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Director of Payments at Treez Inc. 🌲 UPI / ACH, I love payment flows. 🌐💰 1 exit, YCW20 Optimist. Easily amused. Kindness = sexy. Love SFF +puzzles #1jump
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WHAT CAUSED KERALA FLOODS:
1. Christians? No.
2. Muslims? No.
3. Communists? No.
4. Women's entry - Sabarimalai? No.
5. Beef eating? No.
6. Being mallu? No.
7. Winking girls? No.
8. Excessive use coconut oil? No.
9. Lots of rain? Yes.
Please donate to relief efforts. ♥
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Paid tax also. Put vote also. Stay in India like good citizen also. Pay for help and others kids in private school also. Pay for private insurance also.
Disaster means coordinate online and help folks get black market coordinates for drugs also
What hair we need government.
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10 years since mum passed away.
6 months since I quit my 'day job'
3 months since our product launched.
Over 1000 lives deeply, positively, impacted (many millions to go)
Building the change I want to see in the world. Mum would be proud.
#onwards
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Ahead of women's day, here to drop some W: 🌟🌟
In the last year:
1) Sold my startup, acquired by a fantastic company in our vertical, made some money (FINALLY) and now have the AMAZING TITLE OF "Director of Payments".
2) Gave birth a few weeks ago - BABY SMILED AT ME TODAY.
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are there any grown women who talk about "hustle" culture or is it just men going on and on about working 23 hours a day.
that too childfree, single (ish), petfree men.
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It’s entirely possible that I’ll finish all my travel within Chennai for less than 50% of the cost of an airport cab to Bangalore.
Travel 1: Chennai Airport to Nungambakkam via Suburban Rail at Tirusulam for RUPEES FIVE.
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SO: I made a chrome extension that shows you the Preamble to the Indian Constitution in every new tab.
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Am I the only one on here who isn't in touch with anyone from school or childhood because we have nothing in common anymore.
Applications open for best friend.
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6 months since I quit Uber to build my startup.
(TIME IS FLYING ACCELERATING WOW)
Every startup is hiring. So is ours. Ping if you like snacks and changing the world - sometimes all in one day.
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In the midst of all this heaviness and unease, let me present one kutti wearing a velco veshti. Please smile.
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Women's day wishes for brands:
1. Nykaa - you're awesome. Start a subscription box.
2. W - NOBODY WEARS TASSELS TO A WORK MEETING. STOP MAKING KURTAS WITH BOBBLES AND TASSELS.
3. Zivame - MOAR swimsuits.
4. NO ONE IN INDIA MAKES SENSIBLE WORK/FLAT SHOES
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Asked some close personal friends this question, and asking here too (cos twitter gyan is just ♥).
I recently turned 35. I want to actively work at living my 'best life'. What does that look like? Advice, essays, ideas, personal experience all welcome!
Thank you!
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12 years since my mom died. It's getting better but also sometimes, it hurts unbelievably so much.
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So we got a new bookcase and I'd forgotten how many books we own. Took them all down from storage. Now to stack and arrange them. Wish me luck.
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BIG BILLION DAY PRIME SALE heres what im buying:
nothing.
what are you buying and why arent you putting money in MF instead.
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I don't want a 10 min grocery startup.
I want a come check my pantry make a meal plan and buy the groceries needed for the week startup.
Aka a housekeeper?
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I wasn't going to say anything because who really needs a feminist rant on the IPL. But cheerleaders? In short skirts? White women? Blonde hair? It's FUCKING problematic.
young boys including mine are watching this. Maybe young girls too. What are they learning?
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So, nine months ago, our team didn't have a clue about ACH, much less fintech in the US.
As of this month?
@payswifter
has processed over $500k in GTV from B2C, ACH cannabis payments in the United States. How did we get here?
#ach
#fintech
#cannabis
#yc
Storytime. 🧵 🕰
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Sitting across Uber/Ola union drivers, negotiating strike demands, talking to
@nandiniv
about contract workers, that's how GIGI was born.
150 million gig workers in India have no access to benefits.
This changes today.
We're building benefits for the future of work!
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today morn - my 4yo:
K: I want mango jelly
me: sorry, I don't have cash
K: can you use Google Pay?
me: <stumped, then recovers quickly> I need money in my bank account to pay with Gpay, i have no money in the accounr.
K. thinks...some more..
can you work harder? go to office?
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I made a human and he is one year old today. Happy birthday bubbles. 🎂
Never take your eyes off the prize. Not even for kisses. ♥ 🍦
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Other couples: say romantic things send nudes
My household: which app is it which api is it using how are they doing it here's a better way using this api send me a screenshot inspect network see this call ctrl command 5
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So hey! I quit Uber yesterday to do my own thing - classic
#UberMafia
style.
Refer me + my awesomeness to your friends who want to change the world RIGHT NOW, especially women eng / PMs/ ops/design leads.
Gimme your gyan and intro me to your networks! I will send you memes. ♥
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I have a 1000 rupees amazon gift card. whats the coolest, most roi, fun thingy you would get with it?
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🚀 LAUNCHING NEW FINTECH!!🚀 🇮🇳
You've given loans to your househelp. Paid school fees for their kids. Helped w money.
You know they need better financial tools suited to their lives. We're on it.
*SIGN up - early access to our beta*
w code sow100
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Even I don't recognize myself in this picture
#BlueTwitter
Once upon a time I had a wedding reception.
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3yo just now:
*opens door*
Amma I closed the laptop, no more school for me.
*closes door* BYE LOSERS.
@vinaykesari
to me: did he just say "bye losers" to us?
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Guys there's an easy way to deal with
@Tejasvi_Surya
's moves.
Simply cc him on all oxygen /bed/med requests in Bangalore.
Don't fall for the false outrage he's trying to manufacture. Keep holding our elected government accountable.
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My 2 year old has had video calls with his other 2 year old toddler friends.
Beat that.
I didn't even have real friends when I was 2.
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BOOKS. Please recommend great fiction you've read. Want lots of book reccos
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The fam (including baby boy) was in an accident on Friday. Car hit truck. Airbags deployed. Windshield shattered. Bad scene.
Seatbelts (front and rear) saved everyone. Buckle up. And put kids in car seats.
Also reminder that life is short. Live well. Be happy.
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My senior citizen dad is watching
#Brooklyn99
and said I'm like the girl on the show.
WHICH. GIRL. DAD. WHICH ONE.
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Happy Mothers day to me :)
Really privileged and happy to be the kind of mom (I hope) I always wished I had, growing up.
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14 years since my mother passed. I miss her dearly. The grief is different with the passage of time, but present. Sharper today.
Trying to live life everyday in a way that would make her happy.
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If you are a startup serving the US market, but based out of a non US timezone, how are you solving for customer support during working hours for your customers?
Any advice welcome!
Thanks!
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Guys this happened to a really close friend today in Delhi and I'm getting a little worried now
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Hi hugs and kisses to all
if you want a compliment, like this tweet and I'll give you one!!
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Successfully did family picnic in Cubbon w 2 month old baby, 5 year old baby, the gramps and Bruno.
Achievement unlocked max
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What would I like for Women's Day in India and why: a wishlist
Disclaimer: I'm aware of my privilege. I want these things despite it.
1) Lower Income Tax rates for Women - I spend more than my male coworkers on safety, and transport and get far less from the State.
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hi. first. mothers and women are awesome men you have no idea.
second. wow. this week. I now have a baby. it's the cutest best ever obv. :)
#mumlife
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My dad today singing to my son.
Old McDowell had a farm eeyaaeeyaaoo.
Appa. Wrong on so many levels.
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Kabirs school at 3.5 says they'll shift online for his prekg. 3 hours ish a day.
I'm thinking no need. He can play around another year and we'll see what happens.
Parents of kids similar age whats your scene?
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What's happening? I'm happy.
(ps baby Kabir took the second photo. Isn't it lovely?)
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PSA for men:
I have a baby a startup and a husband and I have no time for vetti chats and hiiii messages hello dear messages pls stop.
(unless you have a laptop you want to give me for free thanks very much)
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This am.
Older kid /nanny unwell. Newborn needs a lot of attention. Husband has much work to catch up on after 3 sleepless nights.
I lie quietly on the couch, tired, irritable.
Bruno comes to me. Puts his paw on my hand. Sudden well of emotion. I feel seen. 🥲🥹💕🐶
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Are there any great BIFL (buy it for life) Indian products? Maybe great leather bags? Would love recommendations - some kind people will be buying me a bday gift and I'd like to get something BIFL!
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I've worked for 12+ months building fintech in India, and now the US. Getting ready to launch something.
Sign up for my newsletter. All will be revealed on Oct 10.
Coming soon
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I filled petrol in bike today and one litre is 90 RUPEES.
That's it. That's the tweet.
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Having a low moment. Tell me something wonderful about the world?
Here's mine:
J Salk, inventor of polio vaccine refused to patent it. :)
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PSA: make sure all of you have a car seatbelt cutter and window shatter tool in your glovebox or driver side door pocket.
Available for less than 500 rupees on Amazon. Also
Also tell all your loved ones how to use headrest to break the window.
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Published a free download YC questions guide that we used while preparing for our YC W20 interview.
I hope its helpful - you don't need to share any info to download (but if you gimme your id, I'll ask for your support when
@SmolCoach
launches!)
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Do you use a pen and paper to take notes? What's a good pen these days?
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We're the only all-female founders from YC India (I think?) and one of the rare all-female founding teams in YC overall across the years.
:)🦹♀️👩💼👩💻🧙♀️🙆♀️
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Maybe everyone has already seen it but this IS CRAZY GOOD. SO GOOD.
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building as a solo founder means you just... talk to yourself more?
and... you tweet more? 🙈
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Looking to hire a super smart generalist, who can come in and work as a ops generalist to get stuff done at
@swifter_hq
Main criteria:
1) Blore / in person pref but remote ok
2) Extremely enthu / tech savvy (good at google search)
3) Generalist w fintech interest
DM me?
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Looking to hire a data science intern:
1) severely cool US fintech problems to solve * 2
2) Paid gig. Full time preferred. Part-time ok. Remote ok.
3) Knowledge of Python, SQL - must.
4) Option to convert to full-time job at end of internship
here:
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pros and cons of living with parents (ie parents now coming to live with you)
cons - parents live with you
pros - peeled pomegranate
#desiparentsandfruitwhatisiteven
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Me angrily to my 4yo: so NOW what are you going to do about the river if ketchup on your plate huh?
4yo: it's not a river, it's a lake. It's not flowing.
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does anyone know
@narendramodi
personally and sir can you please call my father and ask him to stay at home, or even better, come and stay with me in Bangalore because my dad has chosen this right most appropriate time to get AC serviced and pay house tax what even.
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gonna drop a 🧵 its gonna start with a killer hook:
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How a YC startup from India pivoted to building ____ APIs for cannabis merchants in the USA
stay tuned.
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super excited at being accepted into the
@beondeck
Fintech Fellowship ! Cheers
@sarthakgh
@eriktorenberg
can't wait to meet and talk shop about apis banks saas and moving money!
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Quick thread - work productivity mantra/life hack to maximize time utilization.
tldr: Break up the day into ACT-REACT-ACT blocks if you're a very senior manager or owner
Break up the day into REACT-ACT-REACT blocks if you're in client service, have dependencies, mid-junior team
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Proud to have done my first
#LooReview
💩!!! Go on and review public toilets!
#NDMC
#SwachhToilet
#SwachhBharatMission
#MoUD
#GoogleMaps
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anyway maybe i forgot to tell you all i wiped my bank account CLEAN and bought a car. seriously full khali. but car is v nice and kutti and i feel very powerful driving it.
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Leave your resumes aside what real mad skills do you have.
I'm deadly at killing mosquitos. Serious. Ninja level.
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showed baby many dog pics on
@dog_rates
: each was pronounced doddu bowbow or kutti bowbow depending on scale and size.
Heart is full happy.
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Idk what your Indian parents want but I've successfully broken them to the point where my dad only expects that I turn off the fan when I leave the room.
#goals
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#idea
they should open one kannada snax and sweet shop opposite Hole in the Wall Koramangala, and call it..
..
..
Holige in the Wall.
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today is 11 years since my mother died.
what a fun thing it is to be alive, and with some money in the bank. let me never forget.
per ritual spent a few minutes reading old blogposts from oct 28 every year. The one from 2016 is quite nice. and there's a poem too.
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It's just... what % of the working world can find a quiet space and a table and a computer to sit and work for 6+ hours a day?
Basically youngish tech employees w no small kids?
I'm not getting on this remote work bandwagon it totally sucks. Gimme my office back.
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#launch
#landingpage
🚀:
Full-suite tools for creators, organizers, teachers to easily teach online and monetize content. Sign up - special offer for first 500 VIP users!
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its a GORGEOUS day in Bangalore, I am in the office (only me today yay) and can therefore play music loudly. Suggest songs. Suggest playlists.
No metal, no emo - just pure happiness, beaut voices please, lovely lyrics please, calm please.
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Want to hear from folks with kids how they do the work hard, live well, hobby also, sleep also life.
All the 'hustle and time hacks' gyan in my TL is from 20 something boys and girls. Love you but no.
Who do I need to follow for balance?
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Yes
Also. Its. Stupid.
If a parent could quiet a child, believe me they would.
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Hello - there's so much political and policy angst on my TL. I think I can fix some of this - with small, gentle policy proposals that almost NO ONE can disagree with.
I'd like to write about it - and call the series
#100ThingsforAchheDin
Would you read it? Any thoughts?
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The secret to motherhood that no one tells you is that every few weeks you have to lock yourself up the bathroom and sit on the floor and cry with the shower on high so that it drowns out the tantrums
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**Private company** gives free food to all women employees.
Hot take 1: If you give free food you make all the employees who eat free food look like weak ass bhukkads.
Hot take 2: People should work hungry because I work hungry, food is for wimps hunger is the real motivator.
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