Jono Bacon
Writer and software engineer
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Jonathan Edward James Bacon[4][5] is a writer and software engineer, originally from the United Kingdom, but now based in California. He works as a consultant on community strategy. He is the founder of Stateshift, a consulting firm focused on developer relations and go-to-market strategy.[6][7]
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17 September 1979
Jono Bacon | |
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Bacon giving a speech at the O'Reilly Conference | |
| Born | Jonathan Edward James Bacon 17 September 1979 |
| Occupations | |
| Spouse | Erica Bacon (née Brescia)[1] |
| Children | 1[1] |
| Website | jonobacon |
History
Bacon started his work with the Linux community when he created the Linux UK website. When he left this project he moved on to join the KDE team, where he created the KDE::Enterprise website and KDE Usability Study, before shifting his attention to GNOME.[8]
Bacon started his career as a Linux journalist before moving on, in 2006, to work for OpenAdvantage, to help move organizations to Open Source solutions. From 4 September 2006,[9] until 28 May 2014, he worked for Canonical Ltd. as the Ubuntu Community Manager.[10][3] From 29 May 2014, until 30 October 2015, he worked at XPrize as the Senior Director of Community. From 14 November 2015, to May 2016, Bacon worked as Director of Community for GitHub.[11][12][13] He currently works as a consultant on community strategy.[2]
Journalism
Bacon has written for a variety of publications, including Linux User and Developer, Linux Format, Linux Magazine, MacTech, MacFormat and PC Plus. In addition to these magazines, he has also written a number of books, including "The Art of Community", "Linux Desktop Hacks",[14] "PHP and MySQL Web Applications: Building Eight Dynamic Web Sites"[15] and he also co-wrote "The Official Ubuntu Book" (ISBN 0-13-243594-2) with Benjamin Mako Hill, Corey Burger, and Jonathan Jesse. His most recent book, People Powered: How Communities Can Supercharge Your Business, Brand, and Teams (Harper Business, 2019), explores how organizations can build and scale communities to drive growth and engagement. [16]
Bacon was the co-founder of the LugRadio and Bad Voltage podcasts and was a co-host on FLOSS Weekly.[17]
Music
Bibliography
- — (May 2012). The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation (Theory in Practice). Foreword by Leo Laporte (Second ed.). O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-0596156718. LCCN 2010277242. OCLC 804515247. OL 24194264M – via Internet Archive.
- — (9 February 2021). People Powered: How Communities Can Supercharge Your Business, Brand, and Teams. Foreword by Peter H. Diamandis. HarperCollins Leadership. ISBN 978-1400214914. LCCN 2019007469. OCLC 1204176866. OL 29812845M.
