Pradeep Bhat

Exploring tech, MarTech, and wonders around the globe.

[Pradeep Bhat @_pradeepn]

Check out my latest article: AI in MarTech: The Shift Is Already Here https://t.co/GcpSO4lZnh via @LinkedIn

[Kartik @_everydayhuman_]

On SQ406 from Singapore to Delhi and this is honestly my first time flying with the airline and a VERY BAD first and last experience with Singapore Airlines.

Flight delayed by an hour. We sat inside the aircraft for 60 minutes with ZERO AC. Fine, delays happen.

Then meal service starts and within FIVE MINUTES they run out of vegetarian meals AND chicken meals. On a flight to India. Imagine running out of veg and chicken at the same time. What exactly did you guys pack for this flight?

The only options left were lamb and fish.

I asked the attendant if my vegetarian wife could at least get an extra bread roll.

My meal = ZERO bread.

She was literally willing to take the fish meal WITHOUT the fish just so she could have something to eat. Even then, the attendant flat out refused to give a single bread roll.

Apparently because I already had butter with my meal, I couldn’t get an extra bread roll. And she had already received one with her meal.

Seriously?

Yes, we didn’t pre-book meals. That’s on us. Spare me the aviation expert gyan. I know many of you will say we deserve to be punished for not pre-booking.

But by that logic, you should give me a can of Carlsberg for the one-hour delay.

After a delay, running out of meals and refusing a simple bread roll feels unnecessarily stingy.

Shoutout to the random Singaporean passenger who stood up for us and asked the crew since when asking for a bread roll violated policy. He even offered his own bread roll.

And then the same passenger exchanged the fish from her meal and gave my wife the bread roll.

So apparently fellow passengers are more flexible than one of the world’s most reputed airlines.

@SingaporeAir is promoting globalism and fraternity amongst nationalities by making vegetarians depend on strangers for dinner. And apparently chicken eaters too.

Never thought I’d say this, but Air India hi apni theek hai.

Roti toh de deti.

Overhyped Singapore Airlines.

As I’m typing this, more kalesh is happening around me because half the flight seems to be vegetarian.

Poor planning bro.

And yes, poor planning on my end too. I genuinely thought this was a world-class airline.

Turns out it’s just an overhyped blue bus.

[Vishweshwar Bhat @VishweshwarBhat]

Actor Prakash Raj faced a fierce reality check at today's press conference as journalists completely cornered him over his typical 'hit-and-run' remarks. Known for making provocative statements and safely walking away, he finally found himself in the hot seat with nowhere to run.

When reporters demanded accountability and grilled him with sharp, evidence-based follow-ups, his usual rhetoric fell completely flat. Instead of giving clear, direct answers, the actor was seen fumbling, evading the core issues, and visibly struggling to maintain his composure under pressure.

This total meltdown proves that sensationalism cannot survive the test of rigorous journalism. For too long, vague allegations have passed as commentary, but today the media held the mirror up to him.

He came prepared to deliver a monologue but was left utterly speechless when forced into a real dialogue.

A massive reality check and a complete embarrassment for the actor!

#PrakashRaj #PressConference #MediaGrilling #Accountability #HitAndRun Politics

[Pratham khanna @Portfolio_Bull]

My cousin got admission into a Tier-1 MBA college.

Total Fees: ₹28 Lakh

Her father broke a ₹40L FD — entire retirement savings

Relatives:
"Why spend so much on a girl's education?"

"Breaking your retirement FD is a foolish decision"

But her father didn't listen.

5 years later...

[Pradeep Bhat @_pradeepn]

@DealsDhamaka Two sides of the coin.

As a freshers hard to get real feel of any of the enterprise tools. Senior professionals do give the access for it along with the training.

[Anirban chowdhury @VoyageBliss]

Recently watched a vlog by DesiCoupleOnTheGo where one of them fell seriously ill during their New Zealand trip. It reminded me of two important travel lessons.

First, never underestimate travel insurance. Don't just buy coverage for the exact trip duration. Keep a 1-2 day buffer and always maintain an emergency fund beyond flights, hotels, and sightseeing. Know where the nearest hospital, police station, and your country's embassy are located.

I've faced this myself. During a Kenya trip, I fell sick in Masai Mara and had to be treated at a local village dispensary. On another trip, my daughter suffered food poisoning and had to be hospitalized for a couple of days. These situations are rare, but they do happen, especially when travelling with kids.

The second lesson is understanding how healthcare access works in the country you're visiting. A good healthcare system doesn't always mean immediate access to specialists, diagnostics, or treatment. Different countries have different protocols, referral systems, and waiting times.

I've seen relatives and friends living abroad choose to return to India for medical consultations or procedures simply because they could get appointments, tests, and treatment much faster. It isn't necessarily about quality, but about accessibility and timelines when dealing with something urgent.

Travel is unpredictable. Being prepared for medical emergencies is just as important as planning your flights, hotels, and sightseeing.

[Pradeep Bhat @_pradeepn]

@GAJUCARE @grok is this real ?

[Pradeep Bhat @_pradeepn]

So, which party is Yusuf Pathan with these days? Still with TMC, or is he heading towards BJP or Congress?

#TMC #BJP #Congress #IndianPolitics #WestBengalPolitics #Politics

[Thirupati @RWHindoo]

The Main Villain of BJP in South .
Once he wanted to become CM of karnataka party denied his wish. Now he is destroying the party in south in all the possible ways.

He destroyed Karnataka , Telangana and Now Tamilnadu.

@PMOIndia @narendramodi @DrMohanBhagwat @AmitShah @HMOIndia

[Commentary - MovieCentral⁠ @moviecentralx]

At just nine years old, Sheldon navigates high school life, faith, science, and family with unmatched intelligence and a heart full of curiosity. His brilliance often confuses his teachers, frustrates his classmates, and challenges his family's everyday routine.
Sheldon is smart, but his dad is wise

[Pradeep Bhat @_pradeepn]

Impressed with Arjun Tendulkar. Hope he gets more games to play.. #IPL

[Pradeep Bhat @_pradeepn]

Visited a pre launch property recently. Within hours, I started getting calls from multiple channel partners, even though I never shared my number with them.

After digging a bit, I found out some agents reportedly use vehicle registration numbers to fetch personal contact details.

Honestly shocking how casually personal data can be accessed and circulated in the real estate ecosystem. Privacy in India is becoming a serious concern.

#DataPrivacy #RealEstate #PrivacyMatters #India #PropTech #PersonalData #DigitalPrivacy #Bangalore

[Pradeep Bhat @_pradeepn]

@SwipeTheory Same here! Order error

[Amara @Amara__Don]

>Dhruv Rathee lives in Germany,
>Abhijeet Dipke lives in the US,
>Takla Aprit Sharma lives in Australia.

But they want Indian students to leave their studies, join riots and protests, and put their future at risk😅

[Pradeep Bhat @_pradeepn]

It will be interesting to see how Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plays spin. #ipl

[Santhosh Kumar @giffy6ty]

Chennai will host a Big Bash T20 match in second week of December, confirms TNCA. Cricket Australia officials are at Chepauk today #bigbash

[Pradeep Bhat @_pradeepn]

HEINRICH KLASSEN what a player ! #IPL #ipl20206

[Pradeep Bhat @_pradeepn]

Very poor captaincy from Ruturaj Gaikwad. No deep for Abhishek Sharma. No slip for new batter! #cskvsrh

[Pradeep Bhat @_pradeepn]

@mufaddal_vohra Pretty sure that was the Impact Player celebration, not a Vijay reference !

[Pradeep Bhat @_pradeepn]

@TimsyJaipuria @CNBCTV18Live - This is beyond shameful. It’s absolutely brutal.

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

This is totally false.

Not an iota of truth in this.

There is no question of putting such restrictions on foreign travel.

We remain committed to improving ‘Ease of Doing Business’ and ‘Ease of Living’ for our people.

[NoLimit @NoLimitGains]

The man who hacked the stock market and the government still can’t explain how.

Meet Jim Simons.

And no, he wasn’t a Wall Street guy.

– Math undergrad at MIT

– PhD from Berkeley at 23

– Drove a motorcycle from Boston to Bogota between degrees because he was bored

– Did groundbreaking research in geometry that contributed to quantum field theory and string theory

– Got recruited by the NSA to break Soviet codes during the Cold War

– Taught at MIT and Harvard

– Got fired for writing a public letter opposing the Vietnam War

Then he looked at decades of market data and decided something nobody had proven yet.

That markets could be modeled mathematically. Completely. Systematically.

Unlike every other academic who said the same thing and went back to writing papers about it, Simons actually built it.

He founded Renaissance Technologies. Then launched the Medallion Fund in 1988.

Instead of hiring traders or analysts, he hired mathematicians, physicists, statisticians, and computer scientists. People who had never worked in finance in their lives. That was the point.

What followed is the most absurd performance record in the history of financial markets.

– 66% average annual returns before fees
– 39% after fees
– $100+ billion in trading profits over the fund’s lifetime

– Positive even in 2008, one of the worst years in modern market history

He eventually closed Medallion to outside investors entirely. It runs almost exclusively for current and former employees.

Nobody has ever replicated it. Nobody fully understands what’s inside it. The models are a black box that has never been reverse-engineered in over 35 years.

He ended up worth $31.4 billion and gave away billions more to science and math education.

The IRS came for him at one point over $6.8 billion in taxes he’d deferred by reclassifying trading income as long-term capital gains. He eventually paid.

He smoked two packs of cigarettes a day his entire adult life and made it to 86.

There has never been a cleaner case of turning pure intellectual ability into financial returns than Jim Simons.

Finance guys didn’t crack the market.

A geometer who used to break codes for the government did.

On another note, I’m about to reveal where I’m deploying capital next.

Many people will wish they followed me sooner.