Kartik Chandrayana

CPO Quantum Metric; prev VP PM Salesforce, CEO/Founder TwinPrime (acq. by $CRM); little knowledge is a dangerous thing;

[Kartik Chandrayana @kartikc]

@om Oof yes

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@hnshah @Dropbox @niradotcom Congrats Hiten!

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Personal News: Meet My New Editorial Project

Small announcement about a new editorial project — a concentrated effort to write and report on the future. I’m reaching out to invite you to subscribe to this new email newsletter I’m co-writing with Fred Vogelstein, another veteran technology writer, and a friend.

At the dawn of the new year, I wondered about Wired magazine and how it has shifted away from its axis of optimism about the future. Instead of being a magazine about the technology revolution, it felt more like a zine about the ephemera of modern zeitgeist. It wasn’t just Wired. Optimism about the future, especially from a technological perspective, has been in short supply in media these days. My essay caused a very minor stir.

One of my friends (and former Time Inc. colleague) Fred Vogelstein took umbrage at my piece. He wrote for Wired on and off for 15 years. After a spirited back-and-forth on social media, we decided to meet for coffee in San Francisco’s South Park. That coffee turned into a series of meetings — over more coffee, obviously.

Fred realized that what I was saying wasn’t too far from how he viewed the world and media landscape. So we decided to do something about it — and that something is (not surprisingly) a newsletter. It’s a newsletter called Crazy Stupid Tech!

Crazy Stupid Tech? WTF?

Well, because we both LOVE crazy, stupid technologies (and ideas). Fred is big into digital biology, the future of media, and battery tech. I have never been more excited about everything.

As Silicon Valley’s influence extends deeper into all corners of our economy and lives, there have never been more interesting, crazy, stupid, and intriguing ideas and technologies out there. We don’t think they’re getting enough attention. 

'So our goal is to tell you about those that really matter and explain why they matter. It’s a big list that covers everything from synthetic biology and materials science to computers that can see, hear, and think. It is also about the revolutionary changes in chips, networks, photonics, and other foundational layers necessary to drive these advancements. Early clues about where things are headed often live there.

All of this is fertile ground for us to connect some dots. We hope it will help us and you understand the world a little better, beyond the headlines and hype.

What does that mean in practice for subscribers?

Our newsletters will take the form of either a big interview or a deep dive into a subject that warrants careful consideration. You won’t find vapid, fawning celebrity profiles or funding-driven news analysis here.

Our focus is on tech-of-technology that shapes the future. We believe, that the tech-of-tech is the best lens to focus on the future. Expect something from us once a week. Expect it to be free!

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@sunilmallya @ShriramKMurthi @abysinha I have been showing that video to everyone I can find :)

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SVB supported us as startups, founders and employees. Time we support SVB.

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@amitxgupta Great going Paridhi. Kids love the books!!

[Amit X Gupta @amitxgupta]

My wife's latest book (Kahaani Rangeeli) being featured on Seaport NYC:-) She is building something amazing here, one book at a time. All books at https://t.co/c7Evp7Eq9z!

https://t.co/N6A55d0IXe

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@mallik70 Do you use it online? The closest one I know is in Concord.

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@mallik70 Even in CA you hang out in expensive places.

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@semil Balboa in SF

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@om Glad everything turned out ok. This is Better than my two aborted attempts to land at SFO with high winds.

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@fredd Happy birthday! Long time friend.

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@PatHelland follow me so I can DM you :) was thinking of you. Hope you are well my friend.

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@WadeWegner Hey Wade. Can we chat for 5m? Want to catch up on Vijay.

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@SpaceXStarlink my dish or router is not working. I need to exchange to get a different equipment. How do I go about it?

[Kartik Chandrayana @kartikc]

@SpaceXStarlink I cannot get my starlink operational (first time install). I have tried every thing in your FAQs and it’s not working. How do I get help? There is no support email address or phone number.

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Sports, and the reason we love them so much, is because they give us a framework to help us define our own lives.A new essay. https://t.co/InD17JTMuJ

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@abysinha @sunilmallya @rohit_x_ @WWRob @acvox @om @ShriramKMurthi Uber athletic!

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@msg Hilarious. Not sure many people got this.

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@sunilmallya Dude. Every fucking decision by umpires has gone in favor of Aussies. Tell me a decision which went I favor of India ? I can tell you at least 10 which went for Oz. Cheating or favoring by another name. Shitty umpiring. #INDvAUS #Oxenford gave every benefit to Australia.

[Kartik Chandrayana @kartikc]

After 7 innings the number of umpiring calls which have gone in Australia’s favor is astounding. Cannot be a judgement of error. #INDvAUS