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Chief Technology Officer

Before joining InsideWork, Sam spent his college days at the University of California, Irvine working on projects in computer graphics, linguistics, software design, artificial intelligence, and even a small foray into genetics & information theory — altogether earning him a degree in Information and Computer Science.

After 2 years of working with The Navigators at the University of Arizona in Tucson, he returned to Southern California to marry his college sweetheart and get his hands back into technology. At InsideWork, Sam and his team have been laying a new foundation for the IT infrastructure of InsideWork to allow for more creativity, faster development and future scalability. Through the introduction of a new content platform, they have revamped the aesthetic, functionality, and usability of the InsideWork website, and they are also building InsideWork's presence in the mobile (iPhone) and social (Facebook) spaces.

June 2008

Monday Morning Apple WWDC

Sam Nguyen reports on some of his major observations from the opening keynote at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference 2008.

April 2008

InsideWork on the iPhone

We can all see the massive movement toward mobile technologies. Information, communication, and connectivity are increasingly untethered and accessible 24/7 on mobile devices. In the days ahead we’ll be taking more and more steps to make the resources of InsideWork easily accessed on your mobile devices.
Last summer we released our IW52 for [...]

February 2008

Bach & The Meaning of Work

Revisiting a classic InsideWork article

Our newer readers may not be familiar with past articles that represent some of the foundational thinking of InsideWork. So today we'd like to share this classic article by Dan Wooldridge with our new fans out there!

I was stunned to the verge of tears, as I read the richly illustrated piece in Civilization magazine, [...]

January 2008

True Foundations of Capitalism

Gleanings from The Soul of Silicon by George Gilder

Sam Nguyen captures the basic ideas from George Gilder's essay on a radical shift in thinking about capital, economics, and the role of the church today.

October 2007

Anita Roddick

Dr Peter Heslam, director of Transforming Business at Cambridge University, reflects on Anita Roddick (founder of The Body Shop) and her contributions to transformational business.

September 2007

The Artist as Prophet

The Role of Artists in Modern Culture

Via Affirmativa exists to serve those who are "Revealing God and His ways through the making of art."

July 2007

InsideWork 52 on the iPhone

Biblical Insight + Business Innovation on the go

Announcing the release of our InsideWork® 52 iPhone widget. Our application provides a quick way to browse our InsideWork® 52 collection of business-related Bible verses and quotes on your iPhone.

May 2007

Guy Kawasaki

Guy Kawasaki is a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm and a columnist for Forbes.com.

April 2007

The Barna Group

The ultimate aim of The Barna Group is to partner with Christian ministries and individuals to be a catalyst in moral and spiritual transformation in the United States.

March 2007

Jesus & Your Job

The meaning of work and leadership principles from Nancy Ortberg

A link to a great sermon by Nancy Ortberg entitled Jesus & Your Job. She covers the meaning of work and key leadership principles.

BBL Forum

BBL Forum (BBL) is a member-based organization comprised of qualified Christian CEOs, business owners and company presidents.

February 2007

Trendwatching

trendwatching.com is an independent and opinionated trend firm, scanning the globe for the most promising consumer trends, insights and related hands-on business ideas.

December 2006

How To Stay Updated On Your Favorite Websites In Half The Time

An advance in technology that actually saves time

Sam Nguyen explains how you can keep up to date with your favorite websites in less than half the time using a, easy-to-use, growing web technology called RSS.

Global Business Network

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Global Business Network was founded in 1987 as a unique learning community based on ruthless curiosity, collaboration, and powerful new tools for thinking about and shaping the future.

November 2006

Webware

Webware.com, a recently launched website by CNET, focuses on the fundamental shift underway in how people use computers and the Internet.

Surveying True Opinions

How do we get to the heart of the matter?

Sam Nguyen comments on a recent survey on belief in God and the accuracy of such surveys.