Riding and Surviving Technological Waves – An Interview with Tex Texin

Tex Texin is an internationalization expert and consultant who provides business and software globalization services. He is a popular speaker at conferences around the world and is recognized as an industry thought leader as well as a noteworthy contributor to standards and open source products. Tex is the author behind the popular http://www.I18nGuy.com. He can be reached at his consulting company http://www.XenCraft.com.

I first met Tex Texin in a shuttle bus on the way to The World Expo in Shanghai. To be honest, I was at first a little intimidated by Tex—through no fault of his own. It wasn’t because of how he looked, per se, because he’s someone who’s quick to smile, eager to join into discussions, and who gives the all-around impression of a pretty genial guy.

Regardless of first impressions, Tex was quick to put me at ease one night as we sat down for an interview in an empty restaurant next to the so-called “German Bar” at our hotel. Our peers were in the German Bar having, erm, very important late-night business meetings (during which there wasn’t a mite bit of alcohol nor alcohol-induced shenanigans, I can assure you), when Tex and I sat down to talk shop.