Anand Macherla
uje78.bsky.social
Anand Macherla
@uje78.bsky.social
reporter @technical.ly covering entrepreneurship and technology events in Baltimore. Gatherer, facilitator, systems thinker.
Starting over on a new social platform feels humiliating,
March 17, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Will any social media platform ever get to a place of becoming the unofficial public square? I genuinely am having trouble curating my feed to my interests and community on Bluesky
February 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I stand by the fact that the worst part of living in Baltimore is the parking and traffic police.
February 15, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Wrote a thing about libraries and how they support entrepreneurs and small business development.

My 90s babies will remember: having fun isn’t hard when you …

technical.ly/professional...
Baltimore-area libraries are a gold mine of resources for entrepreneurs
Many offer free research databases, networking opportunities and personalized business support.
technical.ly
February 13, 2025 at 5:28 AM
If there is a a talent exodus from USFG, where do they go? State Gov? Tech? Academia? Nonprofit?
About 10% of Maryland’s workers, or an estimated 327,000 Marylanders, are directly employed by the federal government, according to the U.S. Census.

Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months’ pay in effort to shrink government
https://buff.ly/4hCIA7X
Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months’ pay in effort to shrink government
The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 — part of President Donald Trump’s unprecedented overhaul...
buff.ly
January 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Hi Bluesky! I hear this is where journos are congregating.

Looking to chat with accelerators and research labs that surface and commercialize disaster recovery and resilience solutions!

Who should I talk to?
January 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I haven’t been on a twitter/bluesky-like platform for months, since whenever twitter went downhill. That period of time, where I didn’t have a public forum to consistently be checking, was important. I definitely got info in much more longform way. I didn’t check my phone as much. Healthy ish
January 9, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I’m consistently shocked when I hear people claim a region will be free from the impact of climate change.

While doing a futures thinking workshop, Overheard in ABQ: “we really don’t have any natural disasters. We’re like really immune from climate change impacts.”

Fires? Droughts? Air quality?
January 9, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Also looking to connect with fellow entrepreneurial
#ecosystembuilders !!
December 29, 2024 at 7:40 AM
I hear journalists are flocking here? Looking forward to being in community with, and learning from, fellow reporters.
December 29, 2024 at 7:39 AM