I’ve known Alex for a couple years now. First via the Internet, where his reputation precedes him. Then, we bumped into each other at Geek Spring Break SXSW Interactive. He was a man on a mission that year. He was organizing unofficial parties for the conference-goers on the fly. From approaching the bar about bringing in a mob of nerds to promoting the spur of the moment events through digital and physical social networks, Alex was systematically making awesome things happen.

Alex is more formally known for helping found Independents Hall (not to be confused with “Independence Hall”). IndyHall, for short, is a co-working space in Philadelpha. Through Alex’s advocacy of this new way of work, IndyHall has become one of the more well known co-working spaces in the country.

He’s not one to be pigeon-holed as “that ___ guy.” His skills and interests are too diverse.

For example, get him on the topic of education reform, and you’ll quickly discover Alex has no trouble coming up with practical yet game-changing ideas for almost any industry.

He’s also an avid karaoke singer. He went on a cross-country tour with Tony Bacigalupo [SJ] and others.

I still haven’t forgiven them for skipping Phoenix. Sure it was summer time and they were having A/C trouble in Vegas. But still! Come on!

In the near future, I’m planning on joining Alex and many other nerd/start-up/web people on Less Cruise!

Follow Alex (@alexknowshtml) on Twitter!