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Sandhya
@sandhya
Co-founder @Calibre_Labs | Applied AI research & consulting | Agents, AI Evals | prev EVP @amplitude_HQ | VC @khoslaventures @sequoia | @stanford @iitbombay
Joined May 2009
Today, @Amplitude_HQ went public and became a $7B company. I joined as an early PM hire in 2016 and left as an EVP a few months ago. When I joined, our FMV was <$30M. This is in stark contrast to the early stage ecosystem today with so much hype, one worries about substance.
- Next time I indulge in any kind of self pity, I am going to remind myself - Malvika, a bomb blast survivor got a PhD without f**king *hands*.Replying to @MalvikaIyerSay hello to Dr. Malvika Iyer ♥️ PS: To everyone who’s been curious as to how I type, do you see that bone protruding from my right hand? That’s my one and only extraordinary finger. I even typed my Ph.D. thesis with it :)
- 📢 I have news! 1/ I'm joining @Unusual_VC to help invest in and build great startups alongside the next generation of SaaS founders
- ⚠️ Skeptics are the expert commentators on the flaws of a world being built by optimists.
- Pro tip: When an authentic Asian restaurant asks you to rate your spice preference on a scale of ONE TO TEN, DON’T BE A HERO. 🌶😱
- Clubhouse is where all the kids do free webinars now. I love how good we are at taking any new way to communicate and starting ... webinars.
- Replying to @sandhya5⃣ Titles and JDs don't matter early on. My role at Amplitude changed every 6 months to the next bottleneck in the business to address. To be a good early startup hire, you need to be a generalist and learn what the company needs rather than keep working on what you know.
- Congratulations @SharmaShradha on getting @RNTata2000 on board! What a wonderful journey you've led @YourStoryCo on
- Replying to @sandhya4⃣ Customer love is worth 100x investment $. We worked on being the best product for our customers everyday. You could ask anyone in the company what we prioritized and you would hear this. Be the best product.
