The world of EOS has seen different kinds of people gathering here, most of them are extremely smart with a high intelligence quotient. For example, BM is like the superman, one of the earliest and brightest hero in EOS. Thomas Cox can be the ironman with a high popularity to associate with fans and keep the balance of the ecosystem. However, the man who impressed me most is Eric Björk from EOS Sw/eden, who has been sedulously making contributions outside the spotlight and infecting everyone around him through his words and deeds, a true friend and mentor to me.

Eric on The First EOS Global BP Summit

A Man of Passion

Eric has been a part of EOS from the earliest days when it first became public. As Eric dove into the world of EOS, he knew it was a place he could call home. Eris not only participated in the early conversations with Block.One, but also launched the first Community Testnet. It is no wonder that Eric was the first elected BP to create a block when the Mainnet went live.

A Man of Protection

Eric understands technology like a few senior developers do, meaning he knows vulnerabilities might exist in it. He is also fully aware that currently a lot of people (some blockchain practitioners, enterprise, even governments) are misunderstanding EOS and even seeing it as a trouble maker. For this, Eric, a protector of EOS ecosystem, has been working diligently to find and test for any potential bugs within the system.

Before Mainnet’s launch, Eric participated in Multiple Testnets to train himself and help other fellow BPs. He is also a founding member of the Ghostbusters Security Group as he saw the Block Producer community was in need of assistance on the security side. Back then the Ghostbusters was working with other teams to form the EOSCore with the focus on launching a unified Mainnet for the EOS ecosystem. Their diligence during the crisis, when the Mainnet was down, helped make sure an emergency plan to relaunch it from other nodes. Even Dan Larimer made an endorsement to Eric and his team for a BP.

A Man of Humbleness

Eric always puts the chain first with a humble heart. He is too humble to be noticed that in fact a lot of amazing work around EOS are credited to Eric and members of Ghostbusters who worked hard during some of the most challenging situations months before Mainnet’s launch. However they never bragged about the achievements they have accomplished including EOS Sw/eden, EOSRio, Hkeos, EOSTribe, BlockMatrix, and others. Eric himself never cared about the credit but the Mainnet’s success. He acted like the opposite of a politician or a speculator. This is why we need him for the prosperous development of EOS ecosystem.

A Man of Dream

EOS Sw/eden is full of idealists, dreamers and those who believe in the impossible, which sounds kind of interesting given Eric’s reputation for being grounded and surefooted. However the truth is Eric and his team members are all of those labels. Vahid Toosi, CEO of EOS Sw/eden, loves to make amazing things happen. As an entrepreneur he has helped launch and develop products that others thought wouldn’t happen. Vahid and Eric are not aiming at filling their pockets, but helping others bring EOS to life because they saw the positive influence it could potentially have on the world.

A Man of Education

Eric and his team want to expand the EOS Community way beyond a handful of early adopters of this technology. Their passion for educating the community is evident in their sincere words and deeds. They have some wonderful things in their long-term plan focusing on two aspects. First is to help developers create amazing dApps that can bring positive changes to the world. Second is to guide average persons to understand and get involved in the EOS ecosystem in easier ways.

For Eric and his team education is not just a vanity project but a core word defining who they are. Sean Anderson, the person in charge of EOS Sw/eden’s community, is also VP of an online education company about platform development. It was through his work that the company increased their retail revenue 15 folds in one year.

Anyway, without Eric and his team’s significant endeavors, the whole EOS ecosystem couldn’t stand a chance to be prosperous and moving forward like today. I myself also see Eric both my friend and mentor who helped me a lot on EOS work. Good Luck, Eric. May you continue in your efforts and achieve greater successes in EOS ecosystem!