Shardul Shah

I don't know. What can I tell you? I've been with Index for 20 years. So I don't have actually a lot of experience with other venture cultures. At Index, there's this deep acknowledgement of the importance of mentorship and apprenticeship. That's how you evolve in your career. And I've been super lucky to have seven mentors in my career. Not once was I coached or not once did I play

a game around doing X to climb up a corporate ladder. Like every time I was promoted, I was surprised. So maybe you're right. Like if you're in a institution, you know, of 200, 300 people, perhaps there's like machinery that you need to navigate. But in my home at Index, it's about finding fund returns.

a game around doing X to climb up a corporate ladder. Like every time I was promoted, I was surprised. So maybe you're right. Like if you're in a institution, you know, of 200, 300 people, perhaps there's like machinery that you need to navigate. But in my home at Index, it's about finding fund returns.

a game around doing X to climb up a corporate ladder. Like every time I was promoted, I was surprised. So maybe you're right. Like if you're in a institution, you know, of 200, 300 people, perhaps there's like machinery that you need to navigate. But in my home at Index, it's about finding fund returns.

How did Danny shape you?

How did Danny shape you?

How did Danny shape you?

I think if I had to distill it to the essence, it's intentionality. I've become much more intentional with my time. I've become much more intentional with my communication.

I think if I had to distill it to the essence, it's intentionality. I've become much more intentional with my time. I've become much more intentional with my communication.

I think if I had to distill it to the essence, it's intentionality. I've become much more intentional with my time. I've become much more intentional with my communication.

When I started my career, every meeting default was an hour. Danny reminded me that I probably know the answer in 15 minutes. And so now the default first meeting I have is 30 minutes. That's huge time savings across the number of meetings I have.

When I started my career, every meeting default was an hour. Danny reminded me that I probably know the answer in 15 minutes. And so now the default first meeting I have is 30 minutes. That's huge time savings across the number of meetings I have.

When I started my career, every meeting default was an hour. Danny reminded me that I probably know the answer in 15 minutes. And so now the default first meeting I have is 30 minutes. That's huge time savings across the number of meetings I have.

Every meeting, ideally, would have two people in it. So that's a super high bar for taking any meeting. I'm asking to prioritize someone else's time in addition to mine, which means the threshold for a meeting is super high. Now, in terms of handing off a meeting to someone else, I only do that if I believe one of my colleagues will have more chemistry or is more relevant.

Every meeting, ideally, would have two people in it. So that's a super high bar for taking any meeting. I'm asking to prioritize someone else's time in addition to mine, which means the threshold for a meeting is super high. Now, in terms of handing off a meeting to someone else, I only do that if I believe one of my colleagues will have more chemistry or is more relevant.

Every meeting, ideally, would have two people in it. So that's a super high bar for taking any meeting. I'm asking to prioritize someone else's time in addition to mine, which means the threshold for a meeting is super high. Now, in terms of handing off a meeting to someone else, I only do that if I believe one of my colleagues will have more chemistry or is more relevant.

Like we were talking about vertical SaaS. Like if you're starting a vertical SaaS company, you ought to talk to Nina or Paris. They're geniuses. I don't know anything about vertical SaaS. We go for two people in a meeting.

Like we were talking about vertical SaaS. Like if you're starting a vertical SaaS company, you ought to talk to Nina or Paris. They're geniuses. I don't know anything about vertical SaaS. We go for two people in a meeting.

Like we were talking about vertical SaaS. Like if you're starting a vertical SaaS company, you ought to talk to Nina or Paris. They're geniuses. I don't know anything about vertical SaaS. We go for two people in a meeting.

Little nuance. I'm a liberal arts graduate from University of Chicago. So I believe in concentrations, not majors. That being said, yeah, I kind of fell into cyber. One of the areas I actually started in at Index was biotech. So I think there's a lot of utility in each of the three competencies that you think about, like selection,