Ben Sillis

Deputy Launch Editor
ben.sillis@republicpublishing.co.uk
+44 (0) 7595 709 943

Here’s what I do
Alongside James Holland, I’m responsible for launching new projects at Republic Publishing, be they brand new site or re-launches of existing ones. It’s our task to make sure that when you click on a new site for the first time, you’re blown away with it and want to come back again. Previously, I was a reporter, reviews editor and deputy editor on Republic’s technology news site Electricpig.co.uk, breaking all sorts of news about the gadgets and software we use every day, but you can also read some of my work at Humansinvent.com.

Stuff you need to know!

Biggest creative hero:
Charlie Brooker. It’s one thing to be funny, it’s another to be consistently so for more than a decade

Most indispensable tool:
My smartphone – I’m a sucker for it

One thing that everyone should know how to make:
Lasagne. Nom

Favourite possession:
My health

Dream Project:
I can’t tell you – it’s a secret

Something unusual about myself:
I have a First from Cambridge. I think it was a fluke

What did you want to be when you grew up:
A radio presenter, then a teacher

Dogs or cats:
Dogs > The universe

Pizza toppings:
Pepperoni, sausage, jalapenos, and er, chips?

Made up word
Spelunkulate – To ramble on at length about a trend or phenomenon that’s a load of rubbish

Something you want to do before you die
Actually get round to running a marathon.