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Timely perspectives from the Shakti community: founders, Titans, LPs, and beyond
The Parachute Only Opens After You Jump
In her latest We Are Spiraling newsletter, Priya Anand explores a truth every founder knows: an idea only becomes a “Thing” when you decide to move. In her piece, “5 Founders On How They Took The Leap,” Priya argues for the power of “baby steps” over the paralyzing weight of New Year’s resolutions.
One of the featured founders is our own Keval Desai…
The not so boring VC gift …
Every year, we send one meaningful holiday gift to the Shakti community. Something thoughtful, personal, and reflective of the people who make Shakti what it is. In past years, these gifts have highlighted an individual from our network: wine from Neil and Mindy Grossman’s Elysabeth Vineyards; The Age of AI by Eric Schmidt; a scarf from a portfolio company, Cuyana; Tequila Enemigo from Sandy Sholl; & chocolate-covered marshmallows from Liz Harrow’s family business, Schwartz Chocolates…
A garbage deal — in Space
As early stage specialists, we have been fans of garbage. It’s a classic “toothbrush” use case — ubiquitous & frequent. Of the 7B+ humans on earth, everyone produces garbage, almost daily. And recycling this garbage is a big business. In the US alone, there are 20+ publicly traded companies in waste management…
In Search of the AI Bubble’s Economic Fundamentals
By William Janeway, distinguished affiliated professor in economics at the University of Cambridge and author of Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy (Cambridge University Press, 2018). He is also a Shakti Titan.
The rise of generative AI has triggered a global race to build semiconductor plants and data centers to feed the vast energy demands of large language models…