Deepika Yerragunta

Hiring too early or hiring too late in product management can cause founders to waste important cycles and be less productive. I wrote up a primer on how to hire for product management depending on the stage of your startup. Please read, share, like etc deepika.substack.com/p/hiring-for-p…

Knowing which model to apply based on use case will soon be a super power - o3 for planning - sonnet 3.5 for tool use - GPT 4.1 nano for low latency - Flash 2.0 for summarization - Gemini and Sonnet 3.7 for vibe coding - ChatGPT for memes - FLUX Pro for photorealistic images - Kling 2.0 for video - Dia for text-to-speech And this list changes every two weeks!

No one becomes a clinician to do paperwork, but it's becoming a bigger and bigger administrative burden, taking time and attention away from actually treating and supporting patients. That’s why we’re introducing Microsoft Dragon Copilot, the industry’s first AI assistant for clinical workflow.

10 years ago, I was a washed up entrepreneur, a lost-wet puppy unsure what to do next. I am now a solo GP, having invested over $100m and currently deploying a new $100m. This is a thread on how to hack your way into VC. Or at least how I did it.

Satya wins. Reflexes of a startup CEO. Resources of a trillion dollar company. Pulls this together in 48 hours from a cold start. Gets it signed and over the line before markets open.

I deeply regret my participation in the board's actions. I never intended to harm OpenAI. I love everything we've built together and I will do everything I can to reunite the company.

AI may come and go but recruiter emails that make no sense will continue to hit my inbox. This is for a service technician role in SF.

Ironically, no one who has been an "experienced" in an industry has been the disruptor. Its always the outsider who brings an interesting perspective that ends up bein the disruptor. Think about this while hiring please.

Angel investing / pre-seed data from Q1 on @cartainc U.S. startups only. Pre-seed here means anything before the first priced round. Large variety for various industries, but centered around $10M post-money val cap. #startups #angelinvesting 👀 @lolitataub @will_bricker

Please stop celebrating Women’s history month, and actively see how you can support women in the workplace and home.

@andruyeung I’m interested!

NYC tech founders, funders & friends—where you at? I’m throwing a tech mixer on April 4. It’s at a historical music hall-converted theatre in Manhattan. Drinks, bites & vibes provided. 👉 Comment for details!

Any good ways to celebrate launches with international remote teams!

@meaganloyst Hi Meagan! Would love to join

Hosting an event for emerging fund managers/GPs later this month in NYC! If you are: 💸 running syndicates & looking to fundraise 💸 currently raising a fund 💸 at an emerging fund & playing a role in fundraising Lmk! Comment below or DM me for details :)

A case of mistaken identity with the fabulous @deepikapadukone led into front row seats next to @DojaCat at the @BronxandBanco show this past fall fashion week. Forever commemorated as such a NYFW moment for me:

Our response to Adani:

@fahdananta Me!

Who are the best seed-stage consumer investors? Have a founder who is relentless (and sold his last co for 9 figures to microsoft)

As a Product Manager, how did you figure out if the individual contributor path or the people manager path was right for you? What would you advise PMs who are facing this choice?

wish i was an API so she'd finally call me

If you can’t or won’t raise capital, you shouldn’t be CEO.

Putting my money where my mouth is I've shared a lot of content recently on how people should be thinking about their money Here are my personal beliefs about money, and how I invest and manage mine: (AMA about my setup too!)

10 pitch decks that raised $15 Billion: