Marieke van de Rakt strongly believes - as an entrepreneur and an investor - that a company can be social responsible and at the same time have a very ambitious growth model. But how do you combine a strong love for and belief in Open Source software with a high growth mindset? And how do you honor your beliefs in diversity and inclusion in a tech world mainly dominated by white men?
In this talk, Marieke will take you along the Rollercoaster Ride that Yoast experienced while growing. Marieke and her husband Joost founded a plugin company in 2010, working from our bedroom, and grew it into about 140 employees before selling it to a big international company in 2021. She will tell you about the challenges we faced and the succes we celebrated in our growth trajectory. And, she will talk about the changes WordPress has gone through in the last decade and what we can do to keep our open source ecosystem strong.
Thijs Buijs, in his role as Team Representative of the WordPress Sustainability Team, will introduce the newest WordPress team to you. He will elaborate on the ambition of the team to make WordPress and its ecosystem leading on sustainability. You will learn more about the focus of the team and how you can help raise awareness and take action for a greener digital future.
Schedule
19:00 Walk-in
19:15 Thijs Buijs: WordPress Sustainability Team
19:55 Break
20:15 Marieke van de Rakt: honoring Open Source and Diversity
20:45 Open Call 🔔
21:00 Drinks @ the bar
🔔 Open Call If you have a question, need help with something or you’re looking for an expert, you can share it with the group during the Open Call.
This meetup is sponsored with 💙 by Siteground, Aiwos, Kinsta, and WeGlot.