I’ve been home from Cambridge, Massachusetts a couple of days now and have finally had the time to think through what I learned from WordCamp Boston.

The best thing from this trip is that I got to meet some really down to earth, talented and cool people who felt as though we’d been friends for longer than just a few days.   The NERD Center from Microsoft was an amazing place to have WordCamp, and Harvard was an awesome site to see. But there are some other ideas and takeaway’s I’d like to share:

WordPress is about community.

It seemed that most of the people I met and talked with all had a common synergy and bond.  Community is essential and it helps us to grow and connect.  Business in the future will be about community.

There Are Still Hidden Agendas and Egos.

I love analyzing people and figuring them out – it’s an innate gift I suppose.  What I assessed is that there are some people who think they are better than they are and need to get that in check.  There were also what I call “wolves in sheep’s clothing” or people who appear to have your best interest but really are waiting to rip out your jugular.   As the saying goes, “keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer”.

There is too much power at the top.

I’m not going into the specifics, but for an organization that was built on the open source philosophy and spirit of free, there appears to be One Hand that rules all that can be done or not done in the WP community.  This surprises and shocks me – but  from my conversations with WP people, it reminded me much of the history of feudal Japan.

There are no limits.

Technology has changed the game and for the most part, we are all equal on the playing field.  You and I have so many tools at our disposal that can bring us the success we may want.  The only thing holding us back is ourselves.  Those who move first and fast win; everyone else is a spectator and will watch the others raise the trophy.

People you might not know but might want to connect with.

Michael Torbert @michaeltorbert, Steve Mortiboy @mpsmort, Sonja Leix @sonjaNYC, Elisha Elisha NYC, Michael Debyah @mikedebyah, Clay Griffiths @claygriffiths, and Danielle Morrill @danielleMORRILL.

That’s it…my takeaway from WordCamp Boston.  Keep an eye out for the short videos that Cory Miller and I shot on the campus of Harvard.