Semil Shah

Haystack Fund

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Investor in Haystack Fund and an early investor in Instacart, DoorDash, Managed By Q, and almost 20 startup companies that, in some way, touch the on-demand economy

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When Hillary Clinton said she was worried about insecurity in the workplace, Jeb Bush scoffed and promised to “hail” an Uber to go to his next event.

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When Hillary Clinton said she was worried about insecurity in the workplace, Jeb Bush scoffed and promised to “hail” an Uber to go to his next event.

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