Kash Dhanda
Me in 30 Seconds
- i work in crypto. coo at Jupiter (largest defi superapp on solana), founding team at Superteam. founder of 2 startups before that (1 exit). angel investor in squads, sphere, newlab, and a few others.
- i talk into a microphone, often. mostly conferences and podcasts. here are some of my favorites, and here are a bunch more.
- i give advice (semi-solicited). sometimes to startups, but mostly in writing. in the past: more every week for ideas. see/read/listen for media recs.
- i smile a lot.
Work
- Jupiter — Cat Herder (a.k.a Chief Operating Officer) 2025–presentLargest DeFi protocol on Solana - $3+ trillion lifetime volume, 50m+ wallets connected, $3.3B in token value across $JUP, $JLP, $JUPSOL, and $JUPUSD
- Superteam — Sherpa 2021–2025founding team. international crypto builder community. members raised $100m+ and created 200+ startups. live in 25 countries.
- LUMA Institute — APAC Regional Director 2017–2021human-centered design consulting. acquired by mural.
- Ezra Digital — Founder 2013–2019Web design & digital marketing agency. Acquired by Creaotech
- Upside Sounds — Co-Founder 2010–2013French Touch Concert Production
Writing
Favorites
- 35 things i'd recommend to anyone2025
- the casino and the church2025
- how to spend crypto profits in ways that actually make your life better2025
- tips for new dads: what i wish i knew when my wife got pregnant2024
- 50 movie recommendations — my personal favorites2021
Ideas
- 52 things i learned in 20232024
- open source AI will win2023
- 52 things i learned in 20222023
- on building communities that ship2022
- how to start earning in web32022
- how we built our dao's reputation system2021
- learning to let go of web2 mindsets2021
- weaponized artificial intelligence2016
Advice
- career advice for people trying to break into crypto2026
- how to network at conferences (without feeling gross)2024
- the safest financial advice i can give you2026
- the shortcut to being a likeable person2025
- how to get better at public speaking2025
- 17 things i wish i knew when i started trading2026
- things i learned at accelerate nyc2025
- how to build great things2025
- how to ask for advice in cold dms2022
More Every Week
- olympic swimming is dumb, habits, and billboards2021
- #cancelgrapefruit, sturgeon's law, and mythology2021
- dating advice, fun, and cults2021
- whale penises, art, and perfect security2021
- nude pastries, movie recommendations, and depression2021
- stockholm syndrome and sperm2021
- miserable wage slaves, liars, and solving climate change2021
- jaywalking conspiracies, creating luck, and time zones2021
- conspiracy theories, china, and the baby jesus2021
- tax evasion and violence at the post office2021
- liars and fakers2021
- preparing [digitally] for disasters2021
- strippers, spinach, and sensory perception2021
- assholes, abundance, and apologies2021
- chinese names, car sounds, and earthquake detectors2021
- ghosts, the cia, and dolphin cartwheels2021
- movie recommendations and reasons to be cheerful2021
- salt, stretching, and silly mistakes2021
- values, vivid images, videos2021
- moderation, comfort, and rage2020
- sympathy, suspicion, and support2020
- crime, caution, and crunching2020
- culinary propaganda, checking on friends, and conspiracy theories.2020
- memorable conversations, mathematical savvy, magical thinking.2020
- robot overlords, remote work, and resting2020
See / Read / Listen
- rio, voltaire, and joey2016
- kubrick, kash, and more kash2016
- kim kardashian, mr. rogers, and mike rower2016
- empathy, elon musk, and electronica2016
- reader recommendations2016
- crime and klein2016
- politics, posers, and paradoxes2015
- cartels, hackers, and jazz2015
- morticians, motivations, and miles davis2015
- artificial intelligence, tumblr, and the stock market2015
- impostors, buddha boys, and donald trump2015
- children falling over, music masterminds, and meditation2015
- revenge, curing fear, and exposing colonialism2015
- seinfeld, earthquakes, and bossa nova2015
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