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Personas, who is writing here?

One voice for all of Conduction. Different people who keep their own voice within it.

What is a persona

The voice belongs to Conduction: SMB-direct, concrete, short. It applies to everything we publish, from button labels to proposals.

A persona sits on top of that. It is a real person inside Conduction with their own voice, their own recurring themes, their own vocabulary, and in opinion-piece writing a recognisable frame. The voice stays Conduction; the persona colours it.

When something is published under a persona's name (a blog on rubenlinde.nl, an opinion piece in iBestuur, a guest contribution), use both the voice and the persona. When it's general Conduction copy (a product page, an email template, a tagline), only the voice applies.

Available personas
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Founder ยท Conduction

Ruben van der Linde

Software developer first, founder second. Writes as a frustrated-but-pragmatic developer about digital sovereignty, Foreign Tech, NIH syndrome, and the SMB segment. Mildly cynical, constructive.

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Future

New persona

Add a persona when a second Conduction voice starts publishing regularly. Follow the structure of ruben.html: profile, scenes, audience, themes, vocabulary, metaphors, quote catalog.