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I was born an entrepreneur. I’ve been building companies since I was 15, and I’ve never done anything else. My mission is to empower singular individuals to advance AI and create value for myself and the world.
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We make AI real.
I’m the CEO of a Dubai AI garage.
نجمNajm means star.
The most expensive process in the company.
Claims, underwriting, collections, customer operations. We learn the work from the people doing it, rebuild it as software, and stay to run it.
Local / Private Cloud / Frontier
We’re not dogmatic. We know how to use the best of the best.
The more the client saves, the more we earn.
A base fee plus a share of the savings we prove against the client’s own baseline. Most of our money is in that share. We measure the savings over years.
A handful of market leaders.
Construction, retail, education. Each client gives us its baseline and access to its people, work areas, and computer systems.
Our clients are here. So is the whole team.
We hire engineers, hackers, biz devs, and storytellers every week. All roles are in person in Dubai.
Global Nomad
Ever since I was a child, I have wanted to build things that will be remembered for a long time. To do things not just for money or survival but for beauty and glory. And I must admit that I have been able to do many unexpected things in my life.
In my journey, I have invested in hundreds of projects around the world. I have created few profitable services companies. I have been involved in fundamental fights for startups against taxis, banks and for freedom in many regulated professions.
"Never start a fight but always finish it, my mum told me."
Always building in public, I found a lot of joy in doing interviews, videos, classes or mentor sessions online. With not much preparation, I always tried to say what I think and to take pleasure in the joy of learning while I was teaching. This resulted in a constant wave of love from the best and brightest entrepreneurs across YouTube. I cannot be more grateful.
Director & Founder (10 Years)
Sold a website. Journalists called it my first company. I gave up arguing.
Buying low, selling high. Opportunistic stock trading. Pure fun.
Bad investors, terrible mistakes, 50 employees, zero product-market fit.
Result: Low tolerance for bullshit.
High level consulting for executive committees on innovation. They never listened.
Discovered angel.co. Played in amateur leagues for 3 years. Went pro in 2013.
CEO. A Dubai AI garage.
$25K checks into 100 startups a year, mostly YC and pre-YC.
I write $25K checks into 100 startups a year.
Most are in YC or on their way in. The founders move fast.
"I back the founder first. The sector comes second."
Ten questions, three minutes.
Ambition becomes real through the strongest action you can take with your present means.
A company connects a team to a market through a problem that matters.
A good sale helps the buyer obtain something they value.
Money lets the company keep promises and choose its next action.
A funding round needs an operating purpose, not only a desired amount.
A hire should solve a defined need, not make the company look more successful.
The ability to respond can matter more than the confidence of your forecast.
My writing on founders, money, power, and the ideas I keep coming back to.
Flâneries Libres
I recently received a rather stinging comment about a piece in Flânerie Libre. I had argued that taste, judgment, and certain ways of giving things value would remain human, even when…
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Flâneries Libres
Ben Horowitz recently described a conversation with Dan Boneh, a professor of computer science and cryptography at Stanford, about his students' use of AI. Boneh told him that he essentially…
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Flâneries Libres
While recruiting for Naijm, Samuel and I asked candidates a slightly strange question: what is the most impressive thing you did as a child? Then at school? Then at university? Then at work?…
Read articleClose articleI'm obsessed with singular people. Plane, hotel, food — all covered. I just want to meet you. Some become collaborators. Others become friends, allies, contacts. Take the test. If you stand out, I'll fly you over. 100 questions. AI-evaluated. No resume, no pitch deck. Just your brain.
I read everything, but I reply to what I can understand in 10 seconds.
Skip the flatteries. Skip the buzzwords. Tell me the truth.
What do you want? Investment? Advice? A connection? Be specific.
Why you? Why now? Make me care.
