@truthofmatthew

About
Matthew Truth

Matthew Truth is a product lead in Muscat, Oman, and the co-founder of Octabiz. Matthew writes about product and AI for Wamda and HospitalityTech, founded the Persian bird community Parandeban, and wrote Make the User Lazy.

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Who is Matthew Truth?

Matthew Truth, known online as truthofmatthew, is a product manager and designer who builds AI and machine learning products. Matthew has led product work since 2010 and today works at Dotin and RM Innovation.

Matthew is the co-founder and product lead of Octabiz, and founded Parandeban, a Persian online community about pet and wild birds with 50,000+ users and more than 12 million page views a year.

Matthew started coding at nine and still gives code away. Persian License Plate Recognition, a real-time plate reader built on YOLOv5, has 449 stars on GitHub.

  • NameMatthew Truth (متیو تروث)
  • Handletruthofmatthew
  • RoleProduct lead, AI and ML products
  • Based inMuscat, Oman
  • Co-founderOctabiz
  • FounderParandeban · Truth of Matthew
  • EducationMBA, Edalat University · B.A. Graphic Design, University of Applied Science and Technology

Timeline

  1. 1997A first computerA gift from Matthew's dad, and the start of a long habit of making things.
  2. 2010 to 2015Product Manager, Press TVLed the Android app: offline reading, notifications, and 20% more people coming back.
  3. 2014Founded RonevisAn Android app for Persian and Arabic text on photos, with its own font engine. 150,000+ users in under a year.
  4. 2019First formal talk, Pardis Technology ParkOctober 2019. Also a mentor at the Novan teen innovators event, Tivan Entrepreneurship Club.
  5. 2020Talk on branding and the brainHow the brain responds to brands, on stage at a conference.
  6. 2021 to 2022Executive Director and PM, ZaviéBuilt a community platform from zero and got people 25% more involved.
  7. Nov 2022AI Product Manager, RM InnovationBuilt Rugsage, an AI eBook builder and chatbot for the rug industry, then added AI reports to RMPro.
  8. Nov 2024Product Manager and Designer, DotinIdeas, user research and prototypes for HR apps.
  9. 2026Writing for HospitalityTech, Substack and WamdaHotel software in September, a study of 571 US product manager job posts in October, and Gulf businesses and paper in November.

Companies

  • OctabizCo-founder and product lead
  • ParandebanFounder · Persian online community about pet and wild birds · 50,000+ users, 12 million+ page views a year
  • Truth of MatthewFounder · a small practice in Muscat that helps teams plan and ship AI products
  • RonevisFounder, 2014 · Android app for Persian and Arabic text on photos · 150,000+ users in under a year

In the press

Projects, the Substack and the book are on the homepage.

Quick answers

Where is Matthew Truth based?

Muscat, Oman.

Is this the Matthew from the Bible?

No. Matthew Truth is a product lead in Muscat with no link to the Gospel of Matthew or to the song Truth Be Told.

How do I contact Matthew Truth?

Email truthofmatthew@gmail.com or send a message on LinkedIn.

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