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Engineering @valtanixHQ | Java. Data. Workafrolics. | Interested in Hospitality 🏨 and Entertainment 🎭 Business

[A N A N D 🇮🇳 @ananthmv]

@alokgoyal1971 I agree with this for a Global product. But India is an asset for India only local products.

[A N A N D 🇮🇳 @ananthmv]

@satyan @kunalb11 His account reached over limit. I have a newly minted Venture. Would you invest?

[A N A N D 🇮🇳 @ananthmv]

@Kimi_Moonshot @KimiDevs

My weekly usage went from 52% to 100% automatically without much usage. I might have been using 2.7 normal speed over last few days. Why did you reset my weekly quota without notice?
Very unfair on a paid plan. #kimi #kimicode

[Kimi.ai @Kimi_Moonshot]

🌘 Meet Kimi K2.7 Code HighSpeed!
A high-speed mode of our latest open-source multimodal coding model, Kimi K2.7 Code.

⚡️ Up to 6× faster: Around 180 tok/s on coding tasks with median-length inputs, and up to 260 tok/s on shorter-context tasks.

🔷 Rolling out to Kimi Code Beta Program members, Kimi API developers, and Kimi Business users. (Access will remain limited for now due to capacity constraints.)

🔷 No invite needed. Anyone who joins the Beta Program has a chance to get access 👉 https://t.co/eKogsFGJt6

Open intelligence should be instant, affordable, and borderless. We'll continue improving the model and expanding access as more capacity becomes available!

🔗 Kimi Code: https://t.co/uvoSJKyGCY
🔗 API: https://t.co/mzWxjgGO1h

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

“The ability to bounce back quickly is a key skill in life.” — James Clear

[A N A N D 🇮🇳 @ananthmv]

I’m part of Titan with my EDGE series and another wonderful masterpiece. #timeless #marvel

[Samarth Nagpal @SamarthNagpal26]

Made in India: Titan Story is a must watch

Superb execution by the cast too

#Titan #watches

[A N A N D 🇮🇳 @ananthmv]

@JakeFleshner Business OS

[𝓘𝓷𝓫𝓪 𝓗𝓮𝓶𝓪 ✨ 🦋😉 @Inbahema26]

நான் ஒரு ரூபாய்க்கு சைக்கிள் வாங்கி பழகி இருக்கேன்

சொந்தமா சைக்கிள் இருந்தாலும் ,அந்த மகிழ்ச்சி வேற லெவல் ல ❤️

[A N A N D 🇮🇳 @ananthmv]

@FireworksAI_HQ Are you routing the Kimi2.6 (Fire Pass Early Access) to https://t.co/MrlDI4MokW or you host the model inference?

[Dr Mouth Matters @GanKanchi]

Confessions and realities

42M, 55LPA

I am a 42-year-old man with a senior job in IT. I have a house in Chennai, a supportive wife, and two children. On paper, everything about my life looks perfect. I have achieved all the things society says a man should achieve.

In my twenties, life felt different. I had friends to spend time with. We would hang out at Marina Beach and Besant Nagar beach, watch movies at Rohini, Udayam, and Kasi theatres, and ride around Mount Road on my RX100.

In my thirties, I had colleagues to talk with over tea breaks. We would discuss apartments, onsite trips, and share random stories about life and work.

But now, in my forties, life has turned into a quiet routine. My phone rarely rings for anything personal. Most calls are about office work, bank alerts, or someone from home asking me to pick up milk on the way back.

The loneliness of a man in his forties is unusual. I am not physically alone, but I often feel like a machine.

When I enter my home, I am simply “Appa.” I am the person who pays school fees, fixes the Wi-Fi, and handles repairs. My wife is busy with her work and the kids. My children are teenagers now, living in their own worlds and their own rooms. They love me, but they mostly see me as the person who provides comfort and stability. They no longer see me as an individual.

At the office, I am the senior person. I am expected to have all the answers. I cannot tell my team that I feel tired. I cannot tell my boss that I sometimes struggle to keep up with new technologies. I must appear confident and strong, even when I quietly worry about the future.

Sometimes I drive home slowly from work just to spend a few extra minutes in the car. I listen to songs from my college days.
For those fifteen minutes, I am not a manager or a father. I am simply myself again.

I realize that I have not had a real conversation about my feelings with anyone in years.

My old friends now exist mostly as names on WhatsApp. We send “Happy Birthday” or “Congratulations” messages, but rarely talk. When we meet at weddings, our conversations revolve around our children’s grades or the cars we drive. We never talk about what we actually feel.

The hardest part is that I cannot even complain. If I tell my family that I feel lonely, they look confused and say, “But we are all here with you.”
They do not understand that a person can be surrounded by people and still feel like they are on a desert island.

Society teaches men that if they provide money and security, they have succeeded in life.
But no one teaches us how to deal with the silence that comes with it.

I have built a beautiful life for everyone around me, but sometimes it feels like there is no space left for me inside it.

And maybe… this is what life in your forties feels like.

[Prem Soni @ValueWithPrem]

I met a 26 year old startup founder yesterday who was under immense pressure.

He had just raised ₹10 Crores at a ₹50 Crore valuation.

He confessed the brutal truth: He is technically "worth" ₹20 Crores on paper, but his personal bank account is nearly empty.

The Paper Billionaire Trap.

Here is the dark reality of the modern startup ecosystem.

This founder pays himself a modest ₹80,000 a month to extend the runway.

He works 16 hour days, 7 days a week.
He is burning cash to acquire users who don't actually want to pay full price for his product.

And his entire survival depends on raising the next round of funding in 18 months.

He isn't a sovereign business owner.
He is just a highly stressed employee working for his VC board.

I compared him to another guy I know in the market. He runs a boring, traditional B2B manufacturing setup. Zero PR. No tech articles. No 30 Under 30 awards.

His company has zero valuation because he has never tried to pitch it to investors.

But here is the difference: His business generates ₹3 Crores in pure, free cash flow every single year.

He has absolute operational control.
He doesn't answer to investors.
He sleeps peacefully at night.

The Brutal Truth About Modern Business.

The modern startup world has brainwashed founders into chasing "Valuation."

But valuation is just a made up number on an Excel sheet. You cannot secure your family's future with a valuation.

Traditional business communities don't care about valuation.

They care about Active Income and Cash Flow.

Valuation is vanity.
Profit is sanity.
Cash flow is reality.

If you are building a business where your only survival strategy is finding someone richer to fund your next round, you aren't building a business. You are building a financial trap.

Stop building for the next investor.
Start building for the next paying customer.

RT if you agree that cash flow beats valuation every single time.

[A N A N D 🇮🇳 @ananthmv]

@shyam481 @AimInvestments What’s your conviction behind? Battery/EV?

[Chennai Updates @UpdatesChennai]

Yet another scam by AAI Chennai this time at their Exit-Toll. Forcing customers to pay within the stipulated 10 mins duration. Increase the time for god sake. Why is passenger experience your last priority always?? 😤@aaichnairport

[A N A N D 🇮🇳 @ananthmv]

Well said @priteshlakhani

“””
Sometimes what people need is a place that doesn’t filter them out before they even get a chance to prove themselves.
“””

[Pritesh Lakhani @priteshlakhani]

Yesterday, we interviewed a girl for an operations role. She had four years of experience but had taken a one-year break for personal reasons. Darshit was conducting the interview in the conference room and I could overhear parts of it through the glass walls. It lasted around 20–30 minutes.

After the interview, I walked up to Darshit.

Me: What do you think?

Darshit: She’s good. Confident. Very polite. But her English is almost zero (eliminates inside sales) and there’s a one-year gap. Good companies are probably filtering her CV because of that.

Me: But beyond that?
Darshit: She has the right attitude. We can train her. The only problem is we don’t have a clearly defined role for her right now.

That last line stayed with us.

Me: If she has confidence and hunger to learn, let’s be honest with her. Tell her we don’t have a fixed role but we believe she can grow here. Let her decide.

Darshit called her back and explained the situation transparently. No promises. No polished pitch. Just the reality. She agreed to join from Monday.

Today morning, she walked in at 9:30 AM sharp.

Her exact words were simple:
I’ll watch and learn from everyone. It will help me understand what is expected so I can prepare myself.

Sometimes what people need is a place that doesn’t filter them out before they even get a chance to prove themselves.

[Thinakaran Rajamani @thinak_]

Sanitation workers in Tirunelveli alleged that they have been served poor-quality food since Chief Minister MK Stalin inaugurated the scheme. “We experienced various health issues after consuming this food. When we demand proper wages, the government offers us poor-quality food instead. We are not slaves to food,” they said. The workers dumped the food in a dustbin in protest.

[ₕₐₘₚₜₒₙ @hamptonism]

There’s no deeper hell than being fully aware you’re wasting your potential.

[A N A N D 🇮🇳 @ananthmv]

@shri_shobhit Ha ha very true. Execution of ideas take time.

[A N A N D 🇮🇳 @ananthmv]

💯
Does @bookmyshow takes a cut in movies distribution or movie rights? I don’t think so.
Then why should these restaurant aggregators platform need 30% commissions? Even their Quick commerce division cannot do this.

CC @NalinisKitchen

[Nalini Unagar @NalinisKitchen]

Zomato charges delivery fee - OK
Zomato charges platform fee - OK
Zomato charges packaging fee - OK

If I pick up food myself from a restaurant, I pay for packaging. If Zomato delivers, I pay for packaging + delivery. That is fair.

But why does Zomato also take a commission from the food price? The food is cooked by the restaurant. The business is built by the restaurant.

Zomato is a delivery platform, not a restaurant, so charge for delivery and services, but taking a cut from someone else’s food business feels unfair.

If you think I am wrong, go to a restaurant owner and ask them how unhappy they are with the Zomato/Swiggy platforms.

[Streets Of TamilNadu @TN_Streets]

📍Bangkok — even with heavy infrastructure work in progress (similar to Chennai Metro), dust is minimal, roads remain in good condition, and pedestrian pathways are maintained.

This is a mindset worth adopting as we continue to develop.

@cmrlofficial

[A N A N D 🇮🇳 @ananthmv]

@daniel_dhawan Piggy Bank App for Kids fully operational on Crypto. Kids get instant reward and task rewards. Future generation will be learning about Crypto in their early stage.

[A N A N D 🇮🇳 @ananthmv]

@augmentcode Why did you remove all the credits that was given last month? Earlier communications said that credits provided will expire only after 3 months. What's going on? Please explain.