Brian Forth:

I missed this lecture due to family medical issues, but i did a bit of research and read other blogs (actually only 1 posted at the time of writing this) about the lecture. I found his profile on SiteCraft, i poked around the site a bit and found a very polished space populated with various web based services. Not much is information is actually presented in Brian's profile. In his lecture he talked about how his business grew out of side projects he took on as a teacher. I get the impression that there is a lesson about persistence in pursuit of  ones goals to be found in this journey, and i am a bit sad that i had to miss it. (Edit) After reading through some other blogs I have a more complete view of this speaker. Gear lab was spun off of SiteCraft and employs 40 people and was also spoken about during this lecture. I later found out that Chuck Johnston works for Gear Lab and is one of the core members there. I had him as an instructor for computer ethics while progressing through the CSS program. Although this would seem to be an indirect connection, it is important to note that many of professor Johnston's examples come from his work history. It does sort of show how interconnected that the software industry is and how important interpersonal relationships are. Knowing this demonstrates how simply maintaining positive relationships can draw someone into a startup.