More than a career. A journey of building.
From Tehran, building networks of people and businesses.
Yousef Darvishvand's work sits at the intersection of people and enterprise. What began with a focus on Executive Search — finding and evaluating leaders for organizations across Iran and abroad — grew into a broader practice of building the businesses, structures and ecosystems that let good people do their best work.
Organizations are built around people, not the other way around.
Every venture in the ecosystem — HCTLinked, Hamyar Niroo Alborz, YD Group — starts from the same premise: that the right structure, matched with the right people, compounds into long-term value. Business Ecosystem Architecture is that premise applied at scale.
Timeline
A sequence of ventures, each building on the last.
MBA, Strategy — University of Tehran
A formal grounding in business strategy that underpins every venture that followed.
Founded HCTLinked
Launched an Executive Search and HR solutions practice in Tehran — combining a professional network with a dedicated search engine for evaluated, interview-ready talent.
Hamyar Niroo Alborz — Founder & Chairman
Extended the human capital practice with a second venture focused on staffing and workforce solutions.
Entrepreneurship & Startup Advisory
Advised and supported early-stage founders while continuing to build within the HCTLinked ecosystem.
Business Ecosystem Architect & Entrepreneur
Leading YD Group as Founder & Group CEO — connecting people, capital and strategy across a growing network of ventures.
“Building companies is one thing. Building the ecosystem that lets them reinforce each other is a different craft entirely.”