Gaurav Sachdeva

Building tech @we_are_cult | Formerly @PublicLab @gsoc @outreachy @pursolutionsllc | Fitness Enthusiast | Passionate about Tech, Product, Business, Travel

[Priya Purohit @Priyaa_Purohit]

HEARTBREAKING : 💔

A young woman broke down in tears in front of police officer after the lathi charge during the CJP protest. 👇

[BBC News Hindi @BBCHindi]

कॉकरोच जनता पार्टी यानी सीजेपी के 'चलो संसद' मार्च के आह्वान पर हज़ारों की संख्या में प्रदर्शनकारी जंतर-मंतर पर जुटे और वहां से संसद की तरफ़ बढ़ने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं. पुलिस ने कहा है कि इस मार्च की कोई इजाज़त नहीं मांगी गई थी और ना ही इसे मंज़ूरी दी गई थी. ऐसे में पुलिस ने जगह-जगह बैरिकेडिंग करके प्रदर्शनकारियों को रोकने की कोशिश कर रही है. प्रदर्शनस्थल पर कैसे हालात हैं, बता रहे हैं बीबीसी संवाददाता @dilnawazpasha

वीडियोः @smserajali

[Gaurav Sachdeva @grvsachdeva]

@chiragbarjatya Still miss BluSmart. Market is still looking for alternative

[The Founders Club @FoundersClubUS]

I recently read about Burger King’s legendary marketing stunt.

Ever since, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it.

Here’s what they did:

[Gaurav Sachdeva @grvsachdeva]

@aneetta_joby_ 😂 true

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@Arpita_pradhan_ 😂😂 NCR, Mumbai, BLR sab saaf ho jaega

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@sjlazars @airindia 3 hr journey from BLR to Delhi

[Gaurav Sachdeva @grvsachdeva]

Kudos to @airindia for helping Luna become flying doggo. Really smooth process at BLR airport and super helpful staff especially Abhirami ✈️

[Gaurav Sachdeva @grvsachdeva]

@rvivek can be a good assistant, system design rounds generally require more discussions, design being subjective.

All the tools in themselves can be offered for Mock interview training :D

[Gaurav Sachdeva @grvsachdeva]

@rvivek I liked (1) and (3), considering maturing them will give better-filtered candidates for subsequent rounds.

Helping candidates—unblocking them, hinting them at possible solutions—also needs to be built in to make it more productive.

AI agent to evaluate system design ...

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@niveditaa_h celebrate with billu

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@SaniyaDhawan1 Same 😂

[Gaurav Sachdeva @grvsachdeva]

@m1rr0r2m1rr0r Yup, it sustains if there is playfulness and interesting convos. You might not talk for months but energy is the same you talk anytime 😃

[Smriti Tomar @smriti_tomar]

Indian offices don’t run on good coffee machines on the floor, they run on chai sutta tapri near by.

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@trivedibachegi those who spent the whole Sat sleeping :p

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@VandanaJain_ @taggy

[Ayushi Mona Singh @TheMonaFactor]

A sureshot way to unhappiness is to expect your friends to "provide" for you in ways you provide for them.

When we are younger our friendships are equitable. Give a secret, keep a secret. They cover for you, you cover back.They waste 2 hours on the phone & you waste it with them

[Teddy Mitrosilis @TMitrosilis]

Chris Rock goes to a place called “Stress Factory.”

It’s a comedy club in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

For Rock, it’s a proving ground.

He’ll show up unannounced.

In the audience may be 50 people.

He’ll carry a yellow legal pad of notes and go on stage for 45 minutes.

And he’ll test new material.

Rock will do this for *months* as he prepares for a new show.

• He’ll fumble through lines
• He’ll stop in the middle of jokes
• He’ll write notes while talking

Sometimes, he’ll forget what he’s saying and reference his legal pad.

If you didn’t know him, you’d think he’s an amateur.

This is how he becomes the guy you see on Netflix.

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Lesson: Nobody’s a finished product

Rock is one of the highest-paid comedians in the world.

He’s a legend in his industry.

He’s an otherworldly comedic talent.

You’d expect him to always be polished.

But that’s not the case.

Even legends are on the hunt to improve.

There’s no such thing as a “finished product.”

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Lesson: It takes humility to be great

Audiences at Stress Factory get Rock in his rawest form.

• They get new jokes he hasn’t tried yet
• They get to see him honing his craft
• They get to see him struggle

Rock doesn’t have to do this.

He could work out ideas in front of a few friends, then take more polished stuff to an audience.

But that likely wouldn’t make him as good.

If you want to be great, you need the humility to look bad in front of strangers.

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Lesson: The process never ends

How many jokes has Rock delivered in his life?

100,000? More?

At 57 years old, he’s had a *lifetime* of reps.

And yet, here he is randomly showing up at small clubs.

Over and over and over and over again.

It reminds me of a quote:

“Success is not a continuum.”

The past doesn’t guarantee the future.

We’re not entitled to future success.

It must be repeatedly earned.

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[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"The modern mind is overstimulated and the modern body is understimulated and overfed.

Meditation, exercise, and fasting restore an ancient balance."

@naval

[Shreyas Doshi @shreyas]

The biggest secret of influencing people is to make it their idea, not yours.

This appears to take slightly more time than pushing your idea & asking them for their feedback. And it takes a lot more skill with asking great questions. But it creates fantastic buy-in.

Just magic.