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My New Path: Spero Ventures

by Andrew Parker • Jan 27, 2021

Spero Ventures launches $123M fund, led by Shripriya Mahesh's unparalleled product expertise and artistic vision to empower the next generation of technology companies transforming wellbeing, work, and human connection.

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For Our Kids, We Will Always Want to Know

by Sara Eshelman • Dec 7, 2020

Re: The Last Children of Down Syndrome.

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The Value of Writing for the Firmless Professional

by Sara Eshelman • Oct 1, 2020

Work has changed, and writing has changed with it.

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Introducing a New Wave of Hyper-Personalized Parenting Advice

by Sara Eshelman • Sep 30, 2020

Announcing Spero's investment in Huckleberry Labs.

Investing in tools for the Trust Economy: Mati joins Spero portfolio

by Shripriya Mahesh and Sara Eshelman • Jun 9, 2020

Mati aims to help Trust Economy with global security identification tool.

A Sense of Belonging (Part 3 of 3)

by Shripriya Mahesh , Sara Eshelman and Stephen Wemple • Mar 24, 2020

Product-led communities can be valuable to companies, as well as society.

A Sense of Belonging (Part 2 of 3)

by Shripriya Mahesh , Sara Eshelman and Stephen Wemple • Mar 5, 2020

Part 2 of 3: A breakdown of existing models; how companies are building product-led communities.

A Sense of Belonging (Part 1 of 3)

by Shripriya Mahesh , Sara Eshelman and Stephen Wemple • Feb 28, 2020

Part 1 of 3: What is a product-led community and why is this happening?

When will everyone sequence their DNA? (Hint: it’s not just about the money)

by Sara Eshelman • Jul 23, 2019

If money were no object, I would sequence every person on the planet.

Scaling Genomics

by Shripriya Mahesh and Sara Eshelman • Mar 13, 2019

Genomics is on the verge of enabling a torrent of data-driven invention, personalization and decision-making.