Aaron Lifshin is interested in the efficient and minimal use of technology to solve social and communication problems. Aaron Lifshin's companies: MeetingPulse and Whysaurus both attempt to tackle this challenge from different directions.

MeetingPulse is improving our communication in real-time when we are gathered in large groups. We are disrupting the old model where one person talks while the others listen. This model remains surprisingly prevalent at conferences and other events.

Whysaurus attempts to create a repository of structured knowledge to reduce the impact of empty, blowhard rhetoric around difficult issues.

Aaron Lifshin is a technology activist on the issue of corruption in the US government, and has recently worked to get money out of politics as the CTO of MAYDAY.US.

Aaron Lifshin's current technical platforms of choice are Google App Engine, REDIS and Node.js.