Musings

A blog from 2013–2016, kept here for archive purposes. Unedited from when it was first posted.

Conferences, Tech
News Impact Summit London

Yesterday I had the chance to attend News Impact Summit at the London School of Economics. The theme this year was Trolls, Corruption,…

May 13, 2016
Personal
Say YES

I've always loved watching commencement speeches. Schmidt's talk inspired me when I saw it a few years ago. In his speech, he talks about…

February 18, 2015
Personal, Startups
On Failure

I watched this great TEDx video a couple of days ago. I've always enjoyed James Altucher's blog but never saw him speak until now. He had…

February 15, 2015
Personal
2015

I haven't written anything on this blog for more than a year. Lack of time? Lack of inspiration? Yes. Maybe. Probably excuses too. Fear not…

February 12, 2015
Conferences, Tech
(Re)educating A Generation Of Entrepreneurs, Portrait of Mohsen Malayeri, Vice President of Iran Entrepreneurship Association

Mohsen is a startup enthusiast. He loves community and entrepreneurship. Founded a startup himself while ago, he is now helping the youth…

November 21, 2013
Startups, Tech
Behind The Veil - How Iranians Hack The System And Show An Entrepreneurial Mindset

Before coming to Iran, we weren’t sure of what to expect apart from what we had read online and in the Lonely Planet. Because of the name…

November 14, 2013
Startups, Tech
Iran, Just As Israel, Should Take Advantage Of Its Diaspora To Become A Startup Nation

Since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, millions of Iranians have migrated to other parts of the Middle East, to the US, Europe, and other…

November 13, 2013
Startups, Tech
How To Turn A "Lost Generation" Of Engineers In Iran Into An Innovation Asset

During the trip to Iran, one thing we noticed is the great number of engineers and scientists in the country. This can be explained by a…

November 12, 2013
Startups, Tech
A local innovation case study: In Iran, a tech startup helps get rid of fake doctors

During our trip to Iran, we met the founders of Shafajoo.com, a local startup based in Tehran. Shafajoo means “health/cure finder” in…

November 11, 2013
Conferences, Startups, Tech
Startup Weekend Shiraz

At the end of October, we attended Startup Weekend Shiraz. Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered…

November 10, 2013
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