Pal Paul Amery, who was unceremoniously made redundant in the month of December by the grinches at Skype along with a few others in the developer program, has joined the blogosphere.
Paul will provide some very good insight into VoIP and VoIP software development as well as how to build an ecosystem with developers.
I got to know Paul at the Skype Developer Day in Mountain View last fall, and then met up with him and got to speak at Skype House a few weeks later.
Personally I’m touched by his kind words here on his thank you page. While many people in my profession are strictly mercenary, I’m the kind of person who regularly lends a helping hand to others, especially when times turn tough. It’s part of my early upbringing in business, about giving back to the community that gives unto you something that was made apparent to me by Philadelphia Flyers owner Ed Snider when I worked with the hockey team in the 70s and 80s.
In many ways the giving back is not monetary, it’s helping in ways that create far greater growth. Sometimes its just lending an ear, being another set of eyes or actually doing some work gratis to get things on the right direction. Other times its being supportive, even if you have no personal gain. By giving something good, one gets more in return. I’m happy to have helped Paul and look forward to continuing to.