Media Kit
Meet the Soapbox leadership team available for interviews, presentations, and media appearances. Our team combines decades of experience in decentralized technology, AI innovation, and community building.
Latest Press Release
Shakespeare: Act 2 - Build Freely
Shakespeare Act 2 transforms from a simple AI website builder into a full-featured development environment, entirely in your browser (no downloads required!). With local file storage, any AI provider support, built-in Git integration, and complete project export - all while remaining 100% open source and decentralized.
Alex Gleason
CEO of Soapbox
Alex has over a decade of experience building social platforms, and is one of the foremost experts on decentralized social protocols, including Nostr, and the Fediverse. He was the head of engineering at Truth Social from 2022-23, and has built some of the largest communities on the decentralized web.
Known for:
Building bridges, Truth Social, the Fediverse, Nostr, Free Software extremism, being Vegan.
Alex can talk about:
What makes Shakespeare different from other AI web builders
Integration with decentralized tech like Nostr and Bitcoin
How does Nostr compare to the Fediverse/Mastodon or Bluesky?
How does Shakespeare help Nostr win?
The fake "openness" of OpenAI and what really open AI would look like
Open source models like GLM and the competitive race with China
The future of software development with AI (are junior devs over?)
How Truth Social ended up built on open source software
Devin Nunes' cow
Presentations & Appearances:
MK Fain
Chief Product Officer
M. K. is a passionate advocate for digital freedom with a track record for building spaces for silenced groups online. In 2019 she founded Spinster, the largest women's community on the decentralized web. She is the former Communications Director for the Women's Liberation Front, and her work has been profiled in outlets such as the Atlantic and Vice.
Known for:
Spinster, 4W, Ovarit, Bookstr, Animal Rights Activism, WoLF, standing up for cancelled women.
MK can talk about:
Why free speech online is not a 'right wing' issue
Why we created Soapbox to solve censorship and deplatforming
How AI can be both a threat to freedom and a tool to empower disenfranchised groups
Building spaces for women online: Spinster, 4w, Ovarit, and Henhouse
Being the leader of an online community of disenfranchised groups
Past Podcast Appearances:
Presentations & Appearances:
Sparking change: What free software can learn from successful social movements
LibrePlanet 2019
Boston, USA - May 2019
Derek Ross
Developer Relations
Derek Ross wears many hats, reflected by his many nicknames in the Nostr space. Called "The Nostr Evangelist" in all seriousness and, jokingly, "The Nostr CEO," no one loves the open source protocol of Nostr more than Derek. He is passionate about building the Nostr ecosystem through education, evangelism, and creating useful applications.
Known for:
NostrNests, YakBak, Zappix, Plektos, ZapTrax, Zaplytics, all things vibe coding, Nostr, and Bitcoin.
Derek can talk about:
How Shakespeare makes creating Nostr apps easier than ever
Where Nostr is now and where he sees it going in the future
The history of Nostr
How Nostr relates to Bitcoin Lightning network and permissionless money
Presentations & Appearances:
"Social Media is broken. Can we fix it?"
Nostr Documentary Feature by Max DeMarco
Documentary Release - 2024Media Coverage Archive
Recent Press Mentions
TechCrunch
"Jack Dorsey pumps $10M into a nonprofit focused on open source social media"
Read article →Associated Press
"Shakespeare Launches as Open Source Competitor to AI Site Builders"
Read article →Feminist Current
"Spinster is in its infancy, but already making waves on the Fediverse"
Read article →Featured Coverage
TechCrunch featured coverage highlighting Soapbox's impact in decentralized social media
Media Assets
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Company Background & Timeline
About Soapbox
Soapbox is a technology company building free and open-source software for decentralized social media. Our mission is to empower communities online through tools that prioritize user freedom, data sovereignty, and censorship resistance. We're the creators of Ditto, MKStack, Shakespeare, and other innovative platforms that are reshaping how people connect and communicate on the internet.
Founded by Alex Gleason, Soapbox has grown from a single developer's vision to a distributed team of passionate builders working to decentralize social media. Our tools power communities with thousands of users and have facilitated millions of interactions on decentralized protocols like Nostr.
Key Milestones
Released Shakespeare Act 2, transforming from a simple AI website builder into a full-featured development environment with Git integration and local file storage.
Introduced Shakespeare, an AI-powered website builder running entirely on the Nostr protocol, making web development accessible through natural conversation.
Launched Ditto, a Nostr community server with moderation, spam filters, and enterprise features, now powering multiple communities with thousands of users.
Built the Mostr Bridge, connecting Fediverse and Nostr protocols for seamless cross-platform communication. This marked Soapbox's strategic pivot to focus on Nostr protocol, recognizing its potential for truly decentralized social media infrastructure.
Truth Social deployed using Soapbox technology, demonstrating the platform's enterprise-grade capabilities and scalability for large-scale social media applications.
Alex Gleason founded Soapbox, initially focused on building innovative Fediverse applications and improving decentralized social media experiences.
Launched Spinster, a women-focused social platform that demonstrated the early vision for building inclusive, community-driven social media experiences.
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Contact us to schedule interviews with our leadership team. We're excited to share our insights on decentralized technology, AI innovation, and the future of digital freedom.
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