Just got home from an intensive week at IIM-A
Made great friends, learnt a lot, ticked off some bucket-list items and developed a well-rounded solid mindset
We’ve had talks about how unemployable our youth is
Has anyone talked about how unemployable most professors are at the universities we get these youth from?
Gujaratis are at-least Bilingual and mostly Trilingual
Some also speak 4 languages with the 4th being Marathi
Exactly the same scene in Maharashtra too except first language being Marathi
What exactly is the problem with the South?
A gujarati who was born in a remote village of Gujarat will speak atleast two languages- Hindi and Gujarati. Maybe not perfect, but well enough to communicate.
We dont abuse people for not speaking our language coz we aren't insecure little pricks.
You need to be a madman to be building in core manufacturing
It’s bonkers. I haven’t slept peacefully in weeks. I’m reading up, watching videos, designing something, working on the machine, dealing with clients
A total one man army.
AND I’m spending the day at the fam biz.
If you're a startup building in the Aerospace, Defence, Medical or EV Automobile space and require aid in manufacturing of anything, just reach out
I can help you tap into Vadodara's manufacturing system easily
PCB manufacturing, Fabrication, Machining and that's just the tip.
We recently got an order for an Impeller and Bowl scale model print. This is the print video of the Bowl at a 1:20 scale.
The model came out w/ high quality with a fine finish, something most folks do not associate with 3D Printing
Get High Quality/High Strength prints with us
@sumitkbehal
Feeding street dogs se biscuits will build you a massive security force
You may then employ the dog security force in guarding celebs and earn risk-free
Which PODCASTS do YOU listen to?
The 3 Podcasts I listen to:
- The Ground Up Show
- The Tim Ferris Show
- Not Overthinking
(Not tagging the creators. We’ve been accustomed to getting everything everywhere. Go search)
*Get a No-Code Website fast & Cheap*
After months of using a code-based approach for my personal website, last night I shifted it to
@NotionHQ
Here's how YOU can get a cool website set up
(in under 15 mins and with enough time to spare for coffee afterwards)
The amount of big brands I keep finding out of Ahmedabad and Vadodara is just insane So, Beardo. It's by a Ahmedabadi brand. Their perfumes are made by a Vadodara based white-labelling company. The same company that makes scents for Fogg. Which is also an Ahmedabadi brand.
@priteshlakhani
Compliance cost
ISO costs like 50-80k
Workshop/Office Complaince certificate (safety and all)
Adding to this is the L1 bid system for govt tendering
Every industrialist I've talked to hates the system. Nobody is benefiting.
@protosphinx
You haven’t accounted for the ports in that region. The bridge would have to be further up in which case it’s as good as no use.
Better yet to have a ferry service that lets you transport vehicles across.
The children of a lot of old industrialists in Vadodara aren’t interested in these business anymore
These are companies from 50L to 20Cr turnover
Most have moved abroad in search of “better quality of life”
A good time for incumbents or new-comers to capture more market tbh
As most of you know I've been working with Manufacturers for the last 15 years.
Started in IIT Kanpur - and worked with small manufacturers in Kanpur. I then left for Pune - and later Singapore. Have now worked with thousands of SMBs across 20+ countries - from China, Japan,
I went through my BE asking minimal Q’s as most couldn’t be answered by the faculty. This was a stark contrast to both my curious personality AND how I have learned all my life
My school life has been all about asking questions. My undergrad was all about learning life skills.
@protosphinx
Sphinx bhai hold your horses a little
Running a Blast Furnace is no joke.
A metallurgist is lucky if he gets to view the start & stop of a blast furnace in his lifetime.
It is pure art. The art of iron and steel making.
Literally no video on YouTube talks about design of Plate Bending Machine, Hydraulic Press, Laser Cutting Machine, etc
Nor are there videos on the manufacturing of such things
And I can’t find relevant text books
Where is this knowledge ?
The 4 key manufacturing cities of Gujarat are definitely Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara & Bhavnagar
Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar is more about governing, headquarters, corporates, finance, etc
I almost failed my 11th grade and yet here I am
- Spent a year at ISRO
- Masters gold-medallist
- Running my own company in an advanced field
I have been a stellar student throughout, but I prefer attending interactive lectures over grinding study sessions
@gareebscientist
@Meghwala20Joy
They’ve shared on photo. We must remember that we’re the first on this side of the moon.
It’s better to err on the side of caution and analyse rest of data/images before publication. Might have some discovery waiting to happen. Nowadays a LOT of data can be taken from images.
Folks trying to read this image should understand that the DFC and DMIC are different
However, both do go through Gujarat almost parallely.
Both exist together in the Vadodara district region.
@infinite_varsh
Ashamed also that IIT-M has one of the finest Metallurgical & Materials Engineering programs in the country yet very few of those students actually go into their core stream
Guys, I’m kinda thrilled to have my nomination approved for IIM-A’s Young Entrepreneurs Programme!
Twitter please help me connect with others who’re in this year’s batch 🚀
@SejalSud
My observations are that Industries do not consider Freshers to be Performing Assets and hence train them for a certain amount of time before labelling them as PAs
A lot of companies will not hire freshers at all, min 2yrs exp.
The last year has been an actual roller coaster and last night made me feel absolutely fine that it is.
I got awarded the first merit Gold Medal by S. Somnath, Chairman, ISRO for my MTech degree whose thesis work I’ve performed at SAC, ISRO
Every hardware founder needs to see this & understand why it's called a MVP.
The only task of the MVP is to work.
No makeup. Pure, raw tech.
All the other iterations WILL be better.
More efficient, compact and better looking.
But it won't fly, unless you build & validate MVP.
Your proof of concept is not going to be perfect. It will be worst in design & specs but It's the first validation that your concept is possible. This was a wooden motor with airgap more than 1cm & 5% efficiency & now airgap is < 0.5mm & efficiency beyond 90%. Keep Building🚀
3D printing is easy
So is Coding
And making Cars
Everything is easy when doing the basics, printing boxes, writing loops, putting a motor on a 4 wheeled rod-chassis
It gets complicated soon though. That’s why you need experts.
That’s why Titan Additive exists.
@sohamsshah_
Twitter code bros will hit Premium faster than they did with YouTube
After some days tweets will start piling like "The best investment you can make in yourself is getting VScode Premium" 🤦🏻
@protosphinx
Poaching is a serious issue in manufacturing
Poaching clients, poaching labour & operators, poaching techniques
We’ve had this happen. Anyone who’s been in manufacturing long enough has faced this.
Photos are a no-no.
Petition for a better marketing firm for
@atherenergy
The manufacturing & hardware community literally wants you to succeed
@tarunsmehta
!
Whoever's into marketing and sees this post please pitch Ather. These guys have a stellar product held back by marketing.
Swoosh. Tick-tack. Click. Ting. Beep. Ta-ding. Wheeeee.
From the magnetic click of the Halo to my favorite 'Wheee' sound, each has been deliberately designed to sound the way they do. They're like tactile feedback.
#ASMR
#Ather
#Halo
#Rizta
#EV
YouTube demand for good quality manufacturing content is HUGE
I know lots of folks who want to learn about machining, casting, forging, fabrication, additive manufacturing, injection moulding
There are codes and standards workshops, manufacturing tutorials and software too!
🌟 YOU'RE HIRED!
is something YOU would love to here, isn't it?
Through the past few years, I've hired some pretty amazing people and they all had a couple of things in common.
What ? Well, I'll tell you :
(1/n)
Personal Finance
→ Emergency Fund 🛑
• Typically 3-6months of living expenses
• Great if you have 12months of it
• Should be highly liquid (accessible)
• Comes handy during loss of employment, transitioning in life. and during sudden medical emergencies
Manufacturing takes time
Software/IT is much more "instant"
I expect a high rate of churn for people coming into this field as it seems lucrative right now. You can't stand the shop floor I've grown up in all my life.
If you think the manufacturing sector can be won with just price wars, think twice
There's certifications & compliance
There are NDAs and patents
There's MOUs between companies and Futures contracts
A lot of trust and paperwork is what makes manufacturing truly what it is.