Shuvi ShrivastavaLetting fires burnOne of the oldest and most universal pieces of advice I have heard in the venture world is to “let some fires burn”. The simple idea is…4 min read·Mar 9, 2023--1--1
Shuvi ShrivastavaQuestions from the year gone by“The test of first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to…3 min read·Dec 20, 2022----
Shuvi ShrivastavaThe best in youA recent dinner chat with a long-time mentor and close friend got me thinking about our very delightful first meeting and the larger…2 min read·Jul 13, 2022--1--1
Shuvi Shrivastavato see things as they really areboth triggered and inspired by a last-minute text from a friend who’d enrolled, i ended up at a vipassana camp for the year-end break. and…3 min read·Jan 9, 2022--3--3
Shuvi ShrivastavaFear and (self) loathing in koramangalaWhile talking about entrepreneurship, we think product, business strategy, org building, fundraising as many of the core pillars that…5 min read·Feb 14, 2021--3--3
Shuvi ShrivastavaLost and foundSeveral years ago, our literature professor in college brought a friend of hers to class. He was a poet belonging to a minority faith in…2 min read·Dec 31, 2020----
Shuvi ShrivastavaPractising ‘first principles’Having started my career with management consulting, I’m no stranger to the rallying cry of “let’s think first principles here”, but the…7 min read·Nov 26, 2020--1--1
Shuvi ShrivastavainLightspeed IndiaGetting access and opening doors when starting from zeroFocusing on people important at zero-stage, such as customers, co-founders/employees, advisors, investors.5 min read·Oct 11, 2019----
Shuvi ShrivastavaStuff that didn’t workAbout a year ago, I quit my job at a kickass computer vision startup in Palo Alto to build my own venture. I have, since, worked on 6…7 min read·Jul 28, 2019--2--2
Shuvi ShrivastavaShelved“Believe it or not, I’m reading six books right now.” “Whoa, I can’t even finish one.” “Who said anything about finishing? Life’s too…1 min read·Jul 4, 2019----