Ali Asaria

I started Transformer Lab because I wanted to dedicate my career to the work that could have the largest possible impact on the world.

To start: To Muslims: You should not take physics or religious advice from a random guy on the internet.

There is a miracle sitting in your pocket right now.

Do you believe that Canada is facing an existential crisis?

The tech world’s use of the term “Builder” is one of the most successful branding campaigns I’ve seen.

In my time, if you wanted to be a computer engineer, you had to go to university.

I remember first learning to program on a Commodore 64.

After criticizing boring Canadian ideas and making fun of attempts to be US-light, many of you challenged me: it’s easy to tear things down; what do we build in their place?

An analogy: if you are a startup trying to succeed in a market dominated by IBM, the worst thing you can do is copy them.

Over the years, I’ve been invited to the rooms where Canada’s future is discussed.

For generations, the United States wasn’t just a superpower; it was the center of the moral universe.

Someone once showed me a secret to winning product debates in a company, even if it’s up against the CEO.

Open source software is crazy!

Fellow leaders in tech, we need to look in the mirror.