web and people anywhere in the world could see it if they knew where to look. That feeling still inspires me, even after 20 years.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://medium.com/@IvanZusko/mentor-be-or-not-to-be-120b29d49be7\">Ivan Zusko: Mentor: Be or not to be</a></h2><blockquote><p>Every time you are revising your knowledge and things you used to accept as ‘it is so simply because it is so’. And very often can happen that during a process of your professional evolution (in fact does not matter what kind of profession you belong to), you were missing some obvious details which could make your present life as the established professional much easier. The most trivial question can open your eyes on some hidden secrets which were escaping from your attention just because there were dozens and dozens of the different and the more interesting things that seemed more important at that time.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://medium.com/@jdaudier/how-i-got-started-in-tech-my-developer-origin-story-7d95ee249b06\">Joanne Daudier: How I Got Started in Tech</a></h2><blockquote><p>What I love about being a developer is that I’m always learning something new and meeting other more senior devs that are so willing to lend a helping hand to newbies.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://medium.com/@tylermalone/state-of-a-career-b53ef3a9e53a\">Tyler Malone: State of a Career</a></h2><blockquote><p>I love what I do now because my experience in development has been diametrically opposed to that previous job. Solutions to problems are almost never a 1:1 ratio, collaboration is embraced, the pursuit of continual learning is highly encouraged, and the communities I’ve been a part of have been thoroughly supportive.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"http://tabassum.com/blog/day-16-career-goals\">Tabassum Mohamed Fakier: Career goals</a></h2><blockquote><p>I thought this was going to be difficult to answer, but it’s actually quite simple - albeit long-winded. I love the immense potential it represents; allowing people to help themselves, allowing people to help others directly, fostering connections in lieu of constant personal contact, delivering new experiences, helping people do good things for free - I could go on. There are just so, so, so many reasons why the web is important. The web extends beyond just websites for me: I used it as a crutch to overcome social anxieties and excessive shyness. I taught myself how to code using resources my parents would not afford on paper. I expressed myself. I entertained myself. I made friends when it was difficult for me to maintain friendships at school - and some of these individuals are close friends of mine seven years later. Heck, the web even introduced to me to my soulmate who is with me in Australia. I loved being on the web and I always wanted to be a creator on it.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>There are so many lines being crossed for the sake of monetisation, for the sake of control, and I want this to change. Ultimately, I really want to give back in honour of the faceless strangers that made a lot of my life happen the way it did. The web should be better for everyone.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"http://brianbell.me/2017/the-puddle-jumper/\">Brian Bell: The Puddle Jumper</a></h2><blockquote><p>As a kid, I rarely played with a toy the same way twice. When I got older I spent my waking hours flipping, spinning, and grinding at the skatepark. In school, I pursued graphic design. A few months into my first nine-to-five, I discovered the web.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>Every decision along the way was made with that question top-of-mind, <em>“What else can I do with this?”</em></p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"http://six03.com/2017/mentoring/\">Todd Libby: Mentoring</a></h2><blockquote><p>I want to keep learning until my children send me into a home, or even when I finally take that dirt nap I hear about.</p></blockquote><p>I truly wish I could mentor all of these folks this year, but I’m only one guy with a day job and a family I’d like to see on occasion. This is going to be one heck of a tough choice. I’d like to take a moment to thank each and every one of these folks (and all of the other applicants) for sharing their stories and their goals with me, with <strong>us</strong>.</p><p>I urge you to read their posts and maybe write one of your own.</p><ol><li><p>In other words, there were so many great applications that this will buy me some more time to make my decision :-) <a href=\"#fnref:1\">↩</a></p></li></ol>","html":"<p>A few weeks back, <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\">I put out the call for a mentee for 2017</a>. As part of the application process, I asked folks to publicly discuss why they love the Web. The applicants shared some amazing stories, anecdotes, and experiences in those posts and I wanted to take a moment to share them with you.<a href=\"#fn:1\">1</a>I present them here, in order of submission.</p><h2><a href=\"https://sufferingasaservice.com/growing-up-online-penpals-and-php-d55844944ee4#.oh9m9gp4x\">Max Cantor: Growing Up Online: Penpals and PHP</a></h2><blockquote><p>I still remember the first time a friend with a different provider gave me their email address. I was used to the cozy confines of AOL, where emailing another user required only their “screen name”–what we think of today as the part that goes before the @ sign. (Mine was Maxinator1.)</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>“What’s this funny stuff at the end, after your screen name?” I asked.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>“That’s the domain. Mine’s compuserve dot com. Yours must be AOL dot com.”</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>“What? You can’t not be on AOL.”</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>“Why not?”</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>“How do you look at keywords?”</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>“I don’t!”</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/web-why-do-i-like-rina-henderson\">Rina Henderson: The web. Why do I like it?</a></h2><blockquote><p>Believe it or not, the invention of the web was not to give me something to do when I grew up.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"http://amberley.me/2017/01/17/the-road-so-far-pt-ii/\">Amberley Romo: The Road So Far, Pt II</a></h2><blockquote><p>I see power in the web for the very real capacity it has for good — communication and connection, access to communication, and on and on. And just like magic, it can be wielded in the interest of the light or the darkness (and those lines aren’t always the clearest). I want to do what I can to use it for good.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://medium.com/@river.kanies/why-i-chose-to-become-a-web-startup-consultant-28b059397fe2\">river kanies: Why I chose to become a web startup consultant</a></h2><blockquote><p>I will never stop learning, and I will never stop putting myself out of my financial and intellectual comfort zone. I think that, ultimately, this attitude will lead me to be very successful, even if it means being dirt poor for the next few years :}</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://medium.com/@matuzo/this-is-not-a-new-years-resolution-2c69d3a0ffeb\">Manuel Matuzovic: This is not a New Year’s resolution</a></h2><blockquote><p>Web design and web development are not (just) about writing the most flexible, <em>reactive</em> and dynamic app, impressing colleagues and clients, and earning awards. First and foremost it’s about people using our products. I believe that from time to time we all need to be reminded of that fact.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://mxb.at/blog/three-goals-for-2017/\">Max Böck: Three Goals for 2017</a></h2><blockquote><p>I can still remember what it was like to build my first website. I had absolutely no clue how to do stuff, it was all trial and error. But going back and forth between blogs, tutorials and stack overflow, watching other people work, shamelessly copying bits and pieces—I improved.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>The fact that I can just hit <code>view source</code> on any website and see how it’s made still amazes me.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>Altough I have a degree in web development now, I can honestly say that I learnt most of what I do by soaking up information available on the open web.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>This is only made possible by lots of talented people who not only produce great work, but dedicate their time and energy to show others how to do it, too. I don’t know any other profession with such an open exchange of knowledge.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>People from around the world actually work together on open-source projects, just to build something that others can use. Top developers in the field will share their latest findings publicly in carefully crafted tutorials and code examples on Github.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>Think about how amazing that is—an entire industry where you can learn every last secret of the trade for free—all you need is dedication and an internet connection.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://kylejonestn.wordpress.com/2017/01/20/looking-ahead-and-to-the-side/\">Kyle Jones: Looking Ahead—and to the Side</a></h2><blockquote><p>“Inter-Connectivity.” It’s a word I learned from an administrator at work. He challenged his team to reach out and reach through to other organizations. Organizations that are probably striving for the same goal that we are, but are too focused to look left or right to see others that are trying to do the same thing.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>…</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>It’s why I love the web. The Internet seems to have a knack for inter-connectivity (hyperlinking, search results, purchase recommendations, @mentions, etc). It doesn’t come as naturally for humans at times. It takes risking assumptions and being intentional. Sometimes we need more of that spiderweb mentality and reach out, not just up or down. My administrator was telling us that, yes, we do a great work, but don’t be blinded to think we’re the only ones. Just imagine what good we could do together with more partners that don’t exactly look or function just like us.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://stegrainer.com/journal/2017/looking-for-a-mentor\">Ste Grainer: Seeking Mentorship</a></h2><blockquote><p>I started making websites in the mid-90s when I was still in high school. I was fascinated that I could put something up on the web and people anywhere in the world could see it if they knew where to look. That feeling still inspires me, even after 20 years.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://medium.com/@IvanZusko/mentor-be-or-not-to-be-120b29d49be7\">Ivan Zusko: Mentor: Be or not to be</a></h2><blockquote><p>Every time you are revising your knowledge and things you used to accept as ‘it is so simply because it is so’. And very often can happen that during a process of your professional evolution (in fact does not matter what kind of profession you belong to), you were missing some obvious details which could make your present life as the established professional much easier. The most trivial question can open your eyes on some hidden secrets which were escaping from your attention just because there were dozens and dozens of the different and the more interesting things that seemed more important at that time.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://medium.com/@jdaudier/how-i-got-started-in-tech-my-developer-origin-story-7d95ee249b06\">Joanne Daudier: How I Got Started in Tech</a></h2><blockquote><p>What I love about being a developer is that I’m always learning something new and meeting other more senior devs that are so willing to lend a helping hand to newbies.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"https://medium.com/@tylermalone/state-of-a-career-b53ef3a9e53a\">Tyler Malone: State of a Career</a></h2><blockquote><p>I love what I do now because my experience in development has been diametrically opposed to that previous job. Solutions to problems are almost never a 1:1 ratio, collaboration is embraced, the pursuit of continual learning is highly encouraged, and the communities I’ve been a part of have been thoroughly supportive.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"http://tabassum.com/blog/day-16-career-goals\">Tabassum Mohamed Fakier: Career goals</a></h2><blockquote><p>I thought this was going to be difficult to answer, but it’s actually quite simple - albeit long-winded. I love the immense potential it represents; allowing people to help themselves, allowing people to help others directly, fostering connections in lieu of constant personal contact, delivering new experiences, helping people do good things for free - I could go on. There are just so, so, so many reasons why the web is important. The web extends beyond just websites for me: I used it as a crutch to overcome social anxieties and excessive shyness. I taught myself how to code using resources my parents would not afford on paper. I expressed myself. I entertained myself. I made friends when it was difficult for me to maintain friendships at school - and some of these individuals are close friends of mine seven years later. Heck, the web even introduced to me to my soulmate who is with me in Australia. I loved being on the web and I always wanted to be a creator on it.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>There are so many lines being crossed for the sake of monetisation, for the sake of control, and I want this to change. Ultimately, I really want to give back in honour of the faceless strangers that made a lot of my life happen the way it did. The web should be better for everyone.</p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"http://brianbell.me/2017/the-puddle-jumper/\">Brian Bell: The Puddle Jumper</a></h2><blockquote><p>As a kid, I rarely played with a toy the same way twice. When I got older I spent my waking hours flipping, spinning, and grinding at the skatepark. In school, I pursued graphic design. A few months into my first nine-to-five, I discovered the web.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>Every decision along the way was made with that question top-of-mind, <em>“What else can I do with this?”</em></p></blockquote><h2><a href=\"http://six03.com/2017/mentoring/\">Todd Libby: Mentoring</a></h2><blockquote><p>I want to keep learning until my children send me into a home, or even when I finally take that dirt nap I hear about.</p></blockquote><p>I truly wish I could mentor all of these folks this year, but I’m only one guy with a day job and a family I’d like to see on occasion. This is going to be one heck of a tough choice. I’d like to take a moment to thank each and every one of these folks (and all of the other applicants) for sharing their stories and their goals with me, with <strong>us</strong>.</p><p>I urge you to read their posts and maybe write one of your own.</p><ol><li><p>In other words, there were so many great applications that this will buy me some more time to make my decision :-) <a href=\"#fnref:1\">↩</a></p></li></ol>","text":"A few weeks back, I put out the call for a mentee for 2017. As part of the application process, I asked folks to publicly discuss why they love the Web. The applicants shared some amazing stories, anecdotes, and experiences in those posts and I wanted to take a moment to share them with you.1I present them here, in order of submission. Max Cantor: Growing Up Online: Penpals and PHP I still remember the first time a friend with a different provider gave me their email address. I was used to the cozy confines of AOL, where emailing another user required only their “screen name”–what we think of today as the part that goes before the @ sign. (Mine was Maxinator1.) “What’s this funny stuff at the end, after your screen name?” I asked. “That’s the domain. Mine’s compuserve dot com. Yours must be AOL dot com.” “What? You can’t not be on AOL.” “Why not?” “How do you look at keywords?” “I don’t!” Rina Henderson: The web. Why do I like it? Believe it or not, the invention of the web was not to give me something to do when I grew up. Amberley Romo: The Road So Far, Pt II I see power in the web for the very real capacity it has for good — communication and connection, access to communication, and on and on. And just like magic, it can be wielded in the interest of the light or the darkness (and those lines aren’t always the clearest). I want to do what I can to use it for good. river kanies: Why I chose to become a web startup consultant I will never stop learning, and I will never stop putting myself out of my financial and intellectual comfort zone. I think that, ultimately, this attitude will lead me to be very successful, even if it means being dirt poor for the next few years :} Manuel Matuzovic: This is not a New Year’s resolution Web design and web development are not (just) about writing the most flexible, reactive and dynamic app, impressing colleagues and clients, and earning awards. First and foremost it’s about people using our products. I believe that from time to time we all need to be reminded of that fact. Max Böck: Three Goals for 2017 I can still remember what it was like to build my first website. I had absolutely no clue how to do stuff, it was all trial and error. But going back and forth between blogs, tutorials and stack overflow, watching other people work, shamelessly copying bits and pieces—I improved. The fact that I can just hit view source on any website and see how it’s made still amazes me. Altough I have a degree in web development now, I can honestly say that I learnt most of what I do by soaking up information available on the open web. This is only made possible by lots of talented people who not only produce great work, but dedicate their time and energy to show others how to do it, too. I don’t know any other profession with such an open exchange of knowledge. People from around the world actually work together on open-source projects, just to build something that others can use. Top developers in the field will share their latest findings publicly in carefully crafted tutorials and code examples on Github. Think about how amazing that is—an entire industry where you can learn every last secret of the trade for free—all you need is dedication and an internet connection. Kyle Jones: Looking Ahead—and to the Side “Inter-Connectivity.” It’s a word I learned from an administrator at work. He challenged his team to reach out and reach through to other organizations. Organizations that are probably striving for the same goal that we are, but are too focused to look left or right to see others that are trying to do the same thing. … It’s why I love the web. The Internet seems to have a knack for inter-connectivity (hyperlinking, search results, purchase recommendations, @mentions, etc). It doesn’t come as naturally for humans at times. It takes risking assumptions and being intentional. Sometimes we need more of that spiderweb mentality and reach out, not just up or down. My administrator was telling us that, yes, we do a great work, but don’t be blinded to think we’re the only ones. Just imagine what good we could do together with more partners that don’t exactly look or function just like us. Ste Grainer: Seeking Mentorship I started making websites in the mid-90s when I was still in high school. I was fascinated that I could put something up on the web and people anywhere in the world could see it if they knew where to look. That feeling still inspires me, even after 20 years. Ivan Zusko: Mentor: Be or not to be Every time you are revising your knowledge and things you used to accept as ‘it is so simply because it is so’. And very often can happen that during a process of your professional evolution (in fact does not matter what kind of profession you belong to), you were missing some obvious details which could make your present life as the established professional much easier. The most trivial question can open your eyes on some hidden secrets which were escaping from your attention just because there were dozens and dozens of the different and the more interesting things that seemed more important at that time. Joanne Daudier: How I Got Started in Tech What I love about being a developer is that I’m always learning something new and meeting other more senior devs that are so willing to lend a helping hand to newbies. Tyler Malone: State of a Career I love what I do now because my experience in development has been diametrically opposed to that previous job. Solutions to problems are almost never a 1:1 ratio, collaboration is embraced, the pursuit of continual learning is highly encouraged, and the communities I’ve been a part of have been thoroughly supportive. Tabassum Mohamed Fakier: Career goals I thought this was going to be difficult to answer, but it’s actually quite simple - albeit long-winded. I love the immense potential it represents; allowing people to help themselves, allowing people to help others directly, fostering connections in lieu of constant personal contact, delivering new experiences, helping people do good things for free - I could go on. There are just so, so, so many reasons why the web is important. The web extends beyond just websites for me: I used it as a crutch to overcome social anxieties and excessive shyness. I taught myself how to code using resources my parents would not afford on paper. I expressed myself. I entertained myself. I made friends when it was difficult for me to maintain friendships at school - and some of these individuals are close friends of mine seven years later. Heck, the web even introduced to me to my soulmate who is with me in Australia. I loved being on the web and I always wanted to be a creator on it. There are so many lines being crossed for the sake of monetisation, for the sake of control, and I want this to change. Ultimately, I really want to give back in honour of the faceless strangers that made a lot of my life happen the way it did. The web should be better for everyone. Brian Bell: The Puddle Jumper As a kid, I rarely played with a toy the same way twice. When I got older I spent my waking hours flipping, spinning, and grinding at the skatepark. In school, I pursued graphic design. A few months into my first nine-to-five, I discovered the web. Every decision along the way was made with that question top-of-mind, “What else can I do with this?” Todd Libby: Mentoring I want to keep learning until my children send me into a home, or even when I finally take that dirt nap I hear about. I truly wish I could mentor all of these folks this year, but I’m only one guy with a day job and a family I’d like to see on occasion. This is going to be one heck of a tough choice. I’d like to take a moment to thank each and every one of these folks (and all of the other applicants) for sharing their stories and their goals with me, with us. I urge you to read their posts and maybe write one of your own. In other words, there were so many great applications that this will buy me some more time to make my decision :-) ↩"},"mention-of":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","wm-property":"mention-of","wm-private":false},{"type":"entry","author":{"type":"card","name":"Aaron Gustafson","photo":"","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/about"},"url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/my-2017-mentees/","published":"2017-05-26T09:57:32-04:00","wm-received":"2017-05-26T19:52:18Z","wm-id":435774,"wm-source":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/my-2017-mentees/","wm-target":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/","name":"My 2017 Mentees","content":{"content-type":"text/html","value":"<p>Early this year, <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\">I put out the call to anyone who might be interested in a mentorship with me</a>. <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/why-do-you-love-the-web/\">The response was overwhelming</a> and the decision of who to work with this year was really tough. After a great deal of consideration, however, I chose not one, but two folks I really wanted to work with this year: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/amberleyjohanna\">Amberley Romo</a> and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/mmatuzo\">Manuel Matuzović</a>.</p><p>I’ve been working with the two of them for a few months now and wanted to highlight a bit about who they are and what we are working on.</p><h2>Amberley Romo</h2><p><a href=\"http://amberley.me/2017/01/17/the-road-so-far-pt-ii/\">Amberley’s story</a> really resonated with me. She is heavily invested in the Web as a tool for good. A force capable of bringing more equity to this world.</p><blockquote><p>Growing up with a nonverbal sibling with intellectual and developmental disabilities was one of the single most formative experiences of my life. I find myself very lucky to have been born when I was, to enjoy growing up without being oversaturated with technology, but witnessing and participating in the periods of growth that I have. One of the ways I personally benchmark that progress is in the evolution of the technology my sister used to communicate.</p></blockquote><p>Over the last few years, Amberley has performed in a number of different roles in and around the Web, but in the last year she’s been getting more serious about her career as a web developer. She is incredibly motivated and enrolled herself in a <a href=\"http://www.makersquare.com/\">3-month, full-time development accelerator</a> to deepen her understanding of software development. And in my discussion with her, it’s clear the force is strong with this one.</p><p>Much of my work with Amberley has, thus far, been centered around career development. We’ve spent a lot of time discussing what it’s like to work for smaller companies and large corporations and the benefits and frustrations inherent in each.</p><p>Outside of her day job, we’ve discussed opportunities for her to channel her talent into worthwhile open source projects. It was kismet that just as we started discussing this, I received an email from <a href=\"https://github.com/shayc\">Shay Cojocaru</a>, a front-end dev at The Center for Educational Technology (CET) in Israel. He introduced me to a project he was working on: <a href=\"https://shayc.github.io/cboard/\">CBoard</a>. CBoard is an open source tool aimed at making communication easier for non-verbal people… like Amberley’s sister, who she had mentioned in her application. The stars had aligned. After all, Amberley has had a lot of experience with these tools, both in <a href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1_GLUmtuSzA/TpOMaUA39xI/AAAAAAAACvs/UX1VMBHjNJQ/s640/IMG_5776+%2528640x427%2529.jpg\">analog</a> and <a href=\"http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/P4050455.JPG\">digital</a> form.</p><p>It’s an understatement to say I’m <em>very</em> excited to see where this partnership goes. I’m also keen to discover new opportunities and learn more about Amberley in the months ahead. She’s an amazing lady.</p><h3>Follow Amberley and check out her work</h3><ul><li>Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/amberleyjohanna\">@amberleyjohanna</a></li><li>Blog: <a href=\"http://amberley.me/\">amberley.me</a></li><li>Portfolio: <a href=\"http://amberleyromo.com/\">amberleyromo.com</a></li><li>LinkedIn: <a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/in/amberleyromo/\">@amberleyromo</a></li><li>Github: <a href=\"https://github.com/amberleyromo\">@amberleyromo</a></li></ul><h2>Manuel Matuzović</h2><p>To be honest, Manuel was on my radar well before he applied for my mentorship. I was already following and sharing <a href=\"https://medium.com/@matuzo\">his writings on Medium</a> and was impressed with his interest in generating practical introductions to accessibility for front-end developers. He has a knack for turning something that seems huge and daunting into something that is manageable and—dare I say—easy to understand and implement.</p><p>In his application, Manuel talked about his interest in continuing to grow as a developer, but also to do more to share what he knows, both in prose and at conferences. Seeing how much he has to offer, I leapt at the chance to help him do that. I want his work to get more exposure. I can easily see him contributing to <a href=\"https://www.smashingmagazine.com/\">Smashing Magazine</a> and <a href=\"https://alistapart.com/\">A List Apart</a> and advocating for a more equitable Web on stage at <a href=\"https://beyondtellerrand.com/\">Beyond Tellerrand</a> and <a href=\"https://www.generateconf.com/\">Generate</a>.</p><p>In our work together over the past few months, we’ve worked on</p><ul><li>developing the talk he gave at <a href=\"https://2017.vienna.wordcamp.org/session/back-to-the-basics-improving-the-accessibility-of-your-wordpress-sites/\">Wordcamp Vienna</a>,</li><li>developing a talk and negotiating his participation in <a href=\"https://pitercss.com/\">PiterCSS</a> in Saint Petersburg, Russia; and</li><li>a substantial overhaul of <a href=\"http://adaptivewebdesign.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=ef3de4ba708a36120583e2267&id=f791ea5ce6\">the Adaptive Web Newsletter</a>.</li></ul><p>I know for a fact that Manuel would find success in his endeavors without me; he has the talent and he has the drive—no question. I’m just thankful I get to play a small part in his journey.</p><h3>Follow Manuel and check out his work</h3><ul><li>Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/mmatuzo\">@mmatuzo</a></li><li>Medium: <a href=\"https://medium.com/@matuzo\">@matuzo</a></li><li>Codepen: <a href=\"http://codepen.io/matuzo/\">@matuzo</a></li></ul>","html":"<p>Early this year, <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\">I put out the call to anyone who might be interested in a mentorship with me</a>. <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/why-do-you-love-the-web/\">The response was overwhelming</a> and the decision of who to work with this year was really tough. After a great deal of consideration, however, I chose not one, but two folks I really wanted to work with this year: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/amberleyjohanna\">Amberley Romo</a> and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/mmatuzo\">Manuel Matuzović</a>.</p><p>I’ve been working with the two of them for a few months now and wanted to highlight a bit about who they are and what we are working on.</p><h2>Amberley Romo</h2><p><a href=\"http://amberley.me/2017/01/17/the-road-so-far-pt-ii/\">Amberley’s story</a> really resonated with me. She is heavily invested in the Web as a tool for good. A force capable of bringing more equity to this world.</p><blockquote><p>Growing up with a nonverbal sibling with intellectual and developmental disabilities was one of the single most formative experiences of my life. I find myself very lucky to have been born when I was, to enjoy growing up without being oversaturated with technology, but witnessing and participating in the periods of growth that I have. One of the ways I personally benchmark that progress is in the evolution of the technology my sister used to communicate.</p></blockquote><p>Over the last few years, Amberley has performed in a number of different roles in and around the Web, but in the last year she’s been getting more serious about her career as a web developer. She is incredibly motivated and enrolled herself in a <a href=\"http://www.makersquare.com/\">3-month, full-time development accelerator</a> to deepen her understanding of software development. And in my discussion with her, it’s clear the force is strong with this one.</p><p>Much of my work with Amberley has, thus far, been centered around career development. We’ve spent a lot of time discussing what it’s like to work for smaller companies and large corporations and the benefits and frustrations inherent in each.</p><p>Outside of her day job, we’ve discussed opportunities for her to channel her talent into worthwhile open source projects. It was kismet that just as we started discussing this, I received an email from <a href=\"https://github.com/shayc\">Shay Cojocaru</a>, a front-end dev at The Center for Educational Technology (CET) in Israel. He introduced me to a project he was working on: <a href=\"https://shayc.github.io/cboard/\">CBoard</a>. CBoard is an open source tool aimed at making communication easier for non-verbal people… like Amberley’s sister, who she had mentioned in her application. The stars had aligned. After all, Amberley has had a lot of experience with these tools, both in <a href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1_GLUmtuSzA/TpOMaUA39xI/AAAAAAAACvs/UX1VMBHjNJQ/s640/IMG_5776+%2528640x427%2529.jpg\">analog</a> and <a href=\"http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/P4050455.JPG\">digital</a> form.</p><p>It’s an understatement to say I’m <em>very</em> excited to see where this partnership goes. I’m also keen to discover new opportunities and learn more about Amberley in the months ahead. She’s an amazing lady.</p><h3>Follow Amberley and check out her work</h3><ul><li>Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/amberleyjohanna\">@amberleyjohanna</a></li><li>Blog: <a href=\"http://amberley.me/\">amberley.me</a></li><li>Portfolio: <a href=\"http://amberleyromo.com/\">amberleyromo.com</a></li><li>LinkedIn: <a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/in/amberleyromo/\">@amberleyromo</a></li><li>Github: <a href=\"https://github.com/amberleyromo\">@amberleyromo</a></li></ul><h2>Manuel Matuzović</h2><p>To be honest, Manuel was on my radar well before he applied for my mentorship. I was already following and sharing <a href=\"https://medium.com/@matuzo\">his writings on Medium</a> and was impressed with his interest in generating practical introductions to accessibility for front-end developers. He has a knack for turning something that seems huge and daunting into something that is manageable and—dare I say—easy to understand and implement.</p><p>In his application, Manuel talked about his interest in continuing to grow as a developer, but also to do more to share what he knows, both in prose and at conferences. Seeing how much he has to offer, I leapt at the chance to help him do that. I want his work to get more exposure. I can easily see him contributing to <a href=\"https://www.smashingmagazine.com/\">Smashing Magazine</a> and <a href=\"https://alistapart.com/\">A List Apart</a> and advocating for a more equitable Web on stage at <a href=\"https://beyondtellerrand.com/\">Beyond Tellerrand</a> and <a href=\"https://www.generateconf.com/\">Generate</a>.</p><p>In our work together over the past few months, we’ve worked on</p><ul><li>developing the talk he gave at <a href=\"https://2017.vienna.wordcamp.org/session/back-to-the-basics-improving-the-accessibility-of-your-wordpress-sites/\">Wordcamp Vienna</a>,</li><li>developing a talk and negotiating his participation in <a href=\"https://pitercss.com/\">PiterCSS</a> in Saint Petersburg, Russia; and</li><li>a substantial overhaul of <a href=\"http://adaptivewebdesign.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=ef3de4ba708a36120583e2267&id=f791ea5ce6\">the Adaptive Web Newsletter</a>.</li></ul><p>I know for a fact that Manuel would find success in his endeavors without me; he has the talent and he has the drive—no question. I’m just thankful I get to play a small part in his journey.</p><h3>Follow Manuel and check out his work</h3><ul><li>Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/mmatuzo\">@mmatuzo</a></li><li>Medium: <a href=\"https://medium.com/@matuzo\">@matuzo</a></li><li>Codepen: <a href=\"http://codepen.io/matuzo/\">@matuzo</a></li></ul>","text":"Early this year, I put out the call to anyone who might be interested in a mentorship with me. The response was overwhelming and the decision of who to work with this year was really tough. After a great deal of consideration, however, I chose not one, but two folks I really wanted to work with this year: Amberley Romo and Manuel Matuzović. I’ve been working with the two of them for a few months now and wanted to highlight a bit about who they are and what we are working on. Amberley Romo Amberley’s story really resonated with me. She is heavily invested in the Web as a tool for good. A force capable of bringing more equity to this world. Growing up with a nonverbal sibling with intellectual and developmental disabilities was one of the single most formative experiences of my life. I find myself very lucky to have been born when I was, to enjoy growing up without being oversaturated with technology, but witnessing and participating in the periods of growth that I have. One of the ways I personally benchmark that progress is in the evolution of the technology my sister used to communicate. Over the last few years, Amberley has performed in a number of different roles in and around the Web, but in the last year she’s been getting more serious about her career as a web developer. She is incredibly motivated and enrolled herself in a 3-month, full-time development accelerator to deepen her understanding of software development. And in my discussion with her, it’s clear the force is strong with this one. Much of my work with Amberley has, thus far, been centered around career development. We’ve spent a lot of time discussing what it’s like to work for smaller companies and large corporations and the benefits and frustrations inherent in each. Outside of her day job, we’ve discussed opportunities for her to channel her talent into worthwhile open source projects. It was kismet that just as we started discussing this, I received an email from Shay Cojocaru, a front-end dev at The Center for Educational Technology (CET) in Israel. He introduced me to a project he was working on: CBoard. CBoard is an open source tool aimed at making communication easier for non-verbal people… like Amberley’s sister, who she had mentioned in her application. The stars had aligned. After all, Amberley has had a lot of experience with these tools, both in analog and digital form. It’s an understatement to say I’m very excited to see where this partnership goes. I’m also keen to discover new opportunities and learn more about Amberley in the months ahead. She’s an amazing lady. Follow Amberley and check out her work Twitter: @amberleyjohanna Blog: amberley.me Portfolio: amberleyromo.com LinkedIn: @amberleyromo Github: @amberleyromo Manuel Matuzović To be honest, Manuel was on my radar well before he applied for my mentorship. I was already following and sharing his writings on Medium and was impressed with his interest in generating practical introductions to accessibility for front-end developers. He has a knack for turning something that seems huge and daunting into something that is manageable and—dare I say—easy to understand and implement. In his application, Manuel talked about his interest in continuing to grow as a developer, but also to do more to share what he knows, both in prose and at conferences. Seeing how much he has to offer, I leapt at the chance to help him do that. I want his work to get more exposure. I can easily see him contributing to Smashing Magazine and A List Apart and advocating for a more equitable Web on stage at Beyond Tellerrand and Generate. In our work together over the past few months, we’ve worked on developing the talk he gave at Wordcamp Vienna, developing a talk and negotiating his participation in PiterCSS in Saint Petersburg, Russia; and a substantial overhaul of the Adaptive Web Newsletter. I know for a fact that Manuel would find success in his endeavors without me; he has the talent and he has the drive—no question. I’m just thankful I get to play a small part in his journey. 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I had the great privilege of <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/my-2017-mentees/\">working with two incredibly talented people</a>—<a href=\"https://amberley.blog/\">Amberley Romo</a> and <a href=\"http://www.matuzo.at/\">Manuel Matuzović</a>—for a little over a year and enjoyed the hell out of the experience.</p>\n\n<p>I had hoped to kick off a new mentorship session in January, but (as often happens) life got in the way. Now that I’m settled into a new city and a new routine, I’m itching to get things going again. And so I ask: How can I help you develop or further your career on the web?</p>\n\n\n\n<h2>What am I looking for in a mentee?</h2>\n\n<p>Whether you aspire to work on the web or you’re a veteran of the browser wars, if you think you could benefit from mentorship, I’d like to help. My ideal mentee is someone who’s passionate about the web and is—perhaps most of all—someone who I believe I can help.</p>\n\n<p>To that end, my skills and knowledge will probably be most helpful to people interested in any or all of the these:</p>\n\n<ul>\n <li>writing,</li>\n <li>speaking,</li>\n <li>designing/developing on the front end (but not with frameworks),</li>\n <li>improving their UX skills,</li>\n <li>championing accessibility, and</li>\n <li>developing progressive web apps.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>I’ve got scads of other interests and skills too, but those are probably the ones I’m most confident I can help with.</p>\n\n<p>You don’t need to live near me or even in the same hemisphere. If you happen to be local to the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. or live <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/speaking-engagements/\">somewhere that I’m traveling to over the next year</a>, we’ll definitely meet in person, but that’s by no means a requirement. I’m based in the Pacific time zone (Seattle, Washington), but I’ll do my best to coordinate a regular time for us to chat that won’t require you hopping on Skype at two in the morning (unless that’s your thing). Email… Skype… Hangouts… I’m happy to work however you’re comfortable.</p>\n\n<p>I’m afraid I don’t speak any languages other than English,<a href=\"#fn:1\">1</a> so that artificially restricts the pool of folks I can work with, but don’t worry if you don’t think your English is great. Honestly, it’s probably better than you give yourself credit for. It’s also 100% guaranteed to be better than my attempts at speaking pretty much any language other than English.</p>\n\n<h2>Who should apply?</h2>\n\n<p>Much of my work over the past twenty-plus years has been concentrated in the areas of accessibility and, more broadly, inclusive design. To create a web that can go anywhere and work for anyone, we need a diverse group of people making it happen. Sadly, our industry has a difficult time recruiting, developing, and, most importantly, retaining a diverse workforce. Given the egalitarian ideals that the web was founded on, that’s a travesty.</p>\n\n<p>I want to see more diverse faces working on the web, speaking at conferences, writing articles, and getting promoted into leadership positions in design, UX, and development. And so this year I’m doing things a little differently: I will only be taking applications from folks who self-identify as part of an underrepresented group. Out of respect for your privacy, I’m not requiring that you label yourself in any particular way, but I do ask that you <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/dec/27/check-your-privilege-racism-sexism-education-income\">check your privilege</a> and refrain from applying if you’re part of a group that is already heavily represented in our industry (such as white cis males).</p>\n\n<h2>What’s the application process?</h2>\n\n<p>Like last year, the application process is not meant to be challenging or time-consuming. I’d like you to write a public post somewhere on the web—such as on your blog, Medium, Twitter, or Mastodon—that discusses why you love the Web, what you love about working on it (or aspire to work on), and what your goals are for the coming year of your career. I’m not looking for any particular length; I’m trying to get a sense of you, your passion, and where your interests lie. I love seeing people publicly gush about why they love the web, but, if you’re more of a private person, you can write it in a non-public document stored somewhere on the web that you can share with me (such as on DraftIn, Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox).</p>\n\n<p>Once you’ve done that, use <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/contact/\">this site’s contact form</a> to send me the link, along with a brief note about why you’d like me as a mentor. Again, I’m not looking for any particular length, but I would appreciate it if you you could touch on where our passions overlap and how you think I can help. I want to make sure we’re a good fit. And please be honest… if you want me as a mentor because of the connections I have, say that—I appreciate honesty.</p>\n\n<p>Anyway, that’s it. No big hoops to jump through. If that feels like too much writing and you’d rather speak to me in real-time, please drop me a line and say as much. I’d be happy to set up a time to chat.</p>\n\n<h2>Can you nominate someone?</h2>\n\n<p>If you know someone who you think would be a good fit for this, <em>please nominate them</em>! All I ask is that you introduce us with some context. The easiest (but most public) way is to <a href=\"https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Hey+@aarongustafson+I%27d+like+to+nominate+YOUR_FRIENDS_HANDLE+for+your+mentorship\">@-message us both on Twitter</a>. If you’d rather keep it private, you can kick off a DM thread with us if your nominee is on Twitter too (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/aarongustafson\">my DMs are open</a>) or start the conversation by <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/contact/\">dropping me a note through the contact form on this site</a> or sending me a message on any of the various platforms I frequent (<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/aaronmgustafson\">Facebook</a>, <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarongustafson\">LinkedIn</a>, and so on).</p>\n\n<h2>I look forward to working with you (or your friend)!</h2>\n\n<p>I’ll keep the lines open through Tuesday, <time datetime=\"2018-09-30\">30 September 2018</time> in whatever your local timezone is. I met a ton of amazing folks last year through this process and got to work with two outstanding human beings. I truly look forward to getting to know you and taking one or two of you under my wing.</p>\n\n <ol>\n <li>\n <p>In hindsight, studying Latin in high school wasn’t the best choice. Oh well. <a href=\"#fnref:1\">↩</a></p>\n </li>\n </ol>","html":"<p>If you follow my work, you may recall that <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/looking-for-a-mentor/\">I started a formal mentorship program last year</a>. I had the great privilege of <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/my-2017-mentees/\">working with two incredibly talented people</a>—<a href=\"https://amberley.blog/\">Amberley Romo</a> and <a href=\"http://www.matuzo.at/\">Manuel Matuzović</a>—for a little over a year and enjoyed the hell out of the experience.</p>\n\n<p>I had hoped to kick off a new mentorship session in January, but (as often happens) life got in the way. Now that I’m settled into a new city and a new routine, I’m itching to get things going again. And so I ask: How can I help you develop or further your career on the web?</p>\n\n\n\n<h2>What am I looking for in a mentee?</h2>\n\n<p>Whether you aspire to work on the web or you’re a veteran of the browser wars, if you think you could benefit from mentorship, I’d like to help. My ideal mentee is someone who’s passionate about the web and is—perhaps most of all—someone who I believe I can help.</p>\n\n<p>To that end, my skills and knowledge will probably be most helpful to people interested in any or all of the these:</p>\n\n<ul>\n <li>writing,</li>\n <li>speaking,</li>\n <li>designing/developing on the front end (but not with frameworks),</li>\n <li>improving their UX skills,</li>\n <li>championing accessibility, and</li>\n <li>developing progressive web apps.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>I’ve got scads of other interests and skills too, but those are probably the ones I’m most confident I can help with.</p>\n\n<p>You don’t need to live near me or even in the same hemisphere. If you happen to be local to the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. or live <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/speaking-engagements/\">somewhere that I’m traveling to over the next year</a>, we’ll definitely meet in person, but that’s by no means a requirement. I’m based in the Pacific time zone (Seattle, Washington), but I’ll do my best to coordinate a regular time for us to chat that won’t require you hopping on Skype at two in the morning (unless that’s your thing). Email… Skype… Hangouts… I’m happy to work however you’re comfortable.</p>\n\n<p>I’m afraid I don’t speak any languages other than English,<a href=\"#fn:1\">1</a> so that artificially restricts the pool of folks I can work with, but don’t worry if you don’t think your English is great. Honestly, it’s probably better than you give yourself credit for. It’s also 100% guaranteed to be better than my attempts at speaking pretty much any language other than English.</p>\n\n<h2>Who should apply?</h2>\n\n<p>Much of my work over the past twenty-plus years has been concentrated in the areas of accessibility and, more broadly, inclusive design. To create a web that can go anywhere and work for anyone, we need a diverse group of people making it happen. Sadly, our industry has a difficult time recruiting, developing, and, most importantly, retaining a diverse workforce. Given the egalitarian ideals that the web was founded on, that’s a travesty.</p>\n\n<p>I want to see more diverse faces working on the web, speaking at conferences, writing articles, and getting promoted into leadership positions in design, UX, and development. And so this year I’m doing things a little differently: I will only be taking applications from folks who self-identify as part of an underrepresented group. Out of respect for your privacy, I’m not requiring that you label yourself in any particular way, but I do ask that you <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/dec/27/check-your-privilege-racism-sexism-education-income\">check your privilege</a> and refrain from applying if you’re part of a group that is already heavily represented in our industry (such as white cis males).</p>\n\n<h2>What’s the application process?</h2>\n\n<p>Like last year, the application process is not meant to be challenging or time-consuming. I’d like you to write a public post somewhere on the web—such as on your blog, Medium, Twitter, or Mastodon—that discusses why you love the Web, what you love about working on it (or aspire to work on), and what your goals are for the coming year of your career. I’m not looking for any particular length; I’m trying to get a sense of you, your passion, and where your interests lie. I love seeing people publicly gush about why they love the web, but, if you’re more of a private person, you can write it in a non-public document stored somewhere on the web that you can share with me (such as on DraftIn, Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox).</p>\n\n<p>Once you’ve done that, use <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/contact/\">this site’s contact form</a> to send me the link, along with a brief note about why you’d like me as a mentor. Again, I’m not looking for any particular length, but I would appreciate it if you you could touch on where our passions overlap and how you think I can help. I want to make sure we’re a good fit. And please be honest… if you want me as a mentor because of the connections I have, say that—I appreciate honesty.</p>\n\n<p>Anyway, that’s it. No big hoops to jump through. If that feels like too much writing and you’d rather speak to me in real-time, please drop me a line and say as much. I’d be happy to set up a time to chat.</p>\n\n<h2>Can you nominate someone?</h2>\n\n<p>If you know someone who you think would be a good fit for this, <em>please nominate them</em>! All I ask is that you introduce us with some context. The easiest (but most public) way is to <a href=\"https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Hey+@aarongustafson+I%27d+like+to+nominate+YOUR_FRIENDS_HANDLE+for+your+mentorship\">@-message us both on Twitter</a>. If you’d rather keep it private, you can kick off a DM thread with us if your nominee is on Twitter too (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/aarongustafson\">my DMs are open</a>) or start the conversation by <a href=\"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/contact/\">dropping me a note through the contact form on this site</a> or sending me a message on any of the various platforms I frequent (<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/aaronmgustafson\">Facebook</a>, <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarongustafson\">LinkedIn</a>, and so on).</p>\n\n<h2>I look forward to working with you (or your friend)!</h2>\n\n<p>I’ll keep the lines open through Tuesday, <time datetime=\"2018-09-30\">30 September 2018</time> in whatever your local timezone is. I met a ton of amazing folks last year through this process and got to work with two outstanding human beings. I truly look forward to getting to know you and taking one or two of you under my wing.</p>\n\n <ol>\n <li>\n <p>In hindsight, studying Latin in high school wasn’t the best choice. Oh well. <a href=\"#fnref:1\">↩</a></p>\n </li>\n </ol>","text":"If you follow my work, you may recall that I started a formal mentorship program last year. I had the great privilege of working with two incredibly talented people—Amberley Romo and Manuel Matuzović—for a little over a year and enjoyed the hell out of the experience.\n\nI had hoped to kick off a new mentorship session in January, but (as often happens) life got in the way. Now that I’m settled into a new city and a new routine, I’m itching to get things going again. And so I ask: How can I help you develop or further your career on the web?\n\n\n\nWhat am I looking for in a mentee?\n\nWhether you aspire to work on the web or you’re a veteran of the browser wars, if you think you could benefit from mentorship, I’d like to help. My ideal mentee is someone who’s passionate about the web and is—perhaps most of all—someone who I believe I can help.\n\nTo that end, my skills and knowledge will probably be most helpful to people interested in any or all of the these:\n\n\n writing,\n speaking,\n designing/developing on the front end (but not with frameworks),\n improving their UX skills,\n championing accessibility, and\n developing progressive web apps.\n\n\nI’ve got scads of other interests and skills too, but those are probably the ones I’m most confident I can help with.\n\nYou don’t need to live near me or even in the same hemisphere. If you happen to be local to the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. or live somewhere that I’m traveling to over the next year, we’ll definitely meet in person, but that’s by no means a requirement. I’m based in the Pacific time zone (Seattle, Washington), but I’ll do my best to coordinate a regular time for us to chat that won’t require you hopping on Skype at two in the morning (unless that’s your thing). Email… Skype… Hangouts… I’m happy to work however you’re comfortable.\n\nI’m afraid I don’t speak any languages other than English,1 so that artificially restricts the pool of folks I can work with, but don’t worry if you don’t think your English is great. Honestly, it’s probably better than you give yourself credit for. It’s also 100% guaranteed to be better than my attempts at speaking pretty much any language other than English.\n\nWho should apply?\n\nMuch of my work over the past twenty-plus years has been concentrated in the areas of accessibility and, more broadly, inclusive design. To create a web that can go anywhere and work for anyone, we need a diverse group of people making it happen. Sadly, our industry has a difficult time recruiting, developing, and, most importantly, retaining a diverse workforce. Given the egalitarian ideals that the web was founded on, that’s a travesty.\n\nI want to see more diverse faces working on the web, speaking at conferences, writing articles, and getting promoted into leadership positions in design, UX, and development. And so this year I’m doing things a little differently: I will only be taking applications from folks who self-identify as part of an underrepresented group. Out of respect for your privacy, I’m not requiring that you label yourself in any particular way, but I do ask that you check your privilege and refrain from applying if you’re part of a group that is already heavily represented in our industry (such as white cis males).\n\nWhat’s the application process?\n\nLike last year, the application process is not meant to be challenging or time-consuming. I’d like you to write a public post somewhere on the web—such as on your blog, Medium, Twitter, or Mastodon—that discusses why you love the Web, what you love about working on it (or aspire to work on), and what your goals are for the coming year of your career. I’m not looking for any particular length; I’m trying to get a sense of you, your passion, and where your interests lie. I love seeing people publicly gush about why they love the web, but, if you’re more of a private person, you can write it in a non-public document stored somewhere on the web that you can share with me (such as on DraftIn, Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox).\n\nOnce you’ve done that, use this site’s contact form to send me the link, along with a brief note about why you’d like me as a mentor. Again, I’m not looking for any particular length, but I would appreciate it if you you could touch on where our passions overlap and how you think I can help. I want to make sure we’re a good fit. And please be honest… if you want me as a mentor because of the connections I have, say that—I appreciate honesty.\n\nAnyway, that’s it. No big hoops to jump through. If that feels like too much writing and you’d rather speak to me in real-time, please drop me a line and say as much. I’d be happy to set up a time to chat.\n\nCan you nominate someone?\n\nIf you know someone who you think would be a good fit for this, please nominate them! All I ask is that you introduce us with some context. The easiest (but most public) way is to @-message us both on Twitter. If you’d rather keep it private, you can kick off a DM thread with us if your nominee is on Twitter too (my DMs are open) or start the conversation by dropping me a note through the contact form on this site or sending me a message on any of the various platforms I frequent (Facebook, LinkedIn, and so on).\n\nI look forward to working with you (or your friend)!\n\nI’ll keep the lines open through Tuesday, 30 September 2018 in whatever your local timezone is. I met a ton of amazing folks last year through this process and got to work with two outstanding human beings. I truly look forward to getting to know you and taking one or two of you under my wing.\n\n \n \n In hindsight, studying Latin in high school wasn’t the best choice. 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