Recent Reflections

Shifting Gears
Shifting Gears
May 31, 2025
Hello readers! Hope you're doing well, wherever you are and whatever you're up to. This post is a little different from the ones I’ve shared before. Depending on how long you've been follow...
Protected: Beta 21 is Done! – Hard Lessons, Harder Wins
Protected: Beta 21 is Done! – Hard Lessons, Harder Wins
April 17, 2025
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Honoring the Memory of PS752’s Tragic Losses
Honoring the Memory of PS752’s Tragic Losses
January 7, 2025
I’ll never forget that fateful morning when news broke of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 being shot down just minutes after takeoff from Tehran, Iran. The tragedy took the lives ...
Protected: BETA 20 IS DONE!
Protected: BETA 20 IS DONE!
December 20, 2024
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Parastoo Ahmadi – Voice Against the Silence
Parastoo Ahmadi – Voice Against the Silence
December 20, 2024
Parastoo Ahmadi, a brave Iranian girl, held a symbolic YouTube concert without the obligatory hijab as an act of defiance, performing in a remote location in Iran. As far as I know, it...
Protected: Beta 19 is Done! – Back to Canada, Where It All Began
Protected: Beta 19 is Done! – Back to Canada, Where It All Began
November 25, 2024
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Protected: Beta 19 Mid Update
Protected: Beta 19 Mid Update
September 4, 2024
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This too shall pass: On the loss of my buddy, Alireza.
This too shall pass: On the loss of my buddy, Alireza.
May 10, 2024
Lost one of my closest friends of over a decade 40 days ago. Still in shock and can't believe it. He was 37 when he died from being unable to breathe, an allergic reaction, possibly caused ...
Protected: Beta 18 is Done! – Are you ready?
Protected: Beta 18 is Done! – Are you ready?
October 22, 2023
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About Me

Yaashaar Hadadian

  • Founder, CEO & CTO at EkipMate ™
    • Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Co-Founder and Former CEO of BCTV
    • Kuala Lumpur, KL, Malaysia

Educational

I graduated in Software Engineering from Staffordshire (UK) and APU (Malaysia). I’ve also been a Computer Science Ph.D. student/TA/RA at the University of British Columbia (Canada). I love paper and pen, hate adapting to patterns and norms, and am obsessive about creating something new, distinctive, and creative.

UBC Yaashaar Hadadian - Yashar
404 Final – (UBC – Canada, 2016)

I’ve been a software developer and graphic designer since 2002, and have worked in various areas with many different programming languages and frameworks. My areas of expertise are UX/UI design, web and mobile apps, and backend service solutions.

Professional

Having an artistic background, I worked in the show business industry for several years (2009–2013), contributing to over 200 TV episodes (BCTV) as a producer, director, video editor, presenter, and show host.

Yaashaar Hadadian - Neda - BCTV - Bit-Channel - Malaysia

BCTV ( also known as Bit-Channel) was a Persian television network I co-founded in 2010 in Malaysia. Some ex-co-workers commented on my working attitude in this video (30 Sec).

Latest Obsession

Yaashaar Hadadian - یاشار حدادیان

At my current tech company, we’re working on a large-scale social network, which requires my attention to be intensely focused on iOS, Android, hybrid, and web application development. I can’t share a link to the project’s website, as we’ve decided not to disclose anything about it until it’s nearly complete.