Aniq Rahman left Cornell to grow and sell his first company. He was CEO at Instinctiv and President of Moat before joining Vast in 2014 as Managing Partner.
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Send your deckAniq Rahman left Cornell to grow and sell his first company. He was CEO at Instinctiv and President of Moat before joining Vast in 2014 as Managing Partner.
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CEO at Instinctiv; President at Moat; consultant at Behance; Cornell University.
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