David Kumaran

Co-Founder @future_stack_ | Yogi 📿 | #Bitcoin 💡 | Dravidian 🌍 | Bio-Hacker 🧑🏾‍🔬 | Investor 🚀 | Immigrant 🇮🇳 | Poker ♣️ | Pickelball Addict 😅

[David Kumaran @Alkemist888]

Talent is a gift. Effort is a choice.

[David Kumaran @Alkemist888]

@VinnyLingham @ICastroGarcia Let's go!

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@elonmusk Battle of the monopolies 🥊

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@chamath Happy birthday! Dragon 🐉 energy 🔥

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@VinnyLingham You are a G @VinnyLingham 😎

[David Kumaran @Alkemist888]

The measure of a life is not what you consume, but what you contribute.

Spend less time owning, consuming, taking. Spend more time giving, creating, making.

[David Kumaran @Alkemist888]

A mentor once told me this:

You don't plan your future. You plan your actions today, and those actions create your future.

I'll never forget that.

[@jason @Jason]

I changed my mind on minimum wage after reviewing the data. I used to believe in letting the free market handle it, like most of you.

However, when California raised the minimum wage for fast-food workers, it increased prices for consumers by pennies (~1-2%).

There was zero downside... it didn't drive massive automation, nor did it cause businesses to shutter.

Exactly the same result as Australia and other American cities... no changes in jobs; restaurants didn't close.

We are at record profits for corporations.

We are at a record low in unemployment in America over the past five years.

We are at maximum social unrest due to wealth disparity.

We should WANT to see the lowest-earning Americans go from $12 to $15, to $20, and then to $25 an hour over the next decade.

This isn't virtue signaling; this is good business!

Why?

Individuals earning under $40,000 a year spend 100% of their income.

They save nothing... they just spend it at the same companies they earn it at (Amazon, McDonald's, the Apple Store, DoorDash, Uber, etc).

It increases monetary velocity.

Take the time to research all of this, and you'll find the only downside is for teenage workers, who aren't worth $15-20 an hour. It does depress those jobs, so we should keep teenagers at a lower rate.

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@Jason @grok 😂

[Palantir @PalantirTech]

Our expanded thoughts on an institution’s freedom to pursue new opportunities, its economic rights, and its ability to expand them in the age of AI.

Please find attached our white paper, Institutional Sovereignty in the Age of AI, outlining the 15 steps governments and companies must take to protect both their sovereignty and their alpha.

https://t.co/rZuNeOKXU9

[David Kumaran @Alkemist888]

When you grow up with nothing, the hustle becomes hardwired. Once I lock in on a goal, absolutely nothing can stand in my way.

[Naval @naval]

Happy Birthday America, Land of the Free.

Don’t give up on the First, Second, Fourth, and Ninth Amendments.

They’re unique, and your freedom - and the worlds’ - depends on them.

[David Kumaran @Alkemist888]

Sometimes habits and patterns belong to who you were, not who you are trying to be. If you'd like something better, then a routine you are comfortable with may have to die. @JamesClear

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Let's call it gentle elimination. You may have to leave little habits, update current beliefs, eliminate comfortable patterns. When you want better outcomes, your daily norms may need to change. The process of improvement is not just about adding things you like.

[David Kumaran @Alkemist888]

Why is improvement hard?

Part of the issue is everyone wants to improve, but nobody wants to destroy. Change often requires destruction. Or, at least, unlearning.

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What we call luck is often not purely random, but rather the delayed byproduct of consistently putting yourself in good positions.

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Talent is a gift. Reliability is a choice.

But every family, team, and organization needs reliability just as much as they need talent.

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Enterprise AI won't be won by whoever has the best model. It'll be won by whoever owns the workflow.

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America is still the greatest experiment in the world. The oldest democracy of the 21st century. Grateful for this land 🇺🇸

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@twistartups Founder mode 🤙🏾