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Hello
About me: Perpetually curious. I love making things, learning, and going on long runs. Trying to end the day smarter than I was when it started.
Contact
- @omarish on Twitter
- @omarish on GitHub
- me@omarish.com
Writing
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Shortcut to Creating a New Post in Jekyll
A quick shortcut to make a new post in Jekyll.
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Upgrade: Online Lending and Blockchain
An interesting use case of a blockchain can be used in a business.
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Thoughts on Anonymous Publishing
We need a way for authors to share work without huge reputational risk.
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SAT Solving the NY Times Crossword
Fun with SAT Solvers, SQL, and the NY Times Crossword.
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Mutations: A Python Package for Business Logic
Introducing a Python Package for handling business logic in web apps.
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Recurse Center Return Statement
Reflecting on my time at the Recurse Center.
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Work & Investing
- Coinbase: Joined Coinbase as part of the Earn.com acquisition.
- LendingHome: Retail platform & automated investing strategies.
- Clearbit: Advisor & first investor in Clearbit.
- dv01: Advisor & investor in dv01.
- HVMN: Advisor to HVMN.
- Priceonomics: Content marketing software company with epic blog. YC W12.
Projects
- Waldo: A dynamic HTTP proxy server.
- Tweetable: Mobile-friendly way to post content to Twitter.
- Jarvis: Created, ran, and later sold a personal assistant-by-text company.
- django-cprofile-middleware: Thin Django profiling middleware.
- Fast Rope Descent System: HS science fair project, now US Patent 8,167,086.
- FratMusic.com: Music streaming website I built with some friends in undergrad.
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