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Omar Waseem

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Omar Waseem

@omarwasm

founder of alif (investing seed) and co-owner of founders arm

San Francisco

Joined July 2020

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Omar Waseem
@omarwasm
Mar 30
1 month into opening our new San Francisco HQ today. I want to bring together the best founders and creators in SF. Building something cool? Get a desk: alif.build/hq
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Omar Waseem
@omarwasm
Aug 30, 2024
At a wedding and the guy next to me is checking firebase logs on his phone
Omar Waseem
@omarwasm
Nov 13, 2025
a67z.com unbelievable
Omar Waseem
@omarwasm
Mar 1, 2025
Converted an art gallery to host taraweeh (night prayers) for Ramadan. You really can just do things
Omar Waseem
@omarwasm
Mar 13, 2025
I’m making a gc of the most cracked undiscovered builders + growth hackers I’ve met on here comment for an invite and I’ll DM you
Omar Waseem
@omarwasm
Mar 8, 2025
talent really is the only moat
Omar Waseem
@omarwasm
Jul 31, 2022
startups with no product but a $25k landing page be like:
Omar Waseem
@omarwasm
Sep 30, 2025
Fast-tracking all applications to work at @Replit through Alif Network for the next 48 hours. We're helping them hire full-stack engineers, cracked growth people, and vibe coders with audiences. All welcome - interns and directors alike! alif [dot] build [slash] network
Omar Waseem
@omarwasm
Apr 30, 2024
Today I'm announcing something I've been working on for the last 2 years: Alif. When I started building my first company 5 years ago, I had no help. There was no Founders, Inc. yet. Buildspace didn’t exist either. I wouldn’t have gotten accepted into any accelerator if I
Omar Waseem
@omarwasm
Mar 13, 2025
I say this hypocritically The most successful people I know are the fastest to reply Very few exceptions
Omar Waseem
@omarwasm
Feb 12, 2025
Just signed a lease on an art gallery in San Francisco for Ramadan. We want to fill it up with the coolest founders + builders we can find. Will be bringing in speakers + hosting office hours for members. (And hosting taraweeh + iftars) DM me if you'd like a desk!
Omar Waseem
@omarwasm
Jun 3, 2025
most founders think they need to raise millions of dollars before they can generate millions of dollars not @yasser_elsaid_ — he built Chatbase to $500k MRR without taking a dollar of funding and he shared the whole playbook on the podcast search "Omar Waseem" on YouTube
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Omar Waseem
@omarwasm
Oct 16, 2024
Today, we're announcing Alif ١. It's a 5-week program to fast-track the most talented Muslim founders across the world into Silicon Valley. There was a lot to learn from Batch 0 — we really were building the plane as we were flying it. But as we made our way to Demo Day, it
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Omar Waseem
@omarwasm
Dec 9, 2024
Today, we’re announcing Alif Summit. It’s a conference of the brightest Muslim builders in the world. And it’s happening on February 1st, 2025. In San Francisco, CA. 👇👇👇
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Omar Waseem
@omarwasm
May 13, 2025
most founders wait until their product is perfect before selling to customers. @fin465 did the opposite — he dropped out of stanford and built a $50K/month AI startup before shipping a single feature. full episode: search "Omar Waseem" on YouTube
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