Akshay Rajai

Covering a new AI tool every day: what it does, and the workflow I'd build with it. Jugaadu at heart.

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You forget 83% of what you hear in a meeting. This $179 MagSafe recorder doesn't. By the time you've closed your laptop, it's already drafted your follow-up email.

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@rajshamani In startups, the quiet seasons of building without metrics or applause are where real products and founders get forged- chase validation too early and you’ll pivot away from the breakthrough before it compounds.

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@N_and_ni Google as always

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@elonmusk @bot I have been using grok to do my research and act as a expert who provides me information from the valid sources.

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@Akshat_World Solid take. The opportunity cost of waiting for the USD collapse has been huge. Network effects keep the core sticky longer than most expect. Curious - what early signs would actually convince you the core is starting to weaken?

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@sundarpichai @GeminiApp Impressive cost-efficiency on ARC-AGI at that scale. Low $/task with high abstraction scores is what will actually move the needle for widespread developer adoption. Solid progress.

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@elonmusk The initial team is everything - those first believers who grind through the chaos set the DNA for every great product that follows. Without them, the vision stays just an idea.

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@_adityaa21 The biggest challenge for one who is starting is , influencer telling to learn skill that can help them to start earning in 1-7days

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@deepigoyal This is so tiny! 😅 The real feature we're going to need next is a 'Find My Temple' tracker. Honestly thoughb, huge respect for pulling off this kind of hardware out of India, @deepigoyal . The progress here is insane. Looking forward to the launch!

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@vijayshekhar Tech isn’t the constraint, trust and last-mile infrastructure are. London’s 42% opposition is a useful signal. India should start robotaxis in controlled micro-zones (airports/IT parks) rather than full cities. Build acceptance first, scale later.

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@_skris Super 👌, happy to see you growing my brother, it’s been 3 years and you were 2nd guest when we were building thestartuptales community.

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Hope it doesn’t get shut down next week.
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iykyk😂.

[Prafull Billore @pbillore141]

WhatsApp just dropped four major updates.

First, you can now take WhatsApp video calls right from your browser like Chrome. Even with 30 other tabs open.

Second is call transfer. If you’re on a group call on your laptop and want to move it to your phone, you can do it without hanging up.

Third is a waiting room. The admin of a group call can now approve who joins, so random people can’t just hop in.

And fourth is background noise suppression. Your calls will sound clear even if you’re in a noisy place.

But the bigger story is strategy. With an Indian head now leading WhatsApp Global, Meta is shifting focus to India and small businesses.

Zoom has 300 million daily active users and 55% of the video conferencing market.

WhatsApp has more than 10 times that. By layering payments, ads, CRM, and content into the app, WhatsApp is building an all-in-one enterprise platform for small and medium businesses.

After 15 years, Meta finally has a real monetization play for WhatsApp in India.

Not subscriptions for individuals, but a full business ecosystem.

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@pbillore141 Hope it doesn’t get shut down next week iykyk😂.

Real story: with Kunal Shah in charge, Meta’s finally turning WhatsApp into a real business platform for Indian SMBs

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@nitinsharma1 But Bengaluru is Bengaluru, even with horrible traffic and chaos around , I still choose to stay in the heart of the city -Indiranagar

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@pmitu I build my company whymedia -creative content creation agency right in Bengaluru, but it all start from my network which I created for 3 years and building community @thestartuptales

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I’ve been running Bengaluru pitch circuits in Bangalore for the last 8 months - 7 events, 1000+ registrations, 40+ founders pitching live in front of VCs.
When we ask them to explain their startup in one sentence or 30 seconds… most of them freeze. They literally don’t know what to say.
Traction slides are easy. The real filter is whether they can articulate the exact pain point in one clean line.

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@sridharfyi this is painfully true.
I’ve been running Bengaluru pitch circuits in Bangalore for the last 8 months - 7 events, 1000+ registrations, 40+ founders pitching live in front of VCs.
When we ask them to explain their startup in one sentence or 30 seconds… most of them freeze. They literally don’t know what to say.
Traction slides are easy. The real filter is whether they can articulate the exact pain point in one clean line.

[Sridhar A @sridharfyi]

traction proves people want your product. it doesn't prove you understand why they want it.

i've sat across the table from founders with strong numbers, good growth, real revenue, who couldn't answer one basic question: what specific problem made someone pay you today instead of waiting.

that's not a small gap. it's the difference between a company that keeps growing and one that plateaus the moment the easy customers run out.

the founders who raise well aren't the ones with the best traction slide. they're the ones who can explain, in one sentence, exactly what pain point their traction is proof of. no hedging, no "we're seeing strong signals." a specific answer.

if you're preparing to raise, don't start with the numbers. start with the one sentence. the traction slide should support that sentence, not replace it.

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@BeerBicepsGuy Yesterday I was busy crying about other people’s highlight reels.
Today’s controllable variables:
1. Closing the comparison tab
2. Doing one uncomfortable thing
3. Sleeping on time
Tiny moves. Real progress.
Drop a 🔥 if you’re also switching from victim mode to action mode.

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@Khushiimehtaa5 Hey happy to connect

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@sattyyouneed Fund my delusions

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Fund my delusions😂

[Satyam @sattyyouneed]

Why do you need pre-seed funding? 3 words only.