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Now that elections are over, let me share a personal exp on how corrupt Karnataka is
Got an EV, need to upgrade my Elec Meter. Tried
@NammaBESCOM
website, which never works. The local engineers are asking Rs 35K in bribe for work which contractor gets Rs 5K
Its 700% not 40%
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First, we bought Water Purifier.
Then, some said, buy Air Purifier
Now, they say, setup Home ICU
Fir bacha hi kya hai Yaar.
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Sir, how to get this amazing new technology to the remotest backwaters of our country, such as Bangalore?
Proud moment for the entire nation!
The Ghaziabad-Aligarh Expressway has made history by achieving a remarkable feat: the laying of Bituminous Concrete over a distance of 100 lane kilometers in an unprecedented time of 100 hours. This accomplishment highlights the dedication and
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Looking for an Associate/VP to join our fund. Following are welcome -
- Failed Entrepreneur
- Tier 2 college degree
- Non engineering/ MBA
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Love Bangalore / India, but I have learnt more in last 3 days in Bay Area than I could in a month back home.
Spent 2 months just to try to register a co in India & it’s still not done.
Problem - solution feedback loop from potential customers, Investors & even fellow
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Tech wage inflation is so high in India that a portfolio company has just hired at CTO based in London at a slightly higher cost than Bangalore.
At this rate the tech arbitrage will erase sooner than later.
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I wanted to share a few thoughts on SamaA's comments in Delhi, Foundational Models, India's position and what could we possibly do as a nation. I think a lot of people in the ecosystem are missing the forest for the trees, that is, we are fixating on OpenAI's lead with GPT4 and
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Our LP, a large Japanese manufacturer is setting up a 50 acre , 500 emp facility in Sri City, AP.
Me: Why not KA?
State officials were rude & unhelpful
TN?
Officials asked for a lot it bribes
Thank heavens at least there is new AP!
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After travelling 100+ Km within 30 min, twice in the same day for Investor meetings in Japan, I realised the level of productivity loss we tolerate as a nation is mind boggling
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This is down the street from my house.
Get this, it’s for an India Post office.
200+ year old org building a new branch office by 3D printing it.
Only in Namma Bengaluru!
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Had a Blood test recently, all clear except severe Vitamin D deficiency. Leads to all kinds of physical / mental health issues.
Went for a 45 min open water swim in the sun & feeling very rejuvenated.
Don’t listen to VCs, sometimes Vitamins are more important than
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Great eg of why India risks perpetuating 2 steps ahead & 1 step back economy.
Indian Govt focus is always on punishing everyone since they are unable to enforce on bad actors.
For cross border biz like us, time to rethink our expansion plans in India.
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Majority of the delay has been due to the non functioning MCA portal. This is is from my CA
@mildwave
Few Specific issues faced in incorporation process:
1. Portal not stable - user gets logged out impacting workflow.
2. Name application requires specific business code for
Love Bangalore / India, but I have learnt more in last 3 days in Bay Area than I could in a month back home.
Spent 2 months just to try to register a co in India & it’s still not done.
Problem - solution feedback loop from potential customers, Investors & even fellow
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Since some "Founders" in India seem to think "just a VC" should stay in their lane -
For the last 3 months, I have been working on building a new platform that will leverage the latest innovations in Gen AI to solve some of the larger challenges in India.
The Platform has a
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1999, Schiphol Airport: a wide eyed boy embarks on his first flight to a strange land, to explore a new life. In a weird twist, fate brings him back to the same Airport, 23 years later, on a new journey to the same destination.
Today, I step down as a General Partner from
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A major PE fund in India, post signing TermSheet and 5 months of DD (deliberate) now trying to re-price down valuation by 40% knowing the runway squeeze.
Cycles are temporary. Reputation is permanent.
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@MBPatil
Really appreciate your reach out Sir, gives a lot of confidence to us.
Things have started moving and I will reach out to your team if need arise. Thank you again for your support.
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With what we are seeing in Srilanka and now lockdown Shanghai …
It’s really commendable on how resilient India’s overall supply chains have been for food and medicines over last 2 years.
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Times are hard. Build where you know the talent and sell where you can make money.
Don’t worry about structures and locations.
India, Japan and US are all places where we have teams, investors and potential customers.
Dhanda Banao.
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@Sethvikas
@NammaBESCOM
So what should I say then? I have run from pillar to post for last 3 months.
Things are so bad they are not interested in doing the work even if I’m ready to pay the bribe 😅
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@ku1deep
Umm not giving up on anything. Just stating the facts.
There are lot of advantages in building from India for the world as well.
One must learn to leverage whatever opportunities they can to execute and compete in a global market. That is the reality.
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Vacationing in Japan with wifey, daughter and parents.
Everything is so well organised, safe and respectful for family & culture.
I hope India become a modern country like Japan in 20-30 years, and like it remains deeply rooted in its traditions.
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To Bangalore Open Source Software Contributors / Community, preferably those building in ML / Gen AI / LLMs -
In the process of setting up an Emerging OSS Fellowship Program / Fund, that will provide both monetary & in-kind support
- Being Sponsored by a large US VC Fund, Big
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@ItsAmitTrivedi
Roothe khwaabon ko mana lenge
Kati patango ko thaamenge
Soyi taqdire jaga denge
Kal ko ambar bhi jhuka denge
Suljha lenge, uljhe rishton ka manjha
Rishte pankho ko hawa denge
Rishte dard ko dawa denge
Jeet kabhi haar kabhi
Ghum to yaaro honge do pal ke mehmaan
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Watching Rocket Boys and realise how bad the existential crises and dangers that our early PMs navigated.
It’s easy to judge looking back after we stabilised and gained power. But with out their foundational support, we wouldn’t be here.
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@contentwaala
Don’t let performance on One entrance exam dictate what one can achieve for the rest of their lives.
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To my Indian brothers & sisters -
Have some Asmita, self-respect - you are not behind your NRI friends and cousins in any way.
You had the heart to stay through the struggles & build for your country. Right here.
Now is your time. Shine.
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Since this has blown up, Best thing they like about
#NewAP
in order of pref -
State initiated 10K subsidy per employee to train them at HQ facilities in Japan
Handling local relations with farmers to smooth over transition
Clarity on tax , inputs like electricity , water
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Things are moving now, MCA, Mindtree teams have reached out & resolving the issues.
Really appreciate the hands on support by Mr Manish Pandey, JS at MCA. He also gave me better context behind it.
Thanks also to
@sbikh
&
@AasthaGrover09
for their support
Fully committed to
Majority of the delay has been due to the non functioning MCA portal. This is is from my CA
@mildwave
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Langar (community Kitchen) being run at Sis Ganj Gurudwara ...
The line of people was more than 1.5Km long, they had to start a 2nd line.
Oh the humanity ..
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16KM vertical climb to 13,650 feet. My destination.
Gobinday. backpack is heavy, soaking.
Mukunday. Trail rocks are slippery.
Udhary. It’s raining, fog everywhere.
Aparay. Legs are aching, shaking.
Mantra guides me to the mountain top, after 2 days. HemKund Sahib
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@naralokesh
Thx for your leadership sir, it motivates us Investors to support
#NewAP
Visited
#InnovationValley
in Vizag, really impressed with the Infrastructure ur govt is building to support
#startups
Request -
Pls support local semiconductor chips/MC manf , tech India needs badly
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Saw how our family broker helped during Dads heart surgery.
Cancelled all my online policies and have been paying extra to him for a decade.
Where should you buy your health insurance? A good offline agent who will provide long term service and get your claims settled. The premiums are a bit higher, but not massively. Normally I'm a big proponent of online and direct, but that's not how insurance operates. Bank RMs
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Rest in peace and contentment, Dad.
You accepted me as your own, even though I came from a different culture.
You taught me to look for the goodness in each heart.
You showed us how to help unconditionally and never expect anything in return.
Will miss you and try to
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So a portfolio founder says that
@reliancejio
reaches out, does product DD, meets tech team and like everything.
Then instead of becoming customer, they give employment offers to HALF the tech team!!!
This EXACTLY why Indian startups want to sell and fundraise abroad.
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Now that I’m starting to sit on the operator side again & see kind of shit that VCs give to founders, it’s so amusing.
Literally being nice / professional is like a basic bar to walk away for any future relationship.
Especially non- partner VC professionals & Angel Investors
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It is very satisfying to watch a portfolio company cross $100M+ ARR while still being fast-growing, nimble and humble.
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Can’t believe my ears, this is unprecedented.
One of the senior most bankers is publicly advocating for India to work toward alternative reserve currency to US Dollar in a decades time.
ET Awards | "US Dollar is the biggest financial terrorist in the world," says Uday Kotak, MD and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank
@udaykotak
@udaykotak
#USDollar
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I learnt an important lesson in life today.
Random strangers read my post on Twitter & expressed their support.
Shared the same post on my college friends group & hardly anyone read /responded.
Such is life! 🙏🏼
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I visited Jallianwala Bagh as a kid, saw bullet holes & the suicide Well.
Freedom Struggle from books, hit me like a brick. It was a chill inducing sombre visit.
Is nothing sacred anymore? Does everything need to be turned into a PR monument?
Join me as we inaugurate the renovated complex of Jallianwala Bagh Smarak today at 6:25 PM. I also invite you to watch the sound and light show. It would display the horrific massacre of April 1919 and instil a spirit of gratitude and reverence towards the martyrs.
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A quote from Dr Vikram Sarabhai, who I admire greatly -
There are some who question the relevance of space activities in a developing nation. To us, there is no ambiguity of purpose. We do not have the fantasy of competing with the economically advanced nations in the
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I, along with a team of ex (Prod / Eng / AI) Sr. Tech leaders from Slice, WhatsApp, MPL are building a new Tech Platform using latest Gen AI stack FMs & Auto Systems.
We have committed capital, customers & now expanding Founding Team to - JS, Full Stack & ML Engineers.
Pref
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Biggest worries -
Political uncertainty and policy continuity post General election
Tax regime clarity and local customer stability
Friendly environment and quality of life for HQ staff living in India
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Those deriding my Twitter activity have no idea the level of Talent and Partners that are reaching out to offer their unconditional support.
ख़ुदी को कर बुलंद इतना कि हर तक़दीर से पहले
ख़ुदा बंदे से ख़ुद पूछे बता तेरी रज़ा क्या है
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Heard of a scam from a founder:
VC from US contacts co & offers a 5M TermSheet after minimal discussion. TS has clause to transfer $25K to the firm for travel and DD.
Visits, refuses to invest on some pretext & fly back next day.
Rinse, repeat.
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6 months ago - 3K run in 45 min
3 months - 5K in 60 min
Today - 10K in 90 min
Next 90 day goal - 10K - 75 min
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This. And I like to remind my generation who complain of the “current environment” -
I read a newspaper every morning growing up, remember almost every few weeks there were riots / blasts / hartals or major mishaps.
While watching The Railway Men on Netflix, I couldn't help think about how turbulent the 1980-95 period was for India. It's pretty nuts that India, with an absolutely shit economy, pulled through:
- Khalistan Insurgency / Operation Bluestar
- Anti-Sikh Riots / Indira Gandhi
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@GuruMadappa
@NammaBESCOM
Because someone from the right places did try to help me out of good faith.
I didn’t want to let them down by making this political in a charged atmosphere.
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There is a narrative that one should stop the bravado & execute in private. Well, I don’t plan to use the same mechanism as others.
You do you, I’ll do what works for me.
This shall be executed in full public glare to maximize feedback, improve execution in real-time, and make
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To all Non-Resident Indians offering "Special Comments" -
You left, please focus on your lives in your new home. Not interested in your comments based on a 15-day trip experience every 2 years.
Let us Indians be, to create a new dawn, our own children who live here.
Vacationing in Japan with wifey, daughter and parents.
Everything is so well organised, safe and respectful for family & culture.
I hope India become a modern country like Japan in 20-30 years, and like it remains deeply rooted in its traditions.
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Celebrating 10th anniversary with
@tnitya
, my love.
Ours is a story of North & South, "2 States" bound by love, yet beyond the bounds of organized religion.
A little flower has bloomed in this garden & may it flourish to represent a society that has accepted us, with love.
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Best Ted talk I’ve seen in a while!
The Journey of Train 18 | Sudhanshu Mani | TEDxHyderabad
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Why are the heads of Hospital chains solving Logistics and Law Order issues while the Home Minister of the Country is holding election rallies all day?
Where did this all go so wrong so quickly :(
Update: The driver has just been allowed inside & hopefully the oxygen will be sent out soon.
Further to my earlier tweet an appeal once again to the Govt to please tag oxygen tank as ambulances & enable quick green corridor movement
@PMOIndia
@PiyushGoyal
@rajnathsingh
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So it is here 😐
My upstairs neighbor has tested positive for Covid-19 and my apartment block has been sealed in as a Containment Zone.
One never fully assimilates that they are in a War, until it arrives at their doorsteps.
Stay Home and Stay Safe.
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So we don’t need India LLMs? Right!?
“Vivek & Pratyush, who worked on developing AI models for speech recognition & translation at AI4Bharat, are launching a new venture called Sarvam that will develop custom-made LLMs for India-centric use-cases”
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It’s a privilege to join hands with
@nileshtrivedi
and here he articulates our shared vision.
I’m starting a new chapter as Co-founder and CTO at - building AI workers for enterprises with
@brijbhasin
and
@gunnygun3
.
I had started playing with large language models in 2019. My library for GPT APIs is still listed in OpenAI's developer docs:
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Founders always cry about how they get short changed by VC Investors.
But they don't talk about how some of them, in collusion with their new / later stage investors, try to screw over early stage investors in later rounds.
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Ahh the NRI homecoming season is here - the smell of simultaneously bitching and revelling on the "India condition" is in the air.
Good times.
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My 9 year old daughter has been dabbling in philosophy.
I’m speechless.
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In a shocking twist, I have hit my 10K / 75min running goal 2.5 months early!
Maybe it’s the crisp Tokyo morning air or maybe GPT going turbo mode in my head .. haha.
Enjoy the scenery-
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Unpopular opinion: I liked
#LalSinghChaddha
Should have bucked the trend & watched it in the theatre
Entertainment need not be perfect social commentary and good enough is ok at times.
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Next 12 hours Investor meetings -
Kyoto > Osaka > Nagoya > Kyoto
Will be experiencing the famed Japanese Bullet Train efficiency.
Those who oppose it in India underestimate how 1 successful F2F client meeting can have compounding effect for years.
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Picked up my
@atherenergy
scooter .. awesome ride!
Dad sold IC engine parts all his life, now learning about electric. Loves the tech :)
Getting a lot of queries from strangers on the road, main concern is price point
@tarunsmehta
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Friendly reminder in these extraordinary times, what your parents & elders need most is your TIME.
Call them, video chat, play games or let granny watch your kids play.
Lighten the mind, relieve the stress, make small happy moments.
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"The more hard things you push yourself to do, the more competent you will see yourself to be.
The proof you can do hard things is one of the most powerful gifts you can give yourself."
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Finished the
#TCSWorld10K
in 1:09:01
🤭
In a shocking twist, I have hit my 10K / 75min running goal 2.5 months early!
Maybe it’s the crisp Tokyo morning air or maybe GPT going turbo mode in my head .. haha.
Enjoy the scenery-
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5 Trucks on a small train is "Oxygen Express" for a Billion people!!
🙄
#OxygenExpress
of the Indian Railways continues transporting oxygen on mission mode across 🇮🇳.
The lifeline of the nation becomes a life-saver for COVID-19 patients by ensuring swift delivery of oxygen to various states.
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Most people complaining - "Why do we need Bharat LLMs, when there is GPT4?" are the ones who have a credit card to pay for $20/m OpenAI sub to accumulate more knowledge.
What type of Equitable Outcomes are we working on in our country when 1.3B of us can't even access them?
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An Actor is running helpline larger than some states, maybe even the Central Govt.
I got 27538 requests today for Oxygen, Beds and Medicines.
Out of this 70% were from Delhi
20% were from UP
10% REST OF INDIA.
THIS HAS TO END🙏
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Now that
@sama
has clarified his comment in Delhi, let me clarify mine further.
I completely stand by them.
I’m in the
@ylecun
camp & he articulates his viewpoint here very well -
I wanted to share a few thoughts on SamaA's comments in Delhi, Foundational Models, India's position and what could we possibly do as a nation. I think a lot of people in the ecosystem are missing the forest for the trees, that is, we are fixating on OpenAI's lead with GPT4 and
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The funny thing about the Chinese Communist Party Agenda of "Lets Teach India a Lesson" is that it has ironically worked -
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Fascinating when Canadian Sikhs try to teach Indian Sikhs on how to wear their patriotism.
You left, your allegiance to India is irrelevant. Mind your own business.
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What people assuming on integrating Gen AI models - oh it’s just a simple API call / wrapper
What it actually is in production- APIs, data engineering, prompt evals, benchmarks, tracking outputs, guardrails etc etc.. It’s a whole new level of software engineering.
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This is a disturbing read. Hope we don’t jeopardise consumer trust in EVs in hurrying to create a “revolution”
I’ve had
@atherenergy
for 3 years and never experienced or heard of the kind of issues being reported on Ola S1s.
Barely two months since deliveries have started, Ola Electric is bursting at the seams. Multiple groups on Twitter, Facebook and Telegram are packed to the brim with complaints from aggrieved consumers.
✍️
@sahaprd
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I really don’t get the “I read X no. of books last year” flex
It’s like saying I ate Y kgs of rice in a year.
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Always wear helmet and gloves when cycling.
Motorcycle cut me off on a turn, fell down but escaped with minor bruises.
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Bangalore is no less centre of the world.
Met a serial entrepreneur visiting from Bay Area.
Meeting a senior Govt official visiting from Saudi Arabia.
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Once in a few years, one comes across a company, experience a product and get almost giddy with excitement of how they can absolutely change an entire sector!
Man I love this job :)
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Founders should keep tabs on where the Investment Bankers are sharing the IMs
So many instances of unsolicited data sharing by IBs for startups that are competitors of my existing portfolio.
When I point it out, the IB had no idea!
So what's their value add then 🤔
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From the Yogisthaan -
The answers to life's questions lie inside you. All you need to do is look, listen and trust.
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It’s a travesty that the “System” subjects Startup founders through this!!
As if it’s not hard enough to start, build, fundraise and even after TermSheet it takes 7+ months to close rounds??
Please share your experiences and I’ll try my best to solve this problem.
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Saving my eulogy for Dad, BP Thomas, for posterity to remember -
Ladies and gentlemen, family and friends,
We gather here today to honour and celebrate the life of my father-in-law, BP Thomas, who recently left us after a courageous battle with a dreaded disease. As we mourn
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In Tokyo for Rebright Partners Portfolio Summit this week along with our team and founders. My message to our partners -
India has weathered the storms and not just survived, but thrived.
We now have the Talent, the Infrastructure and the Market. Not just at par with the
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Yesterday, a startup decided to switch us out with another fund post Termsheet. Fair enough, they found a better fit with other fund (on same terms)
But if a VC fund, switched out the startup with their competitor post TS, then?
Different rules for VCs and Founders
🤔
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JIA = Japan 🇯🇵 + India 🇮🇳 + America 🇺🇸
3/4 of the biggest markets in the world.
Planing go to market and fundraising in JIA simultaneously.
Jia means “Heart” in Hindi. Where the ❤️ is I guess :)
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Thanks for the endorsement
@TakeshiEbihara
.. look forward to many more years of partnering Japanese capital with Indian Startup ecosystem.
It's been great journey with
@brijbhasin
for long. Now we keep going on with stronger ties. Proud to announce my partner Bri is now officially General Partner of Rebright !
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As a parent, if I could convey the power of imagination and the process of learning, the kiddo will do alright in life.
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Thanks
@hiromashi1969
San for giving the opportunity to speak at DOJA in Tokyo along with
@rajeshsawhney
and
@gsf_fund
Startups.
Next up at IVS conference at Kyoto on Wed!
Look forward to seeing you again
@NathanLands
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@JeetDmann1
Actually, these are all good ideas -
home solar panels installed in my Nagpur home got bill down 70%
Rain Water harvesting in Bangalore Apt building recharges the water table in monsoon for our borewell use in summer
Waste segregation, we compost wet waste for Apt garden
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Rebright leads $1.5M pre-Series A investment round of Eggoz, Agri Tech vertical aggregator brand.
Why we invested by my colleague
@bindureddy23
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Looking to hire 2 Interns for Summer college break -
- Must be 3rd or 4th year Students in Tier 1/2 Colleges
- Must have demonstrable Full Stack Dev experience
- Must have understanding of GPT4 prompt based coding process
To Apply DM your -
- 1 paragraph cover letter outlining
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This is a really bad dark pattern. Will have to stop using
@paytm
What have we come to, making people agree for credit report access at login itself?
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Some day I will write a book on behind-the-scene machinations that go on in the VC / Startup industry, so the founders and investors who want to earn their bread fairly can possibly avoid such people & pitfalls.
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The best thing about feeling financially secure is no longer having to think twice about spending for small joys in life. 😊
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