Nikhil Kumar
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Nikhil Kumar
@nikhilkumarks
Building bridges at @Setu_API. Past: @India_Stack @exotel @intuit @tallysolutions | Platforms, Partnerships & Products | 🕺
Bengaluru, Karnataka Katılım Temmuz 2009
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@nikhilkumarks @rajnishkumar This may well be the new normal next year for many companies - most earning call commentary is purely a readout. It's the Q&A where presence matters.
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Most people did not even realize that the first paragraph of @rajnishkumar commentary in our earnings call was done by his AI avatar’s voice 😅.
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need to get startup merch done in bulk.
any solid vendors in india for good quality tees/hoodies/stickers/bottles?
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@arnav_kumar @kumarharsha2212 Awww congratulations Harsha. So well deserved! 🎉
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Harsha made it to Forbes list of top self-made women, alongside other towering entrepreneurs, movie stars and CEOs
When I heard about this recognition for self-made women, I was bemused because Harsha is as self-made as they come.
She is the first college graduate in her family, including her extended family.
She is the first person in her family to work in the corporate sector.
Without any father figure or family mentors to guide her.
Secured every big break in her career with her own instinct and courage to think bigger - from a Computer Software to a Product Manager to a Product Leader to a VC investor to a VC partner
I have seen her stare back at horrible odds and the worst luck with stoic defiance, calm acceptance and courage to keep doing the work, and win.
Win at games which are usually considered to be a man's game.
All while learning and growing on her own, with scant guidance and no springboards to launch from
Congratulations Harsha
This is very well deserved.
And while I am painfully aware that I am at best a bearable friend and partner, I will always be your biggest cheerleader
🎉🎉🚀
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The Atticus by @thelayerproject is one the best button downs and the most versatile shirt that anyone can own. Its the right feel, right weight, rugged, and more importantly built for the long haul with a lot of care. Available in 22 colors with a choice of oxford cotton, linen, chambray and denim, with weight starting 125 GSM all the way to 235 GSM.
The shirt features a wide box placket that gives it the iconic neck roll when the couple of top buttons are open. And the structured yet soft collars gives the perfect roll.
Back of the shirt has box pleat and a split yoke. Both the semi yokes are cut at 45 degrees (aka bias cut), instead of the standard grain cut. This gives stretchability to what other wise is a non stretchable fabric and allows for free horizontal arm movement without any fuss or compromising on fit. The armholes are cut high to allow for free vertical arm movements. A well fitting shirtt shouldn't feel restrictive, and The Atticus ensure that.
At the hem, we add gussets to make it extra strong, but instead of adding it on the outside as some sort of distractive ornament, we add it inside with subtle stitch lines visible on the outside. When you see the sides of the hem, you know its there without even seeing it.
The seams feature a classic english stitch which is not only stronger but also more elegant than felled seams. Its not done anymore in any mass produced shirt because it takes more time and skill to do this. Instead of two stitches there are three stitches done in this, however, only one is visible on the outside and the remaining two are on the inside.
The buttons are Mother of pearl attached with a fleur de lys hand-stitch, and the buttonholes are 120 stitches to ensure it doesn't rip over a decade of wear.
kuldeep@ku1deep
So I have been wanting a fitted button down in oxford cotton for a while and I finally got one that I have been wearing around town. The Atticus by @is_rajvardhan The whole point of an OCBD is to be the most versatile thing in the wardrobe. This is a shirt style that goes well over jeans and can be worn under a jacket, walking into a meeting. Works both untucked and tucked. This one is in Oxford weave in 160 gsm Indian cotton. Washed thrice. Fabric has really come on its own after washing. One reason to love natural fibers. They get better with use. It also helps that Oxford cotton is a workhorse fabric. Can handle rough wear and tear, perfect for the hot and/or humid Mumbai weather. Cloth has the substantial, slightly textured hand of proper oxford. The buttons are mother of pearl stitched on in a pleasing manner. I love the single chest pocket that makes it good to wear without an outer layer. I love the drape as well because inevitably you will sweat in it and it does pick up a light rumple through the day. A good workshirt makes this rumple look flattering. I ended my day standing at the new bar in town over a brew and honestly I loved the fact that the shirt held up thorough the long and hot day. I leave the best for the last. The test of a OCBD is the collar roll. It makes the shirt what it is and I love the collar roll on this one. Notice that natural S shaped curve and how it lifts away from the shirt. Buttoned up the collar has volume and unbuttoned it frames my face making it look longer. I can leave an extra button open because the collar makes the shirt look intentional rather than undone. Did I already say I love this Collar? Overall tailoring of this shirt is really good. The useful life of a good OCBD is measured in years, sometime decades. I expect to be wearing this shirt for a long time. I paid ₹2400 for this at @thelayerproject and I consider that price a steal. I highly recommend the Atticus if you are looking for a button down shirt. (there is a waiting list but invites go out every few days) I have myself ordered another Button down in denim ( 235 gsm ).
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Nikhil Kumar retweetledi
being a dad is the thing that has most exceeded already-high-expectations in my whole life
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Nikhil Kumar retweetledi
So I have been wanting a fitted button down in oxford cotton for a while and I finally got one that I have been wearing around town. The Atticus by @is_rajvardhan
The whole point of an OCBD is to be the most versatile thing in the wardrobe. This is a shirt style that goes well over jeans and can be worn under a jacket, walking into a meeting. Works both untucked and tucked.
This one is in Oxford weave in 160 gsm Indian cotton. Washed thrice. Fabric has really come on its own after washing. One reason to love natural fibers. They get better with use. It also helps that Oxford cotton is a workhorse fabric. Can handle rough wear and tear, perfect for the hot and/or humid Mumbai weather.
Cloth has the substantial, slightly textured hand of proper oxford. The buttons are mother of pearl stitched on in a pleasing manner. I love the single chest pocket that makes it good to wear without an outer layer. I love the drape as well because inevitably you will sweat in it and it does pick up a light rumple through the day. A good workshirt makes this rumple look flattering. I ended my day standing at the new bar in town over a brew and honestly I loved the fact that the shirt held up thorough the long and hot day.
I leave the best for the last. The test of a OCBD is the collar roll. It makes the shirt what it is and I love the collar roll on this one. Notice that natural S shaped curve and how it lifts away from the shirt. Buttoned up the collar has volume and unbuttoned it frames my face making it look longer. I can leave an extra button open because the collar makes the shirt look intentional rather than undone. Did I already say I love this Collar?
Overall tailoring of this shirt is really good. The useful life of a good OCBD is measured in years, sometime decades. I expect to be wearing this shirt for a long time.
I paid ₹2400 for this at @thelayerproject and I consider that price a steal. I highly recommend the Atticus if you are looking for a button down shirt. (there is a waiting list but invites go out every few days) I have myself ordered another Button down in denim ( 235 gsm ).
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are there any hikes left in the himalayas that I can do without having to use guides. I have lugged my tent and camp kitchen around trails for the last 15 years but every single himalayan trek now requires that I use guides. Nothing against them it is just that I go to the mountains for solitude.
Who can point me to multi day hikes I can do without guides. I really need to step out to the mountains in the next week.
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Two days ago @ku1deep pinged me "can you make something like this?" pointing to the tangaliya shirt Brad Pitt wore in the F1 movie. I spent my entire Sunday on calls with weavers, geeking on about this.
What makes tangaliya, tangaliya, is the daana - tiny raised bead-like dots formed by hand-twisting contrasting yarn around groups of warp threads during weaving. This is not a print or embroidery thats added later, it done as part of weaving. And unlike a jacquard machine which has punch cards for patterns, this handloom machine doesnot and purely relies on weavers memory. Motifs like mor (peacock), khajuri (date palm), ambo (mango tree), and naughara (new house) are built dot by dot, reflecting the pastoral world the Dangasias lived in.
The craft nearly died. By the early 2000s, the Bharwad community had largely stopped wearing traditional garments, and tangaliya had no commercial market outside the community. NIFT Gandhinagar intervened around 2007-08 with a revival project, and the shawl received GI protection in 2009. Today barely a hundred-odd weavers across ~26 villages in Surendranagar still practice the craft. Each piece can take 20+ days on the loom.
Now here's the thing most people don't know - most tangaliya fabric on the market won't give you the same effect as what Brad is wearing in the film. His shirt uses natural indigo dye with both warp and weft dyed in indigo. That's what gives it that deep, living color that shifts in light.
Most commercially available Tangaliya, uses a different color weft (black or white, you can spot the black thread at the edges in the first photo) and the warp isn't true indigo but a blue that resembles it.
So we've commissioned a Dangasia weaver family in Surendranagar to do a limited run of 50 pieces. Indigo-dyed warp and weft. Pure cotton, 2/60 yarn count for a fabric with real body and weight. White and light yellow daana motifs, each one hand-twisted onto the warp threads individually on a pit loom. This is being done as a special project under @thelayerproject.
The fabric alone takes about 60 days. We'll cut these into shirts with an Italian cutaway collar, no notches (see attached). Each shirt will be single-person tailored and carefully crafted, the way we do everything at Layer.
DM me if you'd like to preorder.
kuldeep@ku1deep
So I went down the tangaliya rabbit hole and checked in with @is_rajvardhan about this. This is an extremely labor intensive fabric. One thing led to another and I have managed to convince him to do a bespoke run for this. Raj expects the shirt to cost 11-15k. It will be bespoke and guaranteed to fit. I am in. So I need 9 more of of you to sign up. Who wants in.
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you can sign in to openclaw with your chatgpt account now and use your subscription there!
happy lobstering.
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i’ve been guilty of gatekeeping spots with the fear that more people will destroy the place..but @heyprat & i recently realised that its such a beta move to not share the joy a place can give you
so here's an attempt to share places we love starting with our fav ofc
link below
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My little brother just launched his company. And I couldn't be more proud.
Two years. Obsessing over ingredients. Formulations. Stories rooted in the ancient Silk Route. Rare for a first-time founder.
@karthikiyerks built Silk Route for melanin-rich skin — for the women who do it all, who deserve skincare that actually understands them. Watching him build this has made me a better builder too.
Go show him some love → silkrouteofficial.com 🌿
Karthik@karthikiyerks
P.S. None of this happens in a vacuum. This was a humble effort that took a village. Thank you to the early believers who gave brutal feedback and helped bring this to life: @kamyachandra, @nikhilkumarks, Susan Atai, @tanujb, Zahabiyah Madraswala, Niveditha (@satintweety), @PriyankarKole and many more! 🫶
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@patrickc Any chance you'll write more about the tools or open source part of the toolkit?
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I'm lucky enough to have a great doctor and access to excellent Bay Area medical care. I've taken lots of standard screening tests over the years and have tried lots of "health tech" devices and tools.
With all this said, by far the most useful preventative medical advice that I've ever received has come from unleashing coding agents on my genome, having them investigate my specific mutations, and having them recommend specific follow-on tests and treatments.
Population averages are population averages, but we ourselves are not averages. For example, it turns out that I probably have a 30x(!) higher-than-average predisposition to melanoma. Fortunately, there are both specific supplements that help counteract the particular mutations I have, and of course I can significantly dial up my screening frequency. So, this is very useful to know.
I don't know exactly how much the analysis cost, but probably less than $100. Sequencing my genome cost a few hundred dollars.
(One often sees papers and articles claiming that models aren't very good at medical reasoning. These analyses are usually based on employing several-year-old models, which is a kind of ludicrous malpractice. It is true that you still have to carefully monitor the agents' reasoning, and they do on occasion jump to conclusions or skip steps, requiring some nudging and re-steering. But, overall, they are almost literally infinitely better for this kind of work than what one can otherwise obtain today.)
There are still lots of questions about how this will diffuse and get adopted, but it seems very clear that medical practice is about to improve enormously. Exciting times!
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Uffff whatte bad track for the bg
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