Rishi

Engineer | Learning ~ GenAI • RAG • Agents

[Rishi @ByteBackwards]

Everyone is talking about SpaceX's $1.75T IPO valuation.
But I think the most interesting part isn't the rockets.

It's how modern market structure, passive investing, and index inclusion could influence one of the largest IPOs in history.

I dug into the numbers and wrote about why the SpaceX IPO may be as much a Wall Street story as a space story.

Read here: https://t.co/VDLDOHI89A

[Rishi @ByteBackwards]

@NalinisKitchen If you redistributed all wealth equally today, within a few years much of it would return to the same people.

[Rishi @ByteBackwards]

Be delusional!

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@nirajxdev Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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@Brennan_Lup Children still learn basic math even though we have advanced calculators. Coding is becoming the same thing. AI can write code, but understanding logic, systems, and how to fix what AI breaks is still valuable.

[Rishi @ByteBackwards]

Be delusional!

[Kalshi @Kalshi]

JUST IN: Elon Musk is projected to be worth $1.39 trillion this year

[Iric Midel @IricMidel]

AI really fooled everyone to be founders when 99% end up as token consumers.

[Rishi @ByteBackwards]

@DesiDebugger @nicotwtss Best reply! mic drop💯🙌

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@Literariium And the longest story hides inside it.

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@Im_IrushiK English, and you?

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It's not FAANG anymore, it's MANGOS.

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FIFA World Cup!

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@WorldCupMotion It's : Spain, Argentina or England

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@anurag_gharat @WorldCupMotion Spain🙌

[Rishi @ByteBackwards]

I was trying to book an Uber Auto during peak Bangalore traffic. The app showed ₹180, but no driver was accepting the ride.

A local auto driver pulled up and asked where I wanted to go. I told him the location, and he immediately demanded, "₹300 fix, saar. Heavy traffic."

Instead of arguing or showing him the Uber price, I changed the story. I looked exhausted and said: "Bhaiya, I have a massive job interview in 15 minutes. If I'm late, my entire month's preparation goes to waste. I only have ₹200 cash on me right now. Please help me out."

He paused, looked at my face, waved his hand, and said, "Baitho, bhaiya. Chalo."

The funny part? It wasn't a job interview. I was just going to meet a friend. And I had plenty of money in my bank.

The Lesson: Logic and data (like showing him the Uber screen) breed resistance and negotiation. Empathy and high-stakes narratives breed cooperation. If you want someone to agree to your terms, stop fighting them with facts, give them a compelling reason to become the hero of your story.

[Rishi @ByteBackwards]

Small minds compete for position, big minds collaborate for scale.

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@nalinrajput23 Team. More brains usually lead to better decisions because strength is in numbers. It also helps prevent you from moving in a single direction or getting stuck in your own blind spots.

[Rishi @ByteBackwards]

Yesterday, I went to an art gallery and found myself looking at a painting that was literally just a giant blue square. A guy next to me sighed and said, "Modern art is so lazy."

I looked deeply at it, lowered my voice, and whispered:
"It’s actually a protest. The artist used a specific toxic chemical dye that is slowly fading over decades. By the time we die, the canvas will be completely blank. It’s a commentary on the fleeting nature of human memory."

He stared at it for three full minutes, visibly moved, and said, "Wow. That is profound."

I made it up on the spot. It was literally just a blue square. This reminded me of a massive psychological truth: Reason doesn't move people. Emotion and mystery do.

If you wrap a blank canvas in a brilliant narrative, people will gladly find their own meaning in it. We don't buy products or facts, we buy how a story makes us feel.

[Rishi @ByteBackwards]

@santhil_X Here to connect.🤝

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@ChenyuW64562111 @MIT_CSAIL @GoogleDeepMind Congratulations!🎉

[Rishi @ByteBackwards]

I want to connect with more founders/builders/vibe coders/ai enthusiasts.

If you are one of them, let's connect!