Harikesh Pushpapathan

(”Kesh”)

About me.

25 years into my life. Partner @ Stoic VC; an early stage venture fund solving our world’s most intractable problems by a) Redesigning human health b) supercharging compute c) rebalancing the earth. To do this, we partner with Uniseed – commercialisation body managing 65% of Australia R&D output. I currently sit on a few committees including Uniseed, Antler and NSW government’s Biosciences fund. Prior to this, I spent a few years investing personally, at other funds, fundraising for startups and building my own telehealth business. When I’m not investing or recovering from sporting injuries, I love to write – both in music and blogging. Drop me a line.

What I do for a living.

Hoffman’s quote from Mario’s letter lays it out best:

…..venture capital investing is an exercise in “predictive anthropology.” We’re forecasting what the landscape of market demand, competition, and products/services will look like in the future.

Life thesis.

1. Curiosity has a longer shelf life than passion.

2. You’ll never miss a lucky day, if you try every day.

3. Enemies make better allies than frenemies.

	Low +ve	High +ve
Low -ve	Acquaintances: indifferent	Friends: consistently supportive
High -ve	Enemies: consistently undermining	Frenemies: ambivalent

- Originals by Adam Grant

4. In a hyper-optimised world, we mustn’t forget to nurture taste.

5. Don’t be stupid. Outcomes of actions compound in decades, not days.

My musings.

Medium Harikesh Pushpapathan – Medium

My music.

Progress.