Umesh Khanna ๐จ๐ฆ
@forwarddeploy
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2x Founder. ๐ ๏ธ currently @dropbox AI | ๐ช forward deployed angel | @a16z | ๐ alum @uwaterloo @kp_fellows
San Francisco, CA
Joined August 2015
Founders have an incredibly difficult job. Creating something from nothing is insanely hard. I try to provide more than just capital and be as useful as possible in removing barriers so founders can focus on building. Itโs a privilege to be working with unapologetically.
enough about forward-deployed engineers. we need more forward-deployed angels. was thinking about this because one of our angels Umesh Khanna (@forwarddeploy) has just been pulling up on Sundays and going deep with us on the product problems we're dealing with, designing growth
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Shoutout to @conor_ai @JeffreyShu1 @jxnlco @kurtisjlin @RoryOReilly @kieransoreilly @hnshah @andruyeung @_amankhan @lisabeyu for being some incredible forward deployed angels to founders.
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Tag your favorite forward-deployed angels, who have been the most helpful for you in your journey? ๐.
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At early stage, speed matters. And experience compounds. A forward deployed angel helps you dodge landmines, save cycles, and move faster. Itโs a cheat code.
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When a founder is thinking about raising, but doesnโt know where to start. Before the deck. Before the timeline. Before the pitch. They want to talk to someone who gets it. Who helps shape the story. Thatโs the value.
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A forward deployed angel is there for a founder. Not for a check-in. Not for an update. But for the messy, in-the-trenches stuff founders deal with daily.
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Who are your favorite forward deployed angels? . One of the most valuable things a forward-deployed angel can be?. Someone a founder actually wants to call first. Hereโs what it means to be a forward deployed angel:
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RT @SherryYanJiang: expertise is overrated. give me someone scrappy with high agency and ruthless common sense any day.
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RT @hnshah: People keep asking for better AI prompts. That is the wrong question. If you are not getting what you want from AI, it is notโฆ.
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RT @weberwongwong: weโre growing so fast at FLORA we just moved offices twice in 2 months. if you want to build the future of creative toolโฆ.
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RT @colecallinan: When you watch Soham on TBPN today .just know that @Pavel_Asparagus and I made it happen and it had nothing to do with @mโฆ.
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Donโt forget to wish your favorite Waterloo engineer a happy Canada day ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ.
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RT @maticrobots: @vedantnair__ @tbpn sorry but our team already has dibs on waterloo's best talent ๐ถ.
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RT @jobsbygeorge: Today we announce our $1.6M pre-seed round for Harmony . For the first time everโฆ you can: ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐. We are buโฆ.
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RT @RoryOReilly: Ten years ago, @kieransoreilly and I were 19 and 20, sleeping on floors and building from hotel rooms, keeping @GifsCom onโฆ.
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Brain drain to be reversed?.
"Yours to Discover" by internetVin. My little talk at Toronto Tech Week 2025. This was a new format and setting for me, I was pretty nervous about it, but I thought I would just try it out and see what I would learn. Thank you for everything so far.
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