Reflections
The Cost of Attachment
What’s the cost of attachment? This is a question came into direct focus for me with the recent passing of my dog, Raja. The experience of Raja passing was quite…
10 Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago as a Software Engineer
The last 12+ years of my career have been a rollercoaster of design, coding and product development as a software engineer. During that time, I’ve had a plethora of ups…
Why I’m NOT Scaling My Businesses This Year
Yep, you read the title correctly. I am NOT scaling my businesses this year. This is not your typical blog post about the rags and riches of entrepreneurship. Instead, it’s…
How Being a Father Makes Me a Better Entrepreneur
A little over 18 months ago my wife and I became new parents. Our son, Everest, has been rocking our world ever since. In many ways he’s made my life…
Why Advances in VR are Extremely Scary for Humanity…
Virtual Reality (VR) is becoming more and more mature as modern day tech evolves. With this evolution comes a lot of potential. However, not all of that potential is good….
How Social Media is Making Us Dumber
There used to be a time when we sent letters. We sent those letters because we wanted to see what our friends and family were up to. We don’t do…
On Becoming a Father
Four months ago my wife gave birth to our first child – Everest Grey Jafarian. Since then, my world has forever changed. Let’s start with Birth. If you haven’t experienced…
Why We Should Never Settle
I recently watched the movie “The Martian.” Regardless of my bias and interest towards space travel, it was an awesome movie. So awesome that it inspired me to write this…