Shaf Shaikh

Shaf Shaikh

1000 Happy Dads
Web 3 senior leader, ex-private equity
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About

Hi I'm Shaf! I am the former Head of Strategic Finance at NEAR Protocol. I was recruited to drive the ecosystem's financial strategy and monetization efforts. Before NEAR, I was at Kraken as their first hire under the Head of Strategic Finance where I focused on IPO readiness, fundraising, and financial strategy. I also managed their Debt Capital markets program of >$500M and acted as the bridge between finance and product. I got into Web 3 through ETH mining in 2016 and have been deeply involved in crypto since. Before 2020, I spent five years in private equity at Abbott Capital and Northwestern Mutual Capital - leading due diligence for investments and investing over $1B annually. Outside of work, I enjoy playing tennis, cooking, and watching Formula 1.

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Maker History

  • 1000 Happy DadsSend love to Dad 👔 with personalized AI gratitude letters
    Jun 2024
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    Joined Product HuntJune 5th, 2024

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1yr ago

1000 Happy Dads - Send love to dad with AI personalized gratitude letters

We created a customized AI-assistant that lets you share memories (over voice or text) and writes a heartfelt letter + a fun shareable graphic that will automatically be sent to you over email. We just built the MVP and are looking for validation :)
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