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Leaving Shimmer & how I figured out what was next

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Welcome to my first Substack post! I’ll be using my blog for two purposes: 1) updating friends on my life and 2) occasional posts around topics I find interesting, especially in career, health, and technology—please subscribe if you’d like to stay updated! In mid-May, I made a really difficult decision to leave my company, Shimmer. We were going through a big pivot, and I found myself interested in a different set of problems to work on then my co-founders Chris and Vik—it made sense for me to leave and for them to continue working on it. Afterwards, I had to figure out what was next for me. Should I go back to medical school? Should I build another company? Should I join a company? Work at a venture studio? After two months and a half of searching and recruiting, I’ve decided to join Yury at his venture fund, Cold Start, as Chief of Staff. I am super excited to be learning directly from a successful serial entrepreneur and continuing to help founders build in the earliest stages of co

Welcome to my first Substack post! I’ll be using my blog for two purposes: 1) updating friends on my life and 2) occasional posts around topics I find interesting, especially in career, health, and technology—please subscribe if you’d like to stay updated! In mid-May, I made a really difficult decision to leave my company, Shimmer. We were going through a big pivot, and I found myself interested in a different set of problems to work on then my co-founders Chris and Vik—it made sense for me to leave and for them to continue working on it. Afterwards, I had to figure out what was next for…

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