Proby ShandilyaThe New Reality for Startups & VC in 2022I’ll start this with a question that I’ve been thinking a lot about: which skill matters more in a founder — the capacity to dream up…12 min read·Sep 16, 2022--1--1
Proby ShandilyaSome Thoughts on NBA Player DevelopmentI wrote this piece last July right before the NBA draft, mainly for the purpose of my personal understanding of player development and the…4 min read·Apr 21, 2022----
Proby ShandilyaThe Importance of Focus for StartupsToday, Instagram — an app that has hit a milestone of over 1 billion users — is purely associated with photo sharing and social media…10 min read·Jan 19, 2022----
Proby ShandilyaThe Antifragility of Complex Adaptive SystemsEvolution is constant. Whether it be in sports or business, organizations are always looking for ways to grow, adapt, and ride industry…17 min read·Aug 15, 2021----
Proby ShandilyaOptionality in SportsOptionality is a powerful concept and mental model for decision-making; while it’s often used in investing and venture capital, its…12 min read·Jul 27, 2021----
Proby ShandilyaSurrounding Factors of Startups: Part 3Despite their season-ending loss to the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2021 NBA season, the Golden State Warriors have undoubtedly been one of…14 min read·Jul 15, 2021----
Proby ShandilyaThe Surrounding Factors of Startups: Part 2Part 2 of a three-part article series, applying the lessons from Surrounding Factors 2.0 to the startup world.9 min read·May 19, 2021----
Proby ShandilyaThe Surrounding Factors of Startups: Part 1In my book Surrounding Factors 2.0: Beyond Skillset, I made it a mission of mine to crystalize how lessons from the management of a sports…6 min read·May 9, 2021----
Proby ShandilyaAnalyzing The Growth Of Analytics In SportsThe growth of numerical analysis in sports is simply mesmerizing. Teams have been able to use the concepts of sports analytics to better…4 min read·Nov 12, 2018----