Ben Edwards
Leavenworth, Washington, United States
Summary
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SeniorBen Edwards is a veteran product and community builder with 14 years of experience founding and scaling consumer-focused technology platforms, from SmartThings (acquired by Samsung) to Misty Robotics and his current AI orchestration startup, Contextual.io. He combines hands-on product design and marketing with developer and customer engagement strategies that have launched record-setting crowdfunding campaigns and cultivated large, active ecosystems. Known for turning technical products into beloved experiences, he also advises companies on building durable relationships between brands and users. Based in Leavenworth, WA, Ben blends event-driven community leadership (founder of a major U.S. unconference series) with practical startup execution, and he favors clear, human-centered communication—even down to debating whether GIF is pronounced like "gift."
15 years of coding experience
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (21)
web-application9
smartthings9
ghost8
robotics8
nodejs8
javascript7
galaxy7
cms7
rise7
journalism5
ember5
face4
field-of-view4
obsidian4
jamstack3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
alttext/benedwards.org
Mar 2025 - Oct 2025
Contributions:346 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
alttext/tb_empire
Mar 2023 - Apr 2023
Interactive map for the Rise of the Empire TB in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
Contributions:42 pushes in 20 days
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