Simon Wheatley


Hi!

I’m a curious, tinkering, cooking, software product manager and leader from Manchester in the UK. I’ve worked solo, founded companies, tried, failed, succeeded, built products, solved problems, led teams, been acquired, and had a lot of fun.

I’m currently looking for my next adventure, if I might be able to help you then please get in touch.

  • What concerns me the most, as a historian, are the reports of UKIP party members now defecting and rejoined the Conservatives. This is not a good thing. This means those whose beliefs were considered too far right for mainstream politics,…

  • No one seems capable of stepping forward and offering reassurance. The Leavers, who disagreed on what Brexit should look like, do not think it is their responsibility to set out a path. They reckon that falls to Number 10 (where…

  • https://twitter.com/chrisapplegate/status/746705231602421760 https://twitter.com/jamesrbuk/status/746704964525899777 Police investigating after hateful notes were posted through letterboxes of Polish residents in Cambridgeshire following the Brexit vote. — LBC News (@LBCNews) June 25, 2016 “Suddenly [Cameron] found himself trapped by his own manifesto promises — promises made…

  • Some things I’ve found, which I want to refer back to… https://twitter.com/nicoleperlroth/status/746272418075807745 Lord Ashcroft’s survey on reasons for voting Leave or Remain Bim Adewunmi’s heartbreak over the result https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/746416907159363586 Woman on Radio 4 who voted Leave. "I'm pleased. Don't think…

  • Today I needed to include some WordPress.com themes from the official SVN repository, using Composer. This repository uses SVN and has not got the usual trunk, branches, etc directories that Composer expects, which makes it tricky. It’s possible though, and…

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