Pratik Agarwal

looking for Kraantikaaris building public goods of the future @Accel_India @HarvardHBS @iitdelhi

[Pratik Agarwal @_pagarwal]

तो क्रांति हो तुम

जब मौके को फ़र्ज़ मानते हो,
तो क्रांति हो तुम।

जब दर्द से डरते नहीं,
बल्कि उसे अपना रास्ता बनाते हो,
तो क्रांति हो तुम।

जब तन-मन को औज़ार में गढ़ते हो,
तो क्रांति हो तुम।

जब हमसफ़रों में वही जज़्बा जगाते हो,
तो क्रांति हो तुम।

जब ऐसा जीवन चुनते हो,
जिसकी तपस्या से जगत उठता है,
तो क्रांति हो तुम।

wrote for my father on his b'day today..sharing here for all Kraantikaari founders ❤️

[Humyn Labs @humynlabs]

Extremely glad to announce that Humyn Labs has been accepted into the NVIDIA Inception program.

AI is only as good as what it trains on. Most training data today skews toward controlled environments and familiar geographies. Not where AI actually gets deployed.

We’re building the human intelligence layer to fix that. Egocentric video across residential, commercial and agricultural environments in 20+ countries. Voice data covering 33 languages, dialects and code-switching patterns. Verified humans. Multi-layer QC.

The gap between what models promise and what they deliver has a name: missing human context.

Being a member of NVIDIA Inception program gives us the tools to close it faster.

Here’s to keeping (intelligence) real.

#NVIDIAInception

[Humyn Labs @humynlabs]

The models being deployed for 5.5 billion people were never independently tested on how they actually speak.

So we built BRIDGE. The first independent Global South ASR 7-metric Benchmark.

15 models. 22 languages. 7 metrics. All on real audio.

Watch @ishank20 and @manishdiesel break it all down.

They walk you through the metrics no one else is using, cover why rankings flip when you switch languages, which models score near zero on code-switching and why the metric everyone trusts misses more than it catches. With solid numbers.

Read the full report here: https://t.co/za145ADEk1

[Pratik Agarwal @_pagarwal]

great company for @eatwithposha !

[Selinay Parlak @selinayfilizp]

some of the consumer products that actually changed my life in some way in the last 12 months:

-@eatwithposha (cooking without the stress, 10x hosting experience for the host)
-@Tesla (safer driving, grok as my assistant on the way, can't live without fsd)
-@WisprFlow (you know this)
-retro (keeping up with friends in an authentic way)
-apple watch (closed my ring 90 days in a row, my current flex)
-ask maps by @googlemaps (how dinner gets decided)
-canva (magic layers is unreal if you haven't tried it)

I love good software that makes life better/easier

[Selinay Parlak @selinayfilizp]

some of the consumer products that actually changed my life in some way in the last 12 months:

-@eatwithposha (cooking without the stress, 10x hosting experience for the host)
-@Tesla (safer driving, grok as my assistant on the way, can't live without fsd)
-@WisprFlow (you know this)
-retro (keeping up with friends in an authentic way)
-apple watch (closed my ring 90 days in a row, my current flex)
-ask maps by @googlemaps (how dinner gets decided)
-canva (magic layers is unreal if you haven't tried it)

I love good software that makes life better/easier

[Siddharth Dialani @siddharth_iitm]

Our dentist suggested a toothpaste which was not available on any of the platforms!

A company named Plazza proved to be the savior!

Delivered the required medicinal items in 20 minutes to Koramangala , Bangalore!

[Collide @Web3Collide]

Most people think transparency is about trust. In reality, it doesn’t stop tokens from dumping, it explains why it happens.

Just broke down @KGeN_IO's tokenomics and post-TGE chart behavior, and what stood out wasn’t the price action.
It was how openly they broke down:

• supply pressure

• reflexivity loops

• demand lag

Whether you agree or not, that level of breakdown is rare in Web3. Most projects go silent during drawdowns or fall back on “we’re building.”

But @KGeN_IO chose to show the mechanics instead.

And that raises a bigger question for me

Is radical transparency actually a competitive advantage in crypto…or does it just expose everything faster?

Because in most cases, hype fades when price cools.

But transparency about how a system actually works tends to build something slower, but more durable: CONVICTION.

[Pratik Agarwal @_pagarwal]

@puneetiitm Congrats l! Great news for the ecosystem!

[Puneet Kumar @puneetiitm]

The Unicorn Growth Fund is live.
INR 6,000cr. Backed by KRAFTON and Naver. Managed by Mirae Asset. We are super excited about this.
One of the largest India-focused technology funds ever raised from Asia.
Built for Indian founders building for India and the world. Let's go.
Thank you, @PiyushGoyal ji, for the candid discussion on how we can make the 2 ecosystems deeply synergistic.

[Accel in India @AccelIndia]

Accounting is facing a growing talent shortage. Fewer people are entering the field, while the work keeps getting more complex.

The Big 4 have responded by investing heavily in AI. But smaller firms have been left behind, stuck with fragmented tools that promised transformation and delivered more work to manage.

Atlas (@the_atlas_ai) is built for this gap. Their AI platform takes on the repetitive, execution-heavy parts of accounting, so professionals can focus on judgment and decision-making. The result is simple. Firms can serve more clients, expand margins, and grow without adding headcount.

Arpit Maheshwari and Jagmal Singh bring three decades of experience across investing, operating, and building in India’s startup ecosystem.

We’re partnering with them as they reimagine how accounting firms scale.

⁠@anagh_prasad • @skirani • #AccelFamily

[Pratik Agarwal @_pagarwal]

Bad news: Programmer as a job maybe dead

Good news: Agentic engineer as a job has just begun

Best news: there’ll be 10x more agentic engineers vs programmers!

Human civilization roadmap is uncapped- lots to do 🔥

[Will Ahmed @willahmed]

You have no experience.
You’ve never started a company.
You’ve never had a full time job.
Nike is going to kill you.
You’re a kid.
You don’t have technical skills.
You shouldn’t build hardware.
Apple is going to kill you.
You can’t build hardware.
You can’t measure heart rate non-invasively.
Athletes don’t care about recovery.
Under Armour is going to kill you.
It won’t be accurate.
You don’t listen.
You’re an ineffective leader.
You can’t recruit great talent.
You’re going to have to pay every athlete.
You can’t measure sleep non-invasively.
It’s too expensive to research.
Athletes are a small market.
The product costs too much to make.
The product costs too much to sell.
Your valuation is too high.
Consumers aren’t going to want it.
Hardware is too hard.
You should measure steps.
Fitbit is going to kill you.
You can’t build a marketing engine.
You can’t raise enough money.
You need a real CEO.
Google is going to kill you.
You can’t be a subscription.
You can’t build a brand.
You can’t do consumer in Boston.
Your valuation is too high.
You shouldn’t make accessories.
You shouldn’t make apparel.
Lululemon is going to kill you.
You can’t predict Covid.
Stay in your niche.
You are going to run out of money.
You can’t build a health platform.
Amazon is going to kill you.
You can’t measure blood pressure.
You can’t get medical approvals.
The market is too small.
You don’t understand AI.
The market is too competitive.
It won’t work internationally.
The supply chain is too complicated.
You can’t build an AI.
You can’t raise enough money.
It’s too competitive.
Healthcare isn’t going to want it.
…

Just keep going ✌️

[Accel Atoms @AccelAtoms]

The most important companies of the next decade won't iterate on the present. They will extend the map of what's possible, delivering a step-function change in the human experience.

That's LeapTech. Today, we're proud to announce the six startups that embody it—introducing Atoms X cohort, backed by Accel & @Prosus_Ventures.

[Pratik Agarwal @_pagarwal]

Sleep went from something people proudly reduced to now continually optimizing.

We breathe 22,000 times a DAY! Can’t wait for @AngadDaryani to help us have a sanctuary like air for every breath!

[Angad Daryani @AngadDaryani]

This one is special, not because of capital, but because of what it represents.

It all started with a short message from @nayankote . Very quickly after, I met @_pagarwal, and then we had a chance to host both of them along with @prashanthp at @praan_inc HQ late last year.

From our many interactions, I remember one very distinctly. While walking out of the Praan office after several hours of discussions, Pratik told me, "If you're going to build an amazon air purifier company, this is not inspiring. If you will actually rebuild the earth's atmosphere, we're going to be here with you throughout!"

Grateful to welcome @Accel and @Prosus_Ventures to Praan.

Also grateful to have the trust of @MoonCapital__, Rahul Rathi, @mohith_dzn, @raymondopolis, @therishidesai @saurya_sinha, @kushxtaneja, Tomu Francis, @LukeCoutinho17, Sarah Sham, Shivam Shahi, Matt Chitharanjan, Rishi Shroff, and Ekta Shah Manjrekar.

Amazing to also work with @Ashutosh_Blr, @akhi_agarwal, Dhruv Gupta, and others.

[Angad Daryani @AngadDaryani]

This one is special, not because of capital, but because of what it represents.

It all started with a short message from @nayankote . Very quickly after, I met @_pagarwal, and then we had a chance to host both of them along with @prashanthp at @praan_inc HQ late last year.

From our many interactions, I remember one very distinctly. While walking out of the Praan office after several hours of discussions, Pratik told me, "If you're going to build an amazon air purifier company, this is not inspiring. If you will actually rebuild the earth's atmosphere, we're going to be here with you throughout!"

Grateful to welcome @Accel and @Prosus_Ventures to Praan.

Also grateful to have the trust of @MoonCapital__, Rahul Rathi, @mohith_dzn, @raymondopolis, @therishidesai @saurya_sinha, @kushxtaneja, Tomu Francis, @LukeCoutinho17, Sarah Sham, Shivam Shahi, Matt Chitharanjan, Rishi Shroff, and Ekta Shah Manjrekar.

Amazing to also work with @Ashutosh_Blr, @akhi_agarwal, Dhruv Gupta, and others.

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

Accel, Prosus pick six ‘off-the-map’ startups for inaugural India cohort https://t.co/XieMxlEn4S

[Pratik Agarwal @_pagarwal]

Claude Code: Review Permissions

If you use Claude Code, you've probably noticed it asks for permission a LOT — especially for Bash commands. I built a skill that fixes this.

/review-permissions scans your entire Claude Code history, finds every command you've been approving over and over, and generates the exact settings.json rules to auto-allow
them. It even groups suggestions by confidence level (safe read-only stuff vs. things worth reviewing).

What it does:
- Analyzes all your past sessions across every project
- Shows you how much time you've spent waiting on permission prompts
- Identifies which commands aren't covered by your current settings
- Proposes rules sorted by frequency, lets you pick which to apply
- Edits your settings.json for you

To use it:
1. Drop review-permissions.md into ~/.claude/commands/
2. Open Claude Code in any project
3. Run /review-permissions

That's it. Takes ~30 seconds and you'll never approve git status again.

If you want the MD.. just reply and I'll DM!

[Pratik Agarwal @_pagarwal]

🤔

[Libriscent @libriscent]

ADHDer's dream job:

Being a Professional Idea Generator.
Giving Unlimited ideas with absolutely no responsibility for implementation.

[Connor Boyack 📚 @cboyack]

A child who creates something every day will always outperform a child who consumes lessons every day.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Mark Manson said it right:

“Beware: learning more is a smart person’s favorite form of procrastination.”

[Pratik Agarwal @_pagarwal]

@TheKatareKid haha interesting example.. obviously LLMs can do much better.. and ofc I appreciate the brain is very complex. but I think we're not very far from markdowns that express specific judgement/intuition

[Pratik Agarwal @_pagarwal]

It’s humbling to accept that we’re heading to reducing human brain to a few markdown files 🤯