Meet Our Mentors: Vishal Anand

Vishal Anand
Co-Founder and COO, Toonsutra

I am an entrepreneur with strong operating expertise in leading product/design/engineering teams and building revenue-generating products at scale.

“I have experienced being a mentee and have seen the value. Mentoring Foster MBA students allows me to impart practical, real-world learnings that have helped me at various stages of my professional career. It also lets me give back to UW, which played an important role in molding my career. As an entrepreneur and leader, it helps me stay connected with emerging trends, and perspectives of younger professionals.”

As a mentor, I excel at…

• Functional decomposition of a big problem into a smaller actionable list
• Startups — building for product market fit and scaling
• Career transitions
• Leadership development
• Product management

When I have free time, I…

read, golf, and tinker with new tech.

I find inspiration…

among people who are builders (technical or creative) and among people who possess great intelligence but are also humble, in Kendrick Lamar’s words.

My motto/tagline is…

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

My favorite book is…

The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz

Originally published at https://blog.foster.uw.edu on January 30, 2022.