Sid Puri

3.7% of Indians who went abroad for undergrad and returned have built unicorns. That's a higher unicorn rate than students from IIT Delhi (2.7%), IIT Bombay (2.0%), or IIT Madras (1.6%). No one talks about them. We call them BARBIEs (Bachelors Abroad Returned to Build in the Indian Ecosystem). anmol maini and I tracked them. Where they studied, what sectors they dominate, their unfair advantages and the blind spots that hold them back. Link to essay in the next tweet

AI agents are handling hundreds of thousands of tasks, fully automated in production today for the world’s leading insurers. Today, leaders like Prudential are moving the industry forward with a modern customer acquisition process. The result: less time on back-office tasks and more time for what matters, spending time with customers. Thank you to Sara Atkinson for highlighting the work the Prudential team is doing to make AI a strategic advantage.

The A16Z opening an office in Bangalore news is fake

Five years ago, the Adani group was operating ZERO airports in India Today, they manage nearly 25% of the airports in India! Here’s how Adani became India’s largest private player operating airports in just 5 years, without any prior experience! 1/7

The difference between the US and India is that Sam Bankman Fried has been in jail since Dec 2022 but Byjus is still free and not even in India.

Don't be an extra in your own movie..

People sometimes say that the 12 most dangerous words in investing are "the 4 most dangerous words in investing are 'this time it's different'" but then I also wonder whether the 20 most dangerous words in investing are "the 12 most dangerous words in investing are "the 4 most dangerous words in investing are 'this time it's different'"".