Ali Hesari

Founded · Sold · Sunset · Shipped

Building since 2013

I've been founding software projects since 2013. Some I sold, some I sunset cleanly, some are still running today. This is the timeline of what I've shipped from start to finish. The currently active product pipeline is on the projects page.

13+
years engineering
8
founded projects
2
acquisitions
19+
in current pipeline

The Timeline

From 2013 to today

Earliest first. Each card carries the period, status, and language so you can scan a decade in one screen.

  1. 2013 - 2014SunsetPersian

    RapidPage

    rapidpage.ir

    Coding and programming tutorials platform in Persian. An early-career project teaching web development to Persian-speaking beginners.

  2. 2013 - 2015AcquiredPersian

    Zanborak

    zanborak.ir

    Comprehensive Iranian portal serving lifestyle, entertainment, and informational content in Persian. Built and operated for about two years before exit.

  3. 2014 - 2018SunsetPersian

    TotalDesign

    totaldesign.ir

    Software development agency delivering web and mobile applications for Iranian clients. Ran for four years before shutting down.

  4. 2017 - 2018Sunset

    Shasiyab

    shasiyab.com

    Car VIN detector. An automotive identification tool that decoded vehicle history from chassis numbers.

  5. 2018 - 2019Acquired

    Neygin

    neygin.com

    E-commerce store specializing in Turquoise Neyshabur jewelry. A niche online retailer for Persian turquoise that I exited after one year.

  6. 2018 - 2022SunsetPersian

    Profitable

    profitable.ir

    Iranian stock-market analysis platform with algorithmic trading. Processed 800+ symbols in real time with Redis-backed pipelines, shipped a backtesting harness that improved trading-algorithm accuracy by about 30%, and led a small engineering team for four years.

  7. 2021 - 2022SunsetPersian

    Ganjaa

    ganjaa.ir

    Interactive mobile and web platform that taught coding to beginners and intermediate users through a gamified curriculum and progressive challenges.

  8. 2024 - PresentLivePersian

    Tech Farsi

    techfarsi.com

    Persian-language online courses for programmers and tech enthusiasts. Five active courses across programming, AI, freelancing, resume writing, and migration. GraphQL backend, Flutter front-end across web and mobile.

    Visit Tech Farsi

What's next

The active product pipeline

Beyond Tech Farsi, there's a 19-product pipeline in flight across AI infrastructure, developer tools, education, and consumer apps. Four are already live, the rest in build.

See active projects

Open Source

Code I keep public

Libraries, tools, and Chrome extensions on GitHub, across PHP, Rust, JavaScript, React, and Node.

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