Published in dara.network·Jul 13Why We’re Building Dara.networkThe point is more social capital. How we get there is software that binds communities. First, some background Fundamentally, I’ve been interested in the same thing ever since I majored in CS and Public Policy — how can I nudge the world to be a better place, using the geeky tools of software…Social Capital5 min read
Nov 26, 2018Finding Meaning in Video Chat — Why I’ve joined Marco PoloI’m happy to announce I’ve joined Marco Polo (aka Joya Communications) to head international growth. Here’s why In 2017, I sold Babajob, my baby of 11 years and the endeavor I deeply believed was the best use of my potential. The last year has been one of identity seeking; it was a…Marcopolo7 min read
Nov 26, 2018What Data Empowerment should MeanI spent much of September working with the iSpirt folks on our comments on India’s upcoming Data Protection and Privacy bill. The full comments are here: http://pn.ispirt.in/ispirt-final-comments-data-privacy-bill/ But the most interesting thing are the UX pictures, where I’ve tried to think through what informed consent might actually mean on a smartphone, when one is being asked to provide access rights to their bank account say for the next months.Privacy1 min read
Sep 13, 2018The 7 Minute Story of Babajob.comGiven at the State Dept/Unreasonable Goals Summit in June 2017.1 min read
Jun 20, 2018Confident Innovation for All Nations6 Radical Ideas to Scale Youth Confidence and Innovation Everywhere — Summary Scaling confidence and creating innovation ecosystems are key to fighting poverty and creating economic growth and yet many countries retard these goals through their education, telecommunication, import and immigration policies. This paper thus advocates six paths to improve the bedrock of innovation… Recognition that progress arises from building on top…Net Neutrality14 min read
May 30, 2018Nudging Monsters to Help the PoorPolicy Recommendations to Catalyze Informal Sector Job Marketplaces — Abstract Rather than building informal sector digital job exchanges themselves, governments should encourage an eco-system of exchanges by lowering costs and barriers of entry and encourage a sufficient market for competing exchanges to innovate against each other — even in smaller, poor countries. In particular, governments should:Jobs7 min read
Published in The ADAO·Oct 27, 2017The ADAO Bank at MozFestWoo hoo! We are coming out to the world at MozFest this weekend! We’re on the decentralization floor and would love to meet folks and give away grants. :-) Sadly, I got dengue, Archana and I had to cancel our tickets but our co-Founder Tej and awesomely stepped in to…Mozfest2 min read
Published in The ADAO·Oct 5, 2017The ADAO DialogueAchilles: Hi Tortoise, I want to give you a chunk of something that I’ve been working on, The ADAO. Its currency — adacoins — are similar to a share of an art-collective but over time will hopefully develop incredible value. The Tortoise: OK…. …Blockchain4 min read
Published in The ADAO·Oct 5, 2017The ADAO WhitepaperThe ADAO is a cryptocurrency-based philanthropy fund that supports creatives who leverage technology to advance the SDGs. The ADAO is an acronym for The Altruistic Democratic Autonomous Organization. It will issue its own currency — adacoins — with social values built into it. How does it work? A significant share…Blockchain8 min read
Sep 28, 2017Good Social Entrepreneur | Bad Social EntrepreneurA Good Social Entrepreneur picks a problem she deeply believes in and is worth spending 5–10 years dedicating her life to solving. Bad Social Entrepreneurs cannot name the particular problem where they can demonstrably affect change or choose problems based on where donor or VC money is. A Good Social…Entrepreneurship3 min read
