You've heard of a super fan — someone who's a loyal, excited supporter of a celebrity, sports team, cause, or something in pop culture. Mark-Andrew Nordstrom is the epitome of a super fan for "open source." And WordPress and Jetpack are Mark-Andrew's ideal manifestation of the concept. Though, he'd disagree with being called a super fan because of his individualistic, independent, free-spirited nature. 

When we first encountered Mark-Andrew, we had caught word of a man living a simple, nomadic lifestyle who was spreading the word of open source. 

You could call him a traveling salesperson, but he doesn't do it for profit. He's not sanctioned. Nobody asked him to do it. But there he is — showing up again and again — from places all around the world. We finally caught up with him and conducted an interview from a hostel in San Diego.

For him, the world is his home and skating is his passion. He was arrested for the first time at the age of 12 for doing what he loves. 

After helping take care of his grandparents at the end of their lives, he took off to explore the world and skate full time. His possessions are little more than the things in his backpack. And with the exception of the ring he wears on his finger — given to him by his mother — he has no loyalty to worldly objects. He doesn't even have loyalty to the sites he builds on WordPress, happily scrapping them and starting them over on a whim any time he gets the urge to create something new.

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Rob Pugh | August 13, 2021 at 10:00 am | Categories: Customer Stories | URL: https://wp.me/p1moTy-xHE