Yashar Nejati

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Hi, I'm Yashar Nejati.

I am a 2x founder, coach, angel investor, and wishful writer.

I sold my last company. Now, I'm coaching entrepreneurs and reinvesting in startups.

I love spending time in nature, reading, ice-baths, saunas, and cycling everywhere. I'm an Iranian-Canadian and live in the Pacific Northwest. I'm a pretty good cook. (Pronounced Yāw-shār.)

Work

My philosophy on work is that it needs to move the world towards a future I believe should exist. Work needs to be creative and challenging. Creating good work requires conviction and a long horizon.

Things I've worked on

Uppercase — Retail real estate platform for brands to launch physical stores. Uppercase works with some of the fastest growing online brands to build and scale retail.
Thisopenspace (exit) — Marketplace connecting creators with one-of-a-kind spaces.

I'm interested in

🎓 New education models. K-12, homeschooling, and higher education

🧠 Tools and technology to improve human memory

💸 Personal financial management and literacy

🍄 Psychedelic research and medicine

🛐 New models for connecting humans spiritually

🏬 Brick and mortar 2.0. New ways to use physical space

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If you are working on these problems, I'd love to hear from you.

Writing

💌 Newsletter

Monday Seven is a collection 7 things I learned and loved across a broad range of subjects. This generally includes personal stories, experiments, books, essays, music, and documentaries. Small bits of goodness to snack on and then explore on your own.

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✍🏼 Essays

I occasionally write articles and essays.

🚪The Exit: On starting an accidental business, raising vc, failing, rebuilding, and getting acquired.

🤔 Time to Think: On the power of taking time to recharge creatively

🛠 How being a refugee prepared me for life as an entrepreneur