I live in Portland, Oregon, and grew up between small towns and big cities in India. I like places that combine the familiarity of a small town with the energy of a big city, where I can walk most places and run into people and opportunities I didn’t plan for.

I like to build simple, quiet, and useful products. I believe that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.1 The work underneath can be complex; the discipline is in making the results clear. Things I build don’t need to be loud to prove their value. I’m most motivated by work that matters at population scale.2

1

The phrase appeared without attribution in Apple’s 1977 Apple II brochure.

2

I borrow the term from Nandan Nilekani, who uses it for digital infrastructure designed to be available to everyone.