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My name is Kin Lane, and I created the API Evangelist site and persona to provide me with a lens for looking at how technology is impacting the world around us. In 2010, I began studying the business of APIs, trying to understand how new waves of startups like Twilio, Stripe, and others were building API-centered businesses. Many years later I am still studying APIs, but my view of the API landscape has significantly changed over the years as I better understand the technology, business, policies, and people of APIs. My API journey has spanned almost 15 years, exposing me to a wealth of lessons across the following experiences: Throughout this journey I have written over 4K posts here on API Evangelist, produced 125 episodes of my Breaking Changes podcast, and engaged in many discussions and working sessions with enterprise organizations regarding their API operations, lifecycle, and governance. The next part of my journey is all about taking what I’ve learned and evolve a suite of ser

API Evangelist is the working toolbox of Kin Lane, used to make sense of the technology, business, policies, and people behind APIs. Four places to start. About API Evangelist The business. What this site is, who it is for, and how 16 years of research feeds APIs.io and API Commons. About Kin Lane The person. 35 years in technology, the last 16 on APIs, and why the work here is independent and not venture backed. Use of AI How AI is applied across API Evangelist and APIs.io, what it is used for, and where I stand on it. About the Papers The white papers and reports. How they are…

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