I first heard of Kutumb when their monster Series A was announced sometime in June’21 (about two years ago). Consumer social apps weren’t our strong suit then at Blume, and we hadn’t tracked the team actively, even though an ex-colleague had shared this as a potential opportunity with us. In recent times, I started hearing about Abhishek Kejriwal, the cofounder and CEO of Kutumb, from multiple sources, as someone with …
June 2023
PMF Convo #10 – Prukalpa Sankar, Atlan
Prukalpa was one of the first founders I thought of speaking to, when I conceived this series of talks. She was one of the few founders who had tweeted about PMF (Product Market Fit) and her take on it. I had also heard her speak on the topic, on an audio talk where we were fellow panelists. Nonetheless I hesitated, for I wanted to be better prepared for our conversation. …
Podcast Notes + Highlights: Bessemer’s Jeremy Levine, Kent Bennett and Brian Feinstein, on Colossus w Patrick O’Shaugnessy
Link to podcast + transcript | 30th April 2023
Sajith: Bessemer Venture Partners is one of the OGs of the venture industry. Lots here to learn for a venture nerd like me, from this podcast where Patrick O’Shaughnessy hosts three of the senior partners at Bessemer including the legendary Jerermy Levine. I got to learn a lot about how they work together and the Bessemer OS. What i found particularly …
A VC’s Perspective on a Legendary Public Market Investor’s Book
Pulak Prasad, founder of Nalanda Capital, is one of the giants of public market investing. Based out of Singapore, Pulak Prasad has built Nalanda into one of the most respected public market investors operating in India, presently overseeing around $5b in assets under management. Now, Pulak is known as much for being super-reclusive as for his track record. So ever since the book was announced, it was keenly awaited by …