Haven't watched a single F1 race in years (or drive to survive either), but a three-way fight in the last race after 15 years is too good to skip. Fun fact: The last 2 times that I watched a three-way fight in the last race (wasn't alive for the one before that), the third guy

Growing up in a 90s Indian household that celebrated engineers & doctors, creative content development / advertising wasn't exactly on the career menu. So my first glimpse of it as a real job was when Chandler - in a mid-life crisis - tried writing an ad for sneakers he couldn’t

Thanks @PlugandPlayTC for bringing together such a vibrant group of founders, operators, corporates and investors. And @michellemzhou for leading me through the event. We had some great memorable meetings! :)

𝟰. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 - there was a really cool humanoid by @intbotai at the reception! 🤖

𝟯. 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀. The best pitches were very easy to understand one-line value props. No fluff or moonshots for the sake of it. Just a clear problem, a clear solution, and a clear reason to care. We’ve struggled with this ourselves, but we’re getting better 📌

𝟮. 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗮𝘁. The startups showing genuine traction went narrow but deep - solving one specific user pain point better than anyone else. Depth >> breadth 🎯

𝟭. 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗽. 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. Literally every idea we've debated internally over the past year showed up on stage. Pick any concept - there are a dozen startups already building it. Our only real right to win is

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮 come back saying some version of “AI is already here” or “the energy is something else.” True - every visit is a recharge. You see so many people dreaming boldly and building relentlessly. ⚡️ But this

Cometh the hour, cometh Poiro.

R.I.P Traditional Marketing 💀

Some late evening cricket with the team. Our mantra - Lift Weights. Train Weights. @EvamLabs @Propheusai @sachinjose @sameer_pendse @caesarpratap @manojumapathy1