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Pejman Nozad and Saeed Amidi

Silicon Valley success

Pejman Nozad and Saeed Amidi of AMIDZAD
Rental Building’s Good Karma Nurtures Success
New York Times, September 13, 2007 -- The Amidis, a family of Iranian immigrants, along with their partner Pejman Nozad, also own an Oriental rug store here that has put them in contact with many more entrepreneurs and investors. The store and the building have helped them forge an unusual path into the ranks of Silicon Valley’s kingmakers. “We believe in good karma, good energy, good feeling, and we believe some buildings have good energy,” Mr. Amidi said, speaking in a slow, accented lilt. Like many other landlords in the dot-com boom, Mr. Amidi demanded a chance to invest in some of his tenants. One was PayPal, the online payment company, whose sale to eBay for $1.5 billion gave the Amidis a multimillion-dollar payout and a taste for more technology investing >>>FULL TEXT

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14-Sep-2007
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really happy for them, but I wish they replied to emails

by no_name (not verified) on

I have emailed Pejman Nozad on couple of different occasions and have never gotten a reply back from him. I guess success has a higher pedestal. None the less I am happy for any Iranian who makes it here, even though they might lose themselves.


Nader

Outstanding organization indeed!!

by Nader on

One should know this people up close and personal to appreciate what they have done. Pejman Nozad is indeed a genius!
Well done Amidzad family. Well done!


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Nice white socks there

by TESLA (not verified) on

Nice white socks there chief!!


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Startups

by Shobeir (not verified) on

Greetings,

I work with Mr. Saeed Amidi at Plug and Play Tech Center and Analyze for Amidzad. If you any of you have a cool technology startup and are looking for help. Feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Shobeir