Almost Madison.
As of today, Sunday, June 8th, there are four-thousand WSD+D members. The member roster is made up of a wonderful collection of skills sets and levels of talent. We've got everyone from the big names in the business to students and professionals to amateurs who would love to quit their day job and become a full-time designer or developer.
I'm excited by the quick establishment of this group and the opportunities that might lay ahead. Already there has been a flurry of activity as members are networking with other members and people within LinkedIn.
This is exactly what I was hoping would happen.
Admittedly this is moving a bit faster than anticipated and thus was unprepared for some of the questions that came in via email. Answers to some of the more frequent queries will be answered later this week. Check back here and/or subscribe to the WSD+D news feed.
I do want to answer one concern that a few people had about the purpose of this group. There are already very well established communities for you and I to learn how to advance our vocational skills, talent, and more. There is no need to replicate those endeavors simply for the sake of doing so: divided we fall and all that.
I see this group as a way for us to increase our visibility to the business community (the people who like to trade money for design and development) and become increasingly savvy about how to increase our opportunities.