(”Kesh”)
About me.
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 - venture arm of the top 10 Universities in Australia. Prior to this, I spent a few years at other funds, corporate advisory and helped grow a telehealth startup. Currently building a community for those curious about the life-sciences/deep tech called DnM’s. When I’m not investing or attending to sporting injuries, I love to write - both in music and blogging. Drop me a line.
What I do for a living ; ELI5.
My sister and I bake two batches of cookies. We don’t have ingredients, so Mum helps us out with flour, eggs, choc chips, etc. I go all out—dinosaur shapes, rainbow sprinkles, the works. But most of my cookies either burn, break, or just look weird and end up in the trash. Meanwhile, my sister sticks to plain, rounded cookies. They come out perfect every time. I finish my batch in half the time. Because mine look cool, they are a big hit—people want more, and soon I am not just baking at home; I am supplying the whole neighborhood. My sister’s cookies taste just as good but don’t scale beyond the kitchen. Mum, who gives us the ingredients, gets a bite of all the good cookies. Most of mine flop, but the ones that work turn out great—so Mum ends up with more than she originally asks for.
Life thesis.
1. Hunt curiosity, not passion. Passion can wax n’ wane.
2. Sometimes I’ll get lucky. I’ll never miss that day, if I try every day.
3. There is always a silver-lining in adversity ; its my job to make that gold.
4. In a hyper optimised and mass produced world, we must continue to nurture authenticity and taste.
My musings.
Medium Harikesh Pushpapathan – Medium