Everyone has something to contribute to the world's design. Everyone. No exceptions. In fact, I’ll take it a step farther and quote the late Cardinal Newman and say we all have a task that only we can do. If we don’t do it, it won’t get done. And we’ll have none of this ‘but I was born too early or too late’ nonsense. No, we are here right now because we need to be. Whatever we are meant for is meant to be done by us in the here and now. That’s a thought that should inspire some anxiety and some determination. Why anxiety? Because it’s a good chance whatever that is will involve you moving outside of your comfort zone, putting yourself out there in a way that maybe you never expected. So why determination? Because you are going to need that to push through the anxiety, to stay determined to fulfill that purpose.
One of the things that TARTLE is grateful for is that we’ve had an uncommon amount of luck in finding team members who understand this, who are willing to put themselves out into the world in a new way to accomplish a greater good. Not only do they understand the need to find their purpose and work towards it, they understand the need to help others in fulfilling their purpose.
We call this the Sherpa model. What does a Sherpa do? He’s someone who works hard to accomplish not just his goals but he also works to help others accomplish theirs. How many people could cross Everest off their bucket list if it was not for a Sherpa who has been to the top a couple dozen times? They do it for relatively little reward and don’t worry about the recognition. They just do the work that needs to be done. There are people applying that same attitude to their lives all around the world, all the time. They are the ones who get things done, the unsung heroes of the world.
Well, today we are going to sing the praises of one of those heroes of TARTLE. Our Product Developer, David Pinedo is one of those people who exemplifies the Sherpa model. Not only does he do excellent work for us, his values and goals lineup extraordinarily well with TARTLE. He doesn’t just do amazing work for a paycheck and a pat on the back, he does it to give back to the world some of what he’s been given.
This is visible in all the work that he’s done, especially in the redesign of our website that we’ll be rolling out shortly. Every aspect that he works on isn’t merely well crafted, you can feel the emotion and the intent that went into it. He’s taken that Sherpa model and translated it into a redesign that truly is focused on the user. The imagery, the interface, interactions, even the colors are clearly designed to be easily understood by anyone who uses it and to help guide people along the way. David has really done an excellent job in making TARTLE.co into a ‘third place’, that is after work and home, TARTLE is where you go get things done, to explore and grow whenever you are trying to understand and see the impact of data. Not only has he made the site easier to use, he’s made it easier to see how your data interacts with that of others. You get to see the impact that your data has when you share it to help a cause you believe in.
That is a great motivator. It’s so easy to get lost in the abstract nature of the internet and data and completely lose sight of the impact you have. David has made it possible to make the concrete impact of your data visible and understandable. That’s because his motivation isn’t just to get the job done. It’s to make the world a better place, and here that starts with helping you to understand the answer to a simple question –
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