Kunal Naresh Bhatia

Product Design Partner breaking down complex systems in Health, Fintech, and Energy • Electrifying Buildings: @KunalsGrid • Before: @mercury • Callsign: komodo

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

Big things happening 🏡

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

@agupta Would love to join!

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

205 days after commissioning our solar roof – the bi-directional meter is finally installed. A huge milestone for @KunalsGrid.

Tomorrow we get permission to export. No more dumping energy to ground when the batteries are full – 4 Powerwall 3s + 2 EVs worth – at 10 or 11AM.

I've spent 6 years retrofitting my parents' MA home to net-zero. The technology exists. Getting the people and atoms aligned is the hard part.

The energy transition is slow, bureaucratic, and occasionally frustrating. But I'm hopeful we can change the status quo to make electrification as easy as a kitchen remodel.

Celebrate with us during a site visit:
🗓️ Fri, Jun 19 (Juneteenth) at 2pm
📍 North Andover MA (35 min north of Boston)

DM me your name, email + favorite color to join!

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

LinkedIn put the "personalized invite" feature behind a paywall. It leads to many connection requests without context.

I used to connect with people at events and write where we met in my request. It helps jog our memories.

I can't imagine this moving metrics in the right way.

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

@amnamirza Ha! We were just having a good time. Credit to @hahatango for the idea.

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

Cover shoots on a Thu night

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

@bryan_johnson Why not just start a company to eliminate 80% of the health issues relating to travel?

If anyone, you both could do it.

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

@drewhouston @Dropbox Had me hooked since the collegiate competition days.

Thanks for everything you and the team have built 🙏

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

@andymadrick @ridd_design Let's go Andy!

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

@aswincode Slick 💪

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

Congrats to the @mercury team + investors on a great milestone. In the words of Immad:

"The bank of the future knows your business. No legacy bank was built that way. We’re building it."

Mercury ⌘ →

[immad @immad]

https://t.co/59ZPavbYRz

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

Might I recommend people to check out installing an ERV (energy recovery ventilator) at home to reduce CO2 levels.

There's even an option to do it for renters or homes without ducting. @Swervair is building a miniature ERV that fits into a window.

https://t.co/p4dVTEzVCQ

[@levelsio @levelsio]

🌡️ Sucking the CO2 out of my bedroom turned out to be the final thing improving my already good sleep to great

My weekly sleep is now 1st in Los Angeles, 5th in California and Japan and 9th in Amsterdam, so really good

Most people have way too high CO2 in their bedroom (1500 to 2500 ppm) because that's what you breathe out and it doesn't get refreshed, I discovered this after getting an @airthings sensor (unaffiliated, I just like it)

There's a lot of confusion about CO2, you can't "air purify" CO2 out, it doesn't work like that, also it's not CO, it's CO2, it's what you breathe out, slowly a room will fill up with it and your brain and body will start struggling. You realize CO2 high when you feel a room is "stuffy", too many people breathing out, not enough fresh air coming in

If you sleep as a couple the CO2 will be double because you both breathe out for 8 hours. Americans who think HVAC will save them: no most HVAC recirculates air it does not refresh air (very new houses do though), also outside US: regular AC just recirculates air, for CO2 to be removed you have to bring in fresh air from outside (like a bathroom fan sucking out air to create pressure to bring in new air, or an actual refresh air system). Opening a window is a nice idea but these days (?) almost everywhere is loud and you'll wake up from stuff to also slowly destroy your sleep

Most people also sleep WAY too hot around 23°C/73°F but don't realize it, because that's a good temperature for a living room in the day, but way too hot for good sleep. Most studies show the ideal bedroom temperature is around 15-18°C / 59-65°F. Above that your body will not enter deep sleep meaning 8 hours of sleep in a hot bedeoom might just be 5 hours of actual sleep (I see people from warm countries consistently not accept this, so my rebuttal is: if you sleep so well, why is your GDP so low). The fix is installing a powerful AC, not blasting it in your direction (that's bad for your nose), and cleaning it regularly. I run my AC at 17°C/62°F with fan on 3/4 strength directed downward so we don't feel the air hitting us directly (important). Many ACs suck, we had Daikins and they suck, they go on and off repeatedly after hitting their target temperature, which wakes you up too, you need an AC that has constant cold air flow, we got Mitsubishi Electric which is great

One other thing that I like and use every night is the @curaofsweden weighted blanket (also unaffiliated), it's 9kgs/20lbs (related to your body weight so buy the right one) which creates deep pressure and compression on your body which calms your nervous system, I think this is also related to modern bed sheets/blankets: they used to be made of organic materials like cotton etc and were way heavier than modern lightweight polyester/plastic sheets so you don't get that effect anymore, with a weighted blanket you do

On top of that weighted blanket, I have a blanket that I put over it usually around 5am when my core body temperature hits the lowest point, of course this makes a good argument for those temperature regulating beds (but that's too much even for me for now)

Outside of bedroom what also really helps my sleep is exercise, I lift weights about 3-4x per week and try hit 30min gym cycling for cardio 2-3x per week too. Especially the lifting puts me in a coma. Yesterday I squatted 120kg for example and you just feel like falling into your bed after that, also deadlifts and benchpress etc

Anyway this is how I made my already good sleep great, I hope it helps! 😊

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

@karpathy Woah, congrats!

Curious what made you flip the switch and join?

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

@andrewchen Perhaps you might be interested in stopping by our Net Zero Home Demonstration Project? It was a different kind of "Cold Start Problem" :)

https://t.co/PwZRf4gBBx

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

Friends coming to town for Boston @Techweek_ – I'm going to host a few people to see the progress we've made at @KunalsGrid.

Want to see what we're up to, what we've planned next, and help us shape our future site visits? I'd love to have you over to get your feedback.

Tag a friend or comment "Power!" and we'll coordinate small groups of 4 people for several days next week – Memorial Day (Mon), Tue, Wed, Fri, and Sat.

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

Friends coming to town for Boston @Techweek_ – I'm going to host a few people to see the progress we've made at @KunalsGrid.

Want to see what we're up to, what we've planned next, and help us shape our future site visits? I'd love to have you over to get your feedback.

Tag a friend or comment "Power!" and we'll coordinate small groups of 4 people for several days next week – Memorial Day (Mon), Tue, Wed, Fri, and Sat.

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

"You are only as powerful as the way you make people around you feel.

It's so true from the stage. It's so true in the studio. It's so true in any kind of creative process."

– @jacobcollier at the @BerkleeCollege Commencement

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

@jeff_weinstein Happy birthday Jeff!

@ParmarthNiketan is a wonderful non-profit that is located in Rishikesh, India. It is an ashram that has yoga, meditation, schooling for children, and spiritual retreats.

https://t.co/0jH2JuWoVG

Thanks for keeping your tradition alive!

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

@immad @mercury Amazing milestone!

Owning more of the stack is going to create a stepwise change in the customer experience.

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

@JustJake @lifeof_jer CEOs who do their own support are goated. And I love working with them.

Props to you and the team, Jake!

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

Excited to be showcasing @KunalsGrid and @TOTEXENERGY at Babson's Sustainability & Energy Club Conference.

20 years ago, this conference about sustainability, energy, and entrepreneurship was started by a group of students. And together we keep learning.

If you're here, come check out the Home Energy + Electrification space.

I'm here alongside Sonya, Jack, Kesha, and Jake from Reservoir.

We're serving up fresh air, hot water, and all the energy you'll need.

Thanks to Ryan, Wei, and the BSEC team for putting on a fun day.

This time next year, we'll have some hardware to show as well!

[Kunal Naresh Bhatia @KunalsLab]

So long for now, New York.