Contact Zareef Ahmed

Talk to a human

Every channel below reaches me directly. No assistant, no ticket queue. Ask me to call you, or pick the channel that fits what you want to say.

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Request a call back

Leave your name, email and what the call is about, and I will call you.

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Best for consulting and training inquiries, and anything worth writing properly. I read everything myself.

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in/zareefahmed

Good for introductions and quick professional questions. Add a line about what you are working on when you connect.

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+91 98181 23697

Good for a quick question or to set up a time. Feel free to message me any time. Text only, please; no calls.

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If you are writing about a project

Most consulting mail I receive is missing the one detail that would let me answer it. A first email that covers these four things usually gets a same-week reply with a clear yes, a clear no, or a pointer to whoever you actually need:

  • The problem, in a paragraph. What hurts today and what better would look like. Plain words beat a requirements document.
  • Your stack and team. Languages, platforms, and rough team size. Enough for me to picture the codebase.
  • The constraints that matter. Deadlines, budget range, and rules like “code and data cannot leave our network”. That last rule is my specialty, not a blocker.
  • Where you are in the decision. Exploring options, comparing consultants, or ready to start.

The consulting page covers what an engagement looks like: scope, format, and focus areas.

Everything else

Questions about the books, comments on an article or a video, webinar and speaking invitations, workshop requests: all are welcome, and email is the right channel for every one of them. If you have found a mistake in a post or a book, say so in the subject line: corrections are the mail I answer first.