
TKD | check my profile it's cool
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TKD | check my profile it's cool
@tkdprotocol
the guy who runs experiments on himself and builds tools from the results






so instead of just jumping onto every new shiny thing and doing random low effort stuff or starting a startup just for the sake of saying i have a startup i want to build real domain expertise i want to go deep instead of just hopping around but the only way to figure out what is actually right for me is to explore properly not casually not passively actually build in multiple domains and see where i feel genuine pull so this is my plan for the next few months if not the next few years i am publicly documenting this so i stay accountable this is the structure i am committing to the five leverage domains worth exploring from a laptop realistically i have basic dsa no major projects and just a macbook and internet so these are the five domains i can seriously explore ai + software (digital leverage) finance + markets (capital leverage) deep tech systems like energy space robotics via simulation bio + longevity from a computational angle crypto + protocol design (economic systems design) i am skipping luxury and infrastructure for now because they are capital heavy exploration structure (1 year plan) i cannot meaningfully explore five domains in three months so here is the structure each domain gets 8 weeks total around 40 weeks for every domain 2 weeks reading 4 weeks building 2 weeks going deep into one subproblem no passive exploration only building 1. ai + software books the alignment problem zero to one designing machine learning systems projects build a personal ai research assistant trained on yc essays research papers and indian policy docs build a vertical ai tool for indian law students upsc prep or real estate analysis build an autonomous ai agent that scrapes startup trends writes weekly reports and tweets automatically curiosity signal do i constantly think why does this not exist yet 2. finance + markets books the psychology of money common stocks and uncommon profits the sovereign individual projects build a micro hedge fund simulator backtesting strategies on indian stocks and publish monthly performance build a startup valuation model for indian saas build a market narrative dashboard tracking macro trends vc investments and auto generating insights curiosity signal do i enjoy thinking about incentives capital flows and power structures 3. deep tech systems (energy space robotics via simulation) books ignition the grid liftoff projects simulate a microgrid optimization system for indian villages simulate ev charging infrastructure placement build a satellite launch cost model build a robotics control simulator in python model indias defense manufacturing ecosystem curiosity signal do i naturally think in systems do i enjoy engineering constraints 4. bio + longevity (computational angle) books lifespan the gene projects build a longevity research aggregator summarizing new papers weekly create a personalized health optimization tracker analyze open genomic datasets build a drug discovery ml toy model curiosity signal am i fascinated by biological complexity does aging genuinely interest me 5. crypto + protocol design books the bitcoin standard ethereum whitepaper projects design a token economy for a college ecosystem creator economy or gaming guild build a simple dao write a whitepaper for a decentralized indian public goods fund curiosity signal do i enjoy game theory do i think about coordination problems a lot first six weeks (foundation phase) before any exploration becomes real i need to learn python deeply learn git properly understand a basic ml workflow deploy at least one project without this everything else is fantasy real strategy year 1 explore 4 to 5 domains ship 5 public projects publish everything on twitter and linkedin year 2 obsess over one domain intern in that sector build a startup around a problem i keep encountering i am not trying to avoid missing out i am trying to develop taste taste only comes from shipping this is me committing publicly let us see which domain pulls me in and refuses to let go






