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Abhishek Sharma
Managing Director, Nexus Venture Partners. 💙 product-led growth, distribution, open source.
Abhishek Sharma is a Board Member at Ultrahuman, a company focused on health and wellness technology. He is also a Managing Director at Nexus Venture Partners, where he partners with innovative software startups. His professional background includes extensive experience in venture capital, product management, and engineering.
Sharma has been involved in leading Series A funding rounds for various startups, indicating his active role in shaping and supporting emerging companies in the tech space.12 His expertise spans multiple domains, including product-led growth and software development, which he leverages to foster growth in the companies he works with.
In addition to his role at Ultrahuman, Sharma has a strong presence in the venture capital community, where he collaborates with ambitious entrepreneurs to build impactful products.12
Highlights
My colleague Amrut and I caught up with prof @bussgang on our Boston trip. Jeff has had incredible impact on Amrut, I, and many friends over the years. Always kind, helpful, and approachable!
As an international student at @HarvardHBS, independently making career decision was a new and unsettling concept to me. My prior career decisions were mainly driven by where my grades/marks/ranks placed me in the slots of society, almost on autopilot mode. :)
Losing myself in the dilemma of choices and then discovering and trying to deserve what I truly love was the best gift of my two-year HBS experience to me.
I first met Jeff in the #HBSLTV class at @HarvardHBS almost a decade ago. Those days, I was soulsearching whether I could have a future in venture capital and how to find the right firm. I asked Jeff for advice and he shared a four-point framework.
- Do you love your future colleagues and imagine working with them everyday for years?
- Are they great investors?
- Will they be able to raise their next fund?
- Do you see yourself working in venture capital for at least 10 years?
I told Jeff, I felt a strong YES on first three but wasn’t sure on #4, mainly whether I would survive that long in the business. He mentioned, very few have conviction on #4 and advised me to go for it. That’s when I moved to Bay Area alongwith my wife in Jul 2015 to start the journey with @NexusVP.
Many years later, when we were facing visa struggles, Jeff was one of the first few people to generously write a strong letter of support for my EB1 green card process that contributed to our immigration freedom.
As Jeff and I met yesterday, we recalled this and shared a good laugh that this is my 10th year in the business. :)
Hugely grateful. Thank you, Jeff!
