Prasanth Gopalakrishnan

Founder@kalkitech | Angel Investor | Advisor to CXO & Board on Digital Transformation, MVP & PMF | 26+ years of product & tech | Utilities,Renewables, EV,DER

[Nithin Kamath @Nithin0dha]

Corporate governance issues coming to light in Indian startups will only increase with time. While founders will be blamed, the venture capital (VC) ecosystem is equally to blame
The root cause of this is the overestimation of the size of Indian markets by founders and VCs. 1/10

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

We are failing our children. Guns are now the leading cause of death for children in the U.S.

Michelle and I mourn with the students and families of the Covenant School today.

[Prasanth Gopalakrishnan @prasanthgopal]

@KochiAirport The announcement in Terminal 3 for boarding is really a nuisance. It is very loud, and repeat’s continuously all through the night. Reminiscent of the railway’s announcement. Announcement restricted to each gate and at a lower decibel would be better.

[Prasanth Gopalakrishnan @prasanthgopal]

The @ENERGY Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange—known as i2X—has technical assistance available to improve interconnection practices and processes for renewable energy on the bulk power system. Apply by March 22: https://t.co/81Ws6whv3C

[Prasanth Gopalakrishnan @prasanthgopal]

@paulg @robinhanson Yes, have noticed it many times, especially at work.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

One thing they don't tell you about having kids is how much you learn from it. It's an unparalleled opportunity to study human nature. Especially if you have multiple kids with very different personalities. I've learned more from it than anything else I've done.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

If your political convictions require you to have false beliefs about startups (e.g. that successful founders are merely lucky, or that they got that way by exploiting people), you will fail if you start one. Or fail to start one.

[NYTimes Communications @NYTimesPR]

Group statement sent to President Biden on behalf of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. https://t.co/VGZOZ6ZTWp

[jack @jack]

To @RonWyden, @SenLummis, @SenToomey, @MarkWarner, @SenRobPortman, @SenatorSinema, @TedCruz, respective staff & everyone who’s worked on the Infrastructure Bill “Crypto Tax Reporting” provision: thank you for your work to get this right.

May we offer a workable simplification?

[Prasanth Gopalakrishnan @prasanthgopal]

The guide on the tour, a geologist explain how over last 20 years he has seen the glaciers recede, and how the landform transforms. Things that take 1000’s of years are happening in a jiffy.
#Climatechange is here to stay, unless we take these signs seriously.

[Nat Bullard @NatBullard]

U.S. power generation in 2020:
Gas 41%
Renewables 21%
Nuclear 20%
Coal 19%
Other <1%
https://t.co/haEzUHZYcL

[Prasanth Gopalakrishnan @prasanthgopal]

@paulg @ajeetdl It does apply to your original thesis as well. A person who strongly believes something tend to do well or at peace, compared to a person who takes a neutral stand. The clarity (belief) trumps the mental effort to always try to look at both sides, not take extreme position etc,

[Prasanth Gopalakrishnan @prasanthgopal]

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Bookmark please. Never know when this will come handy.

[Prasanth Gopalakrishnan @prasanthgopal]

It depends. Have done that with most of the products we made, we sold before the product was done, out of necessity.

The pitfalls are your early customers will ask for features that could derail roadmap or could get stuck for long with a few customers trying to satisfy them.

[Elizabeth Yin 💛 @dunkhippo33]

Unpopular opinion: you can sell almost anything before actually building it.

[Prasanth Gopalakrishnan @prasanthgopal]

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[Ming Zhao @FabiusMercurius]

🙈5 Startup Lessons I Learned The Hard Way🙈

6m ago I left as CTO/co-founder of my first startup. We'd been nose-to-the-grindstone for the last 2+ years but results weren't close to expectations.

Here are my biggest mistakes & takeaways so that hopefully you avoid them.
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[Prasanth Gopalakrishnan @prasanthgopal]

@_ram_ This is a losing proposition. The moment we make it as Vaccinated Vs Unvaccinated, or penalize the un-vaccinated, we are making ground for a failed policy and increased opposition.
Focus on incentivizing the vaccinated - attend indoor events or can fly or go for games etc.,

[Dan Scheinman @dscheinm]

I am not the person to give lifestyle advice usually. But today, here we go. One thing that I wish more founders would do is find folks they can just talk with. It can be old friends or other founders or investors. So much stress comes from having no place to go to chat.

[Prasanth Gopalakrishnan @prasanthgopal]

@Gizmodo I guess humans want to pollute space next 😀. Job done on Planet Earth

[Prasanth Gopalakrishnan @prasanthgopal]

A good thread worth bookmarking

[Elizabeth Yin 💛 @dunkhippo33]

Today's tweet thread is on the *real* secrets to content marketing that took me years to learn...

Read on >>

[Prasanth Gopalakrishnan @prasanthgopal]

Moving electrical SCADA to be cloud native and app native to will be a Unicorn in the future.
There will be millions of off grid (passively connected) electrical systems that generate, store & exchange power at home, in car, and in businesses that require SCADA.