Friends
Last updated: July 2026
A short list of people who've shaped me, most of whom I'm lucky to know. Linking out is one of the more generous things a personal site can do, so here's mine, roughly in the order they came into my life.
Inspired by slashfriends.org, started by Nick Gray. If you have your own site, you should make one too.
Mahsa Saeedi
My sister, and the first person to remind me there's nothing I can't do.
Hadi Alaghehband
My friend since our University of Bath days, and the reason I never stopped exploring.
Rob Hall
The reason I quit a safe engineering career to start my first company. He made betting on myself feel possible.
Derek Sivers
Reading Anything You Want in 2014 gave me a real push into entrepreneurship. We've never met, but he taught me that a small life on your own terms beats an impressive one you didn't choose.
Danny Ishac
My barber and my brother since 2016, who knows more about life than most people I've met.
Gonz Sanchez
My partner in the startup rollercoaster since 2020, and in a Buenos Aires HYROX doubles, because it's all better with people you love.
Our HYROX doubles resultKP
One of my favorite people to think out loud with. Every conversation leaves me a little sharper.
Nate Kadlac
My ex-podcast co-host, and proof you can build a real friendship without ever meeting in person.
It's Gotta Be The MicAfraj Gill
A real sounding board, and the friend I call when I need to think something all the way through.