Ali’s journey seems like the perfect startup story: He moved to the UK for his MBA, faced job anxiety, and had to adapt to an all-English environment. But instead of just surviving, he turned these struggles into his entrepreneurial philosophy. 🔸 He is the founder of Experiential Academy: Bridging real-world practice and academic theory. 🔸 Co-founder of English Therapy: Helping others overcome the language barriers he once faced.Sounds like a classic success story, until Ali brushes it off:“Ideas are worthless.”“We tend to glorify this entrepreneurship, but it's not.”“One week or one month of my MBA, I was expecting somebody from university emails me we were wrong to give you a scholarship. ”This isn’t about a lightbulb moment—it’s about chaos, self-doubt, and turning survival into something real.So, how do you build something lasting while still figuring yourself out? Answers in the video.

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(0:00) – Intro

(1:53) – Who is Ali Toosi?

(3:04) – The Gap Between School and Real Business

(5:05) – The Hidden Loneliness of Founders

(7:27) – Selling Yourself in 30 Seconds

(9:33) – The Power of Listening in Sales

(12:14) – What Acting Taught Me About Business

(16:03) – No Second Takes: Theatre & Startups

(18:29) – Performing Without Pretending

(22:11) – Why Great Ideas Still Fail

(26:17) – Walking Away from a “Dream” Career

(30:12) – The Invisible Systems Behind Business

(33:36) – How Culture Shapes Ambition

(38:27) – Knowing When to Quit

(42:05) – The Reality of Impostor Syndrome

(47:21) – Moving Abroad: It’s More Than Language

(53:08) – When Success Feels Hollow

(57:49) – Why High Achievers Struggle With Fulfillment

(1:02:13) – Ideas Are Cheap. Execution Wins.

(1:06:46) – Adapt or Fail: The Constant of Change

(1:11:17) – AI: Threat or Opportunity?

(1:16:03) – The Moment Everything Shifted

(1:20:06) – The Quiet Cost of Starting Over Abroad

(1:24:11) – Breaking Into Closed Worlds