Amit Mehta – Founder of Qewebby
I was born in Ethiopia, where my grandfather had migrated in the 1970s. Later my family moved back to India and eventually settled in Rajkot, Gujarat, where I spent my formative years and completed my education. During my student years,…
Bud Kraus – Podcaster at Seriously, Bud?
I am Bud Kraus, formerly Buddy Kraus. My legal name is a state secret. In a previous life, I was an insurance broker in New York City, working on behalf of film (remember that?) and video producers. When I first…
December 4, 2025 / HostingMy name is Hristo “Chris” Rusev, and I am the Co-Founder and CEO of ScalaHosting, a cloud-native web hosting company dedicated to making managed VPS hosting accessible to everyone. I divide my time between the U.S. and Europe, leading our…
November 18, 2025 / PluginsMy name is Darren McEntee, and I'm a web developer and software engineer from Ireland. I'm married to my amazing wife Nicola, and together we have two wonderful kids - our little girl Leah and our wee boy Shéa. They're…
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October 17, 2025 / PluginsMy name is Arpit G Shah, Founder & CEO of Creative Werk Designs, with 15+ years of experience in WordPress services and plugins businesses. I grew up in a small city called Nadiad, Gujarat, in India. I have always had…
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October 6, 2025 / AgenciesI’m Utsav Singh Rathour, a long-time WordPress enthusiast. That’s the short version of my introduction—but since I’ve got some space to fill, let me share a bit more about my journey. Back when I first started building web pages, MS…
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September 30, 2025 / HostingMy name is John Andriopoulos, and I am a Co-Founder and Senior Solutions Architect at Pressidium. I have been passionate about technology for as long as I can remember. My academic background is in Telecommunications Information Technology and Management, a…
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September 16, 2025 / BloggersHi, Ivor here. I was born in Moldova and lived there the most part of my life. I have a university degree in computer science and had a pretty usual childhood, nothing special: day care, primary school, university, and work.…
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August 22, 2025 / PluginsI grew up in West Chester, a cozy town in the suburbs of Philadelphia. I attended college at Temple University, and have been in Philly ever since. I’ve always been drawn to entrepreneurship and launched numerous side businesses during my…
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July 23, 2025 / AgenciesI remember thinking, "this probably isn't a good idea…" as I straddled the top rung of a ladder to get my footing on the ice-covered roof. It was 1999, and my pride wouldn't let me back down and leave my…
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July 10, 2025 / AgenciesHi, I'm Remco Nieuwenhuizen, 36 years old, and I live in the Netherlands with my wife. While I now run two WordPress-focused companies, my journey into the digital world started in quite an unexpected place — the army. The Journey…
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July 7, 2025 / PluginsMy name is Amir Helzer, the Founder of WPML. Since 2021, I have been living in Madrid. When I was a kid, I loved building stuff and started programming on my Commodore 64 and Apple IIC when I was 12.…
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July 3, 2025 / HostingMy name is Filip Slavik, and I am the Co-Founder and Director of Platform Engineering at Pressidium. I hold a degree in Computer Systems and Networks and have spent over two decades building software and infrastructure that stands up to…
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June 23, 2025 / PluginsHello, thank you for the chance to do this interview and tell my story. I grew up in Washington state; have lived in Spokane, Seattle, Bellingham, Vancouver, Tacoma, and the small town of Moses Lake. After high school, I went…
