dheer01

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by dheer01 11y ago
This also just isn't true. People prefer to defecate in the open only because belive it is or not, open is 'cleaner' than inside. Most toilets require a subtantial amount of water to keep clean after every use and water is in
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by dheer01 12y ago
Amazingly well done for a govt website.
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Real time attendance for govt. officials in India – now live on the internet
19 points by dheer01 12y ago|6 comments
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by dheer01 12y ago
"[1] Some founders listen more than others, and this tends to be a predictor of success. One of the things I remember about the Airbnbs during YC is how intently they listened." - Looks like a case of survivor bias. How many found
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by dheer01 12y ago
Disagree completely with the very first opinion expressed - 'Don't do a startup just to do one - do it only if you really want to solve a problem'. India has produced about 3 big ~billion dollar compaines in the recent past -
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by dheer01 12y ago
Steve jobs would have kept the configurations to only one.
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by dheer01 12y ago
Its obviously not a cure for everything and will not suit some people/problems - exactly like most medicine. The overwhelmingly positive effects of yoga are though undeniable and most people will definitely benefit. Your personal milea
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by dheer01 12y ago
Every software engineer at some time in their working life will experience lower back pain. Before, you waste time/money going to your favourite medical practitioner, who will most likely advise you with a chemical cocktail - please vi
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by dheer01 12y ago
You might find it hard to belive - but customer experience is slightly better on Flipkart than on Amazon(US).
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by dheer01 12y ago
Or get fresh coconuts delivered to your place - 2 for a dollar - Bangalore.
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by dheer01 12y ago
Seth - Thanks for sharing your perspective - its extremely courageous to talk about these things in the open. I am a startup founder and have been there done that - allow me to seed you with a radically different perspective. You made NO mi
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by dheer01 12y ago
You can read up all of this science and keep adjusting your diet - or you can just shift to Indian food - recent medical research is ceiling its place as the healthiest diets on plant earth.
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by dheer01 12y ago
I have unofficially mentored a dozen entrepreneurs over almost half a decade and the only thing I can tell you is the exercise is a waste of your time. The feedback driven growth model taught in your favourite b-school does not work on entr
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by dheer01 13y ago
"Please note India also has massive corruption in private set ups. Pointless tests, surgeries,needless medication advices to inflate bills, treatments purpose fully stretched... etc etc. It all happens." - It will always happen in
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by dheer01 13y ago
I am sure you guys are super smart and persuasion skills to match. The point that I am trying to make is that, maybe so are a lot from the other 99.9% of entrepreneurs who did not get funded by sequoia. The lines of causation that we hold d
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by dheer01 13y ago
After going through a bunch of their other articles, seems like its a bad idea of sequoia to do something like this. Most of their entrepreneurs will suffer from a selection bias for obvious reasons. Almost every article does a shoddy job d
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by dheer01 13y ago
If its good business the right investors will poke 'through' your presentation to find the right answers. No good investor will skip on a break-through business because of a shoddy presentation. It might seem that from the authors
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by dheer01 13y ago
Too boilerplate to be worth anything. Bet exactly zero companies got funded this way.
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by dheer01 13y ago
Alternate explanation: You might be suffering from GERD (Acid Reflux). It results in recurrent nightmares.
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by dheer01 13y ago
This is the wrong/dangerous way about thinking about startups. The right way is the Elon Musk - first principle way. There is really no point figuring out the maze - it won't help you in your startup. Even the best founders get th
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by dheer01 13y ago
My cook makes 15K per month. Life threatening procedures are relatively rare. Incase he has to go through a similar surgery he can go for a 'package' which will cost him 50K. There are no 'noticeable' differences between
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by dheer01 13y ago
>>I've never been to US, but I can tell you the Indian health care system is if not less is equally greedy compared to their US counterparts. Its just the same. Its NOT the same. High costs in the US are essentially a result of p