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Evan Henshaw-Plath
Product & Engineering - Innovation to change the world
I am an activist turned technologist, currently focused on building out the commons for social media. Creating platforms where equity and sustainability are prioritized, where extractive business models do not determine our behavior, is my current passion.
Product
I can take a product from ideation, to prototyping, to launch. I create products that delight users and solve real problems.
Engineering
Full stack engineer with deep experience in system architecture, security, and scalability. I build things that last.
Leadership
I build and lead teams that ship. From startups to large organizations, I help teams achieve their full potential.
About Me
I am an innovator who takes projects from conception to shipping. I create digital products that meet real user needs. I seek transformative uses of technology.
Building technology, teams, and companies to create tools which transform society is my goal. I seek out projects that build commons, spread equity, and increase participation. Let's work together.
Get in Touch
📍 Wellington, New Zealand
✉️ evan@henshaw-plath.com
Featured Projects
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What People Say
"Evan is a rare combination of technical excellence and product vision. He understands both the details and the big picture."
Roberto Lupi
Google SRE
"Working with Evan transformed our approach to building social platforms. His vision for decentralized systems is unmatched."
Dom Sagolla
iOS Dev Camp Founder
"Evan's work on Indymedia helped create a new model for independent journalism that continues to influence media today."
New York Times
Media Review
"As part of Twitter's founding team, Evan brought both technical expertise and a vision for what social media could become."
Ray McClure
Twitter Founding Team
Organizations I've Worked With
MIT Media Lab
Quantstamp
Digital Garage
Indymedia
Planetary
nos.social
Odeo
Affinity
Neo.com
Experience
Founder & Creator
diVine
2024 - Present • Remote
Reviving Vine as a decentralized short-form video platform built on Nostr, with a focus on human-made content and creator ownership
- •Restored 150,000-200,000 Vine videos from internet archives
- •Built on Nostr protocol for decentralized, censorship-resistant infrastructure
- •Implemented anti-AI verification using Guardian Project technology
- •Funded by Jack Dorsey's nonprofit 'and Other Stuff'
- •Enables creators to reclaim ownership of their original Vine content
CEO & Founder
Verse Public Benefit Corp
2018 - April 2025 • Remote
Led the development of decentralized social media platforms including Planetary and nos.social
- •Built and launched Planetary, a peer-to-peer social network
- •Developed nos.social on the Nostr protocol
- •Raised funding and built a team focused on user-owned social media
VP Engineering
Quantstamp
2017 - 2018 • San Francisco, CA
Led engineering team building blockchain security infrastructure
- •Scaled engineering team from 5 to 20+ engineers
- •Architected smart contract auditing platform
- •Established security best practices for blockchain development
Research Affiliate
MIT Media Lab
2016 - 2018 • Cambridge, MA
Researched decentralized systems and social computing
- •Collaborated on research into peer-to-peer networks
- •Explored applications of blockchain for social good
- •Mentored students on decentralized technology projects
CTO
Digital Garage - Neo
2015 - 2017 • Tokyo, Japan
Led technology strategy for Japanese fintech ventures
- •Built engineering team in Tokyo
- •Launched multiple fintech products
- •Established partnerships with Japanese financial institutions
Founding Team / Software Engineer
Twitter (via Odeo)
2005 - 2007 • San Francisco, CA
Part of the founding team that created Twitter from Odeo's pivot
- •Built core features of early Twitter platform
- •Helped pivot from podcasting to microblogging
- •Scaled system to handle rapid user growth
Instigator & Technologist
Indymedia
1999 - 2004 • Global
Co-founded and built technology for independent media network
- •Created open publishing platform used by millions
- •Built global network of 200+ local media centers
- •Pioneered citizen journalism and participatory media
Follow Along
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🎙️ Revolution.social
My podcast exploring technology, society, and social change. Deep conversations about building a better future.
nos.social
Decentralized social media on Nostr. Own your social graph.
holis.social
Holistic social networking. Coming soon.
chorus.community
Community-driven coordination tools.
💰 andotherstuff.org
New fund supporting decentralized social media and democratic technology projects.