With 20 + years experience in the space, Marcus Gosling is leading the pack in design, innovating new technologies, products and services.  One of his many claims to fame includes co-founding IMVU with thought leader Eric Ries (author and the creator of the “Lean Startup” methodology).

We are so lucky to have him on our team!  I sat down with Marcus to ask him a few questions about the man behind our UX and Design.

What are you passionate about?

The ‘socialization’ of software has been amazing. I sometimes think of myself as a value and motivation ‘plumber‘

How do you use Rypple?

My favorite feature so far is Thanks. People are using it to express themselves and make people feel good about their work. We spend 8+ hours of our day working, anything that makes that time more rewarding is huge.  We have learned a lot. I think our approach to creating a social platform at work is powerful because we are looking at what is compelling and valuable in the work context. A straight translation of Consumer Social patterns to the workplace is simplistic.

How do you plan on changing the world?

Great tools move mountains.

Marcus Gosling – Marcus Gosling is helping perfect the Rypple User Experience. Prior to joining Rypple, Marcus co-founded imvu, a 3D avatar online community with over 50 million registered users, and enjoyed a spell as a design consultant at IDEO. Originally a native of Ireland, Marcus likes to work on and ride shiny lightweight bicycles, and lives in the foggy redwoods above Palo Alto, CA with his family and felines.