Vashnav

Improve human life using data, capital, and technology.

@Wharton MBA Candidate | Ex Polymath Ventures, @Uber, Consulting | Stats & Econ @NorthwesternU

[vitalik.eth @VitalikButerin]

Normalize saying "dub" (instead of "double-yoo") as the name of the letter W.

All letters deserve a one-syllable name.

[Vashnav @VashnavPandey]

@howardlindzon Your approach definitely makes sense. Appreciate the response and best of luck!

[Vashnav @VashnavPandey]

@Jason Do you follow double fans of both this week in startups and the all in podcast? 🤔

[William Barnes @williampbarnes]

As I have done before, here is a quick review of last year for the Uber alumni syndicate (aka Moving Capital). In 2021 we invested $40M across 77 deals - (35 of which were sourced by scouts), alongside folks like Craft, Kleiner, a16z, Index, Softbank, YC, Tiger, Battery

[Vashnav @VashnavPandey]

Never have I wanted a single-celled organism so badly in my life. If only one could kitesurf at night…

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

The ethereal blue glow of the microscopic marine algae Lingulodinium polyedra, filmed off the coast of southern California by photographer Patrick Coyne.

[Vashnav @VashnavPandey]

Recently read a stat that @BeyondMeat and @ImpossibleFoods saved 1 million cows. Crazy to think that is 0.33% of the annual cows slaughtered. Cannot wait for meat #biomanufacturing to be economically viable and scalable

[Steph Smith @stephsmithio]

Yet another example of exponential innovation.

In 2500, people will look back and think it's crazy that we bred and killed animals the way that we do today.

[Vashnav @VashnavPandey]

#psychology research shows that precise numbers create more assurance to those who see them that they were calculated rigorously. The #Fed could use every bit of confidence right now given their expanded plans to sell off the assets that they conjured recently

[Vashnav @VashnavPandey]

Even 1 basis point should have a significant impact when applied over all economic activity impacted by rate hikes.
Not a central banker, so maybe a dumb q: why does the #FED use monetary policy like a blunt instrument? Do #interestrates need to move in round numbers: 0.25%?

[Vashnav @VashnavPandey]

#Theranos verdict is a symptom of an economy over-reliant on consumption. Biotech patients have little recourse over faulty info about their bodies, but investors have full recourse over faulty info about their PortCos. The US should adopt European consumer protection frameworks.

[Vashnav @VashnavPandey]

@eshita Jamie Dimon has had some bad takes on Bitcoin at least

[Vashnav @VashnavPandey]

@ShaanVP Donald Glover is a quintuple threat talent and has been a career booster for many who have worked with him. He’s the one you want to be

[Vashnav @VashnavPandey]

“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn’t stop to think of they should.” - Dr. Ian Malcolm Jurassic Park. An overemphasis on having a metaverse play vs. creating 10x solutions to real problems will result in failed product investments

[Anthony Pompliano 🌪 @APompliano]

No one wants to shop at Walmart in the metaverse.

[Vashnav @VashnavPandey]

Jokes aside,
1. @chancetherapper is an undeniable artistic talent
2. Sustainability needs to have consistent, viral presence in cultural art pieces, depicting both, positive and negative potential futures within our lifetimes.

[Vashnav @VashnavPandey]

The most important work of art on climate change ever produced

[Me @Ksea43_]

Dawg why @chancetherapper absolutely eat on this country version of Hot in Herre

[Vashnav @VashnavPandey]

@JaiminDesai93 👏🏽

[Vashnav @VashnavPandey]

@Jason @nycsalt helps youth from underserved, predominantly immigrant communities in NYC pursue higher education and careers by using visual arts training as a pathway. The money would go a long way for the students and you can decide how to allocate it at https://t.co/C4gyAgxEaW

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

21 thoughts from 2021 I'd like to take into 2022:

[Vashnav @VashnavPandey]

Leading technology companies should leverage advanced tech capabilities in support functions too. Of all of the resume parsers I've used while applying to jobs, @BytedanceTalk has had the best one by far, making the process more efficient for both me and its recruiters 👏

[Vashnav @VashnavPandey]

@stephsmithio Agreed incentives run it all. Without preventing politicians from getting paid by corporations and trading in markets they influence, there's no way to justify investing more in their pay. Accountability is more important than smarts to voters and to effective governance.