Founder Lessons
Steve Jobs' Secret Interview Question
Find out the 20 powerful interview questions that legendary founders like Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and Sam Altman use to uncover exceptional talent.
Hey there! 👋
I’m Sayem, a 3x founder from Bangladesh, now building Airwork — an AI recruiting platform helping companies hire world-class talent from around the world.
I’ve spent 10+ years scaling businesses across retail, ecommerce, hospitality, marketplaces, and SaaS. Two startups down, Airwork is my boldest bet yet: building the world’s hiring engine, a global talent API built on one belief — talent knows no boundaries.
Join me as I share lessons from the 0-to-1 chaos, building a global company from an emerging market like Bangladesh, and the human side of entrepreneurship.
Learn more about my journey here.
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Work highlights
My TEDx Talk on #TalentKnowsNoBoundaries
Covered my thesis on why the future of work should is a borderless one.
Wore shorts on Shark Tank
We wore shorts on global TV just to get our point across.
Pineapple juice pitch at GP Accelerator
I pitched at GP Accelerator while sipping pineapple juice.
Delivered to 400 locations simultaneously
Executed the country's first "remote wedding" by delivering hot wedding food to 400 locations simultaneously.
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My companies
2022 - Present
Airwork AI
AI recruiting platform helping companies hire top talent from around the world.
2016 - Present (Board Member)
Alpha Bangladesh
Launched verticals in F&B (corporate catering, cloud kitchens), consumer packaged goods (nut butters, protein powders), and events marketplace.
2014 - 2017
Revel.com.bd
E-commerce and retail stores selling export surplus merchandise.
Values I live by
Put in the work
Hard work will always beat talent. It compounds when you’re patient with it.
Leave the world a better place
To know one life has breathed easier because you existed - this is what it means to be successful.
Expand human consciousness
Human consciousness is the only shot the universe has at intelligent self-organization. Spend your life protecting and promoting rationality.
