At the time, it felt like failure!

Some of the most valuable experiences in my career never became successful businesses.

Years ago, after joining Sandbad Accelerator, I met people who would shape the way I think about engineering and entrepreneurship. Mr. Jahanbakhsh opened the door to the startup ecosystem, Mr. Homayooni taught me to learn by building, and Mr. Azarian challenged me to think more critically and never settle for easy answers.

During that time, together with two close friends, Mousavi and Soltani, we started Cube Design. Our vision was ambitious: to automate parts of the web development process and make building websites faster and more accessible.

We spent countless hours designing, coding, testing ideas, talking to users, and learning everything we could about products, teamwork, and startups. Like many early-stage ventures, we also faced challenges outside of technology. Financial issues ultimately prevented us from continuing the project.

At the time, it felt like failure.

Looking back, I see it differently.

Cube Design taught me lessons that no classroom could. It taught me the realities of building a startup: working with limited resources, adapting to uncertainty, and delivering real products as a team. More importantly, it introduced me to people whose influence still shapes the engineer I am today.

The startup didn’t survive.

The lessons did.

And in many ways, they continue to influence every project I build today.