Sonaz

UX strategy, start-up, innovation.
Ex Tech founder, Ex-Materials Scientist
Hyper curious, experimentalist @Life
here to learn + connect

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

@chadwahl @stevehou @eliano 100%! people still think AI as = demos, copilots, or productivity tools!! & underestimate Palantir’s moat = Execution + integration =operational impact

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

India is no longer just a “cost center” for fintech. It’s becoming the operating system.

#NRI

[Marcel van Oost @oost_marcel]

🚨𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: @Revolut to concentrate 40% of its global workforce in India 🇮🇳

This is bigger than just hiring.

Revolut plans to scale its India headcount to ~5,500 employees, with roles across:

• Product & engineering
• Payments & fraud
• Support & operations

Already today, ~1/3 of its processes run from India.

And this is the key shift most people miss:

India is no longer just a “cost center” for fintech.

It’s becoming the operating system.

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

@maticrobots Love the privacy first design !! Wondering when we can have it in UK?? I have been researching a Robo cleaner to buy for months - however due to privacy and security issues I decided not to buy one!! Looking forward to try this asap :)!

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

A radical co-design of sovereign AI = Palantir + NVIDIA !!

"Together with NVIDIA, we have delivered a reference architecture that solves the most challenging computational problems and can be deployed in enterprise data centres around the world."

[Chad Wahlquist @chadwahl]

Forward Deployed Compute

@PalantirTech Sovereign Al Operating System Reference Architecture with @nvidia

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

@gouthamjay8 great going goutham!

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

@julesserkin @TonyHinton2016 @BedelaBee @GardenerSpike @HowardGriffiths @lanc5la55 100%! I too hold #astrazeneca for ruining my health, my cognitive ability !! I wonder why these issues weren't raised by media earlier! When I was admitted to A&E after vaccination (2021) - NHS staff in the hospital were well aware of such post vaccination cases!

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

@clairehughesBA great :) Clare!
rooting for you :)

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

@clairiel Thanks Claire :).

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

@clairiel 😍 " I can move any mountain" 🦸‍♀️ - more power to all female founders :)

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

Success formula??
" You can have many different lives …
Learn from every experience in life combine your knowledge in new ways.

Adapt, be flexible and never stop learning."

France Arnold from clearer, waitress, taxi driver to Nobel Laureate

https://t.co/ocYllx18U0

[˗ˏˋ rogie ˎˊ˗ @rogie]

🥁 Procreate Import for Figma is here! 🥁

It's a labor of love, free @figmadesign plugin that allows you to import .procreate files with blend modes, groups and layers.

Would love your help to get the word out :) https://t.co/8IgIiXt0je

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

@mkhundmiri I am scientist- love to break down "magic"

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

What an amazing age we are living in !! We can hear/see our #Heroes every day! 🙂

The audio recordings of the Feynman Lectures on Physics (1961-64) are now publicly available!!

Just listening briefly to this - Made my day :)!

https://t.co/qS2vYjmTGC

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

@axeliaklein Setting clear work-life boundaries. for example setting clear schedule for weekends - few hours without no laptop/mobile... giving undivided attention to kids, family and some extra ME time!

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

Interesting article- second time #founders "were more likely to start a billion-dollar company. "

You learn so much being first time founder-These skills cant be taught or cant learnt by reading books - you only get better as you practice! (My learning as first time founder..)

[Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki]

“It turns out that the best preparation for starting a wildly successful company is founding a startup.” https://t.co/13Elceuytu

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

Like me - Are you first time founder?
Researching how to make your pitch deck standout?

Super useful suggestions for #Pitch deck 👇

#founders #fundraising #startups

[Beata Klein @axeliaklein]

>1000 decks later some suggestion on how to make yours stand out:

💬 Have an effective tag-line

✅ Slides on solution > slides on problem

💯 Convince with numbers (surveys/interviews/traction)

⚡️ Show why the team has a competitive advantage

🎨 Don't compromise on design

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

why #founders need to write?
great points👇

In general, writing has always helped me with my own self discovery - what I like, what motivates me!

[Dickie Bush @dickiebush]

The 7 biggest benefits of writing:

• Razor-sharp thinking
• Learning things faster
• Storing your experience
• Meeting like-minded people
• Building personal momentum
• Becoming a thought leader at scale
• Exposing yourself to new opportunities

What am I missing?

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

Totally user centric approach : Empowered small scale aspiration entrepreneurs- women, retired personnel - with their in depth understanding of their problems!

Congratulation to @viditaatrey

[Sonaz @Sonaz_eth]

One indian company "#meesho" I admire most

- They solved an Indian problem with truly innovative solution Indian way
- a rare Indian company's that didnt take idea from western world!

[Vidit Aatrey @viditaatrey]

Super proud to announce that SoftBank Vision Fund is leading our $300M round at $2.1B valuation and partnering in our vision of enabling 100M Small Businesses in India to succeed online. @sumerjuneja @Sarthak_Misra1

A thread on past and future! 🧵

https://t.co/NnQPYEfnI1

[Ankur Warikoo @warikoo]

You are a CA today.
You do not have to be a CA forever! 

You are an engineer today.
You do not have to be an engineer forever!

You are a journalist today.
You do not have to be a journalist forever!

Do not define your future by who you are presently.