The CTO of the United States
I’ve been struggling to write a comprehensive post of the Grace Hopper conference (GHC) that I went to in October. It was an action-packed three days followed by a day Read More …
The Dark Side of Conferences
It’s not easy for you to walk up to a group of people and introduce yourself. The fear behind that is that the people will reject you for who you Read More …
The nerdiest jewelry
I definitely have some pretty freaking awesome jewelry. I have a lot of jewelry, but I tend to wear these pieces the most because they reflect my loves and match Read More …
Meeting people at conferences
I’m normally a very extroverted person, but meeting people at conferences is awkward and difficult. Sometimes, I feel overwhelmed at the idea of people not liking me. Other times, I Read More …
Strangeloop 2015
This year, I was fortunate to get a ticket to the Strangeloop conference in St. Louis, Missouri. This was my second time going. My first time was 2013, and I Read More …
The upside of blogging
Last week’s post was my most read post ever. I shared it on Twitter and Facebook. I had a lot of people be super supportive whether it was through retweeting, Read More …
After September 11
I grew up in a Muslim family. My mother wore hijab, and when I was 12, I started to wear hijab. The attacks on the World Trade Center happened a Read More …
Two Different Worlds
I am an ABCD — American-Born Confused Desi. I used to hate the term while growing up because I felt like it grouped me into something that I wasn’t sure Read More …
What to Wear
“If your customer expects you to wear something more than jeans and a t-shirt, you need to get a new customer” We were discussing dress expectations recently, and someone noted Read More …
Roy Clay Sr. Web Development and Entrepreneurship
A couple months ago, I saw a couple of my friends tweet about the graduation of the first cohort of the Roy Clay Sr. Web Development and Entrepreneurship workshop. The Read More …