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Useful Baby Purchases
We had a baby (S) about three and a half years ago, and I remember the months leading up to her birth were filled with both excitement and anxiety in equal measure. One of the things we did to stay calm and be prepared was lots of research - both
Moving my website from Ghost.org to PikaPods
I've been intending to use social media less and focus on my own website (what the cool kids are calling "digital gardens" these days). Social media feels toxic and seems to be highly complicit with the larger geopolitical shifts that are ongoing in the world. I&
Good People to Work With
A frequent question I get is - "Could you recommend a great app designer or a great marketing agency or someone who can help me take this idea from 0 to 1"? I've had the privilege of working alongside many of the names below, and have
The only way to build digital products
A digital product starts with an idea. But it takes a lot more than that to get it to real users. You need to run experiments, speak to users at different stages, build a product and market it. The typical journey looks like this: Right in the middle of this
The Founder OS
Working at a startup is super stressful. Running a startup is 10x more stressful. How do I know? I run one. Some habits and practices have helped me deal with the stress and stay as sane as possible. I call it “The Founder OS” and it has four or five
How I use my calendar(s)
In school, I was the kind of person who hated timetables, watches and any kind of structure. My ideal day was one where I got up late and spent the time between breakfast and lunch dozing off with a book. Sadly, my life these days looks quite different, and before
Redesigning KLP’s Reports
When my old nemesis, Gautam John asked me to help out and make the school assessment reports that the Karnataka Learning Partnership generates a little bit more attractive, I jumped at the chance to volunteer some time and do some information design. A bit about the Karnataka Learning Partnership, where
Acknowledging the Elephant in the Room – Moving Toward Media Accessibility
ℹ️Note: This article was originally written in August 2008, for A3, a newsletter published by Barrier Break Technologies Ltd. Accessibility evangelists have long touted the ease with which inaccessible online content may be made accessible – merely convert your nasty, table-based website to spanking clean HTML and CSS, sprinkle on
Disability Access and the Internet
I presented this paper in September 2008 for the National Conference on ICT for People with Disabilities, an event organised by the Computer Society of India. Abstract Anybody who has ever used the internet will agree that it is an immensely useful tool; it acts as a constantly updated storehouse