Shilpi

Garden of thought experiments + lived experiences 🌱 30ish, exploring lores of culture, womanhood, language, craftsmanship | Rooting for Indian startups

[Shilpi @notesfromshilpi]

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[Dilip Kumar @kmr_dilip]

Yesterday we met Shashi from Akshayakalpa and someone from the team asked, “What is the true north metric you are building for?” He immediately said, “Increasing the income and productivity of the farmers we work with. More customers, revenue and better quality products are an output of getting that one thing right." This is the same company that a top consulting firm once told the market for their products was too small and probably not worth building for. Today, they’re doing 3x the market size those consulting folks had estimated, in just one city.

If you’re a new founder, remember to not take business advice from people who’ve never built anything. Do what is right for the people you serve, stay close to them and stay stubborn about the problem. Markets have a funny way of becoming bigger when you create real value.

[Shilpi @notesfromshilpi]

I’ve accepted, the only way to get out of a messy phase is when I look towards other women figuring it out. Messy, giggling and giving no hoots about what someone else thinks. It’s the most impactful mirroring technique which rewires my brain 100%.

To women owning their expression and experiential autonomy, thankyou. For being a lighthouse to ships unknown!

[Shilpi @notesfromshilpi]

“The older I get, the heller the no” is a chirp song of every free woman.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

India is a nation of walkers - but its cities forgot them https://t.co/TOkphIoT1c

[Shilpi @notesfromshilpi]

All heart, this one 🥺
It’s an exact screenshot of how we grew up. Makes you miss everything in one go ♥️

[Neeraj Ghaywan @ghaywan]

The millennial in me was happy to direct this commercial for @amazonmusic India!

Music unites our country! More so when it is Antakshari played across India.

[Vardhman Jain @lightroastguy]

Any good soul traveling from Dubai to India and can carry 6-8 coffee bags? Pls RT for dregs

[Shilpi @notesfromshilpi]

the meltdown on this factually correct tweet shows how much we are cooked as a country..

some of us have learnt to react like over-activated gluten but the lack of real world experience shows that they can’t behave like a well rested dough 😅

[Jay @Breadwala]

pls make my life easy and understand that maida is not bad for you

[Siddharth Singh @siddharth3]

Is there anyone working on noise pollution in Indian cities, especially that related to traffic? Any experts, organisation, or civil society? Could you please share their handles or names?

Please retweet for reach. Thank you.

[Sukhada @appadappajappa]

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[Shilpi @notesfromshilpi]

@kmr_dilip Early thirties. Across Gurgaon, Lucknow, Bangalore & Hyderabad.

Drinking lesser amounts, and less often. The selection behaviour has changed to proactive vigilance about quality and age of spirits. Also, “must drink when hanging out” code has been wiped off.

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

I saw a post on Reddit that said, “When you walk through a museum, you’re not just looking at art. You’re moving through centuries of people trying to explain love, grief, power, beauty, and belonging.” I don’t think I’ve ever seen a museum described so beautifully.

[Shilpi @notesfromshilpi]

let the 90’s kids have their tactile world of physical objects.

[Dilip Kumar @kmr_dilip]

I’m convinced that knowing when and why to start a company is the most important decision a founder makes. The secret to not becoming a bad founder is to never force yourself to start one. Don’t chase problems because they sound cool, don’t build just to announce something. And don’t raise money or hire people merely to look like you’re making progress. Calling yourself a founder is not a status symbol. Starting a company is one of the most important choices you can make. If you have to manufacture the reason, you’re being dishonest with yourself and inviting pain for yourself and everyone around you. If no problem makes you deeply curious and obsessed, be comfortable not starting.

[Shilpi @notesfromshilpi]

Every other morning, we’re all a bit more jealous of New York. The world is jealous of its mayor.

That man is catalytic evidence, of how neighbourliness and proactive communication gives people the politics they actually need. The city which people need not just yearn for.

What NY does, is often a socio-political template for the world. For all its habit of being frivolous with mainstream cultural and of course the hypocrisy to deny it, New York made an envious choice. While we just long for even having an option like that.

[Shilpi @notesfromshilpi]

Iykyk, there is 0 picture or video evidence whenever you will be found smashing the most hits on any racquet court.

some divine justice will step in to humble you bcs there’s no doubt you would have been insufferable 100%, otherwise 😅

[Shilpi @notesfromshilpi]

@rodanotes Hope you know, it’s fun to spot RodaNotes on shelves of some concept cafés in Delhi NCR.

[Shilpi @notesfromshilpi]

Locking it in with simple tools.

(Love @rodanotes stationery. Straightforward utility + good quality. Based out of Chennai, India, they’ve recently completed 5 years of operation :)

[𝓴 @ifuliedownhere]

Nonreaders will never understand what it's like to read a line so perfect, you have to take a minute to scream and grin stupidly before continuing

[Jay @Breadwala]

when someone asks if I run to stay fit or lose weight but in reality I just do it so that I don't cry

[Shilpi @notesfromshilpi]

@appadappajappa Hi Sukhada :) Yes, it was lovely and easy to breeze through.

[Shilpi @notesfromshilpi]

next 4 week stack is sorted✨