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Difference between wealth and money.(a short thread) 1/ As the oxygen crisis during 2nd covid wave in India has reiterated, wealth = *stuff* we wantmoney = *numbers* in our

If COVID infection rate is 0.04% after first dose of vaccination, getting the first shot to everyone in highly dense areas may be the best strategy for India right now.We

Prediction: most countries will experiment with launching their own digital currencies.(a short thread) 1/ What’s a digital currency?It’s programmable money directly issued from the central bank to citizens.Right now,

Hubble deep field, the most amazing picture of our universe.(a tiny thread) 1/ I learned so much from this recent paper by @tobyordoxford (h/t to @anderssandberg for tweeting)This thread

Crypto is the future of our society.(a thread on my podcast with @balajis) 1/ Balaji is a deep thinker on crypto and its implications. Formerly the CTO of Coinbase

Been looking at my historical chats and emails to understand how I thought about #bitcoin .I think it’s a great way to adjust mental models for the future. 1/ In

How investing in startups is different from other kinds of investing.(a tiny thread) 1/ The biggest difference is in mindset.With startups, you don’t think how they can fail because they

If India had total assets of Rs 1 crore, here’s how its entire financial situation would look like.A thread on financial prudence of Indian government. 1/ India generates

1/ I’ve been trying to understand ENTROPY for the last couple of days.Here is what I’ve learned + common misconceptions. 2/ There are two types of entropy: thermodynamical entropy and

Market research firm @nielsen annually publishes case studies on breakthrough consumer retail goods that achieved >$50million in sales in 1st year.I read their 2016 report (which is awesome), and here

Businesses exist to fulfil human desires.(a short thread on this mental model) It's also the 2nd chapter of my new book https://invertedpassion.com/why-do-businesses-exist/ 1/ Human desires have been shaped by millions

Share the most inspiring photos from your library.I start.