Arpit Bansal

I like to roam around freely, smile with unknowns, meet sadhus, create stories, solve mysteries and join revolutions.

[Arpit Bansal @tryveller]

@itsyogesh18 @polkaholic_io @Polkadot Bhejo

[George Mack @george__mack]

The most useful razors and rules I've found:

1. Bragging Razor - If someone brags about their success or happiness, assume it’s half what they claim

If someone downplays their success or happiness, assume it’s double what they claim

2. High Agency Razor - If unsure who to work with, pick the person that has the best chances of breaking you out of a 3rd world prison.

3. The Early-Late Razor - If it's a talking point on Reddit, you might be early. If it's a talking point on LinkedIn, you're definitely late.

4. Luck Razor - If stuck with 2 equal options, pick the one that feels like it will produce the most luck later down the line.

I used this razor to go for drinks with a stranger rather than watch Netflix. In hindsight, it was the highest ROI decision I've ever made.

5. Buffett's Law - "The value of every business is 100% subject to government interest rates" - Warren Buffett

6. The 7-Figure Razor - If someone brags about "7 figures" -- assume it's closer to $1 million than $9 million.

7. Mack's Rule - Break down the investments your parents made in you: Time, Love, Energy, and Money.

If they are still alive, aim to hit a positive ROI (or at least break even.)

8. Instagram Razor - When you see a photo of an influencer looking attractive on Instagram -- assume there are 99 worse variations of that photo you haven't seen.

They just picked the best one.

9. Narcissism Razor - If worried about people's opinions, remember they are too busy worrying about other people's opinions of them. 99% of the time you're an extra in someone else's movie

10. Everyday Razor - If you go from doing a task weekly to daily, you achieve 7 years of output in 1 year. If you apply a 1% compound interest each time, you achieve 54 years of output in 1 year.

11. Bezos Razor - If unsure what action to pick, let your 90-year-old self on death bed choose it.

12. Creativity Razor - If struggling to think creatively about a subject, transform it:

• Turn a thought into a written idea.
• A written idea into a drawing.
• A drawing into an equation.
• An equation into a conversation.

In the process of transforming it, you begin to spot new creative connections.

13. The Roman Empire Razor - Historians now recognize the Roman Empire fell in 476 - but it wasn't acknowledged by Roman society until many generations later.

If you wait for the media to inform you, you'll either be wrong or too late.

14. Physics Razor - If it doesn't deny the law of physics, then assume it's possible. Do not confuse society's current lack of knowledge -- with this knowledge being impossible to attain.

E.g. The smartphone seems impossible to someone from the 1800s -- but it was possible, they just had a lack of knowledge.

15. Skinner's Law - If procrastinating, you have 2 ways to solve it:

• Make the pain of inaction > Pain of action
• Make the pleasure of action > Pleasure of inaction

16. Network Razor - If you have 2 quality people that would benefit from an intro to one another, always do it.

Networks don't divide as you share them, they multiply.

17. Gell-Mann Razor - Assume every media article contains a % of false information.

Sandbox the article from your worldview until you've:

• Seen primary sources
• Spoken to 3 domain experts

18. Taleb's Surgeon - If presented with two equal candidates for a role, pick the one with the least amount of charisma.

The uncharismatic one has got there despite their lack of charisma. The charismatic one has got there with the aid of their charisma.

[Arpit Bansal @tryveller]

@xpranavprakash New life

[Courtland Allen @csallen]

Indie Hackers now has a GPT-4 moderator bot auto-dispensing JUSTICE on these spammers 👨🏿‍⚖️

…and yes, his name *is* Botman.

[Pench Jungle Camp @PenchJungleRes]

Did you know that leopards are exceptional hunters? They are able to carry prey that is three times their own weight up trees to protect it from other predators.

Website: https://t.co/l66bX8xcvk

#Junglecampsindia #Pench #leopard #Safari #Wildlife

[Jyoti Bansal @jyotibansalsf]

If you're a founder, you've got to learn to cold call. Period.

Cold outreaches — not friendly conversations — are the best way to validate early assumptions during the customer discovery process.

As a founder, it's easy to fall into the trap of talking to people you know — and this includes people you know indirectly through mutual connections. But this can be very misleading. I learned this the hard way during the early days of AppDynamics when I was introduced to potential customers who were extremely warm and receptive.

The problem was, I wasn't getting the blunt feedback I needed to convert to revenue.

I'm a strong believer that cold outreach is the best way to prove viability. If people don't take your call, it might mean your problem isn't interesting enough. If you have trouble getting follow-ups, maybe your solution doesn't resonate.

No matter how many times you build a product, it's still possible to have the wrong assumptions. That's why these cold, hard conversations are essential.

[Arpit Bansal @tryveller]

@mohitkingra Do i want to do this. Probably no. I want to go back to Africa

[Troy SK @troysk704]

There is a new web architecture on the web which looks fresh & exciting!

And the experiments by the folks @WordPress is giving me ideas 😃.

#WordPress recently added support for #WASM SQLite. It already supports running off WASM PHP in the browser.

This is a landmark!

[Arpit Bansal @tryveller]

@StartupGoa :

[Arpit Bansal @tryveller]

@sumitpaul @figma Yes. Its shaky

[Ami @AmiFromIndia]

#Blood requirement, 2 unit blood Blood group: any
Hospital: fortis, vasant kunj
Contact: [phone] (Atul Gupta) @BloodDonorsIn @Bloodhelpline @BloodAid @CampaignYolo

[Ami @AmiFromIndia]

Here is our platform celebrating #SaferInternetDay founders @tryveller @iampremprakash myself and the whole team is dedicated towards designing a safe platform for young people to discover opportunities #YoloIsSafe #SafetyByDesign #SafetyByIntent ✊🏽

[#YOLO @CampaignYolo]

Hey friends! YOLO is back with another #TweetChat and today we’re going to chat about #CommunityGuidelines of online platforms!

Here’s how it works. There are 6 questions, tag your answers with A1, A2, etc and use the hashtag: #YoloIsSafe.
Sound good? Let’s roll at 7 PM IST 🤟

[#YOLO @CampaignYolo]

We're ecstatic to share a new milestone 📢
@Twitter marks the arrival of our platform YOLO! 🤟

Thanks @premiumbusiness, the cool blue tick looks amazing on us! 💙☄️

[@levelsio @levelsio]

Remote != working from home

Remote = working wherever you work best, that could be in an office, a cafe, a coworking space, your bed, a ski resort cabin etc.

Keep seeing this mistake everywhere

[@levelsio @levelsio]

Added raw data export for @tb_tomaz now for Nomad List's network graph of all travels: https://t.co/SyjmErje0K

[National Geographic TV @NatGeoTV]

We're delighted to announce a new original series for #DisneyPlus called "On The Edge With @AlexHonnold" that will follow Alex as he summits the dangerous & remote peaks of Greenland while exploring the frontlines of the climate crisis. #TCA21

[Arpit Bansal @tryveller]

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[Arpit Bansal @tryveller]

@tinadesai07 Because you have signed the “Goodluck”