"I became a children’s author over night and the last 3 years were about finding out how to be that person." - Linda Liukas

Hi friends,

It's been a while! Lots of exciting things happening at co-matter these days, one of them our latest episode of The Community Podcast. I've had the chance to talk to Linda Liukas to learn how she created Hello Ruby, a children's book that raised over $380,000 on Kickstarter and is translated in 24 languages today.

We talk about how Linda's early adventures on the Internet have shaped her creativity, how she built Rails Girls into a global movement that teaches women how to code, the process of funding a book through Kickstarter and her thoughts on dealing with criticism, maximizing freedom and living a fulfilled life.

Find the full-length interview on iTunes or Soundcloud.

3 more things to take note of this week:

1. We'll be in London for Facebook Communities Summit Europe on February 8-9, 2018

Will you be around? If so, hit reply to this email and let us know! There might be drinks involved.

2. Speaking of, let's fix Facebook

This article by early Facebook investor Roger McNamee is the best piece we've read in a while on what's going wrong with tech monopolies right now. Responsible technology leadership is a big topic for us and we'd love to hear what you think about it.

3. A visual journey into making a human technology festival

Hello to all new subscribers!

And thanks for reading.

Yours truly,
Severin

www.co-matter.com