Introducing The AZ Tech Podcast
I’ve launched a new podcast. View on YouTube or listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Search for “AZ Tech Podcast”
Tesla Stock, Short Sellers, EVs and Autonomous Cars
If you follow Tesla’s stock closely, you fall into one of 2 camps: Tesla is going bankrupt. Its cars are crap. It never delivers on its promises, the whole company is mismanaged, run by a con artist who has built a house of cards waiting to collapse. Elon Musk has no idea what he’s doing …
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How to Create a Software Company
If you’re considering starting a software company, I’ve given a handful of talks that might be helpful… Market Timing is Your Friend Start with this talk that highlights the importance of market timing. When is it a good time to get into a market? When is it a bad time? How should you market your …
A Deep Analysis of Tesla and its Stock Potential (the case for Tesla shares hitting $3,000!)
Once upon a time Steve Jobs was ridiculed by the pundits, and even Michael Dell himself (the king of the PC world at the time), for having such a naively simple plan to put Apple back on the map. His plan was simple. He broke down all computers into 4 types: Consumer Desktops, Consumer Laptops, …
Embracing Diversity
As an immigrant from Iran, and founder of Axosoft and Pure Chat, I felt it was important to share what it means to be an American with the awesome and diverse men and women who make Axosoft and Pure Chat what it is. I shared this email with our teams… In 1984, my parents (then …
Review of my Model X, Tesla and the Car Industry
Last week, I became a first-time Tesla owner of a Model X. The experience of buying and driving this car is so far from ordinary, I wanted to capture some of my thoughts about the Model X and the entire car industry as a whole… After nearly a hundred years, the car industry is about …
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My Dad
On Monday of this week, my dad passed away, which has made for an emotional week. Being there for my mom and family, helping make funeral arrangements (expect to be surprised at the costs – which by the way, it’s better to arrange before time of death) and presenting my dad’s life in a manner …
Hamid Shojaee (PureChat) at StartUp Grind Phoenix
Interview of me by Christie Kerner for Startup Grind. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
The Making of ‘SCRUM in 10 Minutes’ Video Tutorial
Originally published December 15, 2008 on ShipSoftwareOnTime.com blog. This post is my way of preserving my past writings that I care about. If you have been following this blog, you already know that Axosoft is embracing SCRUM in a big way. We have adopted SCRUM into our own development efforts and we have also made …
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A Different Take on Throwbacks
Over the past decade, I have written and published a number of articles (usually blog posts) on a variety of topics that have been published on a bunch of different sites. Many of these sites, including those that we managed ourselves, are now defunct. So over the coming weeks, I intend to dig up some …