Using Clouds to Help the Homeless
The tech ops guys were banging on about Cloudflare again, and I had no idea why. Were they sponsored by them? Surely it couldn’t be that good, right? And anyway it would be super technical and a little bit out of reach for a mere Product Manager?
While hurrying to the rain swept carpark after work, I was pondering Cloudflare when I spotted a pair of feet sticking out of a blanket. The feet were attached to a soggy looking fellow wearing a bobble hat and (now soaking) red woolly jumper. I gave the guy a fiver and moved on. My job was done, but not quite. He was still sat there. I alone could not solve his predicament.
Cogs whirled, electricity flowed, and the remaining neurone fired – why not learn about Cloudflare and try and help the guy sleeping rough?
And so “Give a Fiver” was born:
https://www.give-a-fiver.co.uk
A solution where I got some much needed hands-on, practical experience with what Cloudflare can leverage while potentially raising money and the profile of the homeless in the North West.
It’s true then; the sun always shines above the cloud, even if it’s a virtual one.
Nice one, Ben 👍