I use Twitter as a commonplace note: https://t.co/vPr6DeA0d4 CTO In Sales • Homeschooling dad Building @siteaudittools & @thoughttonote
We have replaced nearly 100% of @AcquiredFM's software in the past few years: Old stack: - Squarespace - Libsyn - Mailchimp - Zoom New: - @Webflow - @TransistorFM - @ConvertKit - @RiversidedotFM - @coda_hq - @DescriptApp Stayed the same: - @ChartableDotCom - @zapier
Twitter friends.. need some help 👇 Someone in my network is looking for an online platform for running a mentorship program. Think a structured tool for web based mentorship... with mentor & mentee roles, workflows etc. Any references? Pl share.. #TIA
How to start a side project: 1. Understand one group's problems 2. Create a roadmap to solve them 3. Create a service/product 4. Host it 5. Sell 6. Get testimonials 7. Build a repeatable system Here's how to start:
1. Grab a notepad and create two columns: POSITIVE and NEGATIVE. 2. Go through your calendar from the last 12 months, looking at every week. 3. For each week, jot down on the pad any people or activities or commitments that triggered peak positive or negative emotions for that…
5) The Pareto Principle applies to getting in shape. You get 80% of your results from: •Eating fewer calories than you burn •Hitting the gym consistently •Getting 7+ hours of sleep •Managing your stress Supplements, fancy workouts, superfoods, etc. don't matter as much.
Gold for the incredible Neeraj Chopra but don’t forget a big shout out for our 4x 400 metre relay team that finished a highly creditable 5th! The runners may practise different faiths but bound together by being INDIAN! Salute a Rajesh Ramesh, Muhammed Ajmal, Amoj Jacob and…
I Used to Struggle to Read Annual Reports Until I discovered this 6-step process From "The Dean of Valuation" Aswath Damodaran On what to look for and why, when trying to value a company Here it is: 🧵
Ordered these two from Amazon.
@whyynene The Gay Science
The data in the report, released by software company Slack, shows that workers in some Asian countries - namely India, Japan and Singapore - seem to spend more time appearing to be working than employees in other places.
12) Weights are the best form of exercise for fat loss. But cardio is better to reduce stress When you're feeling highly stressed, do 30-60 minutes of low-intensity cardio every day until you feel better. Then start training with weights again. Repeat when necessary.
These five videos are an absolute masterclass for investors. 1. Aswath Damodaran - Corporate Finance This covers everything you need to know about how a company should manage its money. Essential listening.
Watch the full @ycombinator lecture with @peterthiel here:
Sharing 10 great books about Indian companies / entrepreneurs which I’ve come across in the past 2 years: 1. ⏱️Titan by Vinay Kamath - How Titan was incubated inside Tata Group; many near death experiences plus insights into the watch & jewelry business 2. 🚲Making of Hero -…
So what does India need to do? In a selfish world, India will have to engage with everyone in the global bazaar Dr. J: "🇮🇳 must reach out in as many directions as possible and maximize gains" Instead of solid alliances, looser transactional partnerships will be important
@packyM Highly recommend CS Lewis’s Surprised by Joy, about his religious journey. Read it recently and still thinking about it. (All his nonfiction writing is wonderful!)
Reform 5: India must get better at strategic deception What's that? Dr. J cites China as an example For the last 3 decades, 🇨🇳 was able to increase economic ties with America It did this even as it was building a military that could take on US military dominance in Asia
Important Rule for Life: When in doubt, zoom out. Being perpetually zoomed in creates two challenges: 1. Struggle feels bigger than it really is. 2. Growth feels smaller than it really is. The 10,000 foot view provides perspective—on the manageable nature of your struggles and…
The 5 most common suggestions so far: • The Bible • 1984 - George Orwell • The Gulag Archipelago - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn • Meditations - Marcus Aurelius • Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
Which was your biggest portfolio winner this year and which was your biggest portfolio loser this year?
Q: How do you design an amazing user experience? In the clip below, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky explains that one route to a great UX and word-of-mouth growth is designing the perfect experience for one person: “How do you make something for a million people? I don’t…
Just finished this, perhaps the most practical and honest thing I've read in the career advice genre, recommended if you're thinking about this sort of thing at all (the linked summary is a really good overview with most of the meat)
10 Remarkable things I learned from the book Quality Investing:
#KashmirFiles gets National Integration award. And you wonder why #TriptaTyagi did what she did
Wherever you go in #TamilNadu you will find a Village god who sits on a open pedestal taking care of his people. These village Gods are here even before religion came into existence and the relationship between Man and God was simple, Here is the story of Village Gods. #Tamil
ISRO could have launched many #Chandrayaan3 missions or used better technology for its space probes with the kind of money spent on such wasteful projects as on the left. To know what ISRO was forced to skimp on see:
10 Must Read Books That You Can Finish In A Day: 1. The Art Of War
What are you putting off out of fear? Usually, what we most fear doing is what we most need to do. That phone call, that conversation, whatever the action might be—it is fear of unknown outcomes that prevents us from doing what we need to do. Define the worst case, accept it, and…
Two Jewish boys being humiliated in a German classroom in the 1930s. The blackboard says: “The Jew is our biggest enemy. Beware of the Jew.”
- India lands on the Moon, #Modi appears on the screen. - #Players win medals, Modi's smiling picture on a banner. - Students return from #Ukraine, Modi takes credit. - Indians get #Vaccination, Modi's picture on the certificate. - #Army does its job, Modi politicises it. On the…
@dmuthuk @BalakrishnanR Dear Muthu Sir, I had put a 4-part blog on this subject covering finance, health, social relationship, 10 plans before retirement etc. You may please share. P1: P2: P3: P4:
He used to invest in high quality businesses, that are simple to understand. - Low or no debt - Roce >25 - Generating free cash flow - P/E less than 15 - Div yield of 3-4% - Available at 8-10 year low or - Down atleast 40% from the peak.
The Most Iconic Lecture by Peter Lynch on Investing Still Relevant After 25 Years Best 47 Minutes Investment!
@ShaneAParrish You're missing two of the most powerful: energy and curiosity.
Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI. He is creating the future; we will all soon live in his world. He has written 100+ essays for founders about the future of the world and how to succeed. Here are 17 that every founder must read:
This is a common type of claim among anti-Western, ethnocentric historians — particularly Indians trying to "claim" historical achievements. Of course, it's extremely dishonest. This sort of thing relies on the fact that it's being presented to historically illiterate readers.…
@alvindrakes_ there doesn't have to be an end goal you can just make useful things for people who want to use them, and live a happy life
Nine sources of advantage: 1. Raw talent/intelligence - Some people are just naturally better and smarter. 2. Hard work - Some people work harder. 3. Different - Seeing the world differently. Doing something different. Reading different books. Interpreting the same information…
If you want to read just 1 article this week, let it be this one👇🏽 "I’d define intelligence vs. smart like this: Intelligent people understand technical details, smart people understand emotional details."
Let’s Get RICH With PATTU podcast is now available on YouTube!
Are you missing these key elements on your website? Joe built 3 sites that have done $100M+ in revenue. Bonkers, right? He's about to help your home page rain down some serious $$. Give @JSpeiser a mighty fist-bump for being your website cash coach.
"The problem, however, eventually became evident: to make science the arbiter of metaphysics is to banish not only God from the world but also love, hate, meaning — to consider a world that is self-evidently not the world we live in." -Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air
I am an engineer from IIT Delhi. But more than any degree, what is needed in life is critical thinking, scientific temper and a curious mind. I had made a list of experiments I want to do with my daughters to inculcate the same. Sharing it with you. A 🧵
@SahilBloom ‘When Breath Becomes Air’ along with ‘The Alchemist’ and ‘The Last Lecture’ were pivotal for me. Read them right after I graduated from uni in 2017 - ended up moving back home to my folks in Tanzania. Best decision I made.
HOW TO CREATE CONTENT THAT SPREADS Take a look at what already exists on a topic & ask yourself 2 questions: 1) What would people be left wondering after reading everything here? 2) What can you do to make a resource on this topic worth bookmarking? Then create it.
What are your go to subreddits?
You’ve got 30 days to net your first $500 online. How do you do it?
Researchers and policymakers often exist in different worlds and speak different languages. Here are three ways to bridge the divide
In 4 minutes, Kurt Vonnegut explained stories better than anyone I’ve ever heard. “The shape of the curve is what matters. Not their origins.” He plots stories on 2 axes: X: Time Y: Good fortune / ill fortune He goes on to say, “Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of…
@jjude 3) what kind of rituals comm have, example :"Office Hours" 4) Is comm not too large that you lose track of people you meet and feel like on random twitter thread every time.