Ian Lamont

Ian Lamont is an award-winning author and the publisher of IN 30 MINUTES guides.

His media career has spanned more than 30 years across three continents, including a stint in the British music industry and a six-year residence in Taipei, where he learned Mandarin while working for a Taiwanese TV network and an English-language newspaper.

After returning to the Boston area, Lamont shifted into digital media, building websites for Harvard University, developing online services for technology publisher IDG, and serving as managing editor of The Industry Standard. Later, he founded two ventures, including a mobile software company and his publishing venture.

His books include Google Drive & Docs In 30 Minutes and Lean Media: How to focus creativity, streamline production, and create media that audiences love, which received a silver IBPA Book Award for excellence in publishing.

Lamont is a graduate of Boston University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and holds a master’s degree in history from the Harvard Extension School.