Full-stack. Microservices. Real-time observability. All with IBM Instana. ibm.biz/BdPV45

Mistakes I made in my 30s were dramatically different from those I made in my 20s. Together, they are helping me live a better, wiser 40s decade. Is this what is called experience? A thread on my 30s mistakes...

Just hired a 21yo for their first job. What basic professional advice do they need? Here's what I tell all my new staff, but perhaps you can add. I'll start small. 1/ Use an online calendar. Have a foolproof system of reminders, so you never forget a deadline or obligation.

DON’T BE JUMPY Got this message from a CEO about a candidate: “I don't think they'd be a good fit. We have a pretty hard rule on no jumpy folks and their background looks like a alot of 1.5 years and then gone”. Current and future job seekers: don’t be jumpy. Accomplish

I made 65 startup investments between 2010-2020 I have made another 65 new startup investments between 2020-2023 Here is summary of my first 65 investments: 40/65 failed…angel investments aren’t for faint hearted. 🤣 12/65 gave 1-5X return. Top 12 have generated

We’re stoked to kick off a fresh chapter at Together! Today, we’re launching our 2nd fund, a larger $150M fund , set up to boost early-stage SaaS & AI startups. Two years back, Together was just a brainstorm between Manav Garg , Shubham Gupta , and me. We wanted to build

Congratulations Rameshbabu on a fantastic performance as runner up of FIDE World cup!! You made Tamilnadu and India proud!! As Thalaivar said - “ஒரு தடவை தான் தவறும்!!” Next time பார்த்துக்கலாம்!!

Startup Sales Tip: When communicating with enterprise executives ... Keep all correspondences in plain text and in the body of an email. It forces you to think, be specific, and pithy. And, allows them to easily add their comments in reply OR forward to colleagues. Do not

Fantastic interview where Karthik Reddy gets my dear friend Mithun Sacheti to open up on his phenomenal @Caratlane journey. youtu.be/g2Z1IYcDlZg?si… Thoroughly enjoyed the session with so many great insights. Don’t miss the trick on how to keep the attention of important mentors when

I've never spoken to a founder that regretted selling too soon. I've spoken to many founders that regretted selling too late.

In my work i meet a lot of very ambitious people, and take great pleasure in figuring out the source of their hunger. Some are endearing: the desire to prove your worth to a parent or a partner; others pedestrian, like keeping up with your batchmates from college. /1

We are delighted to launch our newest Bluprint, or report, on the Eldercare space. First, what is a Bluprint? Well, Bluprints are how we make sense of emerging sectors or spaces, at @blumeventures. Each Bluprint dissects a sector, maps out the landscape in one or many 2x2s,

Beyond excited to have received my author copies of AI Snake Oil (w/Arvind Narayanan)! The book is out in 2 weeks, but the entire intro (30+ pages) is now available online: press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove… Read a summary of all chapters in our latest post: aisnakeoil.com/p/starting-rea…

Vara and I welcome Warburg Pincus LLC and thank SoftBank Vision Fund 2 for their participation. We are excited to revolutionize DAP with innovation and expansion into DAP Adjacent offerings. Thanks to our investors, customers, partners, and Whatfixers! Vara

Whatfix continues to go from strength to strength. Khadim and varakumar have built an execution juggernaut. The story of building Whatfix when told, will be a master-class in innovation, first-principles, and ambition. Welcome Warburg Pincus LLC Peak XV Partners

Just heard from a friend who’s been at a FAANG for the past few years: “we are in a much better financial standpoint than before joining them”. This statement underscores a basic truth. While startups might be great from a culture and impact perspective, working for a handful of

Great to see Department of Government Efficiency digging into USAFacts government data

What would it take to produce a really good Mahabharata with the help of today’s AI? What do you think should be the budget and who should direct it?

Naukri was launched on April 1, 1997. Today is the 28th anniversary of the launch of the first internet business at Info Edge. Indiamart was launched a year earlier on April 1, 1996 and Makemytrip three years later on April 1, 2000 if I remember correctly. It is Makemytrip’s

Lovable just raised $200M at a $1.8B valuation led by Accel. This all started unexpectedly with me calling my friend at 6AM to go for a walk. I've never shared this story before: (thread)