Behzod
@behzod.com
Building a portfolio of play
now-ish — https://behzod.com/now-ish
consulting & advising — https://yetanother.studio
now-ish — https://behzod.com/now-ish
consulting & advising — https://yetanother.studio
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A flag post for my dear brother @behzod.com who through my perfect judgement is an excellent startup operator, organization designer, researcher, drummer, human and friend.
He is a man who understands service and how to be of service.
via flagpost.org
He is a man who understands service and how to be of service.
via flagpost.org
May 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A flag post for my dear brother @behzod.com who through my perfect judgement is an excellent startup operator, organization designer, researcher, drummer, human and friend.
He is a man who understands service and how to be of service.
via flagpost.org
He is a man who understands service and how to be of service.
via flagpost.org
A brief reflection on my first month at Vercel — behzod.com/blog/30-days...
30 Days at the Triangle Factory — Behzod
A brief reflection on my first month-ish at Vercel as Chief of Staff for Product & Engineering.
behzod.com
May 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A brief reflection on my first month at Vercel — behzod.com/blog/30-days...
“Be with people who make you feel alive” — an airport reflection
May 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
“Be with people who make you feel alive” — an airport reflection
August 5th is the next time the sun will set in Seattle before 8pm.
May 2, 2025 at 4:06 AM
August 5th is the next time the sun will set in Seattle before 8pm.
Reviewing my past course content as I build "Mastering Customer Feedback" for Reforge (launching in March: www.reforge.com/courses/mast...).
I knew it was long, but I didn’t realize it was 550-page-book long.
I knew it was long, but I didn’t realize it was 550-page-book long.
January 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Reviewing my past course content as I build "Mastering Customer Feedback" for Reforge (launching in March: www.reforge.com/courses/mast...).
I knew it was long, but I didn’t realize it was 550-page-book long.
I knew it was long, but I didn’t realize it was 550-page-book long.
Yet Another Year in Review - Year 04.5: behzod.com/blog/yet-ano...
In this (very delayed) annual-ish reflection, I highlight lessons from the first four years of being me-as-service and talk about how I prioritize projects based on earning and learning.
In this (very delayed) annual-ish reflection, I highlight lessons from the first four years of being me-as-service and talk about how I prioritize projects based on earning and learning.
Yet Another Year in Review - Year 04.5 — Behzod
I’ve now been working for myself longer than I’ve had any other job. May 2024 marked 4 years and it felt a bit surreal, not because I didn’t think that I would get here, but because being here has fel...
behzod.com
January 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Yet Another Year in Review - Year 04.5: behzod.com/blog/yet-ano...
In this (very delayed) annual-ish reflection, I highlight lessons from the first four years of being me-as-service and talk about how I prioritize projects based on earning and learning.
In this (very delayed) annual-ish reflection, I highlight lessons from the first four years of being me-as-service and talk about how I prioritize projects based on earning and learning.
"Every gift you give this holiday season will (most likely) be disposable garbage."
Thank you Kasey for this kind of writing and thinking.
Thank you Kasey for this kind of writing and thinking.
what if everything you touched was made to last?
I wrote about Universal Heirloom:
-why the post-scarcity economy requires ending planned obsolescence
-how to align corporate incentives for value creation over value extraction
-a policy idea for getting us there
www.kaseyklimes.com/notes/2024/1...
I wrote about Universal Heirloom:
-why the post-scarcity economy requires ending planned obsolescence
-how to align corporate incentives for value creation over value extraction
-a policy idea for getting us there
www.kaseyklimes.com/notes/2024/1...
Universal Heirloom: What if everything you touched was made to last? — Kasey Klimes
Every gift you give this holiday season will (most likely) be disposable garbage. Most likely, so will every gift you receive. That’s not your fault or the fault of your loved ones—there simply aren’t...
www.kaseyklimes.com
December 23, 2024 at 4:39 PM
"Every gift you give this holiday season will (most likely) be disposable garbage."
Thank you Kasey for this kind of writing and thinking.
Thank you Kasey for this kind of writing and thinking.
Feels like we’re moving back into an era of products giving us more levers to control our experience.
I love how elegantly Particle does this for content preferences.
(particle.news)
I love how elegantly Particle does this for content preferences.
(particle.news)
December 11, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Feels like we’re moving back into an era of products giving us more levers to control our experience.
I love how elegantly Particle does this for content preferences.
(particle.news)
I love how elegantly Particle does this for content preferences.
(particle.news)
One of the recurring themes from talking to other indies/solo studio folks over the last 5 years is the need for more community and conversation as we navigate our practices.
So, if you're interested in a Solo Studio Summit (series?) in January, lmk 👇🏻
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
So, if you're interested in a Solo Studio Summit (series?) in January, lmk 👇🏻
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Solo Studio Summit(s)
I've been fortunate to have dozens of conversations with thoughtful individuals who run some form of a solo practice over the last 5 years. A recurring theme in those conversations is a need for more ...
docs.google.com
December 5, 2024 at 7:34 PM
One of the recurring themes from talking to other indies/solo studio folks over the last 5 years is the need for more community and conversation as we navigate our practices.
So, if you're interested in a Solo Studio Summit (series?) in January, lmk 👇🏻
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
So, if you're interested in a Solo Studio Summit (series?) in January, lmk 👇🏻
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
"Talk to customers" is the same kind of advice as "lift weights" — it's directionally correct and also lacking sufficient detail to be useful.
In the same way that you can spend hours in the gym and see no results, you can spend hours with customers and get nothing out of it.
In the same way that you can spend hours in the gym and see no results, you can spend hours with customers and get nothing out of it.
November 24, 2024 at 5:23 PM
"Talk to customers" is the same kind of advice as "lift weights" — it's directionally correct and also lacking sufficient detail to be useful.
In the same way that you can spend hours in the gym and see no results, you can spend hours with customers and get nothing out of it.
In the same way that you can spend hours in the gym and see no results, you can spend hours with customers and get nothing out of it.
I’d love to see Demi Lovato support Linkin Park on their tour. HOLY FVCK is an underrated album.
November 22, 2024 at 12:14 AM
I’d love to see Demi Lovato support Linkin Park on their tour. HOLY FVCK is an underrated album.
I really wish Tesla owners had to watch a video on how regenerative braking works before using their car.
My rate of getting carsick from “uber drivers in Teslas” feels like it’s almost 100% and braking is the number one culprit.
My rate of getting carsick from “uber drivers in Teslas” feels like it’s almost 100% and braking is the number one culprit.
November 17, 2024 at 1:11 AM
I really wish Tesla owners had to watch a video on how regenerative braking works before using their car.
My rate of getting carsick from “uber drivers in Teslas” feels like it’s almost 100% and braking is the number one culprit.
My rate of getting carsick from “uber drivers in Teslas” feels like it’s almost 100% and braking is the number one culprit.
Enjoyed this piece by John Maeda on embracing a hybrid path — johnmaeda.medium.com/embracing-th...
November 15, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Enjoyed this piece by John Maeda on embracing a hybrid path — johnmaeda.medium.com/embracing-th...
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📣 I created a starter pack for the UX research community! I made so many friends and learned so much over the years on Twitter. Let's recreate that magic here. ✨ go.bsky.app/K7LqGXU
November 14, 2024 at 6:42 PM
📣 I created a starter pack for the UX research community! I made so many friends and learned so much over the years on Twitter. Let's recreate that magic here. ✨ go.bsky.app/K7LqGXU
When people ask me what I do, the best answer I've come up with is "I'm hired to care."
Here's a short-ish riff on what that looks like and some of the traps advisors fall into.
behzod.com/blog/being-h...
Here's a short-ish riff on what that looks like and some of the traps advisors fall into.
behzod.com/blog/being-h...
Being Hired to Care — Behzod
What work looks like when you’re invited into the mess.
behzod.com
November 13, 2024 at 7:34 PM
When people ask me what I do, the best answer I've come up with is "I'm hired to care."
Here's a short-ish riff on what that looks like and some of the traps advisors fall into.
behzod.com/blog/being-h...
Here's a short-ish riff on what that looks like and some of the traps advisors fall into.
behzod.com/blog/being-h...
Nice to see so many new people here. Feels like the discover feed got quite a bit more interesting this weekend.
November 12, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Nice to see so many new people here. Feels like the discover feed got quite a bit more interesting this weekend.
For those who are trying to plan for what’s ahead, I highly recommend @sarahkendzior.bsky.social’s “Hiding in Plain Sight” — us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Hiding in Plain Sight
Instant New York Times BestsellerWashington Post BestsellerUSA Today BestsellerIndie Bound BestsellerAuthors Round the South BestsellerMidwest Indie Bestsell...
us.macmillan.com
November 10, 2024 at 10:12 PM
For those who are trying to plan for what’s ahead, I highly recommend @sarahkendzior.bsky.social’s “Hiding in Plain Sight” — us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
This is the best description of my self-employment journey (and honestly most of my life) — via henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/unfolding
As if I needed yet another nudge to read Christopher Alexander... 😅
As if I needed yet another nudge to read Christopher Alexander... 😅
August 7, 2024 at 6:30 PM
This is the best description of my self-employment journey (and honestly most of my life) — via henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/unfolding
As if I needed yet another nudge to read Christopher Alexander... 😅
As if I needed yet another nudge to read Christopher Alexander... 😅
"For those of us in good orbits, perhaps the most valuable thing we can do is alter gravity in such a way that creates more collisions."
behzod.com/blog/introdu...
behzod.com/blog/introdu...
Introduce Your Friends — Behzod
For those of us in good orbits, perhaps the most valuable thing we can do
is alter gravity in such a way that creates more collisions.
behzod.com
February 23, 2024 at 7:48 PM
"For those of us in good orbits, perhaps the most valuable thing we can do is alter gravity in such a way that creates more collisions."
behzod.com/blog/introdu...
behzod.com/blog/introdu...
I just published Yet Another Year in Review - Year 03.5 behzod.com/blog/yet-another-year-in-review-year-035
This is a personal reflection on my professional activities that I write for myself and share in hopes that it can helpful to others (especially indies, solopreneurs, and small biz owners).
This is a personal reflection on my professional activities that I write for myself and share in hopes that it can helpful to others (especially indies, solopreneurs, and small biz owners).
Yet Another Year in Review - Year 03.5 — Behzod
My annual-ish personal review for professional activities. It’s something I
write for myself, to be shared.
behzod.com
November 28, 2023 at 6:52 PM
I just published Yet Another Year in Review - Year 03.5 behzod.com/blog/yet-another-year-in-review-year-035
This is a personal reflection on my professional activities that I write for myself and share in hopes that it can helpful to others (especially indies, solopreneurs, and small biz owners).
This is a personal reflection on my professional activities that I write for myself and share in hopes that it can helpful to others (especially indies, solopreneurs, and small biz owners).
Careers are long, winding journeys and I’ve been lucky to work with and learn from so many amazing people along the way (like Maykel).
Grateful for the chance to talk with him about my adventures, mistakes, and lessons learned on Full Stack Whatever
fullstackwhatever.com/episode/behz...
Grateful for the chance to talk with him about my adventures, mistakes, and lessons learned on Full Stack Whatever
fullstackwhatever.com/episode/behz...
Episode 32 — Behzod Sirjani: Personal Trainer for Your Organization — Full Stack Whatever
Full Stack Whatever is a series of conversations with creatives and technologists about the work behind the work.
fullstackwhatever.com
August 30, 2023 at 4:55 PM
Careers are long, winding journeys and I’ve been lucky to work with and learn from so many amazing people along the way (like Maykel).
Grateful for the chance to talk with him about my adventures, mistakes, and lessons learned on Full Stack Whatever
fullstackwhatever.com/episode/behz...
Grateful for the chance to talk with him about my adventures, mistakes, and lessons learned on Full Stack Whatever
fullstackwhatever.com/episode/behz...
I'm teaching a new course on "effective customer conversations" this fall: www.reforge.com/effective-cu...
As I'm refining the content, I'm curious:
- Where do you feel like you struggle the most when talking to customers?
- Where do you wish you had more competence or confidence?
As I'm refining the content, I'm curious:
- Where do you feel like you struggle the most when talking to customers?
- Where do you wish you had more competence or confidence?
Effective Customer Conversations — Reforge
www.reforge.com
August 21, 2023 at 4:45 PM
I'm teaching a new course on "effective customer conversations" this fall: www.reforge.com/effective-cu...
As I'm refining the content, I'm curious:
- Where do you feel like you struggle the most when talking to customers?
- Where do you wish you had more competence or confidence?
As I'm refining the content, I'm curious:
- Where do you feel like you struggle the most when talking to customers?
- Where do you wish you had more competence or confidence?
I've found myself more and more excited about focused, well-crafted apps.
Two examples I use almost daily are Soulver soulver.app and Tot tot.rocks
Curious if other people have examples they love?
Two examples I use almost daily are Soulver soulver.app and Tot tot.rocks
Curious if other people have examples they love?
Soulver 3 - Notepad Calculator App for Mac & iPad
Soulver is a notepad calculator app for Mac & iPad. It supports currency & unit conversions, dates and times, percentages, time zones, variables and more.
soulver.app
July 5, 2023 at 7:09 PM
I've found myself more and more excited about focused, well-crafted apps.
Two examples I use almost daily are Soulver soulver.app and Tot tot.rocks
Curious if other people have examples they love?
Two examples I use almost daily are Soulver soulver.app and Tot tot.rocks
Curious if other people have examples they love?