Flair Labs

Monitor, analyze, and optimize every customer interaction with cutting-edge AI technology. Flair (YC S22) replaces manual call reviews, tracks buying signals across your prospects, and automates follow-ups so you never miss out on a deal. Schedule a demo now at https://www.flairlabs.ai/demo

Flair is backed by the Stanford AI Lab and Y-Combinator

GTM & Customer Success

Horizon Labs

Proudly the "least technical person on the team", I run sales, account management, and ops for our family-run, product-focused dev shop. We build web, mobile, and AI products for seed and series-A startups. 3 cofounders in the US (SF, LA), 4 more on-shore engineers, and 1 co-founder in Turkey managing 25+ engineers. Learn more at https://horizon-labs.co/

Co-Founder / Customer Success Lead

The Startup Studios Podcast 

StartupStudios is a podcast that highlights advisors, specialists, investors, fractional executives, and ecosystem resources for early-stage companies. We also match startups with people within our network through our concierge for Founders and their teams. Like a concierge for your startup or personal needs, we'll take the time to listen before matching you within our community. Contact us for personalized support, or listen to our podcast with friends who build startups.

*Currently taking a break to build Flairlabs.ai

Co-host

My consulting firm for part-time startup work. I've moved this over to horizon-labs.co 

What I've been hired for:
- Advise Founders and their core team through pre-seed, seed, and series-A challenges. 
- A fresh set of eyes for a new product, feature, pitch deck, or initiative. 
- Team-building & culture activities
- Create go-to-market & growth strategies.
- Develop fundraising docs & outreach systems. 
- Fix co-founder conflicts & cross-communication. 
- Build or manage teams for product dev, sales, marketing, and operations. 
- Redesign systems/processes or build them for scale. 
- Manage vendors & fractional resources towards a common goal.

Companies I've worked with:
- TheTalentGames.com - Fundraising Consultant - 6 months
- Founderslist.com - Growth Consultant - 3 months
- Lavashak.com - Growth Consultant - 6 months
- DeltaLeafLabs.com - Growth Consultant - 3 months, then FT as COO for 15 mos. 
- Thrv.health - Growth Consultant - 3 months 
- Stealth startup - Product Advisor - Current
- PolymerSearch.com - Growth Consultant - Current

How it works:
1) Tell me what problem(s) you're trying to solve over a free call.
2) I can point you in a few directions or connect you with someone more experienced in my network (if I deem fit). 
3) If you'd like me to solve it for you, we can discuss compensation 

DM me for more info or schedule an intro now - I love talking to founders!

*All of my consulting work is now done at www.horizon-labs.co

Co-Founder

Cresance Inc

Generative AI for cloud efficiency. Cresance is your singular cloud efficiency platform that will save you 20-80% on your cloud bills! Ask me how!

Cresance is a StartX and Alchemist Accelerator company.

VP Product (Founding Team)

Cannabis Genome DAO

"AWS for Cannabis data", the Cannabis Genome DAO was created by Delta Leaf to incentivize participation in open-source cannabis genome research.  Our primary means of accomplishing this are through the creation of a community-owned open-source data marketplace, open-access publication server and decentralized seed bank.

Community Manager (Founding Team)

Delta Leaf Laboratories

Plant & cannabis genetic testing lab that worked with home growers & commercial growers to analyze their plant DNA. Our team made the kits ourselves, sold them DTC through our website, analyzed samples at our lab in Santa Barbara, and then uploaded results securely on Google Drive within 2-5 business days. 

Tests included:
- Plant DNA test to identify Male or Female seeds. 
- Plant virus & fungal identification. 
- Strain fingerprinting & DNA sequencing.
- Hop latent viroid (HLVd) testing. 
- Major Cannabinoid ID 
& many more.

Co-Founder & COO 

Plant & Cannabis DNA biotech startup creating tests that make farming more efficient, eco-friendly, and affordable! Learn more at www.deltaleaflabs.com

Growth Advisor

Planet N Group of Companies

Part of the Founding team for an Asia-focused venture capital fund, growing operations from scratch and investing in 42 pre-seed, seed, and series-A startups. I was responsible for collecting deal flow, portfolio governance, community programs, and supporting some of the region's best entrepreneurs!

Verticals: Fintech, Healthtech, AI, Data Science, Media/Entertainment, E-commerce. SaaS. 

Check Sizes: $50k - $500k

Portfolio: Tez Financial (acquired), Tapmad TV, Dawaai, Datalift, SimPaisa, Starcrest, Well.pk, Alpha Stores, Smart Renewable Energy (SRE), KashEgypt, OrderCall, Adspiration, Kinwa Foods, ApniProperty, Evantagesoft, UrduBit, KreditGeek, KarloCompare, Simple.pk, Shukrana, and Certify.pk.

Chief Of Operations (Founding Team) 

10xC - Seed Fund

A seed fund & accelerator program aimed at investing early in Pakistan's youth making up 70% of the country's population. Each team received $10,000 to $25,000 as a first check, with 19 investments made between 2016 - 2019.

Verticals - Agnostic

Check Sizes = $10,000 - $25,000 each

Portfolio: PiePie.pk, Wifinity, FixMyPhone, Feedience, The Unipedia, Shadi Shenanigans, Adbreak, Townsmate, Daakhla, Bun ka Baap, The Creative Verge, PlaceMyAd, MobileDoctor, Hobuddies, Hacktrix, Intellibit, ReadUp, LabCloud, and RetinaVR.

Co-Founder & CEO

Independently ran the Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Meetup group for 6 months, growing it to over 23,000 members by hosting weekly events in San Jose, Palo Alto, Oakland, and San Francisco. Also part of the organizing team for F50 and Google I/O's Funded! Conference at the San Francisco Convention Center hosting 1,200 attendees and 150 startups.

Community Lead (Consultant)

GetCompass

Built a competitive intelligence tool at Angelhack 2014 to help digital marketers write better ads, like WhatRunsWhere but for social ads.

Co-Founder - Operations

Hi! I'm Saif (pronounced 'Seff'), a startup builder with over a decade of experience in co-founding, investing, and advising early-stage companies. I have a passion for building products that solve real problems and delight customers. 

Currently, I lead the go-to-market and customer success at Flair Labs, an AI-powered platform that enhances call centers. I also co-run Horizon Labs, a product-minded dev shop that helps founders launch and scale their web, mobile, and AI products. In addition, I co-host StartupStudios, a podcast that showcases people who build startups. I love connecting with fellow entrepreneurs and generalists so feel free to reach out if I can be of any help!

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