Venkatesh Rao
Principal at Ribbonfarm Consulting, LLC
Kirkland, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolVenkatesh Rao is a principal consultant and writer with 14 years of experience translating deep technical and strategic ideas into practical organizational programs and ventures. He founded Ribbonfarm Consulting out of his long-running blog, where he explores business, technology, and the human experience—work that has fed into fellowships and a serialized book project on time. Based in Kirkland, WA, he blends academic rigor (MS/PhD in Aerospace Engineering and controls from the University of Michigan) with industry research roles at Xerox and a postdoc at Cornell focused on semi-autonomous systems. More recently he co-created and ran the Ethereum-focused Summer of Protocols program and now serves as Research Director at the Protocol Institute, signaling a shift into crypto-protocol strategy and research. Known for provocative, idea-driven writing as much as program-building, he brings an uncommon mix of systems thinking, technical depth, and cultural commentary to consulting engagements.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
MS PhD Aerospace Engineering Controls, MS PhD Aerospace Engineering Controls at University of MichiganIndian Institute of Technology Bombay
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Github Skills (5)
colony7
ethereum5
automation4
blockchain4
typescript3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
vgururao/vgururao.github.io
Oct 2016 - Nov 2024
Contributions:43 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 2 months
vgururao/MatlabFun
Mar 2012 - Feb 2020
Contributions:18 commits, 10 pushes in 8 years
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