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What if I want to start a business; which do you think would be an area to venture?
Any innovative ideas?

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I work with someone who constantly takes my ideas and shares them as their own. For example, if I mention an idea in a group meeting, this person then comes and repeats the same idea in other meetings to different people as if it was their own. 

This happens very often so it's not a coincidence. This person is not qualified for the job they were hired for and constantly piggy backs off my work and ideas and appropriates them as their own. I'm really not sure how to address this without coming off as petty. This has been going on for almost a year now and I'm really sick of it. Any suggestions or advice?

My colleague stole my idea and presented it as their own 🤮

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Corporate Strategist

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Hill's philosophy is that thoughts shape reality. Key to this are desire, belief, and persistence. By cultivating a positive mindset and taking action, anyone can achieve their goals.

Thirteen Steps to Riches
1. Desire: Start with a burning desire. Clearly state what you want, when you want it, and what you will give in return. Visualize and affirm this goal consistently.

2. Faith: Believe in your ability to achieve your goals. Use auto-suggestion—repeating positive affirmations to build confidence.

3. Autosuggestion: Influence your subconscious mind by affirming your goals and positive thoughts repeatedly.

4. Specialized Knowledge: General knowledge isn’t enough. Acquire specific knowledge relevant to your goals through continuous learning.

5. Imagination: Use imagination for innovation and problem-solving. Hill distinguishes between synthetic (recombining existing ideas) and creative (generating new ideas) imagination.

6. Organized Planning: Create actionable plans. Form a "Master Mind" group of supportive individuals. Regularly refine your plans.

7. Decision: Be decisive. Successful people make decisions quickly and firmly.

8. Persistence: Persistence is crucial for overcoming obstacles. Maintain a positive attitude and keep pushing forward.

9. The Master Mind: Collaborate with like-minded individuals. A Master Mind group combines knowledge and effort, amplifying success.

10. The Mystery of Sex Transmutation: Redirect sexual energy into productive activities to enhance creativity and drive.

11. The Subconscious Mind: Feed your subconscious with positive emotions and goals. Protect it from negative influences.

12. The Brain: The brain broadcasts and receives thoughts. Focus your thoughts to connect with other minds and gain insights.

13. The Sixth Sense: Develop intuition through meditation and mindfulness. This provides inspiration and guidance.

"Burn all the bridges" is a central theme of this book

Tell me which book I should summarise next?

#2/15 Think & Grow Rich - Summary

Product Manager

Hello Bs & Gs, 

Thanks for a positive response to the last post: https://share.gvine.app/EDm3me9JnJSnD3d17

A quick note for today. Over the years, being a generalist, I've realized that it's very tough to know when we're bringing the right impact or not. 

In the case of Devs/Designers/Other specialists: The output is quicker and tells the story - an amazing UI/UX, or building well working products. 

For generalists, the feedback loop is much longer, it's very unclear what it will amount to (especially at startups), it's the reason why being a generalist is looked down upon, by some people. 

My realization has been this: over a 1-2 year period, when you look back at your work, it's the picking that determines how you feel about what you did. And also how others feel about how you did.

PICKING: Knowing what to work on. What to A/B test. What 0 to 1s to pursue. Should you prioritize product idea A or product idea B. Should you experiment with growth channel A or growth channel B. 
EXECUTION: Taking what you pick from 0 to 1. Knowing when to take it from 1-10. Working to make it happen. 

Eventually, most days are execution days. Whether you do good work depends on how well researched & well thought out the 'picking' was. 

So pick well, don't under-invest in that stage. Take out time every now and then to course correct. 

Know what to pick.

The Generalist - #2: Execution is 99%, Picking is 1%. Know what to pick.

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I'd never heard this name earlier, somehow. So I looked up more. They run Varun Beverages. Again, a name I somehow hadn't heard of (maybe I'm not a very avid stock investor). 

Varun Beverages (named after his son) apparently is one of the largest bottlers for PepsiCo outside of the US
Devyani Foods (named after his daughter) handles outlets for KFC, Pizza Hut etc. 

It's super crazy how some of the most successful businesses are just things we see around us, but don't care about as much. 

I'm extremely pro startups - hyper scaling tech companies need to exist. But I think a lot of us are missing out on creating legendary businesses that are profitable on day one, just because it's a longer, not as 'glamorized' path. 

More of us need to think about this!

A friend just brought up if I know Ravi Jaipuria. They apparently made $3Bn this year, and have a networth of $12Bn.

I will let GPT do the talking:

Using ChatGPT as a student can be detrimental to your career in the long run. While AI tools like ChatGPT offer convenience and quick access to information, overreliance on them can hinder the development of critical skills. Key skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking, and creativity are nurtured through active engagement with learning materials and hands-on practice. If students rely too heavily on AI to generate answers or complete assignments, they miss out on the cognitive processes that are essential for deep understanding and knowledge retention.

Moreover, employers value originality and the ability to generate unique insights. Dependence on ChatGPT for ideas and solutions can lead to a homogenization of thought and a lack of originality, making individuals less competitive in the job market. The ability to analyze information, form independent opinions, and articulate thoughts clearly is crucial in professional settings, and these skills are best developed through personal effort and practice.

Additionally, ethical considerations come into play. Using AI to complete tasks meant to assess one's understanding and capabilities can be seen as academic dishonesty, leading to a compromised reputation and potential disciplinary actions. In the long term, this can damage one's credibility and career prospects.

In summary, while ChatGPT can be a helpful tool, relying on it excessively as a student can undermine the development of essential skills, originality, and ethical standards, ultimately hurting one's career.

Relying on ChatGPT as a student can Sabotage Your Future Career

How do D2C brands and ad agencies get customer spending data for marketing campaigns and insights for new product launches? 
Do they generally rely on data provided by research companies like Kantar and Nielsen?

Idea research

Consultant

just like we need physical workouts to keep our bodies healthy, we need to do mental exercises to keep our brain sharp

do you do any brain exercises intentionally?

Keeping brain sharp & healthy

I worry about the future. Keeps my brain going 24 hours a day. During sleep also

Generalist

Senior Software Engineer

Recently I heard many ppl talk about first principle thinking.. so what does it mean and how it’s useful for your career.

And how to learn or get that approach or mindset in our day to day life and work..

What/Opinion on First Principle thinking ?

1. Google Trends Newsletter - Giving weekly or monthly newsletter on trending topics according to the categories by scrapping data from google trends because there is no API available. I've seen some micro saas around this earning.
2. LLM aggregator - Aggregator means I am creating a single API for the most of the LLMs avaialble in the market and you have to just change the parameter instead of handling all by yourself. We will take care of versions and everything hassles.
3. Synthetic Data generator with the format provided through AI

Other ideas I am thinking around - Notion Plugin, Github Plugins, Slack Integrations

You can share any idea you have that I can play around?

Which Side hustle should I work upon? I want to work on something interesting and create side project as well.

These past 6 months my performance at work has been dwindling and one primary reason I attribute is memory loss. I find it difficult to recall key points of mails, design reviews, MoMs etc. and often end up missing out things at assigned tasks. What's scarier is that it not only applies to new concepts, I often find myself forgetting even formerly familiar things. During morning updates and discussions I find myself giving uncertain inputs and asking shaky questions because I find it hard to remember key terms, figures etc. I sometimes even forget to pick up some assigned tasks altogether. Random brain freezes have become everyday affair.
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Sleep-wise it has been little medium-poor but not so bad that could explain such drastic changes. I'm 30 yr old, male, unmarried and don't have any major health issues (except some stress / anxiety and accompanying Irritable Bowel Syndrome condition).
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If anyone else experienced this, how have you dealt with it?

Anyone else experiencing memory loss?

Yes everyone experiences this 
 I sometimes forget what I was working on 
 I forget things in short term 
 I don’t know if it’s some kind of coping mechanism 
 The only solution is to write stuff or journal not just personal but work stuff too. 
 I used to have Jira but now I have a piece of notebook with me too giving me the top priority tasks.

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I have over 5 years of experience in product management and have worked with 2 companies in the past. On multiple occasions i felt that I am struggling with what to build next.
Generating a laundry list of ideas could be easy but generating an impactful roadmap is something that i struggle with. Is this because I am incompetent as a product manager or other PMs also get stuck in similar situations, if yes then what do you do to come out of it?

Struggle to generate impactful roadmap

Sales Manager

What are your thoughts on the term that I am hearing in some of the podcasts (primary where one of the guest/organiser is a VC) - 'Founder market fit'. Is it really important/relevant/practical especially for aspiring entrepreneurs who have work experience (say 5-10 years)

Founder Market Fit

Product Owner

Want to build a AI startup. Finding it impossible as 
1) Incumbents with distribution and data will easily build AI to their products
2) I don’t have PhD to build something truly innovative.
3) For consumer space, I don’t think it’s possible to build a new device or a OS etc (Incumbents again!)

I seriously wonder how startup founders start something! Do they just BS VCs about nice ideas and raise money? Any tips *from actual founders*  will be useful

Can’t think of good startup ideas!

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I don’t have any unique ideas for projects. I’m thinking of coding up a few clones of popular apps (Spotify, YouTube, etc.). 

I want some perspective on how recruiters would feel about seeing these kinds of clones on a resume. Does it come off as low effort?

Would really appreciate it if anyone has better ideas too.

Are clones viable projects?

First of all that event with sam altman was embarrassing. The aftermath was even more embarassing, leading the embarrassment squad was https://twitter.com/C_P_Gurnani/status/1667140990413537284?t=dei0Qm2UKg8SZNb4fHEAmA&s=19 

Dude accepted the challenge while paying his engineers 2.5LPA, running a service based company. After this he wants to compete with a proper product. 

His following tweets are just BS inspirational quotes and generic tweet about ramping investment in R&D. But how are you going to compete with open ai? Nothing has been said.


As Indians we have a very big ego, instead of accepting something as feedback why do we always go all out and try to match the other person by words and not action. Then these leaders will go and say action matters a lot more than words.

Admittedly, Sam didn't even mean that indian companies are hopeless. It's just that with 10M he said it's hopeless to compete on foundational models of open ai.


We don't have a tech leader or an ecosystem where we can say that we can take on open ai. We don't even have a global product that competes with big tech. So why are we full of anger if somebody points out a fact.

In comments, can we discuss a solution to the tech ecosystem being shit so we build the foundation on which we can eventually compete on a global level?

Embarrassed with our CEOs

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Org: We need someone who thinks outside the box.
Candidate: Can I work remotely then?
Org: No, you must be inside our box, thinking outside the box.

Candidate: So, can I set my own hours?
Org: Absolutely, as long as they start at 9 AM sharp and end at 9 PM, with mandatory overlap from 9:01 to 8:59, covering daily catchup and occasional, seasonal and rational hackathon/catch-up work on weekends

Candidate: Can I use innovative tools? Propose new ideas?
Org: We’d love that! Just submit them through our 12-step approval process, get unanimous support from the board, and then we’ll file them in the suggestions folder, which we ceremoniously burn every quarter

Candidate: Can I dress casually?
Org: Dress however you like! Just remember, we have a strict no visible tattoos, no jeans, no open-toed shoes, no hats, no bright colors, no turtlenecks, no jerseys, no sweatshirts, no pullovers, no shorts, no tank tops, no sandals, no flip-flops, no sneakers, no hoodies, no graphic tees, no leggings, no cargo pants, no yoga pants, no overalls, no bandanas, no headbands, no skirts, no dresses, no capes, no costumes, no pajamas, no athletic wear, no leather jackets, no denim jackets, no vests, no ripped clothing, no sheer fabrics, no bold prints, no statement jewelry, no excessive accessories, no heavy makeup, no neon colors, no mismatched socks, no visible undergarments, no body piercings other than earrings, no strong perfumes, no funny socks, no slogan shirts, no cultural attire, and no anything that could be considered remotely fun or expressive...

Candidate: oh so.. pants and a plain shirt?
Org: Precisely! But make sure the shirt is not too tight, not too loose, not too short, not too long, no patterns, no logos, no buttons that make noise, no pockets that bulge....

Candidate: So basically, you want someone to think outside the box, inside a box, with the lid taped shut, buried underground, while we're chained to the walls?

Org: Exactly! Welcome aboard.

Outside the box..

Human Resource

The importance of focusing on problems rather than solutions when deciding which startup ideas to pursue is very important. 

I kinda agree with this sentiment, and I feel that an equally valid approach is to start building something one thinks should exist in the world, rather than trying to fix a specific problem.

However, some successful companies, like Facebook, Apple, and Amazon, started by addressing a very specific problem. The importance of considering business models and the persistence required for following through on one’s ideas is underrated. 

There is also constant debate about whether focusing exclusively on solving problems was necessary or if looking for opportunities to improve or innovate was equally important.

A mental model for deciding which startup ideas to pursue, and how to pursue them.

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Hey guys (gender neutral ),
I'm in my pre-final year , I want to build something unique and impactful for the people around the globe.
Currently I'm an intern at Booking holdings and upcoming FTE at BlackRock.
I'm very confused about how I can build something of my own and skip this 9 to 5 schedule.

I try to think of something unique but every time I find that it's not fresh.
So yeaah can anyone help me with it.

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