Recent Reflections
Some thoughts need space to be said
Stop Them All Way
August 23, 2025
If you’ve already traded ordinary for chaos and think normal is boring, stop Them all from creep in and influencing your life. Otherwise, you risk getting disappointed and depressed in entr... 
Not All Fuel Is Worth Burning
August 10, 2025
Fundraising can be a distraction for small teams. As a tech founder, I prefer bootstrapping until hitting the expansion roadblock. Accepting investment early on is only justified when it's ... 
The Subtle Trap of Prioritizing Wrong
July 6, 2025
The act of "prioritizing importance" can evolve into established norms or habits over time. Sometimes these tendencies can lead to distorted perceptions of reality, which themselves create ... 
Onward Through the Simulation
June 26, 2025
The relentless simulations these days, they've become as familiar as the outfit I wrap myself in. With a strong trajectory, hacking through fate after years of effort and persistence and fi... 
Vital Signs and Silent Eyes
June 10, 2025
I don’t get the hype around the Apple Watch or any smartwatch. Why would anyone wear something that could be exploited to read your vitals, especially with AI’s growing ability to interpret... 
Adaptation Is Part of Belonging
June 6, 2025
You can understand why some people in immigrant-receiving countries get frustrated with certain immigrants: no one rolled out a red carpet to help them learn about the immigrants’ language ... 
For Elaheh, and Every Woman Failed by the System
June 5, 2025
The murder of Elaheh Hosseinnejad is a heartbreaking tragedy that fills me with sorrow and anger. A young woman, full of life and potential, taken too soon.
https://iranwire.com/en/women... 
Life Doesn’t Run on Clean Code
June 4, 2025
Optimizing life's algorithms: Beware of the expectation bug. Joy thrives in the unpredictability of the code, so debug those high expectations and let the beauty of unexpected moments shine... 
Is It Still Free If It Costs Sanity?
June 3, 2025
GIMP's UX as of Jan 9, 2025 is so bad, I wouldn't be surprised if Adobe funded the project and the open-source movement behind it just to sell more subscriptions!
Freedom shouldn't feel ... Yaashaar Hadadian
- Founder, CEO & CTO at EkipMate ™
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Co-Founder and Former CEO of BCTV
- Kuala Lumpur, KL, Malaysia
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