The Game of Waqas Malik
WaqasMalik
Nothing here is by accident.
Co-founder of Monox Systems. Founder of Khasa.
♙︎Chapter 1 · The land
The ground.
Every pawn can become a queen. Mine started on sand.
- 30.97° N70.94° E
- 143 mabove the sea
- --:--at home now
♕︎Chapter 2 · The machine
We compute.
Most people guess. We compute.
AI-powered growth systems. Co-founder and managing director of Monox Systems.
♖︎Chapter 3 · The craft
Kuch khaas.
Heritage, not costume.
Founder and CEO of Khasa, a heritage footwear house.
♘︎Chapter 4 · The lens
Take two.
I lost the first reels. The eye stayed.
Photographs now. New films in the making.
Chapter 5 · The opening book
The shelf.
Read what the powerful read. Then read the poets.
♗︎Chapter 6 · Point of view
Point of view.
A reporter asks what happened. A founder asks what’s next.
Chapter 7 · Castling
Balance.
The machine computes. The human chooses.
In 2005, two amateurs with three computers won a freestyle chess tournament against grandmasters. He builds the same way.
Epilogue · Say hello
Your move.
I’ll know it’s you.
You’re Black. Pick up a piece, and play any legal move.
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