PMF se pehle,
aur TAM se zyaada,
kisi ko na mila hai,
na milega.

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) September 10, 2020

Air Quality as shown on Google Maps pic.twitter.com/n840RkAXqq

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) November 1, 2024

My job allows boundaryless work/life 168 hrs a week, 52 weeks a yr

Sure, if I clock my 'work' as defined traditionally, it might be 60 hrs

But I'm tweeting 'at work' rn!
I also just played with my son for a bit!
What about the 'thinking' abt work on long drives & in the shower?

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) October 27, 2023

https://t.co/oRJ8iJLHoP pic.twitter.com/Nuqzx2nzGG

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) January 24, 2021

Tks @akshayaS90

I feel seen 🙈

I have/had a big problem accepting (the rare) compliment I get, even in cases where I objectively deserve it (& even if I myself might have told me a silent 'well done' inside me 😃), forget the kind words of cheerleading friends & family. https://t.co/apVZfJoVUU

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) October 15, 2023

Me too ☝🏽. Back in the mid-90s.

Also 'sold' 10 Hotmail accounts to someone who needed a web-based email service for his internationally travelling salespeople, but didn't know something like that existed. https://t.co/M167frc2e9

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) October 3, 2023

The first (& only) time I hit a straight drive so straight that the ball's trajectory lined up perfectly with the bat and I had to tilt my head to catch a glimpse of the ball race past the bowler

Oh what a feeling!

It's been 20 yrs or so but that moment comes back to me often https://t.co/zrxAcTECE5

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) August 23, 2024

(1/5)
The growing use of LLMs even in informal group chats is interesting. For example, see 2/5 👇🏼

Spellchecks are transparent, so there's no 'shame'

But LLM text clearly looks artificial & people know you/your English skills. So what gives? 🤷🏽

Options explained in thread 👇🏼

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) August 21, 2024

They do!

Cold emails have helped me land two jobs, two VC deals, dozens of team mates, and one dear friend for life. https://t.co/3WFt2nFYl5

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) February 17, 2023

My first Android phone back in 2009.

Dumped my iPhone 3G for this one and have never looked back. https://t.co/jp9itnpE7A

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) September 24, 2023

Bang on!

Admiration for the operating style of @akisaxena @jiten @duncanjriley @PracSharma @sunnykgupta @championswimmer (& others not on X) helps me (1) spar curiously (2) disagree+commit easily & (3) deliver duly what I owe them - simply out of the fear of letting them down😁 https://t.co/6SUYpDMeun

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) August 31, 2023

This post must be made mandatory reading in all "induction" programs & final sem comp sci curricula everywhere.

Total banger!

The only place @_svs_ slips is in misremembering what happened one night in Pattaya - those men were from Ludhiana, Sid! 😂 https://t.co/X9YCDNP5sn

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) June 8, 2023

I've had a few of those bring-your-own-smartphone type 'VR' contraptions since my first Cardboard back in 2015, but the @MetaQuestVR 3 is my first proper VR headset & I'm absolutely blown.

Can't wait for the Vision Pro given where we are already!

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) November 26, 2023

Nicely written.

I'm in this kinda zone at 6am.

I feel powerful in those couple of hours. https://t.co/929Y5moJsi

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) September 15, 2024

Criticising is fast & easy. And so is dismissing criticism on that count alone.

Besides, if you're asking me to pay for it, I don't care if you took 2 years to make a shit movie. If it's bad, imma criticise it. And no, I don't need to be a filmmaker to earn the right to do that. https://t.co/ynANcPDADa

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) February 11, 2022

In fact, there was no 'India' before the British came. Just 100s of kingdoms. And yes, people were poor because we were a bunch of monarchies!

Forget a republic, forget a state, 'India' wasn't even a nation 300 yrs ago

It's crazy how almost everyone I know just doesn't get it. https://t.co/32u4dxW0lm

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) July 16, 2021

PSA: Freedom of speech just means "freedom from adverse consequences of speech at the hands of the state and its powerful actors - legal repercussions or otherwise"

It doesn't apply to private businesses. https://t.co/lpcr8mw53Y

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) March 25, 2022

Some things get easier with practice/experience. Like landing darts in good areas.

Some are intrinsically hard & will always remain so regardless of experience. Like lifting a 50 kg stone. Or making people part with their money (purchase, loan, investment, donation, whatever) https://t.co/JMeElC08S4

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) August 16, 2022

"The rules on aggregate are designed to trim the edges of your soul" https://t.co/eaxvQ8wfct

— Rohit Tikmany (@some_rohit) November 15, 2023