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In September (2012) I cofounded a company called Olympus Math. Olympus Math is an online platform that teaches students middle-school and high-school math. Our platform already has decent traction in the public-school space, and I’m pleased to announce that we just launched the consumer version of our product. You can find out more at http://olympusmath.com.
In the coming months (and years) I hope to write more about the work that we’re doing here at Olympus Math. We are applying a lot of Lean Startup and Agile Software Development practices that I …
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As a second-generation Iranian American, who has spent practically no time in Iran, I have found it difficult to learn the Persian language beyond mere kitchen talk. In an effort to improve my vocabulary, I sought out a list of the most common Persian words. I could not find such a list, so I searched for a Persian-language corpus that I could use to produce the list myself.
I came across the Hamshahri Persian Corpus and decided to use it. I ran a word count on the corpus to determine what …