Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Makerbase wants to connect you to the creators of the internet stuff you love

For many, the apps and programs we use everyday might feel like they were created by companies more than by actual human beings. People like Mark Zuckerberg are known names, of course, but the army of coders, writers, and engineers behind them aren't readily accessible to those who aren't in the know. Tech entrepreneurs Gina Trapani and Anil Dash want to better connect the people in these networks, while also creating an avenue for long-excluded women and people of color to join in. Thus they created Makerbase, a kind of LinkedIn for techies that shows what digital creators are up to everyday.

"If you love apps, there was no way to know who made them."

For Dash, that the talent behind so much of what makes the web work is often...

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