After introducing ARYA: Songs From Iran, I wanted to present SoundMojo’s third album, CURRENT: EDM Transformed, which combined two of my favorite genres and styles: electronica music and instrumental guitar rock. As we release songs with their own complete music… Continue Reading →
“Even disruptors get disrupted.” In 2006, executives at MTV and I both saw YouTube—but we interpreted it very differently. To me, it was a revolutionary platform that would disrupt media—an opportunity.To them, the genie was out of the bottle—a risk…. Continue Reading →
In a recent meeting, I floated an idea: CF Montréal as a tenant of the 4C Creative, Commercial, Cultural Campus, playing in a new stadium with a retractable roof. The response caught me off guard. “The owner would pay you… Continue Reading →
First off, I hate that title, I’d usually write “How to become financially successful,” but, everyone wants to be rich. Back in 2012, when WatchMojo was $1M in the hole (and I had indebted myself to the tune of $500K… Continue Reading →
Last year, the MsMojo team asked for ideas for more music-themed content. Coming on the heels of Ed Sheeran’s Azizam (“my dear” in Persian), I suggested we follow up our Iran-themed clips—Incredible Inventions and Influential Iranians—with a Top 10 list… Continue Reading →
This is one of those things where people nod along but don’t actually understand the sequence. Here’s a Peanut Project–friendly, plain English, but still deal-accurate. 🥜 Peanut Project Deal Flow Explained (IOI → LOI → Term Sheet → Definitive Agreements)… Continue Reading →
WatchMojo may be known for curating and covering movies, TV shows, gaming, but music was one of our earliest pillars, and alongside sports, my two main passions in pop culture (along with history). For many Iranians, songs are more than… Continue Reading →
One of the most misunderstood aspects of building a great organization is leadership structure. People assume that success comes from assembling a room full of impressive résumés. In reality, the opposite is often true. The most effective organizations are not… Continue Reading →
Building the ASE Global Academy & Study of Entrepreneurship (part of 4C) in Montreal. As part of the broader 4C (Creative, Cultural, Commercial Campus) concept that we’re developing alongside the potential return of MLB and the Montreal Expos, I’ve also… Continue Reading →
There is something people do not like to admit. We say we value tone.We say we value humility.We say we value consensus. Until results arrive. Then everything changes. When a mission long thought impossible is suddenly within reach, the conversation… Continue Reading →
In the early WatchMojo days, travel meant driving around la Belle Province. And when I did fly across North America — EDM serving as the soundtrack — it was usually to be rejected by VCs who didn’t quite understand the… Continue Reading →
(And Why Entrepreneurship Is Mostly About What You Don’t Do) This week, on a routine call with an investment banker, something interesting happened. In the middle of explaining the progress of the Peanut Project — the capital stack, the sequencing,… Continue Reading →
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