Darsheel Sanghavi

@dartmouth | sf | dreamer

[Hank Couture @HankCouture]

Glossed over in every success story is a period of wandering curiously into the unknown

You must make time to wander

That is where all great stories begin

[Ranvir Deshmukh @ranvirdeshmukh_]

$35M+ in homes have now been bought and sold using @RealPact .

One of our early users sold more homes with RealPact last month than in his previous 6 months combined.

We’re also rolling it out with some of the top independent brokerages in New Hampshire.

Still early, but seeing something Erik and I built actually change how people work is pretty special.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

There may not be many people left in 10 years who can write, or want to read, things longer than a page or two. But there will be at least a few of us, and we'll be a powerful club.

[Angad Daryani @AngadDaryani]

Love that hand written notes are still a thing. A friend from SF visited @praan_inc in Mumbai today and I had to rush into a meeting after. Left me a note!

[Darsheel Sanghavi @dsanghavi10]

I’ve closely seen some of the hottest startups in the Bay Area. Their operations style is magical 🤌🏻

Having visited @praan_inc’s Mumbai office lately, i must admit:

If you wanna work at an SF startup in Mumbai and you haven’t checked out Praan yet, you’re missing out!

[Darsheel Sanghavi @dsanghavi10]

@AngadDaryani @praan_inc hehe! you be the best ❤️

[Darsheel Sanghavi @dsanghavi10]

@founderleague @AkshayMistry8 @erik_petersons 🔥

[Ranvir Deshmukh @ranvirdeshmukh_]

Real estate is a trillion-dollar industry running on decades-old software.

We’re building @RealPact to change that.

We’re starting with the transaction layer: automating the work behind buying and selling a home.

Still early, but we want real estate to look very different a few years from now.

P.S. The iPhone X launch made me buy the phone. “Best Friend” by SOFI TUKKER always stuck with me, so I wanted to bring a little of that energy into this launch :)

[Darsheel Sanghavi @dsanghavi10]

@ranvirdeshmukh_ always grinding ⏰

[Darsheel Sanghavi @dsanghavi10]

@praan_inc 🚀 🚀🚀

[Darsheel Sanghavi @dsanghavi10]

@ranvirdeshmukh_ @RealPact new hampshire 😍🌲💚

[Ranvir Deshmukh @ranvirdeshmukh_]

Built in New Hampshire, for the world. @RealPact

[Darsheel Sanghavi @dsanghavi10]

@ranvirdeshmukh_ @RealPact @ycombinator @erik_petersons “in one click”

[Ranvir Deshmukh @ranvirdeshmukh_]

Real estate does not have an AI problem. It has an infrastructure problem.

@RealPact (YC S26) is building the intelligent transaction infrastructure for real estate, automating paperwork, deadlines, and coordination from the first conversation to closing.

@ycombinator

[Darsheel Sanghavi @dsanghavi10]

@erik_petersons C suite and all

[Deedy @deedydas]

Meritocracy in tech is precarious. It’s everywhere and nowhere at the same time.

Cynics will tell you there is none. How can it possibly be fair that the Stanford grad seemingly can raise from any VC they want but the VirginiaTech one has to struggle? If you’re from a big lab, you’re the prom queen, but if you’re from a yesteryear SaasCo, no one even picks up your resume. Warm intros through people in the know seem to dictate who is allowed to win. To even get an interview at YC or a VC gig, it feels like an elite education is a prerequisite. It can seem like the system is rigged against you.

Yet, that view would be so patently false. The valley is one of the best meritocracies in the world. It’s just not obvious when you’re young. Tim Cook went to Auburn and spent 12yrs at IBM before Compaq. Nikesh Arora, one of the highest paid execs in America, went to a “lower ranked” IIT from India. Jan Koum dropped out of San Jose State to work at Yahoo before founding Whatsapp. The CTO of Anthropic went from a no-name college most couldn’t put on a map. Dylan Patel who sits on the most influential set of data in the world, got there by pure passion. Dwarkesh was a nobody before running the most influential podcast in tech. The team that built GPT-3 isn’t exactly a Harvard reunion. Jensen was from Oregon State and Denny’s. Tobi Lutke, Palmer Luckey, Frank Slootman, John Carmack, Jeff Dean, Linus Torvalds, Satya Nadella, the examples are infinite.

How can both of these be true? At any given moment, it feels like a stratified society based on your current credentials. What the Valley offers is the fastest path to updating those credentials.

The unspoken rule of the valley is that you get infinite shots on goal, but you just have to prove yourself to buy the next shot. If you try to jump too high, you might hit a brick wall. For some, it’s easy. You went to Stanford / MIT. Everyone thinks you’re the sharpest of your generation. But opportunity is abundant and you should be risk-on. One amazing product, one viral open source repo, one phenomenal company you helped build, one highly technical blog post, one amazing career stint: all can shape your fortunes overnight.

We often forget how much of a privilege that is. In most other parts of the world, you cannot in fact work yourself into the elite strata. CEOs of companies in India or China rarely are from a non-elite university. Corporate structures there are far less accommodating to former failures. Even in New York finance, there’s a certain way you need to speak, attire you need to wear and an unspoken private club that needs to welcome you. That doesn’t exist in the Valley. Sure there are private clubs, but anyone can make it to them. But you can always buy your entrance ticket with proof of work.

In the moment, it can seem not meritocratic. This happens especially when you’re younger. Hell, it’s not perfect and luck may never strike you. But career is a long game, and a wise valley veteran once told me “if you’re ambitious and you spend 25yrs here, there’s next to no chance you’re not making it.” And I’ve seen that too. It might not be fair in the moment, and it may not be fair to everyone, but it converges very quickly to it.

[Darsheel Sanghavi @dsanghavi10]

@ranvirdeshmukh_ @erik_petersons The OG

[Darsheel Sanghavi @dsanghavi10]

hi @sama

can you let people know this is not GPT Image 2.0 generated? lol

[Darsheel Sanghavi @dsanghavi10]

@sama x @cory 🤯

[Darsheel Sanghavi @dsanghavi10]

sf is truly nuts

everyone around is just equally motivated and excited to build. insane.