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sharmila

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Founder, Forward Alpha. 20 years as software architect and engineering manager.

Building:

ByHuman: A tiny “written by a human” sticker for anything you type.

MindVoice: Voice-to-thought capture and organization.

Kaavala: Women's safety platform.

PhonicsRace: Gamified literacy for kids.

Fridge2Frame: Digital keepsakes for children's art.

Cary, NC. https://theforwardalpha.com

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Totally agree on the reputation graph being the real asset. I've been shipping apps across iOS and Android for years and the SO answers that saved me were never the generic ones, t…

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