Hi, You've Found Kareem Mayan

I co-founded SocialWOD and eduFire and built profitable web apps at ESPN, FIM, and ALS.net
My work has appeared in places like , , , and

Currently

• SocialWOD - Pain-free WOD tracking for CrossFit affiliates
• CrossFit Gyms - Find a CrossFit box near you
• Chimp - Donor-focused tools to manage charitable giving

Previously

• I'll help you find your life purpose
• EasyCal - a web booking calendar (and the EasyCal small business advice blog)
• For two years I was a digital nomad
• NiceTips - Travel advice for independent travelers, backpackers, and digital nomads (offline)

From Kareem Mayan's Blog

• How much money will your idea make you?
• How to get paying customers before you start writing code
• How to use Stripe when running a Canadian Company
• Why only fools write code first

From Tumblr

• "It isn’t normal to know what we want. It is a rare and difficult psychological achievement."
• "The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In..."
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• "Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels...."
• "A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything."

About Me

Work

• Co-Founder, SocialWOD and CrossFit Gyms(2011-present)
• Product Lead at ChimpFund.com (2008-present)
• Co-founded eduFire, where teachers use live video to teach students around the globe (2007-08)
• Director of Product Dev at FOX Interactive Media (FIM) Labs, where I prototyped products for sites like MySpace. Led product development of the first sports social network (2005-07)
• Technical Producer on ESPN's fantasy sports game engine, which is responsible for seven figures in revenue annually. Helped grow ESPN Insider, a subscription product, by 25% in 6 months (2002-05)
• Developer at ALS.net, helping the small non-profit raise money and search for a cure for Lou Gehrig’s disease (2001-02)

Also...

• Mentor at Grow Lab (2010-present)
• Advisor to WorldBlu on tech and business strategy (2006-10)
• Moderated Creative Good peer learning and leadership network of Fortune 2000 directors and managers (2006)
• Brought together community of 85 techies as co-organizer of LA’s first Barcamp “unconference” (2006)
• Learned how to improve key metrics by improving a business's customer experience in Creative Good’s year-long Fellows Program (2005)

Personal

• Born and raised in Toronto, Canada
• McGill University graduate with a degree in psychology and computer science
• Lived in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Boston, West Hartford CT, Santa Monica CA, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Budapest, Hungary
• Currently: Vancouver, BC

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