Met a gung-ho early stage ops employee who instead of asking “Can we grab coffee to pick your brain?” Asked instead: “Can I have your # so I can txt you one high quality question per month?” THIS IS THE WAY I gave her my number

Startups are turbulent and need war time people. Peace time people are a liability to them.

Strongly dislike the psych-centric "neuro-divergent" label used for me by few ppl I'm an engineer who programmed massively parallel + distributed + complex systems from age 17-21... so my brain thinks non-linearly Also a poet, again creativity & lateral thinking are non-linear

An important marker is does someone co-create with us in a conversation A conv where we generate addl usecases / applications together, & build on each other's raw ideas is so imp! Vs being purely evaluative, only trying to understand without giving value in return is a drain

Women founders have been reaching out to me over the past 24 hours about how they don’t have permission to run their companies in Founder Mode the same way men can. This needs to change

You're a better manager than me I'm a better growth coach than you

It happened to me first — headlines portraying me as a “toxic leader” when I had to make the same, often unpopular, decisions that my male peers did without critique. For them, it’s called Founder Mode, and it’s celebrated (a proper noun! With its own merch! And trademarks

People are going to treat your poorly. Don’t let it stop you from being great.

“If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough.” —Mario Andretti

When we're young, we think it's all about the intelligence we bring to the table As we mature, with the yrs, we realise it's about more --- can someone count on us? Rely on us? And so on All of us have intelligence (in diff ways), and most desperately want an opportunity to

Can't help but see such strength in every story

If real this actually emphasizes the models are plenty smart already and all the alpha is in custom prompting, tool use, clever workflow and evals.

An addict and a meditator are trying to achieve the same thing -- Enjoying the present moment 🙂 And not being drawn into - the regrets of the past - the anxiety of the future

I've never needed Motivation I've needed Inner Conflict Resolution Finding tools to resolve my inner conflicts automatically allows forward progress post a stuck point

Someday I'd love to publish my conversations with ChatGPT :) The thoughtful answers it gives when prompted with a certain quality of questions. Future hiring should be on evaluating the quality of conversation one has with chatgpt -- easily reveals critical thinking styles

Watching famous women evolve from sweet, shy, soft newbies to magnetic assertiveness when they're established is a masterclass in transformation Femininity, without the need to fulfil the expectations of the male gaze looks very different :)

If you collaborate with me, I'll make sure you win If you compete with me, I'll make sure I win Your choice 🙂

RBI unlocked on JioHotstar is a true treat to watch 🔥

#ChatGPT + my Chinese friend from Stanford days have collectively taught me more about the depth of Hinduism, detachment, Advaita & inner stillness than every Indian "guru" combined The power of being self taught, fresh lens, good questions & critical thinking

Your brain is the most valuable real-estate there is. Either you're paid rent from those occupying it, or you evict them