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7 Big Start-Up Lessons From My First Small Business
7 Big Start-Up Lessons From My First Small Business
By Ishan Sharma
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You've heard of "Moore's" Law - now we're seeing a similar drop in cost-per-query over time (don't worry, I won't name it after myself). This trend…
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Hot opinion? What seems like AGI will be prompts chained together efficiently under the hood. This is already how companies like Perplexity…
Hot opinion? What seems like AGI will be prompts chained together efficiently under the hood. This is already how companies like Perplexity…
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Not too distance future: the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports will start including AI as a line item in reporting. AI Agents are blowing up. I can…
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Experience
Education
Volunteer Experience
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Editor In Chief
DailyDropout.FYI
- Present 3 years 10 months
Economic Empowerment
Venture studio featuring the world's best startups.
- 100k+ readers across aiml.fyi, webthree.fyi, and dailydropout.fyi
- Previous newsletter sponsors include Time, Forbes, Notion, and Amazon
- Angel investing alongside firms like Bain Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and more -
Data & Design Lead
San Francisco Mayor's Office of Civic Innovation
- 3 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
Worked with public administrators from the San Francisco Office of Racial Equity in designing a blueprint for a citywide racial equity index to build a more just and collectively liberated San Francisco
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The Leadership Award - Interviewer
Cal Alumni Association | UC Berkeley
- Present 4 years 2 months
Education
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Pro-Bono Consultant
Kiva
Economic Empowerment
• Recommended 2 social media strategies to increase conversion rates of first-time donors among millennials based on past data
• Researched and presented to Kiva CEO, executive team a 40+ page deck on giving trends among millennials to guide their 2018 user acquisition strategy -
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Honors & Awards
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Venture Capital Investment Competition - Global Finalist
VCIC.org
1st - UC Berkeley
1st - Silicon Valley Regionals
Global Finalist - UNC Chapel Hill (cancelled due to COVID-19)
Global VCIC is the world’s largest venture capital competition with over 70 universities competing. VCIC is the only place where students get to be VCs for the day and startups get a due diligence immersion.
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P&G CEO Challenge - North America Finalist
Proctor & Gamble
2nd / 250+ teams in North America
The P&G Global CEO Challenge invites students to demonstrate their business skills in several real-world scenarios, showcasing the type of work they could do for P&G brands. Over 23,000 students from 40 countries compete -
UC Berkeley Regents' and Chancellor's Scholar
Undergraduate Scholarships, Prizes, and Honors Office
Awarded the most prestigious scholarship awarded by the University of California, Berkeley, given to the top 200 entering undergraduates.
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Leadership Award
Cal Alumni Association
Alumni Interviewer
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Awarded:
2019
2018
2017
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Dean’s Startup Seed Grant
Haas School of Business
Awarded a $5,000 non-dilutive grant from the Dean’s Startup Seed Fund for starting Boxlet, a peer-to-peer storage solution for college students.
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McDonald's "MyInspirAsian" Spokesperson: Rio 2016 Olympics
McDonald's Corporation
Selected as one of four Asian Americans to deliver a PSA about gymnastics legend Amy Chow for Asian Americans in 2016 Olympics.
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Student Emissary
Fremont Union High School District
Selected as one of ten other students amongst nearly 11,000 high schoolers to represent my school (Cupertino High) for the Fremont Union High School District (FUHSD). A poster of myself will be permanently profiled in the FUHSD district office for the 2016-2017 academic school year. Award is chosen by Cupertino High School staff for well-roundedness and exemplifying a Cupertino Pioneer.
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Best Stock Pick - Annual Coslet Wharton LBW Investing Competition
Jonathan Coslet, Investor
$5000 was donated in my name to the Wharton School of Business for winning first place in an investing challenge. My stock pick, Weibo, which gained the most percentage (+75%) over a period of 4 months (August 2015-December 2015). Analyzed macroeconomy, tech industry trends, company position, management team, momentum, valuation, and risk for my pick.
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Honoree
NBC Bay Area
Honored as one of five Asian Americans making a difference in the Bay Area community for 2015 by NBC Bay Area for my work in the M&M Project.
Languages
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Hindi
Limited working proficiency
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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