Dona Sarkar

Greater Seattle Area
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Hi, I'm Dona! I believe that you are one experiment away from being your most powerful…

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  • "Kicking off"​ a burnout prevention scheme
    Nov 18, 2021

    "Kicking off"​ a burnout prevention scheme

    These past 18 months have been a LOT. For everyone.

    7 Comments
  • What is "hybrid work"​ anyway?
    Nov 15, 2021

    What is "hybrid work"​ anyway?

    Can we all agree that we’re never going back to work *exactly* the same way we used to back in March 2020? I’m the…

    26 Comments
  • How to Start a Business Part 2: Collect the dots THEN connect the dots
    Sep 27, 2019

    How to Start a Business Part 2: Collect the dots THEN connect the dots

    Part 1 of this is here So where we left off was…I went to fashion school and learned the design and sewing trade. I…

    8 Comments
  • How to Start a Business (Part 1): Don't Imposter Syndrome yourself out
    Sep 20, 2019

    How to Start a Business (Part 1): Don't Imposter Syndrome yourself out

    My grandparents had roots in fashion and textiles. My parents did not.

    10 Comments
  • Ode to the Clear Business Benefit
    Jan 24, 2019

    Ode to the Clear Business Benefit

    So now that you have a sh#tty first draft of an idea of something you want to do…how do you also make sure it has Clear…

    2 Comments
  • It's time for a Sh#tty First Draft
    Jan 23, 2019

    It's time for a Sh#tty First Draft

    So now that you're convinced that you want to do MORE than your day job, how do you FIND something that you want to do?…

    7 Comments
  • What is Intrapreneurship anyway?
    Jan 22, 2019

    What is Intrapreneurship anyway?

    I get a question almost every day: You seem like such a free-spirit. When are you going to go do your own thing? My…

    7 Comments
  • The 9 Lives Juggler Strikes Again
    Sep 27, 2018

    The 9 Lives Juggler Strikes Again

    Well hello there! We likely don’t know each other, but I feel like I know you. You’re at that weird stage when everyone…

    6 Comments
  • Collecting dots to connect the dots
    Apr 16, 2018

    Collecting dots to connect the dots

    Isn't it awesome when two experiences you've had come together to form something magical? Something that's uniquely…

    6 Comments
  • How can we build tech for 5.5 billion people?
    Mar 13, 2018

    How can we build tech for 5.5 billion people?

    It all started with a question, "How can we build tech for 5.5 billion people?" At Microsoft, we've successfully built…

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Projects

  • Whitespace

    Platform and service independent messaging application with a focus on advanced content handling and easy content sharing. The goal was to create a very smart inbox that would parse and rendered in-line media and content in a beautiful manner, while allowing it to be sent with ease and from any device. Instead of showing ugly links, in Whitespace you will receive full-bleed images, videos, and parsed links, just from sending a link. Whitespace is also cross-platform and service, with…

    Platform and service independent messaging application with a focus on advanced content handling and easy content sharing. The goal was to create a very smart inbox that would parse and rendered in-line media and content in a beautiful manner, while allowing it to be sent with ease and from any device. Instead of showing ugly links, in Whitespace you will receive full-bleed images, videos, and parsed links, just from sending a link. Whitespace is also cross-platform and service, with applications developed for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Windows.

    My particular role was creating the Android application.

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  • Most Productive People

    Fast Company

  • Businessperson of the Year

    Cosmopolitan Magazine

  • Seattle Style Maven

    Seattle Magazine

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  • C++

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