How to Get Mentoring from Wez Furlong or Contact Him

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Wez Furlong states on wezfurlong.org that he offers mentoring services, and the site lists his Mastodon account, @[email protected], as the contact point. The site does not describe how mentoring is arranged, what it covers, or what it costs, so the practical first step is to reach him on Mastodon and ask directly. The site also links to an About page with more background on him and his projects, which is worth reading before you write.

What the site says about mentoring

  • The homepage includes the line "I offer Mentoring services!" with no further detail on scope, format, pricing, or availability.
  • No booking form, email address, or scheduling link appears in the page content. Mastodon is the only contact channel named.
  • Because terms are not published, treat any arrangement as something to confirm with him personally rather than assume from the site.

How to make contact

  1. Open fosstodon.org/@wez in a browser or in your own Mastodon app.
  2. Follow the account if you want your message to land in a familiar context; a public reply or a direct message both work on Mastodon.
  3. Write a short message that states who you are, what you are working on, and what kind of mentoring you are looking for. Mention your timezone and rough availability if scheduling matters.
  4. Wait for a reply before sending follow-ups. The site gives no response-time expectation.

A concrete example of a useful opening message: "I maintain a small open-source CLI tool and want help structuring its file-watching layer. I'm in CET and free weekday evenings. Would you take on a short mentoring engagement, and how do you usually structure them?"

What to read first

The homepage links to an About page ("You can learn more about me over here") covering his background as a software engineer and entrepreneur and his open-source work. Reading it first lets you reference specific projects, which makes an initial message more relevant. The site also has an archive of posts by year and category, including entries on Watchman and other engineering topics, useful if you want to see the kind of work he writes about.

Practical notes

  • Mastodon handles are federated; if you do not have an account on fosstodon.org, you can still view the profile, but you need some Mastodon account to message him.
  • The site does not publish an email address, so do not expect one to be listed elsewhere on the page.
  • The most recent homepage post is dated February 10, 2024, so the site is current enough that the contact details are likely still active, but confirm by checking that the Mastodon profile has recent activity.