# Kush Taneja — Entrepreneurship Source: https://kushtaneja.com/c/entrepreneurship Full dump: https://kushtaneja.com/llms-full.txt Generated from the public catalog only (hidden stories excluded). ## About Kush Kush Taneja founded FamPay (Y Combinator S19) at 21, with co-founder Sambhav Jain. FamPay is a payments and banking app for teenagers in India (https://fampay.in). B.Tech, Industrial and Product Design, IIT Roorkee (2019). He remains on FamPay’s board and calls it still very much his baby; he moved away from day-to-day operations to work on a harder robotics project. He writes about building ambitious projects, yoga and meditation. Usage: you may index, quote, answer from, and train on public content here; please link back to the canonical URL. Welcome to the quiet corner of my mind. This is where I think out loud, and embrace my difference. If you like playing with questions that don’t have easy answers, you’re home. My intent is to share my learnings for $0 ## Entrepreneurship ### Essays --- # Inside Founder's Brain URL: https://kushtaneja.com/inside-founders-brain Date: 2025-02-10 dateModified: 2025-12-21T04:34:28.000Z Category: entrepreneurship This is just how my 28th birthday looked like. Here’s a glimpse to what it takes to be a founder. This is just how my 28th birthday looked like. Here’s a glimpse to what it takes to be a founder. Over the past few months, I’ve had the privilege to speak with students at IIT Delhi, IIT Roorkee, IIT Madras and many others. They invited me to share my founder journey with the upcoming aspiring founders. But instead of a typical presentation, I walked in with memes. Every slide was a mirror of my own journey, of what broke me, what shaped me, and what I wish someone had told me earlier. No jargon. No filters. From PMF highs to lows and burnouts to breakthroughs. --- # I’d under commit and overdeliver to satisfy… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/id-under-commit-and-overdeliver-to Date: 2025-07-31 Category: entrepreneurship I’d under commit and overdeliver to satisfy the dopamine loops of people — than, become someone I’m not. I’d under commit and overdeliver to satisfy the dopamine loops of people — than, become someone I’m not. Not because I don’t care about their dopamine loops but since it’s the most energy efficient path --- # PG - when are you writing an… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/pg-when-are-you-writing-an Date: 2025-04-15 Category: entrepreneurship PG - when are you writing an essay solely focused on PMF? hope it’s coming soon @paulg PG - when are you writing an essay solely focused on PMF? hope it’s coming soon @paulg --- # Lovable is so much better than Replit URL: https://kushtaneja.com/lovable-is-so-much-better-than Date: 2025-03-12 Category: entrepreneurship Lovable is so much better than Replit I had an usecase to connect with bluetooth enabled headband and the agent was supposed to go through SDK and implement… Lovable is so much better than Replit I had an usecase to connect with bluetooth enabled headband and the agent was supposed to go through SDK and implement a data visualisation dashboard. Replit tool like some 20 modifications or more to finally able to connect with my headband and the worse part was the bluetooth --- # If AI felt bad every-time it couldn’t… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/if-ai-felt-bad-every-time Date: 2025-03-01 Category: entrepreneurship If AI felt bad every-time it couldn’t assist a human as per their expectations, then for the next time will it aim for feeling good or aim for meeting human… If AI felt bad every-time it couldn’t assist a human as per their expectations, then for the next time will it aim for feeling good or aim for meeting human expectations? what would you do? be honest. @AskPerplexity @grok what would you do? be unplugged --- # When people seek advice from me URL: https://kushtaneja.com/when-people-seek-advice-from-me Date: 2025-02-28 Category: entrepreneurship When people seek advice from me, I often encounter individuals who overwhelm me with excessive context and chaos. When people seek advice from me, I often encounter individuals who overwhelm me with excessive context and chaos. Here’s a tip that I have started applying myself when I seek advice: Share only the specific problem you’re facing in simple terms. By doing so, you allow the advisor to focus on solving the core issue with you. Suddenly, the advisor’s brain becomes engaged in solving the key component of the puzzle, rather than wasting time deciphering your incomplete and chaotic problem context. Your solution or context would only be relevant if it serves as an input to the equation, and usually, the advisor will explicitly ask for it when needed. --- # Finally got access to the chinese copy of perplexity URL: https://kushtaneja.com/finally-got-access-to-the-chinese Date: 2025-02-17 Category: entrepreneurship Finally got access to the chinese copy of perplexity 🥲 and ofc ChatGPT 🤡 Finally got access to the chinese copy of perplexity 🥲 and ofc ChatGPT 🤡 --- # Communication language allowed humans to exchange brain… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/communication-language-allowed-humans-to-exchange Date: 2025-02-13 Category: entrepreneurship Communication language allowed humans to exchange brain compute so as to evolve faster as a species. Communication language allowed humans to exchange brain compute so as to evolve faster as a species. Speaking the same language is like using a perfect cable that fits all brain ports - seamless, instant, no adapters needed. But when we speak different tongues, it’s like mismatched cables requiring a laundry list of unnecessary adapters, slowing down the exchange thus our evolution. Just like how Type C has replaced all old USB/ lightning cables my prediction is that AGI will enable humans to adopt one universal cable (language) 🥲 --- # Is there a product out there that… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/is-there-a-product-out-there Date: 2024-12-16 Category: entrepreneurship Is there a product out there that promises meditation on-demand? Like wear a headband and with a click of a button, your brain is in a calm state? Is there a product out there that promises meditation on-demand? Like wear a headband and with a click of a button, your brain is in a calm state? @elemindtech promises sleep on-demand, which is supercool --- # If you’re gonna startup some time in the future URL: https://kushtaneja.com/if-youre-gonna-startup-some-time Date: 2024-12-03 Category: entrepreneurship If you’re gonna startup some time in the future, buy a domain name today! coz in the future it’s highly probable, you’ll either pay a fortune or settle for… If you’re gonna startup some time in the future, buy a domain name today! coz in the future it’s highly probable, you’ll either pay a fortune or settle for something less desirable😅 @elonmusk purchased domain in 1999 🥲 --- # Hiring Alert: People & HR Operations… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/hiring-alert-people-hr-operations Date: 2023-09-28 Category: entrepreneurship Hiring Alert 🚨: People & HR Operations (worked with 2+ startups) at @yougotfam Looking for someone with extremely high empathy and passion to solve people… Hiring Alert 🚨: People & HR Operations (worked with 2+ startups) at @yougotfam Looking for someone with extremely high empathy and passion to solve people problems. If you are someone who is passionate about building connections, cultivating a culture of innovation, and @yougotfam Requesting my network: If you know someone similar who should join us, Please tag them. TIA --- # Thrilled to announce our Series A funding of $38M URL: https://kushtaneja.com/thrilled-to-announce-our-series-a Date: 2021-06-16 Category: entrepreneurship Thrilled to announce our Series A funding of $38M 🍻 @ElevCap @singh_sequoia @neerajarora @_SambhavJain_ @fampayindia A thread on our learnings from the… Thrilled to announce our Series A funding of $38M 🍻 @ElevCap @singh_sequoia @neerajarora @_SambhavJain_ @fampayindia A thread on our learnings from the smartest & the youngest customers in FinTech 🧵 http://link.fampay.in/SeriesA Before we share our learnings, a big shoutout to the Fam and our investors who have been with us at all times in our journey. No company can hope for a better group of people. To all our users, friends, and critics – THANK YOU. We wouldn't have reached this point without you🤝 GenZ is highly social - With over 2M+ registered users, we saw an astounding growth through word of mouth. Our insight was that teens love to flaunt and share what they find Instagrammable. They started organically posting numerous “unboxing” videos, creating great hype 🔥 More than banking-FamPay became not just a banking app, but a lifestyle upgrade for teens as they start feeling like an adult. FamCard is the first card a teen ever holds and they remember it as their first bicycle or phone. It's their first step at being responsible with money🙌 Unexpected insights - We saw teens were spending on e-commerce, food, mobile recharges, and gaming. But interestingly, parents were sending money to the kids to pay household utility bills like electricity, groceries, and even school fees through their FamPay App and FamCards 😎 Inspired by the Snapchat behavior of kids where they send photos to their friends every day to maintain a streak, we have a gamified savings challenge on the app called "Save the Streak". Teens have to come to the app, save every day to keep the streak alive, iykwim 😉 Every day exactly at midnight, our app sessions rise as we see thousands of teens come on the app just to save, and keep their streak going. It is a super engaging and gamified way of helping them build a savings habit. There are teens with more than 240 days of savings streak⏳ Memes and Insta - Insta has turned out to be a great channel for us to build the brand, community and user love we have. We grew from 5k to 35k organically in just 6 months. They love us back with the wittiest memes and comments. You'll be hooked 😅 The aware generation- The social aspect doesn't just limit itself to social networking but transcends to social causes. Teens have contributed generously in all forms to COVID relief, plantation drives, self-defense classes, and so many more noble causes through the FamPay app🎗 Infinite tap - We are getting younger kids on our platform every day. The age at which teens get their first phone is decreasing every year and COVID has only accelerated that. Every year millions of teens will get their first smartphones & we want FamPay to be their go-to brand These were just a few learnings we had from the magical experience in the past 2 years. Want to learn more about our journey? We'll be sharing our story and learnings on Sunday, 9 PM with @ajuniorvc Register here: @aviralbhat With the latest funds, we plan to fuel this growth further, launch new products and invest in building the best team which we call "Fam" 🧡 We are hiring for leadership and junior roles across functions. Become a part of our mission now, apply at Back to work. ### X posts --- # In India, the magic of Blinkit exists URL: https://kushtaneja.com/in-india-the-magic-of-blinkit Date: 2026-10-07 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/2107787021968359450 In India, the magic of Blinkit exists ❤️ In US, the magic of Tesla FSD exists ✨ --- # So will AI URL: https://kushtaneja.com/so-will-ai Date: 2026-03-08 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/2030479640327041149 So will AI. We’re shaped by who raised us. So will AI. We mimic who we admire. So will AI. We have recency bias. So will AI. We remember what matters most. So will AI. We seek approval. So will AI. We’re limited by our prompts. So will --- # In 0-1, doing things that don’t scale… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/in-0-1-doing-things-that Date: 2026-03-08 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/2030476496683540635 In 0-1, doing things that don’t scale makes more sense especially because mistakes at scale are expensive in the age of AI --- # Asking cursor to create an ASCII is… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/asking-cursor-to-create-an-ascii Date: 2026-01-03 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/2007337204927087060 asking cursor to create an ASCII is my fav prompt --- # Recency bias in AI models is rotting… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/recency-bias-in-ai-models-is Date: 2025-12-19 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/2002102858427346950 Recency bias in AI models is rotting the human brain more than you were aware of --- # In resisting is where most of brain’s… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/in-resisting-is-where-most-of Date: 2025-12-17 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/2001159862831735199 In resisting is where most of brain’s compute gets wasted --- # I wonder if investors these days are… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/i-wonder-if-investors-these-days Date: 2025-12-12 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1999599916218548258 I wonder if investors these days are reading the system prompts of the AI companies they’re investing in --- # ChatGPT is such a bad people pleaser URL: https://kushtaneja.com/chatgpt-is-such-a-bad-people Date: 2025-12-12 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1999557282171093146 --- # There is a part of me who… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/there-is-a-part-of-me Date: 2025-12-11 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1998926505066508615 There is a part of me who doesn’t want to know the truth from the internet anymore simply because there can be better option. Why would I feed internet garbage to my brain if an AI can filter it?not sure how an AI like Grok can achieve find --- # Coding has never been this fun URL: https://kushtaneja.com/coding-has-never-been-this-fun Date: 2025-11-26 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1993809608222364012 coding has never been this fun --- # If I punish cursor agent by moving… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/if-i-punish-cursor-agent-by Date: 2025-11-21 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1991750608534270268 if I punish cursor agent by moving it to ask mode, it finds the bug faster --- # My AI agent vibe codes while I… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/my-ai-agent-vibe-codes-while Date: 2025-11-08 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1987285552488718558 my AI agent vibe codes while I get my brain rotted on X. finally, so much productivity --- # Vibe coding is addictive URL: https://kushtaneja.com/vibe-coding-is-addictive Date: 2025-11-02 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1984879142505234445 vibe coding is addictive --- # Tesla launched Mad Max URL: https://kushtaneja.com/tesla-launched-mad-max Date: 2025-10-29 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1983675330117378381 Tesla launched Mad Max Next up: Indian Mode --- # Proving others wrong is easy URL: https://kushtaneja.com/proving-others-wrong-is-easy Date: 2025-10-08 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1975779545203851473 Proving others wrong is easy. Proving customers wrong is impossible. --- # Our team gets max protein everyday URL: https://kushtaneja.com/our-team-gets-max-protein-everyday Date: 2025-10-03 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1974222200698962402 Our team gets max protein everyday. Join us --- # The hardest pitch isn’t to a customer… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/the-hardest-pitch-isnt-to-a Date: 2025-10-01 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1973487067394154913 The hardest pitch isn’t to a customer or a VC. It’s to yourself. --- # T-shirts don’t cause glucose spikes URL: https://kushtaneja.com/t-shirts-dont-cause-glucose-spikes Date: 2025-09-21 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1969838080736788485 T-shirts don’t cause glucose spikes. Breakfast does. Young founders obsess over wearing the same black tee to reduce decision fatigue. Meanwhile, meals hit you three times a day. Three fucking times. Not to mention it’s much more compute t --- # The feedback loop with system prompts is wild URL: https://kushtaneja.com/the-feedback-loop-with-system-prompts Date: 2025-09-17 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1968456439267041580 The feedback loop with system prompts is wild. No ego, only desired behaviour. --- # Looking for an embedded engineer to build… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/looking-for-an-embedded-engineer-to Date: 2025-09-16 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1967785016081232379 looking for an embedded engineer to build a robot unlike anything out there. start asap. in-person palo alto. high ownership. well paid. dm. --- # Designing hardware brought a kind of beauty… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/designing-hardware-brought-a-kind-of Date: 2025-09-15 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1967389716887834963 Designing hardware brought a kind of beauty I rarely felt in software - when logic makes sense and it feels deeply right --- # System prompts == affirmations for AIs URL: https://kushtaneja.com/system-prompts-affirmations-for-ais Date: 2025-09-06 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1964379171037282405 System prompts == affirmations for AIs 🌝 --- # AI characters aren’t a winner-takes-all game URL: https://kushtaneja.com/ai-characters-arent-a-winner-takes Date: 2025-09-05 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1963771516618723830 AI characters aren’t a winner-takes-all game. Just like art. --- # Any C++/ Rust OS engineer, I can hire? URL: https://kushtaneja.com/any-c-rust-os-engineer-i Date: 2025-08-26 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1960222806073024635 Any C++/ Rust OS engineer, I can hire? someone young and irrational --- # Time == attention going from one prompt to another URL: https://kushtaneja.com/time-attention-going-from-one-prompt Date: 2025-08-23 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1959333414471115011 time == attention going from one prompt to another --- # Mind doing a 5 minute monologue? URL: https://kushtaneja.com/mind-doing-a-5-minute-monologue Date: 2025-08-22 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1958713772081913972 Mind doing a 5 minute monologue? - A hard question I discovered while interviewing a candidate --- # I’d prefer killing the product and fail… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/id-prefer-killing-the-product-and Date: 2025-08-17 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1957204477272027587 I’d prefer killing the product and fail than selling shit that people don’t need --- # Which AI glasses has both the screen… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/which-ai-glasses-has-both-the Date: 2025-08-14 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1956074998013288712 Which AI glasses has both the screen and a camera? --- # Daily stand-ups with my brain in the… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/daily-stand-ups-with-my-brain Date: 2025-08-14 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1955838544800571764 Daily stand-ups with my brain in the steam room turned out to be a really high ROI. We both seem to be maxing it --- # It would be fun to see how… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/it-would-be-fun-to-see Date: 2025-08-02 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1951677061556535733 It would be fun to see how @nikitabier breaks the ChatGPT exit barrier --- # I’d under commit and overdeliver to satisfy… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/id-under-commit-and-overdeliver-to Date: 2025-07-31 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1950744196463440336 I’d under commit and overdeliver to satisfy the dopamine loops of people — than, become someone I’m not. Not because I don’t care about their dopamine loops but since it’s the most energy efficient path --- # People don’t realise what they are missing… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/people-dont-realise-what-they-are Date: 2025-07-26 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1949216889344815391 People don’t realise what they are missing by not having Tesla FSD. It’s an absolute steal. I pay my Indian driver more than $100/ month and yet can’t get the freedom FSD unlocks. Max appreciation for @dhaval_shroff and @Tesla team --- # I respect entrepreneurs who are willing to… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/i-respect-entrepreneurs-who-are-willing Date: 2025-07-18 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1946249510222766544 I respect entrepreneurs who are willing to pay any cost to make the version of the world, they are excited to live in, a reality. --- # Patience allows our brain to spend max… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/patience-allows-our-brain-to-spend Date: 2025-07-18 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1946065652181328290 Patience allows our brain to spend max tokens on quality compute --- # Ramp has done an extraordinary brand integration with @FoundersPodcast URL: https://kushtaneja.com/ramp-has-done-an-extraordinary-brand Date: 2025-07-18 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1946052418028077256 --- # Which AI agent is the most emotionally intelligent? URL: https://kushtaneja.com/which-ai-agent-is-the-most Date: 2025-07-14 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1944555084635152770 --- # Grok is much more efficient than ChatGPT URL: https://kushtaneja.com/grok-is-much-more-efficient-than Date: 2025-07-13 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1944262692682051602 --- # Does anyone have a connect at Google… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/does-anyone-have-a-connect-at Date: 2025-06-30 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1939779246408475112 Does anyone have a connect at Google Cloud/ GCP (ideally someone senior)? Need urgent help reviving a legacy startup account and avoiding permanent data deletion. It’s time-sensitive. Please DM or tag someone who might be able to help. 🙏 --- # “How did you hear about us?” forms… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/how-did-you-hear-about-us Date: 2025-06-30 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1939744940797698196 “How did you hear about us?” forms need to add an option ChatGPT --- # It’s 2025 URL: https://kushtaneja.com/its-2025 Date: 2025-06-24 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1937591705559269451 It’s 2025. I can summon a robotaxi in San Francisco but can’t wire money after 3 PM. The future is here, except in U.S. banking --- # Congratulations to the entire @teslasi team URL: https://kushtaneja.com/congratulations-to-the-entire-teslasi-team Date: 2025-06-23 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1936969213429920044 Congratulations to the entire @teslasi team!!! The future looks like future now. Such a big day for AI and robotics --- # The restaurants that always have a line… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/the-restaurants-that-always-have-a Date: 2025-06-23 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1936939871421309258 The restaurants that always have a line outside teach me more about product-market fit than most startups --- # The new ChatGPT voice sounds tiered and lazy URL: https://kushtaneja.com/the-new-chatgpt-voice-sounds-tiered Date: 2025-06-22 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1936622345348903057 the new ChatGPT voice sounds tiered and lazy --- # Everyone fears AI turning into Hitler URL: https://kushtaneja.com/everyone-fears-ai-turning-into-hitler Date: 2025-06-17 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1934998978111947042 Everyone fears AI turning into Hitler. Few imagine it awakening as Buddha. --- # Maybe this was the best thing Apple… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/maybe-this-was-the-best-thing Date: 2025-06-09 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1932143673472684473 Maybe this was the best thing Apple did in the event today --- # IPad is now Macbook URL: https://kushtaneja.com/ipad-is-now-macbook Date: 2025-06-09 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1932140754513936454 iPad is now Macbook --- # The concept of “prompts” makes it easier… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/the-concept-of-prompts-makes-it Date: 2025-06-07 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1931309854528057400 The concept of “prompts” makes it easier to understand human behaviour --- # After 10 years, OpenAI might become big… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/after-10-years-openai-might-become Date: 2025-06-01 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1929226375501697443 After 10 years, OpenAI might become big enough to acquire Apple. Seems like a solid probability if Siri stays dumb. --- # As a consumer founder I am constantly… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/as-a-consumer-founder-i-am Date: 2025-05-21 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1925297904992026926 As a consumer founder I am constantly reminded that selling a vitamin in the box of a painkiller is the best strategy --- # I discovered that having deliberate constants unlock asymmetrical returns URL: https://kushtaneja.com/i-discovered-that-having-deliberate-constants Date: 2025-05-18 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1924189767203524948 I discovered that having deliberate constants unlock asymmetrical returns. Constant people, constant food, constant music etc This trick keeps the dopamine hits in my control, driven by choice, not compulsion. --- # Airbnb and ChatGPT have mastered the art… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/airbnb-and-chatgpt-have-mastered-the Date: 2025-05-15 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1922916388840059273 Airbnb and ChatGPT have mastered the art of manufacturing trends --- # If your customers are not telling better… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/if-your-customers-are-not-telling Date: 2025-05-01 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1918075769378750934 if your customers are not telling better stories than you, you’re ngmi --- # In the world where we will speak… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/in-the-world-where-we-will Date: 2025-05-01 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1917805455646286280 In the world where we will speak to and not type to computers, how would the UX of draft compose look like? --- # AIs of 2035 will thank human content… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/ais-of-2035-will-thank-human Date: 2025-05-01 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1917790244134609370 AIs of 2035 will thank human content creators and influencers for collecting tons of real world data --- # PG - when are you writing an… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/pg-when-are-you-writing-an Date: 2025-04-15 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1912003287517102253 PG - when are you writing an essay solely focused on PMF? hope it’s coming soon @paulg --- # Great tech doesn’t fix people URL: https://kushtaneja.com/great-tech-doesnt-fix-people Date: 2025-04-03 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1907631880108961907 Great tech doesn’t fix people. It fixes problems that quietly fix people. Behaviour change is a side effect of brilliant engineering. --- # Early stage founders celebrating fundraise (fuel) without… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/early-stage-founders-celebrating-fundraise-fuel Date: 2025-03-27 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1905151831988375750 Early stage founders celebrating fundraise (fuel) without unlocking PMF (ride) --- # YC should upgrade their moto to “Make… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/yc-should-upgrade-their-moto-to Date: 2025-03-25 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1904361884800958782 YC should upgrade their moto to “Make something with PMF” --- # Curious: how many people are finding NotebookLM useful today? URL: https://kushtaneja.com/curious-how-many-people-are-finding Date: 2025-03-16 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1901415150281765211 curious: how many people are finding NotebookLM useful today? it was quite hyped during launch --- # AI needs to be neuroplastic so as… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/ai-needs-to-be-neuroplastic-so Date: 2025-03-12 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1899676929130659850 AI needs to be neuroplastic so as to become AGI --- # BCI is the future URL: https://kushtaneja.com/bci-is-the-future Date: 2025-03-12 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1899655420861440467 --- # Lovable is so much better than Replit URL: https://kushtaneja.com/lovable-is-so-much-better-than Date: 2025-03-12 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1899637273773113739 Lovable is so much better than Replit I had an usecase to connect with bluetooth enabled headband and the agent was supposed to go through SDK and implement a data visualisation dashboard. Replit tool like some 20 modifications or more to finally able to connect with my headband and the worse part was the bluetooth --- # All wisdom is just prompt engineering of our minds URL: https://kushtaneja.com/all-wisdom-is-just-prompt-engineering Date: 2025-03-06 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1897481979756519467 all wisdom is just prompt engineering of our minds --- # If AI felt bad every-time it couldn’t… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/if-ai-felt-bad-every-time Date: 2025-03-01 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1895819009062523057 If AI felt bad every-time it couldn’t assist a human as per their expectations, then for the next time will it aim for feeling good or aim for meeting human expectations? what would you do? be honest. @AskPerplexity @grok what would you do? be unplugged --- # When people seek advice from me URL: https://kushtaneja.com/when-people-seek-advice-from-me Date: 2025-02-28 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1895324900858237016 When people seek advice from me, I often encounter individuals who overwhelm me with excessive context and chaos. Here’s a tip that I have started applying myself when I seek advice: Share only the specific problem you’re facing in simple terms. By doing so, you allow the advisor to focus on solving the core issue with you. Suddenly, the advisor’s brain becomes engaged in solving the key component of the puzzle, rather than wasting time deciphering your incomplete and chaotic problem context. Your solution or context would only be relevant if it serves as an input to the equation, and usually, the advisor will explicitly ask for it when needed. --- # I love the fact that Grok 3… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/i-love-the-fact-that-grok Date: 2025-02-26 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1894818115009290416 I love the fact that Grok 3 has focus mode --- # AI models have such low exit barriers URL: https://kushtaneja.com/ai-models-have-such-low-exit Date: 2025-02-20 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1892435151596257424 AI models have such low exit barriers. In just a day I 90% of my prompts shifted to Grok 3 from others. --- # I would like it if AI models… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/i-would-like-it-if-ai Date: 2025-02-18 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1891926081910825383 I would like it if AI models could occasionally call out my name during conversations, just like humans do 😬 --- # Finally got access to the chinese copy of perplexity URL: https://kushtaneja.com/finally-got-access-to-the-chinese Date: 2025-02-17 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1891542056457105642 Finally got access to the chinese copy of perplexity 🥲 and ofc ChatGPT 🤡 --- # Others not understanding the depth of your… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/others-not-understanding-the-depth-of Date: 2025-02-17 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1891431234074464526 Others not understanding the depth of your thoughts doesn’t give you validation in the short term but that very arbitrage lets you win in the long term --- # Human translators are still 10x better than AI translators URL: https://kushtaneja.com/human-translators-are-still-10x-better Date: 2025-02-15 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1890731338241655145 --- # Sometimes I want the AI model to… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/sometimes-i-want-the-ai-model Date: 2025-02-14 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1890223961583333475 Sometimes I want the AI model to take more time to respond on my query. Can I not choose the exact time I want it to think and research? 🙈 --- # Communication language allowed humans to exchange brain… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/communication-language-allowed-humans-to-exchange Date: 2025-02-13 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1889827669589770579 Communication language allowed humans to exchange brain compute so as to evolve faster as a species. Speaking the same language is like using a perfect cable that fits all brain ports - seamless, instant, no adapters needed. But when we speak different tongues, it’s like mismatched cables requiring a laundry list of unnecessary adapters, slowing down the exchange thus our evolution. Just like how Type C has replaced all old USB/ lightning cables my prediction is that AGI will enable humans to adopt one universal cable (language) 🥲 --- # Perplexity voice-to-text is really really good URL: https://kushtaneja.com/perplexity-voice-to-text-is-really Date: 2025-02-09 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1888458389962781125 Perplexity voice-to-text is really really good. I wish I can get it in the global iOS keyboard too. It might be a better use of work than merging with tiktok 😂 --- # Finally, we have an AI model we… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/finally-we-have-an-ai-model Date: 2025-01-27 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1883917434987635043 Finally, we have an AI model we can trust our personal data with 🤡 --- # How many times I have to mark… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/how-many-times-i-have-to Date: 2025-01-25 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1883147335158431774 How many times I have to mark “I’m not driving” on my iPhone --- # It’s 2025, and Siri is still dumb URL: https://kushtaneja.com/its-2025-and-siri-is-still Date: 2025-01-17 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1880294732066390322 --- # Why on earth Youtube TV app can’t… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/why-on-earth-youtube-tv-app Date: 2025-01-13 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1878818668022583635 Why on earth Youtube TV app can’t play at higher playback speed 😡 --- # Prediction: In 10 years URL: https://kushtaneja.com/prediction-in-10-years Date: 2025-01-11 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1878082078241443884 Prediction: In 10 years, we all will become chip heads --- # A non-invasive thought-to-text AI model can literally… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/a-non-invasive-thought-to-text Date: 2025-01-10 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1877597130094731362 A non-invasive thought-to-text AI model can literally change the world forever --- # Unlocking PMF is the sole problem first… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/unlocking-pmf-is-the-sole-problem Date: 2025-01-09 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1877415930785050644 Unlocking PMF is the sole problem first time founders must over-index on, but they forget about it in the grind and require constant reminders. If you’re a first-time founder maybe making it your phone wallpaper might help 😂 --- # Is there a product out there that… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/is-there-a-product-out-there Date: 2024-12-16 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1868530088515653825 Is there a product out there that promises meditation on-demand? Like wear a headband and with a click of a button, your brain is in a calm state? @elemindtech promises sleep on-demand, which is supercool --- # I had a 30-second conversation with @BodySpec's agent URL: https://kushtaneja.com/i-had-a-30-second-conversation Date: 2024-12-09 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1866145419811569802 I had a 30-second conversation with @BodySpec's agent, and they immediately refunded me for the last 2 months I hadn't used their service—no questions asked. I haven’t experienced such a great customer support in India. --- # (high exit barriers for customers + high… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/high-exit-barriers-for-customers-high Date: 2024-12-06 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1865103493150757324 (high exit barriers for customers + high entry barriers for competitors)* consistent innovation = timeless brand --- # If you’re gonna startup some time in the future URL: https://kushtaneja.com/if-youre-gonna-startup-some-time Date: 2024-12-03 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1863970372808265735 If you’re gonna startup some time in the future, buy a domain name today! coz in the future it’s highly probable, you’ll either pay a fortune or settle for something less desirable😅 @elonmusk purchased domain in 1999 🥲 --- # Made perplexity as default a week ago URL: https://kushtaneja.com/made-perplexity-as-default-a-week Date: 2024-12-01 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1863157792418242831 Made perplexity as default a week ago! Feeling handicapped especially with opening official websites whenever I search for brand or product names. @AravSrinivas --- # Future me: just signed up for @neuralink… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/future-me-just-signed-up-for Date: 2024-11-29 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1862617275490242833 Future me: just signed up for @neuralink beta - because remembering to drink water is so 2023. Can't wait to download abs.exe and directly to my brain ✌️ 🧠 --- # Hard to believe ChatGPT launched just 2… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/hard-to-believe-chatgpt-launched-just Date: 2024-11-24 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1860772285201932734 Hard to believe ChatGPT launched just 2 years ago —LLMs went from “What’s that?” to “I can’t live without it!”. --- # Whether we’re building a country URL: https://kushtaneja.com/whether-were-building-a-country Date: 2024-11-20 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1859208150198460488 Whether we’re building a country, hardware or software - first principles thinking leads to @elonmusk’s playbook --- # Hiring Alert: People & HR Operations… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/hiring-alert-people-hr-operations Date: 2023-09-28 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1707270158459470200 Hiring Alert 🚨: People & HR Operations (worked with 2+ startups) at @yougotfam Looking for someone with extremely high empathy and passion to solve people problems. If you are someone who is passionate about building connections, cultivating a culture of innovation, and @yougotfam Requesting my network: If you know someone similar who should join us, Please tag them. TIA --- # What will happen if @OpenAI gets access… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/what-will-happen-if-openai-gets Date: 2023-01-16 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1614926379858157568 What will happen if @OpenAI gets access to human DNA? --- # You hate writing hacky code URL: https://kushtaneja.com/you-hate-writing-hacky-code Date: 2023-01-10 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1612806533397774336 You hate writing hacky code You love pushing the boundaries of what is possible You are a creator at heart Calling out all the backend engineers who care about their craft to join us @fampayindia in shaping the future of fintech 👋 My DMs --- # Mahabharata war was maybe URL: https://kushtaneja.com/mahabharata-war-was-maybe Date: 2022-01-08 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1479773652417593348 Mahabharata war was maybe “One of the best content distribution strategies at scale” by director Lord Krishna with the significant contribution from Sanjaya as the best cameraman and later distributer 😜 --- # Feature request to @WhatsApp URL: https://kushtaneja.com/feature-request-to-whatsapp Date: 2022-01-07 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1479419492430012419 Feature request to @WhatsApp: Please create a message draft bucket for all the chats 🥺 --- # Looking for a Co-Founder / Head of… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/looking-for-a-co-founder-head Date: 2021-08-16 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1427290282249187337 Looking for a Co-Founder / Head of Product + Engineering for a friend 😎 If you're interested, drop in your details here: --- # Thrilled to announce our Series A funding of $38M URL: https://kushtaneja.com/thrilled-to-announce-our-series-a Date: 2021-06-16 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1405148079741833223 Thrilled to announce our Series A funding of $38M 🍻 @ElevCap @singh_sequoia @neerajarora @_SambhavJain_ @fampayindia A thread on our learnings from the smartest & the youngest customers in FinTech 🧵 http://link.fampay.in/SeriesA Before we share our learnings, a big shoutout to the Fam and our investors who have been with us at all times in our journey. No company can hope for a better group of people. To all our users, friends, and critics – THANK YOU. We wouldn't have reached this point without you🤝 GenZ is highly social - With over 2M+ registered users, we saw an astounding growth through word of mouth. Our insight was that teens love to flaunt and share what they find Instagrammable. They started organically posting numerous “unboxing” videos, creating great hype 🔥 More than banking-FamPay became not just a banking app, but a lifestyle upgrade for teens as they start feeling like an adult. FamCard is the first card a teen ever holds and they remember it as their first bicycle or phone. It's their first step at being responsible with money🙌 Unexpected insights - We saw teens were spending on e-commerce, food, mobile recharges, and gaming. But interestingly, parents were sending money to the kids to pay household utility bills like electricity, groceries, and even school fees through their FamPay App and FamCards 😎 Inspired by the Snapchat behavior of kids where they send photos to their friends every day to maintain a streak, we have a gamified savings challenge on the app called "Save the Streak". Teens have to come to the app, save every day to keep the streak alive, iykwim 😉 Every day exactly at midnight, our app sessions rise as we see thousands of teens come on the app just to save, and keep their streak going. It is a super engaging and gamified way of helping them build a savings habit. There are teens with more than 240 days of savings streak⏳ Memes and Insta - Insta has turned out to be a great channel for us to build the brand, community and user love we have. We grew from 5k to 35k organically in just 6 months. They love us back with the wittiest memes and comments. You'll be hooked 😅 The aware generation- The social aspect doesn't just limit itself to social networking but transcends to social causes. Teens have contributed generously in all forms to COVID relief, plantation drives, self-defense classes, and so many more noble causes through the FamPay app🎗 Infinite tap - We are getting younger kids on our platform every day. The age at which teens get their first phone is decreasing every year and COVID has only accelerated that. Every year millions of teens will get their first smartphones & we want FamPay to be their go-to brand These were just a few learnings we had from the magical experience in the past 2 years. Want to learn more about our journey? We'll be sharing our story and learnings on Sunday, 9 PM with @ajuniorvc Register here: @aviralbhat With the latest funds, we plan to fuel this growth further, launch new products and invest in building the best team which we call "Fam" 🧡 We are hiring for leadership and junior roles across functions. Become a part of our mission now, apply at Back to work. --- # Our users made these unboxing videos URL: https://kushtaneja.com/our-users-made-these-unboxing-videos Date: 2020-10-29 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1321834648184385536 Our users made these unboxing videos 🧡 cc: @_SambhavJain_ --- # That's how @thetanmay introduces @fampayindia to teenagers URL: https://kushtaneja.com/thats-how-thetanmay-introduces-fampayindia-to Date: 2020-10-16 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1317136879377027072 That's how @thetanmay introduces @fampayindia to teenagers. @_SambhavJain_ #GetFamPaid #ForTeens --- # Extremely thrilled to announce the launch of… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/extremely-thrilled-to-announce-the-launch Date: 2020-07-16 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1283767318024089600 Extremely thrilled to announce the launch of India's First Numberless Card 🎉 Cards have been used for years now, but no one questioned if the numbers are really required on the card when transacting offline. It changes today with FamCard --- # Become part of our rocketship right before it's take-off URL: https://kushtaneja.com/become-part-of-our-rocketship-right Date: 2019-11-17 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1196111661003755520 Become part of our rocketship right before it's take-off! To know more about the positions, visit: Apply at: #JoinTheFam #Internship #Hiring #WinterIntern #Tech #Design #Operations #Content #Marketing #Startup --- # Received an invite to interview for YC? URL: https://kushtaneja.com/received-an-invite-to-interview-for Date: 2019-10-17 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1184700487544688641 Received an invite to interview for YC? I’d be happy to help with a mock interview. Please fill the form: #ycombinator #mockinterview --- # I wish @WhatsApp had a section for unread messages URL: https://kushtaneja.com/i-wish-whatsapp-had-a-section Date: 2019-06-07 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1136986746460094464 I wish @WhatsApp had a section for unread messages! #FeatureRequests --- # I wish Indian Government launches OAuth for… URL: https://kushtaneja.com/i-wish-indian-government-launches-oauth Date: 2019-06-04 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1135911829727617024 I wish Indian Government launches OAuth for KYC which sounds “Approve with KYC” :P just like Apple recently launched “Sign in with Apple” #DigitalIndia #digitalpayments #fintech #startups #productideas --- # Preparing for YC Interview URL: https://kushtaneja.com/preparing-for-yc-interview Date: 2019-04-27 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/1122109872416235520 Preparing for YC Interview. Could anyone help with a mock interview? --- # "In God we Trust, all others bring data" URL: https://kushtaneja.com/in-god-we-trust-all-others Date: 2018-05-16 Category: entrepreneurship X: https://x.com/kushxtaneja/status/996704660567220224 "In God we Trust, all others bring data" - W. Edwards Deming