Every once in a while in business, there comes a moment when some new and strange idea comes along. As the prominent entrepreneur and venture capitalist Peter Thiel puts it, these are moments when a would-be entrepreneur goes from zero to one, rewriting the rules of the world, propelling our…

We are Vinay Jain, Mohamad Faraz, and Shivam Prasad, founding members of Upsparks, an early stage venture capitalists. However, we did not begin our journey as Upsparks, but as fresh-faced graduates who started their company without much experience or backup. Straight out of college, we developed a messaging platform that…