Hey Shawn, first off, a big congrats! I think I remember you dropping some hints about this on Twitter and was anxious to see what was going on.

And you made some really good points regarding WordPress education. It has really grown over the last year or so, and although I didn't get into as far back as 2008, for me I think it was more around 2010. I believe we had both seen a lot happen.

I have had several people hire me for coaching on just that. They wanted to start teaching as well. Some really want it as their focus, others more of an extra service offered. But as you stated, the majority have seen the implications of keeping things updated, and have slowly disappeared from the scene.

It's obvious you have made another great and major move. I have had a few approach me on partnerships as well, but nothing has quite gelled with me yet. ;)

Lastly, thanks for the shoutout. You mentioned a lot of great resources out there for learning WordPress. I know that earlier this year I added video tutorials myself, and am just starting local workshops again. I feel the beauty of this community is the fact that there can be several options to learn via video tutorials to cover all the learning styles that people have.

Cheers!