Goldi Rawat

love cricket... Garhwali...central banker on some days.

[Goldi Rawat @imGoldiRawat]

If your opinions on one topic can be predicted from your opinions on another, you may be in the grip of an ideology. When you truly think for yourself, your opinions won’t be predictable.

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@sanjaymanjrekar

[Varun Kumar Rana @VarunKrRana]

If you ever feel stupid, remember that Sanjay Manjrekar once posted this about Virat Kohli.

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[Kamlesh Singh / Tau @kkstau]

Never thought I'd see the day the Indian opposition will RT Shri Elon Musk Ji Ki. Our opposition is Left. Musk is as Right as it gets. Hor dus kinne achchhe din chahida tainu!

The same people called Starlink a national security risk last year. Was his entry the scandal or the delay is the scandal? Ek hi sahi hoga na.

Tesla drove in on his conditions because Trump Chachu forced India's hand. Starlink is different. Cars need showrooms, satellite links need security clearance. India will set conditions, Starlink will negotiate, and that's how it works everywhere. China hasn't let him in. Sovereignty is not a monthly internet subscription plan.

Yes, the government is in a tight spot at home ATM. It has seen how a Meta algorithm can feed the fire of dissent. It would want X on its side. Smart of Elon to press the crony nerve at this crucial moment. The government better be equally smart to equal.

My guess is Starlink will eventually be in, once India finalises the framework for this new comm compounder. Even the Indian telcos are still waiting for the final go-ahead. It's natural for Starlink to eye the first-mover advantage. For the government, it should always be Advantage India. No matter which party is in power, some things remain non-negotiable and this issue is not even in that category. Outside the conditions of guardrails, everything else will be negotiated. India is not China. India is not Ghana either.

Like Tesla, Starlink would find few takers though if prices remain in that zone. India remains a value for money and price-sensitive market. Jai ho!

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@Anoopnautiyal1 There should be some deterrence for people coming from outside the state. Charge some toll or force them to take only local taxis beyond a point instead of their private cars. At this pace, there will be nothing left in Uttarakhand worth coming for.

[Gabbar @GabbbarSingh]

Read. Ha-Joon Chang a Korean economist.

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@idesibanda Why opened banks on Sunday then😂😂

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@ShekharGupta Noone cares

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@dmuthuk 1 percent of India is 1,40,00,000.

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@gauravkalra75 Silver?

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@tehseenp Video should not have been shared. Dignity for the dead.

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@idesibanda Rbi is not ordering banks to open on sunday here. This is a reply to IBA’s request to open branches on sunday.

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@BhimArmyChief Lies lies and lies….AIR 614 in SC category

[Srajan @_Creation22]

My father sent my resume to his friends son , this is the feedback I got !!!

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@WathNikhil Around 1500 Crores lesser expenditure year on year

[Devaiah Bopanna @devaiahPB]

Skill means absolutely nothing without luck, network effect and distribution. I went into a LinkedIn rabbit hole of looking for some of my favourite ex-cricketers. Daryl Cullinan hit 17 international centuries. Pat Symcox took over 120 international wickets in the 90s. Andrew Hudson used to open the batting with Gary Kirsten and spent a chunk of his career belting Venkatesh Prasad all over Indian pitches.

If you look at their LinkedIn profiles today, Daryl Cullinan works in real estate. Pat Symcox is a property broker. Andrew Hudson is in corporate sales.

Imagine being one of the best in the world at what you do, and then turning 35 and having to draft a resume. Imagine going from 60,000 people screaming your name at the Wanderers to sending calendar invites for a Tuesday morning alignment call.

Now look at the Indian cricketers they played against in the 90s. Not a single one of them is sending out CVs for corporate sales roles. They are commentating, doing IPL analysis, running academies, shooting brand campaigns, or sitting on advisory boards. They never had to leave the cricket ecosystem.

Were the Indian players ten times more talented than Daryl Cullinan? No. In fact, a lot of them were worse than him. (Sanjay Manjrekar has 5 centuries, Akash Chopra has 0 centuries)

The difference isn't skill. It’s distribution.
In India, playing cricket is top-of-the-funnel customer acquisition. The market’s media engine gives an Indian cricketer built-in, lifetime distribution. Playing the sport creates a network effect that monetizes them for the next 40 years, long after their knees give out.

The South Africans had world-class skill, but they operated in a market without that media distribution. The moment their physical skill hit expiry date, reach disappeared overnight.

A lot of people in their 30s and 40s think they’re safe because they’ve built up 15 years of deep domain expertise. But if you’re not lucky enough to own a skill in a domain or field with crazy network effects, or organic distribution, you really have to start thinking about how to make your career, career. Especially in a post AI world, where skills can get replicated easily.

It also makes me think about my own setup deeply. Am I in an industry with crazy network effects? Do I have enough organic distribution and a strong enough network to coast when pure skill stops being enough? Honestly, maybe that’s the real reason I'm writing online. Just trying to build my distribution because I may not have it in me to take on crazy career pivots like these South African legends have. Actually now, I have way way way more respect for these cricketers.

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@amitkilhor Makes sense why he failed CSATs

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@ashishisdumb 2 lakh post taxes

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@Anoopnautiyal1 @pushkardhami Is there any other way to ease off the worsening traffic?

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@GabbbarSingh @somnath1978 The DF that is @sardesairajdeep

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@Anoopnautiyal1 A Kannada or a Bengali person can sometimes feel as culturally distant from me as someone from Germany or the Netherland

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@Anoopnautiyal1 My sense of identity is much more closely tied to Garhwal. Garhwal feels real and personal to me in a way that the larger idea of India does not. It is connected to the land, the mountains, the culture, the history, the people, and the memories that shaped me.