Anu Atluru

Hi, I'm Anu.

I enjoy creating things …
and helping people create things.

I co-run a product studio called Slang.

I write essays on my blog, Working Theorys.

I'm currently based in New York.

Hi, I'm Anu.

I enjoy creating things.

I co-run a product studio called Slang.

I write on my blog, Working Theorys.
I run a writing group called Writers Block.

I'm currently based in New York.

ABOUT

My recent work has been as a startup founder, operator, and angel investor.

Before Slang, I was the first business hire & first Head of Community at Clubhouse.
Prior to that, I did a stint as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Harvard.

I’m an M.D. I previously was an Emergency Medicine resident physician at Harvard / Mass General.

I founded a women's health tech startup while in medical school.

I love the arts. I've been writing in some form for 10+ years. I’ve dabbled in film, fashion, music & comedy.

I stayed in school at The University of Texas & Harvard Business School, where I was a Baker Scholar.

My recent work has been as a startup founder, operator, and angel investor. Before Slang, I was the first business hire & first Head of Community at Clubhouse. Prior to that, I did a stint as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Harvard.

I’m an M.D. (I was an Emergency Medicine resident physician at Harvard / Mass General.) I founded a women's health tech startup while in medical school.

I love the arts. I've been writing in some form for 10+ years. I’ve dabbled in film, fashion, music & comedy. I stayed in school at The University of Texas & Harvard Business School, where I was a Baker Scholar.

WRITING

I write weekly on my blog, Working Theorys, about life, art, & business — often thru the lens of tech startups. My writing has been quoted / featured in the likes of The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Every, Mercury, & JAMA. I run a private writing group, Writers Block. Some people have asked about 1:1 coaching (if interested, please email me).

I've written 70+ essays in the past 4 years. Here's a selection of popular ones: Silicon Valley Small Business / One-Round Wonder / Status Limbo / Pursuits That Can't Scale / Taste is Eating Silicon Valley / Companionship Content / Trophy Jobs / Rise of the Software Creator / Love the Mission Or Love the Game / Early-Arriver Arbitrage

INVESTING

I support early-stage startups, especially capital-light, consumer and consumer-like startups in social, media, gaming, future of work, & health and wellness. I'm philosophically aligned with modern small businesses and platforms or tools that enable more small businesses to be built. I'm part of First Round's Angel Track community.

Some teams I've supported: BeReal, Clubhouse, Daze, Peachy, Slay, Soundmap, Station, Sush, & Trace.

PROJECTS

I enjoy helping builders, writers, and creators with short-term or special projects, or as an advisor.

My ideal is to work with small teams at small companies—founders or founding team—or tiny teams at big cos.
My goal is to bring a founder’s mindset to drive new initiatives—generally a combination of product, design, growth, community, and/or brand. If this sounds like a potential fit, email me.

REACH ME

Reach out about my work, writing, or interesting ways to work together.

As an FYI, I'm not able to reply to every email & prefer to communicate async first instead of intro calls.

Reach out about my work, writing, or interesting ways to work together.

As an FYI, I'm not able to reply to every email & prefer to communicate async first instead of intro calls.

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P.S. This site's font might be a touch hard to read, but I like it anyway. I change it up often :)