Saalik Lokhandwala
ð I write
programs, prose, and poetry.
A systems thinker with a mystical bend, I explore unexpected interconnections.A random list of things I love: âïļ hot chai, ð Ruby programming, â°ïļ mountain air, ð nasi lemak, ð poems in a journal, âïļ writing on plane rides.This website is home to a couple links, and a now page, which I update regularly with what's going on.
A few things I believe
Everything is Interconnected.
Never bet against text.
Software is modern magic. An invocation within a terminal can change the quality of someone's day.
Reading forms a deeper awareness of the people, products, and world around us. Indeed, it forms a deeper awareness of ourselves.
Writing
I write regularly on my blog, The Spoonful.Selected essays:âĒ The Adventure to Asia
âĒ The Lie of Translation
âĒ Software Spellcraft
âĒ The Practice of Holding Space
âĒ The Internet City
âĒ 2023, a Year in Review
Work and Such
Co-Founder @ LokBros Studio
2024 - presentSoftware Engineering @ Litmus
2021 - 2023Customer Support @ Drift
2019 - 2021Product Management @ Glucose Trail
2018 - 2019Product Management @ Agora
2016
Now
ð Boston, Massachusettsð We've basically settled back into the northeast US, and we're grateful to be so close to friends and family. Some fun weddings are coming up!ðž My brothers and I have started LokBros Studio -- a business that intersects software development and media production.âïļ We've finished work with our first client, and in addition to some more client work, we're cooking up some products this fall!ðĨ The Spoonful has been on a brief hiatus. This won't be for long as the next Write of Passage cohort starts.
Last updated September 10, 2024 from Andover, MA.This page is inspired by Derek Sivers's nownownow.
Active Projects
ð My brothers and I run LokBros Studio. We're open to new projects and clients!ð Lavadocs is a product that helps Obsidian users share their documents publicly.ðŠķ My first poetry book, A Spoonful of Poetry is out. Read for free on the website.
When I'm not writing prose, poetry, or code, I'm strolling through cities, hiking through forests, and wandering through my imagination.