I’m a tech exec with decades of success creating disruptive products customers love. I founded and ran several successful (and failed) startups and built products used by millions of consumers at both Microsoft and Amazon (e.g. Internet Explorer, Windows Media Center, and Amazon Alexa). I’ve repeatedly scaled and run organizations that delivered outsized results. I love giving back by coaching and mentoring others (check out my Open and Free Office Hours).
My current mission is to help humanity become a spacefaring civilization.
I’ve spawned two amazing (now adult) children, and am into pretty much anything that moves electrons or makes noise. My love of working on classic cars (especially German and Japanese cars from the 70s and 80s) borders on the insane. I’m an avid reader, and fan of the outdoors, and get great joy out of skiing, playing soccer, and mountain biking.
When I was a baby my sister nicknamed me “Tigger” because I was bouncy. Friends and family have called me “Tigger” or “Tig” ever since. When I started my professional career I figured the goofy nickname wasn’t appropriate, so decided on Charlie. After 30 years of marriage, I’m now single and have decided to reclaim Tigger as my name.
Here’s a bunch of my stuff:
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cek.log - I’ve been blogging for about as long as blogs have been a thing. I’m happy folks read what I write, but I write mostly because there’s no better way to organize my thoughts.
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I pretend to write code for fun - One of my favorite hobbies is writing code. I’ve written a bunch of stuff over the years and am currently enjoying maintaining several open-source projects, including Terminal.Gui. More here.
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The Original Porsche Option Decoder - Decodes Porsche Option Codes into descriptions. Supports all Porsche models. Online since 1997.
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Porsche Pages - In 1997 I created this website to show my out-of-state friends and family what my “new” 911 was like. Since then I’ve added a few stories and implemented the most popular online Porsche option decoder.
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BMW Pages - I’m obsessed with classic BMWs. Not as much a fan of modern BMWs.
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Datsun Roadster - My next car project will involve a Datsun SR311 Roadster.
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Uglina - My 1978 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser.
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Tig - Music I created.
I am convinced the only reason people are still using Emacs is nobody can remember how to exit out of it.
— Tigger (Charlie) Kindel (@ckindel) May 21, 2011