Systems & Outcomes
Selected Works & Honest Execution
A curated archive of companies launched, systems architected, and technical projects shipped. Zero fluff.
My Startups
- 2024 — Present
North Road AI
CURRENT STARTUPFounder/2024 — Present
North Road AI is a venture focused on building AI-powered systems that help founders make clearer strategic decisions and operate their startups more effectively.
The idea emerged from years of working with early-stage startups and seeing the same structural problems repeat: unclear priorities, scattered information, weak decision frameworks, and founders overwhelmed by operational complexity.
The project focuses on developing practical tools that help founders clarify strategic direction, structure complex decisions, analyze markets, manage operations, and reduce cognitive overload in early-stage teams.
- 2025 — Present
AI Cardia
IN PROGRESS (HIRING CO-FOUNDER)Founder/2025 — Present
AI Cardia is a health technology concept focused on using artificial intelligence to improve early detection and monitoring of cardiovascular conditions.
The project explores how data analysis, machine learning, and medical insight can help build tools for more proactive and preventative healthcare.
- 2025
Rootopia
DEAD — MARKET RESEARCH PHASEFounder/2025
Rootopia is a startup focused on vertical farming and sustainable agriculture, aiming to produce pesticide-free leafy greens using controlled indoor farming systems.
The venture explores how AI, controlled environments, and modern agricultural technology can support local food production for urban markets.
- 2024
ColonyNova
DEAD — POST MVP PHASEFounder/2024
ColonyNova is an ongoing venture exploring new models of startup incubation, collaboration, and innovation ecosystems.
The project focuses on how founders, researchers, and technologists can collaborate in structured environments to build new ventures and experimental ideas.
- 2022 — 2023
ArtOkids
DEAD — MARKET RESEARCH PHASEFounder/2022 — 2023
ArtOkids was a creative platform designed to connect children, creativity, and digital learning environments. The idea was to provide artistic and educational tools that could help young learners develop imagination and creative thinking.
This venture explored the intersection of education, creativity, and digital platforms.
- Previous
Bleesta
CONCLUDEDFounder/Previous
Bleesta was developed as a digital platform concept focused on modern online services and platform-based interactions. The project explored scalable digital product structures and user-centric platform design.
Bleesta was part of a broader effort to experiment with new product ideas and digital ecosystems.
- Previous
Arch North Land
CONCLUDEDFounder/Previous
Arch North Land was designed as a project exploring the relationship between architecture, urban development, and modern digital platforms.
The concept focused on combining architectural thinking with new business models for land development and urban design services.
- Previous
2bHiTech
CONCLUDEDFounder/Previous
2bHiTech was an early technology initiative focused on building digital tools and platforms during the growth of the online ecosystem. The project involved experimentation with software development, digital infrastructure, and early-stage internet services.
It served as an early exploration of how technology companies are structured and operated.
- Previous
OrganicHub
ACQUIRED — SOLD TO INVESTORFounder/Previous
OrganicHub was conceived as a platform focused on sustainable food systems and healthier agricultural supply chains. The goal was to explore how local production and smarter distribution could make organic products more accessible.
The project helped me explore the intersection between food systems, technology, and community-driven marketplaces.
Companies & Ventures
AshaVid
Role: Founder & CSOA strategic mentoring platform dedicated to immigrant founders scaling operations in Canada.
Contribution
Developed the core business thesis, GTM strategy, and structured founder mentorship frameworks to intercept immigrant founders before they fall prey to predatory visa consultants.
Outcome
Created a profitable consulting and digital platform supporting early stage SUV companies in Toronto.
Developer Persian Front (DPF)
Role: Founder & DirectorAn educational platform bridging the gap between theoretical learning and practical engineering for Persian-speaking developers.
The Context
University curricula consistently failed to produce industry-ready developers in the Middle East.
Contribution
Designed and scaled the curriculum, developed the platform architecture, and grew a community of software engineers.
Outcome
Successfully trained over 3,000 developers, many of whom are now mid-to-senior engineers across international tech hubs.
HoFin
Role: Co-FounderA fintech initiative creating standardized infrastructure for digital transactions.
Contribution
Architected the initial MVP payment orchestration layer and designed the security protocols.
Outcome
Proved initial concept viability and secured pilot partnerships before transitioning out.
National Cloud Infrastructure
Role: CTOThe first government-backed cloud computing infrastructure initiative in Iran.
The Context
The country lacked sovereign cloud computing capabilities, relying completely on external vulnerable networks.
Contribution
Led a massive engineering division to design scalable object storage, distributed compute nodes, and a secure hypervisor layer from scratch.
Outcome
Successfully deployed the foundational network handling millions of requests daily, significantly reducing latency for domestic applications.
RAF Advertising Agency
Role: Art DirectorA highly prominent digital and creative agency producing national-level campaigns.
Contribution
Transitioned traditional advertising frameworks into performance-driven digital funnels, integrating UI/UX principles directly into ad creative.
Outcome
Increased user retention across dozens of client digital assets and modernized the agency's creative delivery pipeline.
Ministry of Industry & Minerals
Role: Technical ConsultantDigital transformation for legacy governmental logistics networks.
Contribution
Audited decades-old paper trails and monolithic IBM mainframe architectures to propose modern, agile microservices.
Outcome
Drastically reduced the supply-chain reporting cycle from weeks to hours.
VisaRoads
Role: Startup MentorA specialized agency processing and mentoring tech founders through the Canadian Startup Visa program.
The Context
Founders were arriving with strong technical skills but zero understanding of North American go-to-market strategies or investor expectations.
Contribution
Developed the curriculum for Pitch Deck creation, product-market-fit validation, and North American business structuring.
Outcome
Successfully mentored dozens of founding teams, raising their approval odds and preparing them for real revenue generation post-landing.
VaniaIT
Role: Enterprise Solution - Develop and programmingEnterprise solution provider where I developed and programmed numerous prominent portals for large-scale Iranian corporations (2010 - 2015).
Contribution
Architected and programmed enterprise-grade web solutions and portals, laying the digital foundation for major corporate entities.
HereState
Role: Strategic AdvisorA premium advisory case on helping a PropTech team reframe market entry, sharpen positioning, and align product ambition with a credible GTM path.
The Context
A technically strong Canadian PropTech team was building an ambitious AI-powered real estate platform, but their real bottleneck was not product capability. It was unclear go-to-market logic.
Outcome
Created strategic clarity around market entry, reframed the GTM direction, and aligned pitch, messaging, and digital strategy with business reality rather than activity for its own sake.
GitHub Projects
Farjad Personal Website
Role: Product Owner / BuilderPersonal editorial platform and portfolio designed to present essays, services, and selected work.
The Context
Need a premium, ultra-fast platform to host my essays, projects, and portfolio with rich aesthetics.
Course Creation Agent
Role: Technical ProjectMulti-agent content system using Google ADK and A2A protocol.
NabzX
Role: Technical ProjectResearch-first discourse analysis system using behavioral signals and interaction structure.
VisaChee
Role: BuilderPrototype immigration assessment bot.
Startup Story Scale
Role: BuilderPR-readiness and timeline estimation concept for startups.
NFTsShip Protocol
Role: Core ContributorAn early-stage exploration into standardized NFT deployment smart contracts.
Contribution
Wrote the Solidity token standard overrides and built the React-based minting interface MVP.
Pars Calendar iOS App
Role: Builder & ArchitectA native iOS application bringing historical Iranian calendar systems (Jalali, Zoroastrian) to modern devices.
The Context
Existing Persian calendars were ad-laden, clunky, or inaccurate regarding ancient Zoroastrian feast days.
Contribution
Built an offline-first SwiftUI application with precise astronomical calculation algorithms for leap years.
Outcome
Created a pure, ad-free utility providing deep cultural value with modern UX.
iMedica Patient Dashboard
Role: Lead UI DeveloperA high-security dashboard interface for clinic patient management.
Contribution
Developed the Next.js frontend, focusing strictly on HIPAA-compliant data masking patterns on the client-side.
Preventix Mobile MVP
Role: Mobile ArchitectA preventative health monitoring MVP designed for cross-platform deployment.
Contribution
Set up the React Native scaffolding and built the core biometric data visualization charts using D3.js.
SearchNestLab SEO Toolkit
Role: Full-Stack BuilderAn internal collection of scripts designed to automate rigorous SEO audits for agency clients.
Contribution
Wrote Python scrapers to aggregate Lighthouse scores and identify orphaned pages across large sitemaps.
Enterprise Next.js Boilerplate
Role: CreatorA battle-tested starting point for large-scale Next.js applications.
Contribution
Assembled strict ESLint rules, Prettier configs, Husky hooks, and a modular Tailwind architecture into one template.
React Native Deep Linking Auth
Role: ResearcherAn experimental repo testing complex state persistence during OAuth deep link flows in iOS.
Agentic AI Scraper
Role: CreatorA Python-based headless browser agent capable of navigating shadow DOMs and logging behind auth walls.
Minimalist Svelte Portfolio
Role: Designer & DeveloperExperimenting with SvelteKit's performance by building a zero-JS feeling static portfolio generator.
