Dale Dougherty is the founder and CEO of Maker Media Inc., which produces Make: magazine and the Maker Faire. He is also a cofounder of O'Reilly Media, where he was the first editor of their computing trade books, and developed GNN, the first commercial website, in 1993. He coined "Web 2.0" in 2003. In 2011, Dougherty was honored at the White House as a Champion of Change through an initiative that honors Americans who are making significant contributions to the fields of education and business. He lives in Sebastopol, California, with his wife, Nancy.

Since 2007, Ariane Conrad, a freelance writer, editor, and coach known as the Book Doula, has collaboratively authored seven nonfiction books, including three New York Times bestsellers.