Big Tech Breakup interviews
2026-02-11
I want your help!
I'm working on a book. Working title is Big Tech Breakup. It's a how-to guide paired with inspirational stories that will help people cut their ties to big techThink Microsoft, Google, Meta, Amazon, as well as venture capital-funded companies..
I'd like to hear your inspirational story. More specifically, I'd like to hear it on a video call, record the audio, lightly edit it, and share it as a podcast episode.
You can be named, pseudonymous, or anonymous. The episodes will be short, so the interview will be 20 minutes at most.
What I'm after is a single anecdote about a single product you once used, then decided to replace. Maybe you switched from Google Calendar to a paper planner. Maybe you dropped Instagram and started reading ebooks on your phone. Maybe your favorite Todo app got acquired, raised their prices, and forced you to find a better solution.
Whatever your experience, I want to hear it and share it. You don't have to be a technological purist who lives in a server room and only uses open source command line software all day. This is an ongoing process for all of us, and your story will help inspire others.
If you're open to this, please send an email to bdh at yepmail.net with the subject line "Big tech breakup". I'm excited to chat.