Gangplank is a multi-faceted effort to turbocharge the Phoenix web community.
We’ve been scattered and anonymous for too long. We’re stuck working in cubicles, coffee shops, and spare bedrooms. We wonder why it’s so hard to find industry peers. We think about moving to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, or somewhere else where there’s a “real” web community…
…and all that is changing. Now.
Phoenix is the 5th largest metropolitan area in the United States, and has the distributed talent and resources to become a powerful destination in the web industry. Unfortunately, it has always lacked the spark that brings everything together.
Local organizations that should be helping the web industry thrive have become bogged down in local politics, turf wars, or ego showcasing. Most web workers have given up on the hope that they’ll actually change anything.
Attempts to emulate Silicon Valley (or other web hubs) have typically failed, because they simply don’t fit the unique Phoenix culture and geography. We need to build a new community model, a Phoenix-centric one, to turn this city into a relevant hub of web talent and innovation.
That’s where Gangplank comes in.
What is Gangplank?