durva's diary

my references

full history · no gaps hidden

2026
← you are here
independent consultant — strategy & growth for solo founders
san francisco · march 2026 – present · also building table for one & the ai workforce map
"the year i stopped asking for permission."
2025–26
founder & ceo — shezaar
san francisco · re-commerce marketplace · $30k raised · 8 brand partnerships · $15k gmv · 1 of 24 shortlisted for ebay's circular fashion fund
"zero to live product as a solo founder — and the honesty to wind it down."
2023–24
mba — kellogg school of management
northwestern · accelerated, finance & management science · exec. director of technology, kellogg student association
"learned the language of money. kept the diary habit."
2021–23
chief operating officer — mathure metal works
mumbai · hvac, automotive & aerospace supplier · tripled domestic market share
"cash-flow positive in 8 months. full p&l, 30 people."
2020–21
investment analyst — 100x.vc
mumbai · india's first institutional seed fund · founder events drawing 1,000+ people
"read 2,000 startups before daring to build one."
2017–21
head of operations & marketing — mathure metal works
mumbai · automated the shop floor · costs down 68%, cycle time down 50%
"built the marketing function from scratch — $1m of new revenue."
2013–17
be, electronics & telecommunication — kj somaiya college of engineering
mumbai · harvard summer school: entrepreneurship & innovation (2016)
"where the tinkering started."