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Amrit Singh

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2 years

spouses with stable jobs are the silent heroes of the startup world

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I don't think talented people want sky-high salaries and crazy perks. They want to work on a great mission and solve hard f*cking problems.

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3 years

If you quit your job to start a company this year, DM me proof and I'll pay for your health insurance. (and your co-founders too)

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After living in India for 3 years, I can safely say that most Americans don't know what it means to work hard.

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3 years

The best part of having a common name is the passive income on Venmo

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3 years

Google grew in spite of using OKRs not because of them. Hands-down the worst management tool. 🗑️

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5 years

Venture investors be like --

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3 years

MBA debt or 10 angel investments

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5 years

Has anyone tried to build a better Goodreads? (Purchased by Amazon for $150m in 2013) 30 million monthly visitors 👓 80 million book reviews 🔖 Active subcommunities each with 10k+ members Terrible UI/UX ☹️

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2 years

Kids in the US want to be influencers. Kids in India want to be founders.

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Founders trying to find PMF without talking to users

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2 years

When we raised our Series A last year, we spoke with 2 Indian VCs who were invested in competitors. They begged us to be in the round, explaining there was no conflict. After we shared our diligence materials we never heard back from them. Our competitors got all our data.

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4 years

Behind every successful Indian American founder is a Drake album

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3 years

Was interviewing an "IIT grad" this evening. Turns out it was just a certificate course, but they made sure to have 'IIT Delhi' plastered all over their resume. Ended the call in 5 minutes. Don't do this.

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2 years

The most talented folks I’ve met usually get multiple, well-paid job offers. They know they can earn. What tips the scales is when they get to work on meaningful problems and be proud of their work.

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4 years

My girlfriend just asked me if I know who Naval Ravikant is AMA

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Amrit Singh

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3 years

When I'm interviewing people I start with "tell me about yourself". American interviewees typically jump into their work experience, but Indians start by describing their family.

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3 years

Hired 30 people in under 30 days. Where’s my award @Forbes

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3 years

Noticing something interesting in the current YC batch US startups: - note taking app - collaboration tools - space International startups: - chronic care management - banking infrastructure - logistics network

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3 years

My startup friendly are wealthy on paper, my crypto friends are just wealthy

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2 years

I see so many <18 kids from India active on Twitter building their own startups. I see almost none from the US.

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Amrit Singh

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5 years

Officially leaving VC to build something of my own. I’ll share more soon. 💪🏽

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3 years

Only founders based in India*

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Amrit Singh

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2 years

Well-known startups that only raised venture funding a single time: - Zapier - Clearbit - CB Insights - Trello What am I missing?

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5 years

Venture fund concept -- August Ventures, the only fund that invests in the month of August

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3 years

Imagine your uncle giving his life savings to your 20-something cousin who works as a PM at a FAANG and has promised to deploy capital in high growth startups as a "part-time VC". People will get burnt.

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3 years

Proud to say I know some real hustlers. Guys who dropped out, couldn't get jobs in big tech or blue-chip venture funds, and had a tough couple years. Now they're running their own startups or venture firms or hedge funds. It's a nice reminder that Hustle trumps everything else.

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1 year

TSMC also has no moat. It’s just a wrapper on the laws of physics.

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Apple has no moat. It’s just a wrapper on TSMC.

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2 years

Aside from the issue of principles, this hasn't affected us in the least. Loop grew 15x over last year and we'll do it again and again and again.

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Amrit Singh

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6 years

@jameshamblin “Here, where you at” = one block away, running towards building

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Amrit Singh

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3 years

At this point, I've interviewed 750+ people for many roles across Loop. The worst candidates always come from consulting backgrounds.

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Amrit Singh

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4 years

Amrit's Rule of Hiring #2 'Certificates' from Harvard, Stanford etc. are negative signals

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Amrit Singh

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4 years

Big personal announcement: I'm joining Loop Health (YC W20) as CRO. We're bringing value-based care to India, starting with a network of asset-light primary care clinics. 🏥

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Amrit Singh

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2 years

This isn't a "woe is me" story. It's about trusting your gut. VCs in markets with less capital (and therefore those with more leverage) will not be as founder-friendly

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Amrit Singh

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3 years

When I decided to move to India earlier this year to build @loophealthhq , most of my family in the US and in India were shocked. Like many migrants, my dad left India in 1986 and came to America to chase opportunity. Not even 1 generation later, I went back. Thread. 👇

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3 years

We’re waiting to meet the Mayor of Pune to chat about the city’s crypto agenda. This is the 🌴*Miami of India*🌴

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Amrit Singh

@amritxyz

5 years

Met two VCs this week. 🧞‍♂️One told me his small fund <$75m is more aligned with founders because his check size won’t overcapitalize the biz. 🧞‍♀️Other told me her big fund >$1B is more aligned because of ability to participate in follow ons. 🤷🏾‍♂️

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Amrit Singh

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4 years

For many reasons, Indian Americans have opted to stay quiet during this time. Don’t forget that we are here because the civil rights movement in the 50s and 60s led to open immigration policies. They continue to fight on our behalf today. We ride the racial equality they create

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Amrit Singh

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3 years

In March 2020 we were wrapping up YC. We started fundraising on a Monday and closed our $2m round by that Friday (cash wired, in the bank). It was a whole week before Demo Day. If you're a founder in the current batch, DM me and I'll share our playbook.

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Amrit Singh

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4 years

This is a savage way to intro someone, but damnit I respect it. cc @nikillinit

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Amrit Singh

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2 years

Completed my 10th Angel investment. 50% came through Twitter. ⚡️ If you’re building in India, DMs are open.

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Amrit Singh

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5 years

@runvc @zebulgar EBITNAH

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Amrit Singh

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1 year

@geoff_l Don’t worry, you look like you work hard Geoff

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Amrit Singh

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2 years

From one of our major investors- "Your competitors have a terrible business model and yet they are so loud online. You guys have an incredible business model, but you never talk about it." Yes. that's right. 🤫

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Amrit Singh

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5 years

Hi friends 👋 This morning, I launched my startup on Product Hunt. Check us out 😊

June Care - Product Information, Latest Updates, and Reviews 2024 | Product Hunt

June Care helps families affected by Alzheimer's or other dementias become great caregivers

www.producthunt.com

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Amrit Singh

@amritxyz

3 years

Im hiring a generalist to work with me in the Founders Office at Loop. DM me if you are good with numbers and like to move fast.

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Amrit Singh

@amritxyz

4 years

Higher education is an insurance product

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Amrit Singh

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5 years

This team pic is from a 10-person startup... look at the roles

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Amrit Singh

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5 years

@TurnerNovak actually, if you look closely...

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Amrit Singh

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7 months

We have now crossed 600,000 lives insured at Loop. That's more than Oscar Health when it went public in 2021 🤯

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Amrit Singh

@amritxyz

4 years

At Loop we’ve interviewed over 200+ candidates for a Growth Sales role. We’ve hired 0. If you’re an absolutely stellar sales person interested in building a new health system in India, shoot me a DM. Let’s get to work 💪🏥

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Amrit Singh

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3 years

Pune is the Miami of India

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Amrit Singh

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2 years

Would you rather- 1. Get paid your current salary, but do your dream job at your dream company 2. Get paid 2x your current salary to continue working your current job

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3 years

Stoked to be working with @gshewakr and @beondeck to launch free health insurance for all On Deck founders 🥳🎉

Announcing Free Insurance for On Deck Founders

We’re proud to announce our exclusive collaboration with On Deck to provide free health insurance and excellent primary care to all On…

link.medium.com

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3 years

Bangalore is failing like Silicon Valley. Pune is the Miami of India 🤙

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Amrit Singh

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3 years

Our medical team @loophealthHQ is 120% utilized with all the requests for consults, RT-PCRs, and vaccinations coming in this week. If you know a doctor or claims specialist who wants real responsibility at a fast growing startup, DM me. We're hiring 5 more people this month.

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3 years

@roshanpateI Moved to just having northstar metrics and then running regular project sprints

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Amrit Singh

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4 years

Coffee begins as a tool and quietly becomes a lifestyle.☕️ What else is like this?

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Amrit Singh

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3 years

You can get rich just by following the right people on Twitter.

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Amrit Singh

@amritxyz

4 years

PE shops ruthlessly prioritize EBITDA bc the next shop estimates value on an EBITDA multiple. VC shops ruthlessly prioritize growth bc the next shop estimates value based on top line. “The medium is the message”. The capital is the strategy.

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Amrit Singh

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3 years

Why I love LinkedIn

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Amrit Singh

@amritxyz

9 months

Just 3 years ago, no one knew about Loop. Our first event had just 12 attendees in a small cafe. Now we're able to fill ballrooms with prospects and customers who share in the excitement of what we're building.

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7 months

It took us 18 months to build the largest B2B account and contact list in India. No joke, we've sent our list to lead vendors and they are shocked we've been able to accumulate more leads than them. If you're a founder and need help doing B2B prospecting, DM me.

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Amrit Singh

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1 year

Proud to work alongside such an excellent team. 5x Growth YoY and much more to come 💪🔥

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Amrit Singh

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4 years

Actual clip of a YC team selling their first enterprise deal

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Amrit Singh

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2 years

The deeper I get into building Loop, the more I realize there are no hacks. Ignore the thread guys and think bois and go do something really difficult.

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Amrit Singh

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1 year

I am proud to share that in 2022, Loop grew by 5x We acquired more customers and raised more capital than any other competitor in the health benefits space in India. And unlike others, we have been fortunate to avoid layoffs. If you are looking to join the ride, apply👇

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Amrit Singh

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2 years

Nothing to plug. Just a reminder to call your mom or dad.

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Amrit Singh

@amritxyz

5 years

Waiting for some idiot to bring pyramid marketing to venture capital 1. You pay $500 in dues to be an analyst 2. You get 10% carry in any deal you bring in 3. You can hire other analysts to source deals under you 3. You get 10% carry the deals your analysts source

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Amrit Singh

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5 years

Who will build the next AARP? $980m annual rev in licensing fees to use the AARP name on a senior-oriented product 😳 $100m annually for ad-placements in magazine 🤪

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Amrit Singh

@amritxyz

4 years

Every few months I get to make a bunch of new friends via @beondeck and they are all more accomplished than me. What an amazing community. Thank you @eriktorenberg @julianweisser @david__booth 🙌🏾

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Amrit Singh

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4 years

@theashbhat I shouted “I AM NAVAL RAVIKANT” then quickly left the room

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Amrit Singh

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5 years

New slack group for teams building in eldercare and aging tech 👴👵

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Amrit Singh

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3 years

The team at @loophealthHQ is getting bigger. New office coming soon!

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Amrit Singh

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3 years

I'm convinced that remote work doesn't work for startups.

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Amrit Singh

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2 years

We've grown to 200 employees at Loop in just 12 months. Here are 3 tactical things I've learned about hiring at scale. 📈 1/4

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Amrit Singh

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2 years

Come help us build a healthcare system from scratch. Our mission is to insure 10 million 🇮🇳 families by 2025 and provide them amazing healthcare. We’re at

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Amrit Singh

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4 years

“I’m not in the mood to praise Jeff Bezos today”- my gf on a call last night

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Amrit Singh

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4 years

How workaholics are created: A person (usually at a young age) holds their happiness for ransom until a task is achieved. Eventually they forget it was a system they’d created themselves, and get lost in infinite productivity/reward loops. Not saying this is good or bad.

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Amrit Singh

@amritxyz

2 years

All startup advice can be boiled down to: just work hard for a long time

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2 years

Our office pup, Poppins. Shot by @shami

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2 years

I am so proud of our team. This is a great moment. 🥳 Thanks to @vkhosla @htaneja @KhandujaM for believing in us and helping us take on this crazy mission.

Loop

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It's official. 🚨 We've raised a Series B to accelerate our mission of bringing better healthcare and insurance to families across India. You can read more here 👇

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Amrit Singh

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3 years

If you're an Indian-American 🇺🇸 person thinking about starting a company, I'd like to suggest something. Move to India. 🇮🇳 Yes, it's actually an option, and a possibly a really good one.

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Amrit Singh

@amritxyz

5 years

New post-- My thoughts on Cameo's $300m valuation and where they'll go from here 🤳🏾🤟🥳

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Amrit Singh

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5 years

I'm 24 today, but sure, let's all just talk about this company that sells office space with nice furniture.

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Amrit Singh

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3 years

I have interviewed hundreds of sales people now, and the worst candidates come from WhiteHat Jr. It's pretty clear they have a terrible sales culture internally and shapes how these people show up in the world.

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Amrit Singh

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4 years

Does something akin to Superhuman for Salesforce exist?

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Amrit Singh

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4 years

I'd pay to see a documentary following a handful of YC teams on their journey over 5 years.

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Amrit Singh

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4 years

I think the associate <> partner power dynamic can be leveled a bit if the associate has enough twitter followers.

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Amrit Singh

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2 years

“Capitalism is failing us" Sent from Twitter for iOS while sipping a Starbucks coffee.

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Amrit Singh

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3 years

I see this photo atleast once a day

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Amrit Singh

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2 years

One thing about alcohol people don’t realize- Consumption is *linearly* correlated to reduction in the brain’s grey matter. Even moderate drinking destroys your brain.

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Amrit Singh

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2 years

Founders only "build in public" when brand is their main competitive advantage. Otherwise, why give away hard-earned secrets?

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Amrit Singh

@amritxyz

4 years

Before joining Loop Health, I spent an entire year running different experiments and testing ideas. Over that time, I built a framework to help me choose which opportunities to pursue. I'm thinking about open-sourcing this 'Game Selection Framework'. DM me and I'll share. 📥

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Amrit Singh

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4 years

Turns out there are many smart people working on this. I believe there are a few novel distribution hacks that have not been exploited yet. Reach out if you want to chat!

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Amrit Singh

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4 years

I am increasingly irritated with Medium. Substack is solving for a different job altogether. I think I'm going to set up and manage my own blog.

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Amrit Singh

@amritxyz

3 years

It's been really fun living in India, but sometimes the financial disparity is sickening. What's worse is the things we tell ourselves to justify it all.

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Amrit Singh

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2 years

Loop featured on the @beondeck Global All-Hands! cc @ErikaBatista