Hi, I'm Aziz.
I build products and the teams behind them. I lead products end to end: I plan them and work through their problems, technical and not, with the same engineering instinct for where things break. What I care about most is how teams actually work, and how we build the environment, the habits, and the relationships that help us do our best work. Over the past 5+ years I've led product and security teams and helped ship more than 10 different products alongside a lot of great people.
Off the clock I build small tools and apps for myself, train for different competitions like fitness challenges, HYROX, and running and obstacle races, and set aside time to read. I also run with Cyber Runners, a community where people from tech and security train together and trade what they know.
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What I'm building
A mix of work side-projects and self-experiments. Some shipped, some still cooking.
- 2026 shipped
An app to help you keep up your prayers and stay on top of them, on iPhone and Android. Straight from the notification, one tap records each salah: in the masjid, in jamā'ah, on time. Then it shows you the numbers and stats for whether you are improving week over week.
iOS appAndroid appprivacy - 2026 shipped
Wime started as an attempt to track time and lift productivity with as little distraction and manual input as possible. It follows your time based on where you are, and gives you space to write notes and journal entries tied to each place. In the end it hands you a chart of how you spend your hours and days, with a map of where you have been.
iOS appprivacyproduct - 2026 wip
A management platform for beauty centers and salons. It gives salon owners and their teams one place to manage bookings, coordinate appointments, process payments, and stay in touch with clients, with a dashboard for workflow, peak hours, and regular client stats.
managementbookingproduct - 2026 shipped
A running community for cybersecurity professionals, built to grow healthy habits and keep people motivated. We train together and follow the community's progress on our own platform: members, monthly distance, number of sessions, and a shared monthly goal that everyone on the team contributes to.
communityrunningweb app - 2026 shipped
A guide to Riyadh for visitors, in English and Arabic. It is my own take on the city, not a list of the most famous spots. Where I eat and stay, how to get around, and what to know before you land.
guidebilingualweb
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Writing
In Arabic I write about management, products, time management, strategy, and planning. In English I write about technology, information security, and AI.
Abdulaziz's Whiteboard
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What I read
Between the pages of books, to discover an idea and learn a craft.
- This year
- 3 books
- This year
- 928 pages
- All-time
- 94 books
Recently finished
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The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals Chris McChesneyMay 2026 -
Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World Anne-Laure Le CunffApr 2026 -
Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential Tiago ForteApr 2026 -
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future Peter ThielMar 2025 -
Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day Jake Knapp★★★★★ · Oct 2019
On the list
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The athletic side
One of the things I care about and keep up with is my athletic side and my progress in it, whether I'm training for competitions like HYROX or running small experiments on nutrition, recovery, and how training data actually predicts how I feel. I talk about it here and there across social.
- Run this month
- 0 km
- 0 sessions
- Strength this month
- 0 h
- 0 sessions
- YTD running
- 349 km
- Latest activity
- Night RunTue, Sep 22 · 5.5 km · 7:05 /km
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Community
A community of cybersecurity professionals who love to run. We train together and track progress.
- members
- 3
- This month
- 33 km
- 3 sessions · 3 hours
- Monthly goal
- 3%
- 33 / 1000 km
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Get in touch
I'm easiest to reach by email or LinkedIn. I read every message.