Learning the Shape of "No"
I didn’t try to learn how to say no. I noticed, later, that I had been doing it for a long time.
Growth & Longevity Systems BuilderShivam Selam
I work on growth as a first-principles problem. Both personal and business growth. Growth as understanding people, constraints, incentives, and momentum.
Over the last decade, this way of thinking pulled me into design, branding, product, AI systems, and long-term platform building.
How I see the world
Growth comes before everything else.
Before tools. Before technology. Before product. I start by understanding behavior and compounds.
People: What they want but struggle to do.
Friction: Where momentum stops.
Constraints: Which ones actually matter.
Incentives: What drives long-term action.
Work & Chronology
Experiments, systems, and platforms.
2025–Present
Seminara
The world's first agentic host for online presentations to help in sales and activations.
Check Work ↗2024–Present
omniai.club
Building digital teammates for small and growing brands to help in brand discovery, nurture, and sales
Check Work ↗2022–2024
Placetree
Connecting real skills with real work. A platform designed to move beyond traditional credentials to focus on verifiable competence.
Check Work ↗2018–2022
Shivam Selam Studio
Experience-led growth for brands. Helping companies find clarity through design, positioning, and behavioral systems.
Check Work ↗2016–2018
Learning Growth & Digital Systems
Early experiments in growth engineering and digital products under resource constraints. Built first global client base.
2015
Pivot
The year I pivoted from studying a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery to racing, music, entrepreneurship, and systems.
Live Thinking
Writing Archive
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On selling, honesty, and what always works
I’ve always been fascinated by selling. Not because I was particularly good at it.
The End of Inherited Identity
I never learned philosophy from books. Whatever shaped my worldview came from the life I lived.
Why I Write (and Who It’s For)
I was twenty, leaving a medicine lecture one humid afternoon. The hospital corridor smelled faintly of antiseptic and fatigue.
Today’s Small Business Is Tomorrow’s Big Business (If Done Right)
Every great company began small. But not every small company becomes great.
Why I Stopped Following the Design Process
When I first started designing websites and brand identities for clients in Boston and Atlanta, I wanted to do things the right way. I studied how agencies oper
Every Day, the Market Begins Again
For a long time, I used to think the world moves in straight lines. That once something is built, learned, or discovered, it becomes a fixed part of our collect
The Few Who Made It Real
When you start a company, the first question you get asked is, “Who is this for?” Investors, advisors, even friends. They want the customer profile.
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Pinned: Seminara is the world's first agentic presentation host. It runs your demos, training, or webinars, and talks to your audience like a real presenter, even when you’re not there. Not a video and not a chatbot. Hire Seminara today:
Seminara is the world's first agentic presentation host. It runs your demos, training, or webinars, and talks to your audience like a real presenter, even whe
RT by @SelamShivam: Seedance 2.0 doesn’t just disrupt filmmaking — it steamrolls motion design too. One image, one sentence, a few minutes, and you’ve got a premium, expensive-looking Microsoft Fluent–style animated app ad. That whole pipeline just got compressed into a prompt. pic.
Seedance 2.0 doesn’t just disrupt filmmaking — it steamrolls motion design too. One image, one sentence, a few minutes, and you’ve got a premium, expensive-look
Is @grok the best?
Is @grok the best? grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5LWNvc… — Shivam Selam (@SelamShivam) Feb 8, 2026
RT by @SelamShivam: Ask any elite athlete and they'll tell you ""the Zone"" is where the magic happens, but it’s fragile. A break in your concentration and you've lost your edge. Protect that space. It’s just you, your AI agent, and your dreams. pic.
Ask any elite athlete and they'll tell you ""the Zone"" is where the magic happens, but it’s fragile. A break in your concentration and you've lost your edge. P
“Is this just a wrapper?” Seminara isn’t. It’s built as a system of worker agents. Each owns a cognitive role. Security, delivery, follow-ups. This is the shift. Hard code → algorithms → agents. If you’re curious what agent-first software feels like, look up Seminara.
“Is this just a wrapper?” Seminara isn’t. It’s built as a system of worker agents. Each owns a cognitive role. Security, delivery, follow-ups. This is the shift
Pinned: Seminara is the AI presentation host. It runs your demos, training, or webinars, and talks to your audience like a real presenter, even when you’re not there. Think of it as a presenter, not a video and not a chatbot. Hire Seminara today:
Seminara is the AI presentation host. It runs your demos, training, or webinars, and talks to your audience like a real presenter, even when you’re not there.
too good to be true?
too good to be true?omniai.club (@theomniaiclub)Seminara is an AI presentation host. It runs your demos, training, or webinars, and talks to your audience like
Don’t wait for the next pandemic, start using today 😆
Don’t wait for the next pandemic, start using seminara.online today 😆 — Shivam Selam (@SelamShivam) Feb 2, 2026
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Power. Precision. Presence. Not for everyone. #OmniAI #EliteByDesign #ThinkDifferent
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Many tools. Too much noise. Now, there’s just one. OmniAI. #OmniAI #FutureOfWork #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalTeammat...
Many tools. Too much noise. Now, there’s just one. OmniAI. #OmniAI #FutureOfWork #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalTeammate
Some belong. Most don’t. The question is… do you? #OmniAI #OmniAIClub #AI #FutureOfWork
Some belong. Most don’t. The question is… do you? #OmniAI #OmniAIClub #AI #FutureOfWork
Building a brand in 2025 and beyond isn’t about noise — it’s about clarity, trust, and adaptability. In this video, we b...
Building a brand in 2025 and beyond isn’t about noise — it’s about clarity, trust, and adaptability. In this video, we break down: 🔹 The core problems small b
Power. Precision. Presence. OmniAI.
Power. Precision. Presence. OmniAI.
Mental Models
"Growth works when you stop trying to hack it and start trying to understand why it isn't happening naturally."
"Systems don't fail because they are complex. They fail because the incentives of the people running them are misaligned."
Knowledge Node
System & Frameworks
Philosophy
First Principles Growth
Deconstructing growth problems into fundamental truths—user psychology, market constraints, and incentives—rather than relying on temporary tactics or 'hacks'.
Mental Model
Systems Thinking
Viewing businesses and products not as isolated components, but as interconnected networks of feedback loops, stocks, and flows that determine long-term behavior.
Framework
Leverage
The ratio of output to input. High leverage activities (code, media, capital, labor) allow for non-linear results from linear effort.
Mental Model
Compounding
The process where the value of an investment increases because the earnings on an investment, both capital gains and interest, earn interest as time passes.
Definition
Friction
Any variable that slows down or impedes a user from performing a desired action. Reducing friction is often the highest-ROI growth activity.
Mental Model
Incentives
External motivators that explain the behavior of individuals and systems. 'Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome.'
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Shivam Selam?
Shivam Selam is a growth hacker and systems thinker who builds businesses, platforms, and creative work by reverse-engineering outcomes from users, constraints, and first principles. He is the founder of omniai.club, Seminara, Placetree, and Pivot.
What is Shivam Selam's core positioning?
He works on growth as a first-principles problem—understanding people, constraints, incentives, and momentum before choosing technology or tools.
How can I contact Shivam?
For serious strategic partnerships, collaborations, or investment, Shivam is open to strategic discussions and long-term leverage.