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  • Starting the New Year with Service: Another Day Volunteering with New York Cares

    Today, I started the New Year on with another volunteer project with New York Cares. This time, the task was to unload food deliveries with the West Side Campaign Against Hunger and Food Bank For New York City. This high-volume program serves thousands of New Yorkers every year in Northern Manhattan and the South Bronx.…

  • Lifting More Than Just Weights: Another Day Volunteering with New York Cares

    On December 23, 2020, I continued my volunteer work with New York Cares. This time, the project involved packing food bags for distribution with the West Side Campaign Against Hunger, Food Bank For New York City, and St. Paul & St. Andrew Church. This high-volume program serves thousands of New Yorkers every year in Northern…

  • A Rewarding Evening Volunteering with New York Cares

    This evening, I participated in a volunteer project with New York Cares. The task at hand was to deliver food from Breads Bakery to a local homeless shelter. The experience was fulfilling and heartwarming. I had the opportunity to meet wonderful, kind, and good-hearted people. The spirit of giving was palpable, and the gratitude from…

  • Why I left being CTO of The New York Times, joined a startup, and am pledging 20% of my equity to charity

    Why I left being CTO of The New York Times, joined a startup, and am pledging 20% of my equity to charity

    As The New York Times’ chief technology officer, I had a crucial role in guiding the company’s successful transition to digital, and an opportunity to work with and learn from some of the most talented journalists and software engineers in the world. It’s undeniably one of the world’s most influential institutions doing work in the public’s interest, and has…

  • A career is like a garden (farewell memo to nytimes colleagues)

    A career is like a garden (farewell memo to nytimes colleagues)

      The following is the farewell memo I wrote to my colleagues at The New York Times. Subject: A career is like a garden Dear Colleagues, As you may know, I have accepted an offer to join a startup on June 1st, and therefore have made the difficult decision to leave The New York Times,…

  • Please help the people in Haiti affected by the earthquake

    If you haven’t heard the news about the earthquake tragedy in Haiti, you can learn about it at: http://www.reddit.com/r/Haiti The Reddit team at Conde Nast is working with a charity called DirectRelief to help the earthquake victims in Haiti. DirectRelief can use your help. 100% of the donations made to them are going to Haiti…

  • Donate to a good cause and get a useful laptop computer

    The mission of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) is to empower the children of developing countries to learn by providing one connected laptop to every school-age child. You can help accomplish the goal and help make education for the world’s children a priority, not a privilege. OLPC is offering1 a Give One Get One program…

  • Please Help the Tsunami Disaster Relief Efforts in South Asia

    If you are able, please help the tsunami disaster relief efforts in South Asia: http://www.google.com/tsunami_relief.html Good companies like Apple, Amazon, Google, Yahoo and others are doing a great service by featuring a request for help on their home pages. Here are some screenshots: http://photos.rajiv.com/gallery/337743 If you know of other companies doing this, please email me.