💪🚜 the toughest ride-on toys brand on planet earth 🌎👷(grand) parents and their (grand) kids/cousins/nephews & nieces everywhere — all ❤️ tough trucks!💡 having a meh day? check out our reels that'll help you draw a smile: https://www.instagram.com/toughtrucks_for_kids/reels/for the nerds:🚀 0 to 180k IG followers in 11 months📹 100m+ plays and counting🎤 megan trainor wants a tough truck!🎁 need a coupon code? hmu: ankur@toughtrucksforkids.com

i had a dysfunctional childhood growing up. not going to trauma dump in here.but that's my fuel to make sure the next generation of kids can grow up with lots of PLAY and have a JOYFUL childhood.we exist to make every family a Happy Family!our collection of brands delivers more than just FUN — they spark big smiles and even bigger imaginations.dive into our world of joyous toys and life-improving products that keep the giggles going and the stress low for both, kids and adults. Stay tuned and join us in spreading happiness one SMILE at a time!

dr. andrew huberman is an investor in a yerba mate brand 'mateina' circa jan 2024.us sales for yerba mate in 🇺🇸 was $2.21b in fy2023 and projected to reach $3.36 by fy2032.there's a growing demand for caffeinated beverages that isn't jittery AF or anxiety heightening for some like coffee.we're building a brand that traces its origin roots to the amazon jungle and committed to making sure even your uncle in kentucky wants to sip in on some yerba mate by dec 2025.🎯

💼 my holdco that enables me to:- invest & maintain ownership of my d2c brands- advise immigrant founders in pre-seed stage (i write checks up to $10k)- connect indie investors to come in on indie (pre-seed) rounds of handpicked startups i'm advising.are you an immigrant founder solving a costly problem but you're feeling lost and alone as you're building your business? did you make your money working in big-tech and now want to pass it forward / invest in founders w/ insane conviction and domain expertise in their ideas?let's connect: ankur@kmf.vc

invested (during the idea stage) because of:1. abhishek as the founder, and 2. on the potential of GenScript AI to be the standard in TV ads, series, and movies scriptwriting.80% ai, 20% human i.e. agentic ai — so don't worry ain't no writer losing their jobs!launching in India first until Ashton Kutcher joins the board, then it's Hollywood time!

Portfolio: BRKB, QQQM, VOO, RIVN, NIO, S, TOST, JOBY, LILM, HCP, LYFT, MQ, ASAN, U, PATH, EGHT, EXFYExits: WORK, PS, YEXT, PD, AI, PLTR, UPWK, TLRYI grew up seeing my dad being afraid of investing his money in the public stock markets. At the same time, I developed an interest in FinancialTimes which led me to the works of Joel Greenblatt, John Bogle, Charlie Munger, Nassem Taleb et al. In grad school, I had a short and stressful stint as a day trader. The returns were not worth the cost to my mental health. So after I officially started my professional career in 2017Q4, I started my long-term stock portfolio the following year which I've been growing in a disciplined way. Building wealth by investing in public stock companies is accessible to all of us. Always open to nerd out on investment principles.

goal was to take @toughtrucks_for_kids from 70k to 500k followers on ig. ended at 150k.https://instagram.com/toughtrucks_for_kids/reels/

Spent 4 weeks to R&R creatively and explore high-cost problems to solve.Spoke to 21 Founders, 3 VCs, 2 Immigration attorneys and made a few new friends along the way.

Employee #7 at a16z backed seed-stage Fintech SaaS innovating how companies recruit & retain critical talent.Sold to: CHRO, VP/Dir. of HR and TA, CNO, CFO, Head of Business Units- Defined and executed the GTM strategy (ICP, messaging, outbound, events)- Built ROI model from scratch, closed the first two healthcare logos (problem-market fit)- Got laid off: Enterprise GTM motion paused to focus on building Paid (free AI payroll product)

US Employee #5 at Series A Intranet SaaS platform used by Pinterest, Marqeta, Doctolib & 350+ fast-growing Orgs.Sold to: CHRO, VP/Dir. of People Ops, VP/Dir. of IT, Head/Director of Internal CommsKey Outcomes:- FY 2022: 145% to target, produced 30% of NB ARR- #1 in team of 10 MM & ENT AEs; closed $2.08M TCV, ACV $73.3K (3X team-wide)- Top 2 / 3 fastest $100K+ NB ARR closed-won deal cycle in company history: 47 & 53 days- Strategic Logos: Tenable, Huge, Thriveworks, Truepill, Sauce Labs; raised $26M Series B in FY 2022Q3- ‘Going Above & Beyond’ award recipient in FY 2022Q2"Its been nice to see you share your learnings so actively with the company, and nice to crown that with such killer closed deals." — Niko E., VP Product"I'm in love with your intel insights, please keep them coming, I really enjoy them and learn a ton from them." — Victor M., Head of Product Management"You made sure everyone is on the same page prior to the meetings, working with the same information and you were on top of the process at all times. Looking forward to working on several deals together going forward and massive congrats to you also on a great Q!" — Noora O., VP Finance & Legal

US Employee #9 at Series A open-source web UI dev platform for Java backends used by 40% of F500 Orgs.Sold to: CIO, CTO, VP of Engg, Dir. of Enterprise IT, Architecture & Tech Innovation, DevelopersKey Outcomes:- #1 in team of 11 Enterprise & Commercial reps- Promoted after 1 year to lead the US sales pod (2 AEs, 1 SE, 1 SDR)- Strategic logos: Scotiabank, TIAA, CGI, AMEX, Anthem, Disney, IDEXX Laboratories, GHDIndustries: Developer Platform, Developer Tools, Developer APIs, PaaS, Open-Source, Enterprise Software, Application Development.

Pre-PS: This was a fun experiment where I got to interview and learn directly from digital transformation leaders and trailblazers at tech companies including Microsoft and VMware.A show aiming to uncover the processes, mental models, and tools that go into building mission-critical Enterprise business applications on the Java platform. We interview business & technical stakeholders involved in the enterprise application development lifecycle and share the lessons learned from building business applications that run the global economy.

Key Outcomes:- Top net-new ARR producer in FY 2019: $762K, 127% to target, '#1 in New Subscriptions' award recipient- Sold the top 2 largest subscription deals globally in 2019; $240K ARR & $170K ARR- Promoted after 1 year to cover enterprise accounts with highest OSS install base in the USRecognition by leadership:“Ankur’s energy and eagerness to learn and get things done are an inspiring example to everyone at Vaadin.” - CEO"You're on fire, a real fortune magnet." - CFO"Ankur is highly self-aware and driven to improve and excel at most of what he does. In addition to outperforming, first as a BDR, and now as an AE, he has taken ownership of sales enablement, leading the onboarding and training of US BDRs while also learning to do technical demos. From when he joined, he's clearly matured personally and professionally which has led to a steady and increasing more overall high-value contribution for Vaadin." - Head of Sales, North America“You deliver straight feedback from customers, that reminds R&D well of our real user's perspectives (which sometimes does not meet with dev team's thoughts). You place spot-on questions related to our products (especially DX and onboarding related issues, which are sometimes forgotten by the teams who develop their own product, which they know too well how to use).” - VP, Engineering“You continuously providing stories from the field, that bring our customer engagement to life.” - VP, Product Management

Key Outcomes: - #1 SDR out of 3 in FY 2018: 105% to target, 31% of sourced pipeline closed-won ($436K).- Cut down ramp-up time by 50% from 12 weeks to 6 weeks- Interviewed customers & published: 5 Reasons Why Enterprises Use Vaadin For Their Web Application UI Needs

Key Outcomes:- Grew artisan partnerships by 30% QOQ across Mexico, India, & Nepal- Built the founding team. Hired and led a team of 9 remote team members across 5 countries- Launched the MVP in 90 days. Uncovered my personal core values and made the decision to shut down the companyThis was a bootstrapped project I executed while in grad school and failed yet ended up learning valuable lessons on entrepreneurship, marketplace building, fundraising, digital marketing, identifying and inspiring hungry-to-make-an-impact kinda people to work towards a shared vision without immediate financial rewards, convincing high-profile executives to go on coffee dates, et al.

- Served as CEO's right-hand man- Improved sales prospecting process efficiency by 40% using sales intelligence and sales engagement platforms- Key accounts sourced: Kroger, L3 Technologies, AK Steel, Cintas

- Won a National Science Foundation (NSF grant #1102990) graduate student fellowship to implement the Cincinnati Engineering Enhanced Mathematics & Science (CEEMS) program led by the University of Cincinnati