Studying Success

The Outlier, Nikhil Basu Trivedi, Co-Founder of Footwork

Will Burkhart Episode 7

Before co-founding Footwork, a venture capital firm that manages $175M, Nikhil Basu Trivedi was a Managing Director at Shasta Ventures where he invested in many companies including Canva’s seed round. Additionally, he was a part of the founding team of Artsy while he was still at Princeton. In this episode, Nikhil tells us about his experiences starting businesses while still in college, how one goes about pitching a venture capital firm to investors, and his most recent investment in the map startup, Felt. If you listen to the end you will hear Nikhil’s thoughts on business school and what it takes to have an outlier career.


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