Salas Saraiya likes helping communities grow, building useful tools and playing poker. He is a graduate of Stanford University, and thinks the Philadelphia tech scene is a lot more collaborative and sane than the one in Silicon Valley.
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Apr. 28, 2015 8:29 am
How Independence Blue Cross does brainstorming
The health insurer opened its doors during Philly Tech Week for an “Ideas in Life Sciences” brainstorming event. Here's what came of it.
Apr. 21, 2015 1:36 pm
8 cool projects from the #PTW15 edition of Philly EdTech Meetup
Teachers and entrepreneurs gathered at Oxford Mills to discuss the latest in education technology.
Mar. 24, 2011 11:00 am
Rajat Ghosh: ‘Philly’s like a playground,’ says Canadian-born UPenn breast cancer researcher
Rajat Ghosh got his PhD in quantum physics. But he’s not spending spending his days pondering theoretical abstractions. Instead, he’s found a very practical and important application of his work: early detection of breast cancer. On any given day, Rajat may find himself programming MRI machines in C, tangling with string theory equations, or using […]
Mar. 17, 2011 11:00 am
‘We feel like part of the community:’ two sustainable-minded mobile developers choose Philly over Portland
Coming from Knoxville - which has few options for software developers -- Corey Latislaw and Jason Cox have found a home in our tech community.
Mar. 10, 2011 11:00 am
Aaron Ogle: growing a family, a career and a better city in Philadelphia
The Code for America fellow and civic hacker talks about what brought him to Philadelphia and what will keep him here.
Feb. 24, 2011 10:00 am
Choosing Philly over Vienna: JavaScript experts Thomas Fuchs and Amy Hoy
Frustrated by Vienna's lack of a supportive tech community, they decided they could be more creative and productive in Philadelphia. The couple is still in transition -- spending a few months in Philly, then a few months in Vienna. They plan to be in Philadelphia full-time by the end of the year.
Feb. 17, 2011 10:00 am
Jake and Amanda Feifer O’Brien call Philadelphia gritty, challenging, and home
Another in the Entrance Exam series, as part of the Why I Love Philly campaign from Young Involved Philadelphia and Indy Hall. Tell the world why you love where you live by tweeting #whyilovephilly. Tonight at National Mechanics in Old City is the campaign’s kickoff event from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. RSVP here. How […]