Hello World — I'm excited to share the launch of Hang Ten (hangten.ai), a new endeavor to help enterprises thrive in the age of AI.
AI is upon us all like a massive new wave. And I learned a long time ago that when there are big waves around, it is time to surf. Not just to surf, but to hang ten — to master the wave so well that you can walk all the way to the front of the board and hang your ten toes off the front.
Hang Ten is already helping some of the world's biggest and most important enterprises — like Fresenius, Siemens Energy and others — hang ten on the biggest wave of our lifetimes. Our dream is to help enterprises not just transform with AI, but use it as a force to do what no one could do before.
We're backed by a remarkable group. Mayfield leads our round; Navin Chaddha and I were students together at Stanford and always looked for an excuse to work together. They are joined by Aramco Ventures, the strategic venturing arm of Saudi Aramco, one of the world's largest companies and a key leader in energy and infrastructure, as well as some of Silicon Valley's best-known angels. And I'm privileged that Jerry Yang — also a friend since Stanford — serves on our board. Building Hang Ten with me is the core team I've worked alongside for years: Navin Budhiraja, Sanjay Rajagopalan, Tao Liu, Frank Yu, Pradeep Panicker, Yusuf Safdari and ten other big wave surfers.
Over time I'll share more about Hang Ten and our work. For now I'll say only this: I have seen, firsthand, the dramatic things AI delivers for the people and teams who somehow just know what to do with it — I have watched them, and myself, reach in minutes what could take teams years of toil. And I have seen the far greater number who get none of it, and who often end up causing harm instead. In that gap lies the biggest opportunity of our time.
It is time to ride this wave. If you're a surfrider — someone who lights up at the chance to help businesses solve the hardest problems they face — write to us: jobs@hangten.ai.
— Vishal
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