Alif Press

Dispatch №2 — A week at Alif

The case for moving to SF, Sessions kicking off Sunday, Haroon at HQ, and more

May 15 • Omar Waseem

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What writing on Quora taught me about excellence.

You cannot tell yourself that you are good at something.

May 14 • Omar Waseem

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Do you really need to move to San Francisco?

On ambition, "networking", and San Francisco.

May 7 • Omar Waseem

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Introducing Alif Dispatch | 5.1.26

Imran on Greg Isenberg, Dinner with Rho, and Words Founders Live By

May 1 • Omar Waseem

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April 2026

Words Your Team Lives By

Great founders are known by their words.

Apr 13 • Omar Waseem

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March 2026

cowgorithms and the claude trap

a collection of notes and links I shared with my companies recently.

Mar 24 • Omar Waseem

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January 2026

storytelling is the moat

a collection of notes and links I shared with my companies recently.

Jan 14 • Omar Waseem

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December 2025

working hard is not the goal

a collection of notes and links I shared with my companies recently.

Dec 16, 2025 • Omar Waseem

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September 2025

obsession > optimization

I've watched some of my closest friends make their first million dollars this past year.

Sep 8, 2025 • Omar Waseem

August 2025

the builder-to-founder arc

we announced the network

Aug 28, 2025 • Omar Waseem

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