Writing
Stories from the Mousilli family
True stories about Feras and Basim Mousilli, their work, their roots in Damascus and the people they serve.
- Career, about FerasFrom engineer to patent attorney: how Feras Mousilli learned to read an inventionFeras Mousilli trained as a biomedical engineer and computer scientist at Johns Hopkins before law school. That training still shapes how he protects founders' inventions.
3 minute read - Everest, about BasimEverest Base Camp in rented gear: what Basim Mousilli brought down the mountainBasim Mousilli climbed to Everest Base Camp with his brother and wrote every step of it. The lesson he brought down: you will always be in the wrong gear, and you go anyway.
2 minute read - Founders and IP, about FerasWhy founders need to think about intellectual property earlyLessons from Feras Mousilli's years at DLA Piper, Dell, Apple and Mousilli Legal on why startups should protect their IP before they raise, launch or sign.3 minute read
- Building, about BasimFrom oilfields to owners: Basim Mousilli's 27 years of building systemsBasim Mousilli built digital oilfields in Brunei and Oman, sold technology across the Middle East, then rebuilt his life and founded Insert Fuel to give owners their time back.2 minute read
- Teaching, about FerasThe professor: Feras Mousilli's classrooms in Kyiv and MedellínFeras Mousilli has taught law and entrepreneurship at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and, as a Fulbright Visiting Professor, at the University of Antioquia in Medellín.2 minute read
- Insert Fuel, about BasimStop chasing busy: the mission behind Insert Fuel and LET GO BOSSBasim Mousilli founded Insert Fuel and LET GO BOSS so business owners can build companies that run without them. Here is the idea, and how it works.2 minute read
- Roots, about FerasHome to Damascus: Feras Mousilli and Syria's foundersIn July 2025 Feras Mousilli returned to Damascus for the first time in fifteen years to speak at SYNC. He now helps Syria's startup community in his father's memory.2 minute read
- Family, about BasimA father first: Basim Mousilli on raising Nadine and Ayla to buildBasim Mousilli coached his daughter Nadine through the full Austin Marathon, and cheers on Ayla's Ayla Views. What fatherhood has taught a builder.2 minute read
- Career, about FerasInside Dell and Apple: what a decade in house taught Feras MousilliFeras Mousilli spent eight years at Dell and then served as Senior Corporate Counsel at Apple for the Apple Watch and MFi. What those years taught him about counsel.2 minute read
- Giving back, about BasimTwo kilometres from Syria: Basim Mousilli and the Watan FoundationBasim Mousilli served on the U.S. board of the Watan Foundation from December 2024 to August 2026, helping Syrian families return home. The story of the border, and the quiet work after.2 minute read