Post by Ash Koosha

Iranian 'Founder Mode' is on another level: I woke up today to learn that my senior team member's family and friends were killed in Iran by the government, just as we are mid-launch with early users. If you know an Iranian founder or colleague, understand this: for decades, we haven't just navigated the challenges of building companies and growing our careers. In the background, we've been fighting against one of the world's most brutal regimes, every single day since 1979. If you're looking for examples of extraordinary resilience, consider this: Iranians face persecution at home and are often treated as outsiders abroad. Yet despite these obstacles, Iranian technologists, engineers, scientists, investors, and leaders have consistently excelled across Silicon Valley since the 1980s and 1990s.