From the archive

Essays and write-ups from my community building and investing years: how Muslamic Makers grew, what starting communities inside government taught me, and my first steps as an angel investor. For newer, hands-on AI walkthroughs, see the Guides.

12 February 2021

4 months into my Angel Investing journey

What I learned in my first months as an Ada Ventures angel: deal flow, due diligence, and backing overlooked founders.

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2 January 2021

Rebuilding and re-energising a community

Every community loses steam eventually. How we brought Muslamic Makers back, and why it's our community, not mine.

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2 January 2021

Muslamic Makers 2020 review

A year in review for the Muslamic Makers community: what we ran, what we learned, and where we went next.

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6 October 2020

Building the Intro to Product Management course, online and remotely

Taking a classroom course fully remote: what changed, what broke, and what worked better than in person.

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2 July 2020

How we built Mentorpreneur — book time with Muslim mentors

Building a mentoring platform for the Muslim community, from idea to launch.

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5 June 2020

Colleagues who joined Muslims at GDS for a day of fasting

What happened when non-Muslim colleagues fasted for a day in Ramadan, in their own words.

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9 March 2020

How we scaled the Introduction to Product Management course

Scaling a grassroots training course across government: the operations behind the scenes.

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20 August 2019

How we started the Muslims at GDS community

Starting a faith community inside the Government Digital Service, and why it mattered.

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