Leslie Dsouza

Here sharing some quotes I come across every day in my life. Cinematographer by profession Small Investor by Passion

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Elon Musk on learning:

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@warikoo I loved this perspective . This post was helpful

[Ankur Warikoo @warikoo]

Show me someone who lists "Credit Card Bill Payment" as a monthly expense, and I'll show you someone who doesn't yet understand where their money is actually going.

A credit card bill is not an expense.
It's a payment method.

The real question isn't:
"How much was my credit card bill this month?"

The real question is:
"What did I spend that money on, for which I used a Credit Card?"

Rent.
Travel.
Dining out.
Shopping.
Subscriptions.
Education.
Those are expenses.

The credit card is simply the vehicle through which those expenses were paid.

When you track your credit card bill as an expense, you lose visibility into your financial behavior. You know how much you paid, but not why you paid it.
And personal finance begins with understanding your behavior.

Don't track payments.
Track decisions.

[Physics In History @PhysInHistory]

A.Einstein

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“The young man knows the rules, the old man knows the exceptions.”

— Charlie Munger

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Discipline:

[Nithin Kamath @Nithin0dha]

Rainmatter started in 2016, with a few of us doubling up on our day jobs and trying to help startups that were trying to expand India’s capital markets ecosystem. Nine years later, it has grown into something far bigger than we ever imagined.

So far, we’ve invested over ₹1,500 crore across 160+ startups spanning fintech, climate, health, media, and deep tech. We’ve also earmarked 10% of everything Zerodha earns to invest in startups, and another 10% for the social sector through the @RainmatterOrg.

The thesis has evolved from just expanding the capital markets, but the thread running through it is simple. As a country, we need to own more of what we consume. Sovereignty, in the truest sense.

We’re not a typical VC. We don’t take board seats, and we’re not in this for quick exits. We’re not interested in forcing founders into short-term decisions just so we can make money in five or six years.

The simple reality is that building a good business is hard. Building one that is genuinely useful, scalable, and profitable is even harder when investors are pushing you to speedrun success and sustainability.

That kind of pressure usually leads to shortcuts. And shortcuts, more often than not, come at the consumer’s expense.

So our approach has been simple: be patient, back founders for the long term, and help them build the business the right way.

That, more than anything else, is the heart of @Rainmatterin.

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@airvistara Hi is flight UK255 BOM to AUH on schedule ?

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@contliving First ball and wicket

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@contliving Did not buy at all

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@NikTweetLogs @Akshat_World Yeh just saw this

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@Akshat_World @financewsharan can you / your team help him out ?

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@Akshat_World @coolboy_joel can you help hm out ?

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@Akshat_World @thetanmay @Meta @YouTubeIndia

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@Sonaam1234 Will look into it

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@Sonaam1234 @ResearchWright @Google Congratulations