*Hello World.*
I am an MBA candidate at Columbia Business School and a Venture Fellow at .406 Ventures. I am passionate about start-ups and venture investing, particularly in the consumer products and consumer-tech domains. In my spare time I provide pro bono advisory to early-stage start-ups on formulating overall business strategy including GTM planning and customer acquisition.
Prior to Columbia, I spent seven years building Blurb Box, a branding and merchandising solutions company I had co-founded in 2013. As an agency partner, Blurb Box has helped Fortune 500 companies and leading consumer brands express themselves through innovative packaging and merchandising products. We were acquired in late-2019.
Parallel to Blurb Box, I have spent the past few years experimenting on exciting direct-to-consumer ideas. Along with talented co-founders, I designed, tested and brought-to-market several interesting ventures across myriad product categories. The most notable among these were:
Identifying problem statements and decoding possible solutions deeply excites me. I am always scouting for fresh start-ups that alleviate consumer/enterprise pain-points through product innovation or business model innovation. Below, I am collating interesting start-ups that have caught my eye as well as sharing my outlook on a few industries that I believe are ripe for disruption in the coming years.
Early-Stage Start-ups I'm Watching
Industry Outlooks (coming soon)
Outside of start-ups and venture investing, I enjoy playing and watching sports, reading non-fiction, exploring consumer hardware and debating the meaning of life. Below, I will attempt to expand on my interests, and I hope to add content gradually.