I'm Mahshid

About me

About me

I figure out what's worth solving, shape the solution, and move it into something real enough to test.

I figure out what's worth solving, shape the solution, and move it into something real enough to test.

I have a hard time leaving interesting problems alone.

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HOW I THINK & HOW I WORK

I start with the behaviour around the problem, and work from opportunity to something testable.

How I think
User job
Workflow
Workarounds
Pain
Business leverage

Worth solving?

How I work
Shape
Workflow fit
Prototype
Collaborate
Instrument
Test
Learn
I make it real enough to test
Prototype, instrumented
Signal
Behaviour
Outcome

OWNERSHIP

My strongest work takes place here.

Executing a predefined requirement
Owning the path from opportunity to outcome

This is where I can contribute the most.

THE DESIGN CHOICES I MAKE

The design choices I make

I choose

Fit the product into the user's existing workflow

Absorb system complexity in the product

Reduce unnecessary work and decisions

Keep cognitive load low

Use interaction only when it improves clarity or speed

Give the interface breathing room

Automate work the system can handle

Keep humans in the loop where judgment matters

Establish desirability before investing in polish

I avoid

Making users adapt their workflow to the product

Exposing backend logic and system constraints in the frontend

Adding steps without user value

Creating unnecessary cognitive load

Using interaction or animation for novelty

Visual noise

Unnecessary decoration and effects

Automating away meaningful human judgment

Polishing something people don't actually want

WHAT I'VE DONE

Where this way of thinking has taken my work

Growth experimentation

Product & UX

AI prototypes

Vibe-coded product experiments

Design systems

Interaction patterns

Hackathons / initiatives

Research

Speaking

Mentoring

WHERE I'M HEADING

I'm moving toward broader ownership across the path from opportunity to execution.

Defining what's worth solving, shaping the product direction, and staying close to the build and outcome long enough to see what actually works.

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