About
I've spent most of my career starting things from scratch — turning rough ideas into products, products into teams, and teams into companies. My path has wound through AI, SaaS, fintech, and venture building, always at the intersection of technology and entrepreneurship.
I'm drawn to the early stages: the ambiguity, the first users, the hard decisions about what to build and what to leave out. I've been a founder, a product leader, and an investor — sometimes all at once. What ties it together is a deep love for building things that people actually use.
These days, I'm building solo with AI, working on Sengi.co — a financial OS for solopreneurs and freelancers.
The Journey
I started early — writing about startups and lean methodology in Farsi through the Business of Software blog back when almost no one in Iran was talking about these things. That curiosity about how software businesses work led me into building them.
At Nivo, I wore many hats — CEO, then CPO — building the product organization and shipping AI-powered applications that grew into something meaningful. The company was eventually acquired, which was one of those experiences that teaches you more about yourself than any success metric ever could.
Before that, as the founding head of product at Pengouan, I experienced the raw challenge of taking something from nothing — no product, no team, no users — and building it all from the ground up.
Through Finnova, I got to see the ecosystem from the investor side, co-founding a venture studio and backing early-stage startups. It gave me a different lens on what makes companies work — and what makes them break.
Now with Sengi.co, I'm back to what I love most: building end-to-end, solo, shipping fast, and learning from real users every day.
Writing & Media
I've been fortunate to have my work and perspectives featured in publications like Forbes, TechCrunch, and Al Jazeera. I also host The Great CEO Podcast, where I explore what it really takes to lead a company.
I've spoken at events across the world on technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation — conversations I find just as energizing as building products.
Elsewhere
AngelList · Crunchbase · F6S · SlideShare