From Tata's potential acquisition, All In Podcast, First Principle Thinking, Operation Warp Speed to status-consumerism
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I have often read about First Principle Thinking being practiced at Apple but couldn’t map the way to institutionalize this thinking. So here’s a post on what it means, how to apply it, and tons of real examples of first principles thinking. Honestly, one of the best posts on this ideology
I was recently intrigued by the history of open source. It is clearly a work of beauty, especially from a strategic sense (the moment when companies like Google, Meta, and AT&T started using open source as a defensive mechanism). Check out this post which dates back to 1999 but is still very relevant. Also, here’s an interesting video on regulatory capture by Bill Gurley, entitled 2,851 miles, that touches upon this topic
With $300mn in cash on its balance sheet, Tata is out again in the market to look for potential acquisitions. Let’s hope it doesn’t play out like the Haldiram story
The sole positive outcome from the COVID-era was the "All In" podcast, without a doubt, noteworthy. I am an ardent follower of this podcast (honestly, calling myself a "fan" is an understatement). Enclosed is a special report highlighting the tremendous success of this podcast, which initially started as a podcast and is now the equivalent of a media empire
The era of mindless marketing and advertisements is over. It's time for influencer-led brands to reign supreme. I said it on LinkedIn 10 months ago but when Marc Andreessen says that influencer/creator-branded, kind of individually-branded things, might be the future of consumer products generally, it validates my belief (Also, if you believe in this theme follow: Scott Berg on Linkedin, who recently launched a fund that is centered around this thesis)
Apple recently published a paper titled “LLMs in a Flash”. The idea is that while Microsoft and Google have largely focused on delivering chatbots and other generative AI services over the Internet from their vast cloud computing platforms, Apple’s research suggests that it will instead focus on AI that can run directly on an iPhone
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A team of scientists at IIT Madras is dedicated to enhancing our comprehension of brain function through advanced brain mapping. They aspire that their research will eventually contribute to the treatment of conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. At a scanning rate of 250GB per hour per scanner, operating multiple scanners simultaneously, the center generates 2 terabytes per hour of high-resolution uncompressed images. All images have to be processed to map every cell. For a computer vision object-detection model, the equivalent incidence rate is approximately 10,000 objects per second
Operation Warp Speed the mission that brought the regulators and manufacturers to work in symphony for the first time during COVID is now spreading its key learnings to reinvigorate the charm of gene therapy Strong Opinions, Weakly Held
Technology has been associated with fostering inequality, favoring the 20% of society who are smart and educated enough to take full advantage of it. However, I hold a more optimistic perspective; the influx of new technologies - ai- into our economy might alleviate a significant portion of the skills gap that emerged since the 1980s
Startups are 10x more likely to die from suicide than homicide
All the problems that exist in this world are at its core computational problems. From mental illness to cancer to climate change are all the overarching questions for computational superiority! (I intend to post this opinion every week until my ever-evolving belief is challenged or reshaped)
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Even though top founders building in consumer space may not prioritize status themselves, it's crucial for them to be aware of and comprehend status dynamics. This understanding is essential for introducing their creations into a society heavily influenced by status games
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