Vivian Midha Shen
@vivianmshen
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visiting partner @ycombinator. founder of juni + acely. stanford CS + CW. i think kids should learn math
San Francisco
Joined June 2009
Feels good to come home :) I thought I was going to take a long break after leaving Acely this summer, but I’m excited to join @ycombinator as a Visiting Partner in the W26 batch. I loved my time in YC and I’m excited to pay it forward. Serendipitously reconnecting with
We're excited to announce nine YC alums joining us as new Visiting Partners! Welcome @matthewriley, @aroraharshita33, @greybaker, @golda, @raphaelschaad, @ChristinaG325, @FrancoisChauba1, @vivianmshen, and @dazzeloid! https://t.co/IpXIajsDfG
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the handful of meta folks I’ve spoken to impacted by the layoffs in the last 24 hrs are exceptionally motivated and talented I’m going to make more researcher office hours time this week for anyone affected you can sign up below if that would be helpful to you
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The philosophy textbook "The Secret Codes of the Mind: Introduction to Philosophy" is the culmination of 40 years of academic and teaching excellence by Dr. Andrew V. Kudin. Spanning over 540,000 words, this monumental work has been thoughtfully divided into six volumes to ensure
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Something to be careful with for founder preferred shares
1 year cliff and vesting for cofounders. This may seem obvious but a lot of people don’t seem to grasp it.
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Sleeper CS programs with great founder DNA: UMich Georgia Tech CMU Am I missing any? H/t @aaron_epstein
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Honestly when I look at LA, Chicago, and New York, all I can do is be thankful @garrytan is in SF
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🫡 Diana is a megastar
@HarryStebbings @ycombinator @garrytan @t_blom @a16z @martin_casado @kirbyman01 @seema_amble not enough people are talking about @sdianahu Reducto, David AI, Salient… all crushing it
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The girlboss was sacrificed so we could have this
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It makes no sense that Ron Weasley was a chess genius but the stupid one of the group By current VC logic he should be running Cognition by now
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The only VC who gets to brag in my house 🫡
why I obsess abt compute scarcity my largest angel/early investments: 2021: Anthropic 2022: ElevenLabs 2023: Sesame, Mistral, Luma 2024: Black Forest Labs, LMArena 2025: OpenRouter, Periodic Labs now add up their annual compute needs for next 24 months $1K to the best guess
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I read The Master and Margarita and now I’m best friends with every Russian I meet, and I understand why Peter Thiel is obsessed with the antichrist
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Just posting off the dome, that’s the only way to learn
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You can get a home loan or home equity loan without using your tax returns when you are self-employed. Here's a quick hack on how to use your business bank statements to document income instead.
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My sincerest wish for you is to never be surrounded by sycophants
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I’m working on being the stupidest person in the room Feels like I’m on my way
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New CS grads having a hard time recruiting should just rebrand as devrel / growth engineers Instead of doing leetcode you should just start posting on X I know multiple teams desperately hiring- and it’s a role uniquely suited for new grads
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Learn more about how we’re helping bring tech and aviation together – watch the video now
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I was told there would be bananas @SarahChieng is an epic co-host for Cafe Compute (@AnjneyMidha too)
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It’s finally time for me to make this post. After many years of building Juni and now Acely, I’m taking a step back from the CEO role and handing over the reins at an inflection point. I'll stay on as Chairman of the Board and remain actively involved in the company's growth.
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