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Published Aug 8, 2023

Arsham Ghahramani from Ribbon

Arsham Ghahramani, Co-Founder of Ribbon, delves into his journey from academia to entrepreneurship, sharing insights on transforming professional social networking with verified achievements. Discover Ribbon's innovative strategies in trust-building, user experience design, and fostering authenticity through advanced verification and recognition tools.
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  • Career Path

    Arsham Ghahramani's career journey from academia to corporate roles offers valuable insights into adapting to diverse work environments. He transitioned from a Ph.D. program to roles at Q Co, Ezra, and Amazon, each with unique cultures and operational dynamics. Arsham highlights the importance of experiencing varied organizational structures, noting, "I would recommend that to anyone or just get as wide an experience as possible" 1. These experiences influenced his approach to founding Ribbon, emphasizing the benefits of managing smaller, agile teams 2.

       

    Workplace Innovation

    Innovation in workplace social platforms is a challenging yet promising field, as Arsham Ghahramani explains. He discusses how Ribbon aims to disrupt the professional social space by focusing on verified achievements and ownership, contrasting with LinkedIn's entrenched position. Arsham notes, "The way that LinkedIn is and kind of how large of a product is, hash just attracted a lot of bots" 3. This presents an opportunity for Ribbon to build a more secure and authentic platform from the ground up 4.

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