Dirk Primbs

Since 1990 coding, studying, writing, talking and creating stuff online.

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Short biographies

Very short bio as used on twitter

Father. Technologist. Podcaster. Photographer. Writer. Speaker. Sceptic. Feminist. Works for Google.

Quite short, generic bio as used on LinkedIn

Doer of things, deeply enthusiastic about living in the age of the creative professional. Considers studying a lifestyle, moving forward a virtue and people in tech his natural habitat. Passionate about tech, people and the future in general.

Speaker, technology conference

Dirk Primbs leads an international team of program managers at Google and has been in the industry for over 20 years, contributing to the ecosystem in companies like Google and Microsoft but also developing a passion for teaching and community work. He is a web technologist, accomplished startup mentor, author and speaker with a passion for connected systems, the web and technology at large.

Speaker, biz conference

Dirk Primbs leads an international team of program managers at Google and has been in the industry for over 20 years, contributing to the ecosystem in companies like Google and Microsoft but also developing a passion for teaching and community work. He is a web technologist, accomplished startup mentor, author and speaker with a passion for connected systems, the web and technology at large and led globally distributed international teams of senior professionals. As a student of computer science, business and psychology he focused his academic work on Developer Relations as a strategic function and the role of volunteers in the creation of community ecosystems which complements a decade of experience in the creation of highly scalable global programs.

Speaker, tech/biz conference, compact

Dirk Primbs leads an international team of program managers at Google and has been in the industry for over 20 years. He is a web technologist, accomplished startup mentor, author and speaker with a passion for connected systems, the web and technology at large.

Speaker, podcasting

As podcaster he runs multiple shows and projects and is an active member of the German podcasting scene. He podcasts in two languages and multiple contexts and published over 1500 episodes in 8 podcasts since 2014.

Dirk sees himself more as a podcast researcher and nerds about podcasting itself than as a creator. His shows are explorative in nature and he spends a lot of time analyzing forces in the industry and in communities in multiple countries. Recent research included podcast research into subversive podcasts and what he calls the "podcast darkweb". Also he occasionally writes articles about podcasting.

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Dirk Primbs in a white shirt and lanyard, speaking in front of a wall carrying the Google logo.
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Portrait of Dirk Primbs outside a brick building, headphones around his neck, smiling at the camera.
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Dirk Primbs outdoors among bare birch trees in autumn, wearing a dark coat, hair loose.
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Dirk Primbs wearing over-ear headphones, standing in front of a large green Android statue.
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Dirk Primbs speaking to a room, hands together, the backs of listeners' heads in the foreground.
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Dirk Primbs on stage with one arm raised, addressing a seated audience in a room with a green floor.
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Dirk Primbs at a podcasting desk wearing headphones, with a studio microphone, monitor and keyboard.
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