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[Manik @29manik]

@naval How would you define intelligence?

[Manik @29manik]

“Beneath the rule of men entirely great, The pen is mightier than the sword.”
I love how we just take away the first piece of information whenever we quote it.
Sword is mightier in the world of Chaos, Pen is mightier in the world of Order. Choose carefully where you live.

[Manik @29manik]

@vaibhavbetter Dead on arrival if you focus on the Indian ecosystem. It rarely pays. It’s a probability game. Focus your energy towards California is my only advice.

[Manik @29manik]

One of the best threads I have read on fund raising in awhile. 100% agree with these ethos.

[Eli Wachs 👣 @EliWachs]

I've raised $20M from funds like Index and QED.

Friends will call me to chat through raising, so I thought I'd share publicly. Please take with a grain of salt :)

I'll first post some learnings on pre-seed/seed. If folks like it, I'll do thoughts on raising an A in this market. 👇🧵

[Paul Graham @paulg]

This trend has a boringly obvious explanation. Boys and girls used to hang out together more. The girls made the boys more liberal and the boys made the girls more conservative. But now the boys are at home playing shooter games, and the girls are at home posting on Instagram.

[Manik @29manik]

Our pattern recognition is a skill which all humans undertake but don’t check t
It with the decisions that we make.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

Something I taught 14 yo: People tend to underestimate how much things can change, and this causes them to undervalue ideas that aren't viable now but could be in the future.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

Something I taught 14 yo: People tend to underestimate how much things can change, and this causes them to undervalue ideas that aren't viable now but could be in the future.

[Manik @29manik]

@shl Isn’t it giving too much power to one city(NY)?
I think it’s the Rome of Renaissance and SF is the Florence of the same era.

[Brian Ji @brianjji]

Peter Thiel: "Elite students climb confidently until they reach a level of competition sufficiently intense to beat their dreams out of them.

…institutionalized education traffics in a kind of homogenized, generic knowledge.

But life is not a portfolio: not for a startup founder, and not for any individual. [A]n individual cannot diversify his own life by keeping dozens of equally possible careers in ready reserve.

The most important things are singular."

[Priya Nagwani @priya_nagwani]

Which cooking oil is the best? Is it refined oil or olive oil? Mustard oil or ghee?

I have written about this previously, but given so much of misconceptions around it, here’s a thread demystifying cooking oils to help you choose the right one!

[Darren Marble @darrenmarble]

You’re not a real founder until someone you love expresses serious doubt about your ability to succeed.

[Garv Malik @malikgarv]

The last few tickets can be purchased on https://t.co/jWNpKhLHIF and https://t.co/YDJKcJa0ou

If we have tickets left by Sunday, we would move to Series A round.

Also, comedy is just like sex, best enjoyed live. So don't expect recordings. . . . .Even on my OnlyFans.

[Garv Malik @malikgarv]

Our first panelist: @29manik who founded Leaf Wearables as other headphone companies didn't float his "boAt". He's now into Edtech, mostly to complete his own education.

[Tomo Club @TomoClub_edu]

We're excited to announce that Play & Learn event season 7 is just around the corner!

Our special guest, Matthew Neal, will be sharing the benefits of incorporating social and emotional learning (SEL) into the classroom.

Register here: https://t.co/pkrBSKI5U5

#event #student

[Avinash Bansal @avinash_dtu]

This makes me so happy!
Impact stories @TomoClub_edu @TomoClubMatt @29manik

#education #lifeskills #tomoclub #socialemotionallearning

[Manik @29manik]

@FitFounder Asking myself daily how much am I present?

[Manik @29manik]

@rachel_l_woods @davidroundmw Human connection will skyrocket, yet not a lot of attention for schools. The loneliness and mental health is the biggest worry for kids right now.

[Manik @29manik]

@avinash_dtu @TomoClubMatt @nogods404 @leafletparas @chiraagkapil @Chelsea72225531 This is going to be out of the world event. You can't really miss this.

[Avinash Bansal @avinash_dtu]

Top 5 Future Trends in education 2023:
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#games #personalised #education #hybrid #learning #social #emotional #Homeschooling #microschooling

[Tomo Club @TomoClub_edu]

School Districts Need New Social and Emotional Support for Older Students!!!

A survey of 158 school leaders and 120 district administrators by @EdWeekTeacher

A thread 🧵

#SEL #lifeskills #education #USA #learning