W. Malik
Prologue
The board is set.
Layyah · --:--

Scroll. White to move.

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.

♕︎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.

hello@thewaqasmalik.com

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