Absolutely mesmerizing to witness the glowing lava fountains at Kīlauea's summit eruption in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Volcanoes are living monuments to Earth's fiery origins, a powerful reminder that our planet’s forces are still alive and at work.
Marketing Escape Velocity: The Path To Unicorn Status And Beyond https://t.co/hUmu5bv6z0 Unicorn to Solara: A Journey of Imagination: From Billion-Dollar Startups to Trillion-Dollar Suns https://t.co/aW3k05R3bM
Scam Altman and Greg Stockman stole a charity. Full stop.
Greg got tens of billions of stock for himself and Scam got dozens of OpenAI side deals with a piece of the action for himself, Y Combinator style. After this lawsuit, Scam will also be awarded tens of billions in stock… https://t.co/R27ZeG9nNR
I just went ahead and blocked a lot of accounts. If it included you, this is nothing personal. This is merely a result of your opinions taking away from my energy. But when we make a drug, that drug will be for you as much as it is for our supporters.
Do yourself a favor and find 40 minutes to watch this. The profound clarity and spirituality of former US Senator Ben Sasse as he navigates the crushing reality of a terminal illness has struck me like a lightning rod.
I have immense gratitude for the blessings in my life and…
Sridhar Vembu is right on the larger point: India has the talent, scale, civilizational confidence, and market depth to become a serious technology power.
But the uncomfortable part is this: emotional appeals alone won’t bring people back.
Next in who after the Ramanujan Series? Before Google was a company, he had already built an early intelligent system based on neural networks. Subhash Kak is the Ghost who bridged the gap b/w Narayana of the past & the Algos of the future. In a quiet lab in Oklahoma, he designed… pic.twitter.com/HRzMVLdMcM
“The biggest startup ideas are terrifying. And not just because they'd be a lot of work. The biggest ideas seem to threaten your identity: you wonder if you'd have enough ambition to carry them through.”https://t.co/G1cOguSwrDpic.twitter.com/sfCRyQLdGU
It wasn’t first with personal computers. It wasn’t first to GUIs. It wasn’t first to laser printers. It wasn’t first to portable audio players. It wasn’t first to smartphones. It wasn’t first to headphones. It wasn’t first to a box you hook up to your TV. It… https://t.co/YvBXntu61apic.twitter.com/4RpH70RCf4
I like these kinds of temple renovation videos. At least they are doing something productive instead of making pointless reels. pic.twitter.com/oEWgzw9F2w
In a feat that redefines human ability, what was once considered impossible has been shattered at the London Marathon: a sub-2 hour marathon. Sabastian Sawe (Kenya) ran 42 km in 1H.59M.30S and Yomif Kejelcha (Ethiopia) finished in 1H.59M.41S.
It’s not just about the money; international students don’t just study here, they carry American values back with them. That builds not only economic strength, but lasting soft power. Shutting down this pipeline, as some politicians are trying to do, is sheer stupidity. https://t.co/Iz0VvNKS78
Yesterday, I went to South Bihar and spent most of the time on the highway. At one point, the air conditioning felt like it wasn’t working.
The sun was burning overhead... Outside, it felt like a furnace. So, I wondered whether highways/roads could be covered with shade. And… pic.twitter.com/7jvCG16HzK
🌿 Do you know that Majuli in Assam is a Guinness World Record holder the largest river island on Earth? Not just that, its true depth lies in its 500 year old legacy as the cradle of Assam's civilization. 🌿 Beyond geography, Majuli is the soul of the Neo-Vaishnavite movement.… pic.twitter.com/1wwBY58bTL
It is an industry of creativity and innovation at its core. But the outer layers can get hostile. And the market definitely. But that is why you raise money and build teams. The martial aspects can be outsourced, but not the innovation and creativity.
A summary of Decoding China’s 90% Model: Global Dominance, Economic Warfare & India’s Response by Dr. Ram Charan:
📘 Core Thesis
Dr. Ram Charan argues that China isn’t just competing economically — it’s executing a long-term strategy to dominate global industries and leverage that dominance as political and strategic power. Central to this is what he calls the “90% Model.” The idea is that China builds manufacturing capacity to supply roughly 90 % of global demand in a given sector, then uses government support, currency manipulation, subsidies, and pricing below cost to flood global markets and systematically eliminate foreign competitors. (DRC)
🛠 How the 90% Model Works
Massive capacity: China expands production in targeted sectors until it controls nearly all global supply. (DRC)
Undervalued currency and subsidies: Keeping the yuan deliberately weak (around 20% undervalued) and subsidizing production makes Chinese exports far cheaper than competitors’. (Simon & Schuster)
Flood markets & destroy rivals: These cheap exports drive foreign manufacturers out of business — Charan claims U.S. industries such as furniture, textiles, chemicals, solar panels, rare earth processing, and more have already been crippled. (Simon & Schuster)
Repeat the playbook: Once one sector is dominated, China moves on to strategic sectors like biopharma, semiconductors, AI, aerospace, and new materials. (Simon & Schuster)
📊 Claim of Economic Warfare
Charan frames this strategy not as fair competition but as economic warfare. He asserts that reliance on China for essential goods and components gives it leverage to disrupt or even control other nations’ industrial, technological, and defense capabilities. What many see as “cheap Chinese goods” is, in his view, a strategic tool to erode Western industrial leadership and national security. (Kirkus Reviews)
🧠 Strategic and Policy Implications
For governments: He urges the U.S. and allies to rethink trade policies, rebuild industrial capacity, and form coordinated economic blocs (e.g., U.S., EU, Japan, South Korea, UK) to counter China’s influence. (Kirkus Reviews)
For companies: Charan warns corporations to diversify supply chains, reassess dependence on Chinese production, and integrate national security into strategic planning. (PrimeGenesis)
🇮🇳 India’s Role
The book also touches on India’s opportunity to attract Western firms shifting out of China, but emphasizes that India must improve infrastructure, reduce bureaucracy, and build manufacturing capability to move up the value chain — especially in strategic sectors. (forbes.com)
📌 Overall Message
Rather than seeing China as just another competitor, Charan views its strategy as a systematic, state-backed campaign to reshape global industrial power. He calls for urgent, coordinated responses from governments and corporate leaders to avoid losing technological and economic leadership. (DRC)
A chapter-by-chapter breakdown of Decoding China’s 90% Model: Global Dominance, Economic Warfare & India’s Response by Dr. Ram Charan, based on the book’s structure and detailed reviews of its contents and themes: (Blogging on Business - bobmorris.biz)
📘 Part I — China’s Strategy of Encirclement
These chapters explain how the 90% Model works, how China built it, and what it aims to achieve.
The 90 Percent Production Capacity Model
Defines the core strategy: build capacity to supply ~90 % of global demand in a targeted industry.
Frames the economic strategy as economic warfare, where China seeks dominance without kinetic conflict.
Details how dependence on Chinese inputs can be leveraged geopolitically. (Kirkus Reviews)
Assessment of Xi’s Strategy: Strengths and Fault Lines
Evaluates the internal strengths (scale, state support, coordinated capital) and vulnerabilities (demographics, debt, geopolitics) of China’s approach.
No one is excluded from God’s love! With our unique pasts, mistakes, and sufferings, each one of us remains precious in the Lord’s eyes. Jesus revealed this to us in His every encounter, gesture, and word. He loved us to the very end, showing us that he believed in the power of…
Co-founded an AI data center co last year. Had an early take that hyperscalers would begin to focus on tier II, III cities and smaller increments of power (sub 100MW), question was how quickly. Went from "call back when you have 300MW" to "we will take whatever you have" within…
worked on the narrative and story for USVC with @ettinger, co and the angellist team!
investing is inherently about the future. few organizations think about that as intensely and clearly as angellist does. makes perfect sense to see @usvc_ come to life under @ankurnagpal and… https://t.co/lXVhmS0Avt
I’ve been lucky enough to invest in great companies like @zipline@uber@RobinhoodApp and @calm over the years… and now I’m sharing access on a deal by deal basis with a tiny minimum deal size (5k)
Congratulations to the Tamil people for your enthusiastic participation in the electoral process! Most heartening to note your care and concern for the wellbeing of your state. The steady rise in voting percentages with every election is a proud testament of the maturing of… pic.twitter.com/HiawIh2yI9
As Tamil Nadu votes in the Assembly elections, I call upon all voters to take part enthusiastically in this sacred duty of democracy. I urge the youth and the women of Tamil Nadu in particular to come out and vote in record numbers.
தமிழ்நாட்டு மக்கள் சட்டமன்றத் தேர்தலில் வாக்களிக்க உள்ள வேளையில், அனைத்து வாக்காளர்களும் மிகுந்த உற்சாகத்துடன் இந்த புனிதமான ஜனநாயகக் கடமையை நிறைவேற்ற வேண்டுமெனக் கேட்டுக்கொள்கிறேன். குறிப்பாக, தமிழ்நாட்டின் இளைஞர்களும், பெண்களும் பெருமளவில் திரண்டு வந்து, சாதனை அளவிலான வாக்குகள்…
If the Indians in America want to become more powerful than the Jews, all they have to do is accept that Jayji is Bhagavan Kalki, and the long-awaited Messiah of the Jews. 👇👆 @naval@nivi@kamalravikant@vkhosla@wadhwa
I am building a trillion-dollar company with which to end extreme poverty across India, and I need you guys to invest. @naval@nivi@kamalravikant 👆@vkhosla@wadhwa
SpaceXAI and @cursor_ai are now working closely together to create the world’s best coding and knowledge work AI.
The combination of Cursor’s leading product and distribution to expert software engineers with SpaceX’s million H100 equivalent Colossus training supercomputer will…
For context: Salesforce acquired Slack in 2021 for $27.7B (enterprise value). A $60B deal for Cursor would be more than double that size, putting it in rare "mega-deal" territory.
Just added over 3,000 new VCs (now over 10,000) with over 6,000 new partners and over 20,000 new portfolio companies to Investor Match. Run your deck and find the perfect investor today! Over $50M comitted so far for over 2,000 founders just like you.
— Martin Tobias (Pre-Seed VC) (@MartinGTobias) April 8, 2026
CEO in insurance: "I had twelve participants in my status meeting. Three were human. Nine were agents."
Quantum computers capable of breaking the encryption protocols that secure the internet may arrive sooner than expected. AI was “instrumental” in that developmenthttps://t.co/6tuX86KBY3
Eighteen months ago, we launched Lovable. We had a theory about who would show up. We were wrong.
A new class of founders is emerging.
Founders like John, who turned a former church into a $30K/month arcade business in three months, building every digital system himself on… pic.twitter.com/YKReD6I9x1
Highly subjective. You are right if you think it is funny. You are right if you think it is not. :)
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) April 8, 2026
People keep telling me it’s happening overnight but I’ve been taking Waymo’s for 3 years and there has been no meaningful change to uber drivers so far. The whole rideshare industry didn’t exist in most cities a dozen years ago. Everyone is going to be ok
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) April 8, 2026
Let the Chinese build it. You don't make your own T-Shirts either. The Bangladeshis do it for you. Trade theory works. Silicon Valley will expand 10X in geography. That is where the real value add is happening.
Artemis II astronauts captured these views of the Moon as the Orion spacecraft flew around the far side of the Moon on April 6, 2026. pic.twitter.com/lT7245Gp28
Not long ago i used to be the youngest in most rooms, at many things.
Now at a MBA college when 25 year olds call me sir, the thing that hits me most is damn, where did my youth go, life is short, even if nothing crazy happens... pic.twitter.com/vU95W0D8Rw
Sabeer. You need a software upgrade. Your software is so 1990s when Indian entrepreneurs used to sell their companies to white guys for cheap instead building a 100B empire. A country that has birthed 125,000 tech startups in the last decade is doing something right.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) April 8, 2026
bro it’s exhilarating to sleep before sun comes up.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) April 8, 2026
“You can see the surface of the Moon…we just went sci-fi.”
On flight day seven, images from our @NASAArtemis II crew amazed, turning science fiction to reality. From the lunar far side to a solar eclipse from the Moon, the views are EVERYTHING. No pressure to pick a favorite. pic.twitter.com/sHGfknqwW1
Harshita Arora (@aroraharshita33) just became a General Partner at Y Combinator, making her the youngest in the accelerator’s history. She’s 25 years old, which is young enough that most VCs her age are still grinding as associates, hoping to make principal in five years if… pic.twitter.com/1zcCZShFm5
