Umesh Khanna 🇨🇦🇺🇸
@forwarddeploy • 12,818 subscribers
talent eng @xai | 👼 forward deployed angels | 2x founder | @uwaterloo
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Ever wondered what 150 Waterloo engineering interns and new grads look like outside of campus? We were curious about that too. So we brought them all together in San Francisco. And fed them shawarma. We lit out maple syrup candles (ifykyk) For years at Waterloo, most of us knew each other in one setting only. Basements. Libraries. Group chats. Cramming for exams. Grinding interview prep. Refreshing WaterlooWorks. This night felt different. For many, it was the first time seeing familiar names and faces far from campus. No rankings. No midterms. No “what did you get on the exam?” Just real conversations. And what it feels like to finally zoom out. From Waterloo basements to San Francisco nights. Same community. Whole new chapter. Thank you to our incredible sponsors Pylon , , Forge, Console , Lighthouse and Infinite!
Umesh Khanna 🇨🇦🇺🇸33,494 views • 7 months ago
On Wednesday, I got the craziest cold email Probably the best one i’ve seen in over 15 years (Watch with SOUND ON 🔊) This founder sent me a video of ME starring as a forward deployed angel helping a founder survive Squid Games The subject line? "Hey, video for Umesh, THE forward-deployed angel." Instant hook. Original, thoughtful, and aligned with exactly what they are building: tech for high-end video ads, powered by AI. wasn’t just asking for a meeting. He was showing me what they could do. They reached out to chat about their startup, I took the call immediately. Cold outreach isn’t dead. But the bar is higher than ever. What are other interesting ideas to get people’s attention?
Umesh Khanna 🇨🇦🇺🇸44,834 views • 10 months ago
🇨🇦 Canadians in SF 🇺🇸 Last week, I was lucky to be surrounded by 150 of some of the best Canadians in San Francisco Good people should meet good people, so I kept the "Canadians in Eh I" series going From early engineers at OpenAI and Perplexity to first-time founders and public company CEOs The room was buzzing with energy. Moving to the states isn’t easy. No visa guarantees. No obvious playbook. Canadians take a real leap to be here. But once you’re building, it’s hard to imagine being anywhere else. Canadians are the hidden cheat code for building, hiring, and investing. Amazing to see how many journeys started in Canada and are now thriving here in the states 🇺🇸. Big thanks to Lighthouse and Jon Carr-Harris for sponsoring! 🍁 If you’re a Canadian working on eh I in SF or NYC and want in on the next one, reply with an “eh” in the comments. 🍁
Umesh Khanna 🇨🇦🇺🇸24,832 views • 10 months ago
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