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Bashir Mustapha

Bashir Mustapha

Product leader and venture builder

My name is Bash, a Canada-based entrepreneur, product leader and venture builder. I take ideas from “interesting” to “inevitable,” guiding teams from discovery to launch to scale.


I’ve led product across multiple industries, turning messy problems into clear strategy, crisp execution, and products customers actually stick with. I care about sharp prioritization, strong teams, and shipping work that moves the needle.


Over the years, I’ve partnered with 70+ pre-revenue, Canada-based startups, helping founders validate ideas, shape MVPs, and find early traction. I’ve also supported enterprise-level operations at three Canadian companies, building scalable systems; processes, workflows, and automation, that keep teams aligned and execution consistent as the business grows.


When I’m not leading product teams, I’m building ventures: validating the market, shaping the MVP, and getting the first real version into the world; fast, focused, and built to learn.


Open to contact via email at bashmustapha419@gmail.com or on LinkedIn.

Logos and branding

Logos and branding

Enterprise AI and automation

Enterprise AI and automation

At Norima Consulting, I led the design and delivery of AI-powered automations across contract review, time tracking, and project setup; cutting repetitive admin work, accelerating project kickoff, and reducing errors through more consistent workflows.

  • Built an AI-assisted Master Service Agreement (MSA) review automation that flags key risk/interest areas for faster, more consistent checks

  • Automated weekly timecard follow-ups, replacing manual “missing stamps” email chases

  • Reduced timecard follow-up effort from ~60 hours/month to ~20 hours/month

  • Streamlined Salesforce project creation by automating project setup steps previously handled manually

  • Automated uploading project details and MSAs, adding team members/roles, and assigning initial tasks

  • Improved project kickoff speed and consistency while reducing setup errors and operational overhead


At Amiron Ventures, my team and I built a Slack-based vacation request bot that replaced a slow back-and-forth approval process with a streamlined, automated workflow; cutting what used to take hours of coordination down to under an hour end-to-end.

  • Built a Slack vacation request bot that lets employees submit leave dates directly via message

  • Triggered automated manager emails with exact dates and one-click Approve/Deny actions

  • Sent instant requester notifications on approval or denial to remove back-and-forth follow-ups

  • Automatically added approved leave to the company vacation calendar

  • Eliminated manual coordination and reduced staff + manager effort from hours to under an hour per request cycle


At EPH Apparel, I led the design and rollout of AI-driven automations that eliminated two major operational bottlenecks; client follow-ups after consultations and monthly sales commissionc processing, freeing up ~40% of team time while improving accuracy and consistency.

  • Designed and implemented an end-to-end customer notification workflow linking in-store consultation/measurement touchpoints to ActiveCampaign

  • Automated production milestone updates to clients: in production → ready to ship → shipped → delivered to store → ready for try-on/pickup

  • Built an OMS-based commission automation to calculate staff earnings per sale

  • Reduced manual data entry and streamlined month-end commission processing for the accounting team

  • Cut repetitive admin work significantly, improving operational speed, accuracy, and customer communication consistency

Things I like

Things I like

Shipping early, learning fast

Shipping early, learning fast

Clear priorities and clean roadmaps

Clear priorities and clean roadmaps

Teams that own outcomes, not tasks

Teams that own outcomes, not tasks

Strong narratives (problem → bet → proof)

Strong narratives (problem → bet → proof)

No-code tools that save real time

No-code tools that save real time

Tiny UX details that quietly do the work

Tiny UX details that quietly do the work

Things I dislike

Things I dislike

Meetings with no decision or owner

Meetings with no decision or owner

Process for the sake of process

Process for the sake of process

Vanity metrics and dashboard theatre

Vanity metrics and dashboard theatre

“Quick wins” that create long-term mess

“Quick wins” that create long-term mess

Vague feedback and unclear requirements

Vague feedback and unclear requirements

Overbuilding before validating the market

Overbuilding before validating the market

© 2026 Bashir Mustapha

© 2026 Bashir Mustapha