Omar Waseem offers founder hours

Omar Waseem said he is opening weekly office hours for founders who want help with fundraising, go-to-market, hiring, and operations. (x.com) The invitation came in a post from Waseem’s X account, @omarwasm, and directs founders to book time with him for practical advice on day-to-day company building. (x.com) Waseem is the founder of Alif, which describes itself as a startup accelerator for Muslim founders, and he says on his personal site that he now works with and invests in founders building internet and emerging-technology companies. (omarwasm.com) His site says he became chief marketing officer of Fei Protocol in 2021, then left the University of California, Berkeley in 2022 to lead growth at Founders, Inc., where he says the firm backed more than 100 founders. (omarwasm.com) That background helps explain the topics in the office-hours post. Waseem’s public event history includes sessions on fundraising and product-market fit at Founders, Inc. in July and September 2024. (luma.com) Alif has also been expanding its founder-facing programming. The group hosted Alif Summit in San Francisco on February 1, 2025, and its site describes the effort as building a network for Muslim founders and operators. (alif.build) Alif’s site also says it opened Alif Headquarters in San Francisco as a workspace for builders, founders, and operators who want help pressure-testing pitches and go-to-market strategy. (alif.build) The new office hours package that same kind of advice into one-on-one time. For founders navigating fundraising, hiring, or early operations, the post turns Waseem’s public programming into a standing weekly offer. (x.com)