Daniel Burka
@dburka.bsky.social
Designer and product manager. Founder of simple.org, healthicons.org, hardproblems.com. Working on public health tech at Resolve to Save Lives: rtsl.org
I won't be at the summit but if you want to hang out and have a desk in Shoreditch, drop into the Hard Problems office. maps.app.goo.gl/7rjeCqFXaYhr...
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October 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I won't be at the summit but if you want to hang out and have a desk in Shoreditch, drop into the Hard Problems office. maps.app.goo.gl/7rjeCqFXaYhr...
Release early, release often! 😐
October 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Release early, release often! 😐
But did you get the thrill of seeing the platform number only 3 minutes before departure and squeezing down the ramp with the crowd as the staff blow whistles at you? #euston
September 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
But did you get the thrill of seeing the platform number only 3 minutes before departure and squeezing down the ramp with the crowd as the staff blow whistles at you? #euston
If you haven't already, check out Junko Tabei's book Honoring High Places. Very very good.
September 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
If you haven't already, check out Junko Tabei's book Honoring High Places. Very very good.
The differences between climbing books written by men and women is so stark. Most men's books are about great accomplishments and extreme risk taking. Books by women actually observe relationships, leadership styles, and thoughtful discussion on risk taking.
September 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The differences between climbing books written by men and women is so stark. Most men's books are about great accomplishments and extreme risk taking. Books by women actually observe relationships, leadership styles, and thoughtful discussion on risk taking.
I almost got creamed this morning in London too... it's wild out there.
September 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I almost got creamed this morning in London too... it's wild out there.
Ugh. That sucks. Sorry to hear it.
September 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Ugh. That sucks. Sorry to hear it.
Isn't pretty much every fascist cyberpunk novel about how people circumvent the cameras? Like these people haven't watched or read anything.
September 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Isn't pretty much every fascist cyberpunk novel about how people circumvent the cameras? Like these people haven't watched or read anything.
I didn't go camper but I just traded in the little BMW for a van (full electric!) too!
September 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I didn't go camper but I just traded in the little BMW for a van (full electric!) too!
I don't know if I agree with the burger one, but I respect your bomb throwing.
August 31, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I don't know if I agree with the burger one, but I respect your bomb throwing.
With the deepest gratitude to everyone I’ve had the joy of working with over the years. 🙏
August 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
With the deepest gratitude to everyone I’ve had the joy of working with over the years. 🙏
Going forward, I plan to:
a) take a break ✨
b) dedicate my energy to our new not-for-profit hardproblems.com, with Mahima Chandak and Elyce Cole, focused on tackling the world's biggest challenges.
a) take a break ✨
b) dedicate my energy to our new not-for-profit hardproblems.com, with Mahima Chandak and Elyce Cole, focused on tackling the world's biggest challenges.
Hard Problems
A not-for-profit helping tech people to work on the hard problems that matter in the world.
hardproblems.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Going forward, I plan to:
a) take a break ✨
b) dedicate my energy to our new not-for-profit hardproblems.com, with Mahima Chandak and Elyce Cole, focused on tackling the world's biggest challenges.
a) take a break ✨
b) dedicate my energy to our new not-for-profit hardproblems.com, with Mahima Chandak and Elyce Cole, focused on tackling the world's biggest challenges.
One big takeaway?
👉 Public health software must put clinicians and their patients first. Often, conversations center on policy or software architectures, and the actual needs of patients, nurses, and doctors were sidelined. That gap is one of the biggest failings in public health tech today.
👉 Public health software must put clinicians and their patients first. Often, conversations center on policy or software architectures, and the actual needs of patients, nurses, and doctors were sidelined. That gap is one of the biggest failings in public health tech today.
August 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
One big takeaway?
👉 Public health software must put clinicians and their patients first. Often, conversations center on policy or software architectures, and the actual needs of patients, nurses, and doctors were sidelined. That gap is one of the biggest failings in public health tech today.
👉 Public health software must put clinicians and their patients first. Often, conversations center on policy or software architectures, and the actual needs of patients, nurses, and doctors were sidelined. That gap is one of the biggest failings in public health tech today.
Along the way, I also contributed to digital tools for primary care in Rwanda and some of the most intense work of my life: COVID-19 response systems in the U.S.
August 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Along the way, I also contributed to digital tools for primary care in Rwanda and some of the most intense work of my life: COVID-19 response systems in the U.S.
Leading the Simple.org project is the most meaningful experience of my career so far. Today, it's used in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Ethiopia to help manage 6M+ patients with high blood pressure — and its lessons have shaped digital health systems in Nigeria, Vietnam, Indonesia, and beyond.
Simple.org
Fast, free software for clinicians to manage patients with hypertension & diabetes.
Simple.org
August 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Leading the Simple.org project is the most meaningful experience of my career so far. Today, it's used in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Ethiopia to help manage 6M+ patients with high blood pressure — and its lessons have shaped digital health systems in Nigeria, Vietnam, Indonesia, and beyond.