Digital Security Policy Template for NonprofitsDigital security is all about tradeoffs: nonprofits have limited resources, and need to carefully assess risks and decide which threat…Feb 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
New Year’s Resolution: Improve Your Personal Digital Security2020 was an incredibly hard year, and many of the challenges we faced in 2020 are still with us in 2021. In times of crisis, trauma and…Jan 22, 2021Jan 22, 2021
Protect Yourself From the COVID-19 TrollsAs we collectively try to survive a global pandemic, many businesses, nonprofits, and schools are moving work online. As perhaps the most…Mar 27, 2020Mar 27, 2020
How We Hire Tech FolksHello world, I’m the CTO of MoveOn, and I’m hiring a senior software engineer. This article is about MoveOn’s hiring process for this role…Apr 19, 2019Apr 19, 2019
The State of the Union of Political Tech 2019Resistance and Innovation: 2018 Year In ReviewFeb 11, 20191Feb 11, 20191
Tech Lead Survival GuideWhen I first started my job as CTO at MoveOn 3 years ago, I was immediately overwhelmed: within hours of logging on for my first day I had…Jul 19, 20181Jul 19, 20181
How to Build a Software Engineering Culture Where Everyone Can ThriveThe media loves to tell war stories about sexism, racism, and other forms of prejudice in the tech world. While shedding light on systemic…Jun 16, 20182Jun 16, 20182
The Software Engineering Learning PlanSome software engineers have computer science degrees, others went to coding bootcamps, and others are self-taught. In my professional…Jun 16, 2018Jun 16, 2018
What are some ways to inspire girls to embrace technology?An earlier version of this essay was originally published Nov 12, 2013 on Quora as a response to a question asked by Sheryl Sandberg: “What…Jun 3, 20182Jun 3, 20182
Meltdown and Spectre: what you can do to protect yourselfYou may have read about frightening sounding exploits made public last week known as ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’. You can find a good overview…Jan 9, 20183Jan 9, 20183