Gil Hildebrand is a linchpin

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Gil goes by two completely accurate and Linchpin-worthy nicknames: "Gil to the Rescue" and "Inspector Gil".

Gil is without a doubt one of the linchpins here at Squidoo, living up to those names every day.

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Gil goes by two completely accurate and Linchpin-worthy nicknames: "Gil to the Rescue" and "Inspector Gil". Gil is without a doubt one of the key linchpins at Squidoo, living up to those names every day.

  • JaguarJulie Aug 13, 2010 @ 12:26 pm | delete
    Reflecting back on IT all, I have been rather blessed to get to know such a FINE "young" man with brains known as GiltotheRescue! What a remarkable guy!
  • Jewelsofawe Jan 27, 2010 @ 1:55 pm | delete
    Many thanks to Gil!
  • SquidooKimberly Jan 27, 2010 @ 12:29 pm | delete
    The photo of Gil on a mountain talking about Squidoo is possibly the best photo op ever. Gil is da man.
  • joshuabrown Jan 27, 2010 @ 11:27 am | delete
    Great story about the mountaintop phone call!

    I'm not sure if this is true, but apparently Gil has quite the following on SquidU. They think he's good looking or something...
  • MeganCasey Jan 27, 2010 @ 11:55 am | delete
    Oh yes, that mountain top phone call is the stuff of legend.
  • Ener-G Jan 26, 2010 @ 10:57 am | delete
    Gil is nice AND effective. Not sure why I thought those two things were mutually exclusive!
  • MeganCasey Jan 8, 2010 @ 5:26 pm | delete
    GTR, GTR! He's also know as Master of the Universe, remember...
  • coreybrown Jan 8, 2010 @ 4:27 pm | delete
    How did I forget that?!?
  • sethgodin Jan 7, 2010 @ 3:12 pm | delete
    If Gil says it, it's true. No discussion. What a treat to work with him. He's an evil genius!

My favorite "Gil to the Rescue" story

A couple of years ago, Gil was on vacation and we ran into a pretty big problem with Squidoo's servers. So I called him.

He told me he was on top of a mountain, but he'd ski down, grab his laptop and fix it.

It took less than 30 minutes before Squidoo was back in action.

I found out later someone snapped a photo of Gil talking to me that day...

Linchpin, the book

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