High Fives and Arash's Story

At a recent DFJ venture capital conference, I heard the story of Arash Bayatmakou.

He fell from a 3rd story balcony a few years ago and landed on his neck, paralyzing him from the chest down.

Incredibly, he's determined to walk again. We exchanged emails after the conference and he signed off with this:

A high five, coming from a guy who's facing incredible challenges every day just to get back to doing the things we take for granted. I loved it, and decided that from now on, I'm going to sign my emails with a high five as well, as a tribute to him and his positive attitude.

If you want to follow Arash's recovery, you can subscribe to his blog here. And below is a video where he tells his story.

High five, Arash!