About the Author
Tom Taulli has been writing code since he was in the eighth grade, when his father bought him an Atari 400 (this was during the early 1980s). After a year or so, he started publishing his applications in magazines (in those days, they actually had listings for readers to type in!). From the experience, he knew he wanted to be a part of the tech world.
When he got into college, he worked at a local bank and helped with COBOL development and updates. Taulli would next start his own company. It was in the e-learning space and involved the development of applications for exam preparation.
But as the internet emerged, he would transition to this technology and start another company, Hypermart.net. It was essentially a first-generation Shopify. Growth was strong (hey, it was the late 1990s), and he sold the company to InfoSpace.
Along the way, Tom would also write for publications including Forbes.com (he still does to this day). He also wrote books including Artificial Intelligence Basics and The Robotic Process Automation Handbook (Apress).
Besides his writings, Tom is an online instructor. He has developed courses for COBOL and Python for Udemy and Pluralsight. He also is a frequent panelist and moderator for virtual conferences and webinars.
