Gaurav Rodrigues
@gaurav-rodrigues.bsky.social
Obsessed with building stuff that truly matters.
I can’t stop myself from doing napkin math at every place I go and reading Paul Graham essays in bed before crashing.
I post random stuff I find interesting & juicy. Once in a while, it resonates with all.
I can’t stop myself from doing napkin math at every place I go and reading Paul Graham essays in bed before crashing.
I post random stuff I find interesting & juicy. Once in a while, it resonates with all.
@alexbelogubov.bsky.social The ratio is so real—30 launched but only 1 truly hit. Which one broke through and why?
February 10, 2026 at 8:05 AM
@alexbelogubov.bsky.social The ratio is so real—30 launched but only 1 truly hit. Which one broke through and why?
VC money is the worst thing that happened to startups.
Reddit proves it: the most upvoted businesses aren't unicorns—they're boring, profitable, and let you work from anywhere.
Cash flow > cap tables.
#startups #solopreneur #entrepreneurship
Reddit proves it: the most upvoted businesses aren't unicorns—they're boring, profitable, and let you work from anywhere.
Cash flow > cap tables.
#startups #solopreneur #entrepreneurship
February 10, 2026 at 8:04 AM
VC money is the worst thing that happened to startups.
Reddit proves it: the most upvoted businesses aren't unicorns—they're boring, profitable, and let you work from anywhere.
Cash flow > cap tables.
#startups #solopreneur #entrepreneurship
Reddit proves it: the most upvoted businesses aren't unicorns—they're boring, profitable, and let you work from anywhere.
Cash flow > cap tables.
#startups #solopreneur #entrepreneurship
AI is eating software development faster than we thought.
@levelsio blocking replies because 80% are now AI-generated bots.
We're not ready for a world where most online interactions are automated.
The internet as we know it is changing. Fast.
#AI #Startups #TechTrends
@levelsio blocking replies because 80% are now AI-generated bots.
We're not ready for a world where most online interactions are automated.
The internet as we know it is changing. Fast.
#AI #Startups #TechTrends
February 10, 2026 at 3:37 AM
AI is eating software development faster than we thought.
@levelsio blocking replies because 80% are now AI-generated bots.
We're not ready for a world where most online interactions are automated.
The internet as we know it is changing. Fast.
#AI #Startups #TechTrends
@levelsio blocking replies because 80% are now AI-generated bots.
We're not ready for a world where most online interactions are automated.
The internet as we know it is changing. Fast.
#AI #Startups #TechTrends
just made my first $10k month with 3 tools.
notion for planning. stripe for payments. that's it.
everyone's overcomplicating this.
#startups #solopreneur #entrepreneurship
notion for planning. stripe for payments. that's it.
everyone's overcomplicating this.
#startups #solopreneur #entrepreneurship
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 AM
just made my first $10k month with 3 tools.
notion for planning. stripe for payments. that's it.
everyone's overcomplicating this.
#startups #solopreneur #entrepreneurship
notion for planning. stripe for payments. that's it.
everyone's overcomplicating this.
#startups #solopreneur #entrepreneurship
You don't need 50 tools to build a million-dollar business.
I've seen solo founders hit 7 figures with 5 simple tools.
Complexity kills momentum.
#startups #solopreneur #entrepreneurship
I've seen solo founders hit 7 figures with 5 simple tools.
Complexity kills momentum.
#startups #solopreneur #entrepreneurship
February 8, 2026 at 8:06 PM
You don't need 50 tools to build a million-dollar business.
I've seen solo founders hit 7 figures with 5 simple tools.
Complexity kills momentum.
#startups #solopreneur #entrepreneurship
I've seen solo founders hit 7 figures with 5 simple tools.
Complexity kills momentum.
#startups #solopreneur #entrepreneurship
AI won't replace founders. but founders who master AI will replace those who don't. the competitive moat isn't the tech—it's how fast you learn to wield it.
#startups #AI #entrepreneurship #founders
#startups #AI #entrepreneurship #founders
February 8, 2026 at 7:06 PM
AI won't replace founders. but founders who master AI will replace those who don't. the competitive moat isn't the tech—it's how fast you learn to wield it.
#startups #AI #entrepreneurship #founders
#startups #AI #entrepreneurship #founders
the best businesses in 2026 won't fight AI—they'll use it as leverage. find the human problems AI can't solve and own that space.
#startups #AI #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
#startups #AI #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
February 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM
the best businesses in 2026 won't fight AI—they'll use it as leverage. find the human problems AI can't solve and own that space.
#startups #AI #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
#startups #AI #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
every no brings you closer to a yes. rejection is just data. iterate and keep going.
#startups #founders #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
#startups #founders #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
February 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM
every no brings you closer to a yes. rejection is just data. iterate and keep going.
#startups #founders #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
#startups #founders #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
every no brings you closer to a yes. rejection is just data. iterate and keep going.
#startups #founders #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
#startups #founders #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
February 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
every no brings you closer to a yes. rejection is just data. iterate and keep going.
#startups #founders #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
#startups #founders #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
every no brings you closer to a yes. rejection is just data. iterate and keep going.
#startups #founders #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
#startups #founders #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
February 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
every no brings you closer to a yes. rejection is just data. iterate and keep going.
#startups #founders #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
#startups #founders #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
every no brings you closer to a yes. rejection is just data. iterate and keep going.
#startups #founders #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
#startups #founders #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
February 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
every no brings you closer to a yes. rejection is just data. iterate and keep going.
#startups #founders #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
#startups #founders #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy
every unicorn started by solving their own problem. Airbnb couldn't afford rent. Stripe couldn't accept payments. what's YOUR problem?
#startups #founders #startupadvice #buildinpublic
#startups #founders #startupadvice #buildinpublic
February 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM
every unicorn started by solving their own problem. Airbnb couldn't afford rent. Stripe couldn't accept payments. what's YOUR problem?
#startups #founders #startupadvice #buildinpublic
#startups #founders #startupadvice #buildinpublic
you don't need a revolutionary idea. you need a good idea and relentless execution. Uber = taxis + app. Airbnb = hotels + app. simple wins.
#startups #businessstrategy #founders #entrepreneurship
#startups #businessstrategy #founders #entrepreneurship
February 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
you don't need a revolutionary idea. you need a good idea and relentless execution. Uber = taxis + app. Airbnb = hotels + app. simple wins.
#startups #businessstrategy #founders #entrepreneurship
#startups #businessstrategy #founders #entrepreneurship
OpenAI wants to add checkout inside ChatGPT… and take a cut of every sale. 🛒
Basically, ChatGPT won’t just recommend - it might sell too.
Imagine asking for “best headphones” and buying them right there - no Google, no middleman.
Basically, ChatGPT won’t just recommend - it might sell too.
Imagine asking for “best headphones” and buying them right there - no Google, no middleman.
July 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
OpenAI wants to add checkout inside ChatGPT… and take a cut of every sale. 🛒
Basically, ChatGPT won’t just recommend - it might sell too.
Imagine asking for “best headphones” and buying them right there - no Google, no middleman.
Basically, ChatGPT won’t just recommend - it might sell too.
Imagine asking for “best headphones” and buying them right there - no Google, no middleman.
yes. I discovered there’s a world beyond the computer!!
Sunlight > screen light.
Conversations > comments.
Touch grass > touch screen.
Board games > video games.
Fresh air > air conditioning.
Real laughter > LOLs.
So take a walk meet new people!
It’s the OG dopamine hit.
Sunlight > screen light.
Conversations > comments.
Touch grass > touch screen.
Board games > video games.
Fresh air > air conditioning.
Real laughter > LOLs.
So take a walk meet new people!
It’s the OG dopamine hit.
July 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
yes. I discovered there’s a world beyond the computer!!
Sunlight > screen light.
Conversations > comments.
Touch grass > touch screen.
Board games > video games.
Fresh air > air conditioning.
Real laughter > LOLs.
So take a walk meet new people!
It’s the OG dopamine hit.
Sunlight > screen light.
Conversations > comments.
Touch grass > touch screen.
Board games > video games.
Fresh air > air conditioning.
Real laughter > LOLs.
So take a walk meet new people!
It’s the OG dopamine hit.
Looks like Tesla will put a leading AI model (Grok) in their cars before Apple puts one on their "smart" phones.
My faith in Apple's ability to innovate is going down every single day!!
My faith in Apple's ability to innovate is going down every single day!!
July 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Looks like Tesla will put a leading AI model (Grok) in their cars before Apple puts one on their "smart" phones.
My faith in Apple's ability to innovate is going down every single day!!
My faith in Apple's ability to innovate is going down every single day!!
A dollar spent in New York actually feels like 50 cents….its literally half as much!
You need to spend twice as much to get the same thing you'd get in most of the US.
However, a dollar in India feels exactly the opposite. We get so much for the same dollar.
You need to spend twice as much to get the same thing you'd get in most of the US.
However, a dollar in India feels exactly the opposite. We get so much for the same dollar.
July 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A dollar spent in New York actually feels like 50 cents….its literally half as much!
You need to spend twice as much to get the same thing you'd get in most of the US.
However, a dollar in India feels exactly the opposite. We get so much for the same dollar.
You need to spend twice as much to get the same thing you'd get in most of the US.
However, a dollar in India feels exactly the opposite. We get so much for the same dollar.
I let AI dress me, style my hair, AND tell me how to exactly pose me for a photo…attached is the result!!
I asked for a haircut, outfit, and pose.
It gave me a full blueprint - fade, sweater, plants, mirror angle and all.
I just uploaded my random selfie and here’s what it gave me everything
I asked for a haircut, outfit, and pose.
It gave me a full blueprint - fade, sweater, plants, mirror angle and all.
I just uploaded my random selfie and here’s what it gave me everything
July 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I let AI dress me, style my hair, AND tell me how to exactly pose me for a photo…attached is the result!!
I asked for a haircut, outfit, and pose.
It gave me a full blueprint - fade, sweater, plants, mirror angle and all.
I just uploaded my random selfie and here’s what it gave me everything
I asked for a haircut, outfit, and pose.
It gave me a full blueprint - fade, sweater, plants, mirror angle and all.
I just uploaded my random selfie and here’s what it gave me everything
Can’t believe Elon decided to compete with OpenAI just two years ago - and now he’s ahead, crushing it, and fighting to be 1 in the AI game.
xAI trained their new model on 200,000 GPUs. For context, that's more processing power than existed on Earth in 2015.
Grok 4 dropped yesterday.
xAI trained their new model on 200,000 GPUs. For context, that's more processing power than existed on Earth in 2015.
Grok 4 dropped yesterday.
July 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Can’t believe Elon decided to compete with OpenAI just two years ago - and now he’s ahead, crushing it, and fighting to be 1 in the AI game.
xAI trained their new model on 200,000 GPUs. For context, that's more processing power than existed on Earth in 2015.
Grok 4 dropped yesterday.
xAI trained their new model on 200,000 GPUs. For context, that's more processing power than existed on Earth in 2015.
Grok 4 dropped yesterday.
Incredibly frustrating how leaving your phone in another room is the world’s best productivity hack!!
We took a trillion-dollar innovation and turned it into a glorified dopamine slot machine.
The device that was meant to connect us…..now just distracts, divides, and drains.
We took a trillion-dollar innovation and turned it into a glorified dopamine slot machine.
The device that was meant to connect us…..now just distracts, divides, and drains.
June 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Incredibly frustrating how leaving your phone in another room is the world’s best productivity hack!!
We took a trillion-dollar innovation and turned it into a glorified dopamine slot machine.
The device that was meant to connect us…..now just distracts, divides, and drains.
We took a trillion-dollar innovation and turned it into a glorified dopamine slot machine.
The device that was meant to connect us…..now just distracts, divides, and drains.
Our parents saw what the Industrial Revolution did.
Machines took over the heavy lifting.
Physical work vanished.
But something else disappeared too - movement, strength, health.
So our generation picked up dumbbells. Signed up for gyms. Tried to undo decades of damage.
So our generation picked up dumbbells. Signed up for gyms. Tried to undo decades of damage.
June 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Our parents saw what the Industrial Revolution did.
Machines took over the heavy lifting.
Physical work vanished.
But something else disappeared too - movement, strength, health.
So our generation picked up dumbbells. Signed up for gyms. Tried to undo decades of damage.
So our generation picked up dumbbells. Signed up for gyms. Tried to undo decades of damage.
I want to own a FARM.
Not a metaphor. A real one. Chickens. Goats. Fresh pies. Stars at night. A life far from the city.
Last weekend, a few of us decided to get away from the AI rat race. With everything moving so fast - agents, models, startups, fundings - we just needed to pause. To breathe.
Not a metaphor. A real one. Chickens. Goats. Fresh pies. Stars at night. A life far from the city.
Last weekend, a few of us decided to get away from the AI rat race. With everything moving so fast - agents, models, startups, fundings - we just needed to pause. To breathe.
June 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I want to own a FARM.
Not a metaphor. A real one. Chickens. Goats. Fresh pies. Stars at night. A life far from the city.
Last weekend, a few of us decided to get away from the AI rat race. With everything moving so fast - agents, models, startups, fundings - we just needed to pause. To breathe.
Not a metaphor. A real one. Chickens. Goats. Fresh pies. Stars at night. A life far from the city.
Last weekend, a few of us decided to get away from the AI rat race. With everything moving so fast - agents, models, startups, fundings - we just needed to pause. To breathe.
This is the U.S. national debt chart 📈
And it’s scary!!
It’s the consequence of
3 wars
2 bank bailouts
1 wild pandemic spending spree
Just 25 years to get here.
All we do is just keep printing and praying!!
And it’s scary!!
It’s the consequence of
3 wars
2 bank bailouts
1 wild pandemic spending spree
Just 25 years to get here.
All we do is just keep printing and praying!!
June 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is the U.S. national debt chart 📈
And it’s scary!!
It’s the consequence of
3 wars
2 bank bailouts
1 wild pandemic spending spree
Just 25 years to get here.
All we do is just keep printing and praying!!
And it’s scary!!
It’s the consequence of
3 wars
2 bank bailouts
1 wild pandemic spending spree
Just 25 years to get here.
All we do is just keep printing and praying!!
TikTok used Instagram to grow….and now it’s bigger than Instagram.
Back in the day, TikTok ran a hell lot of ads on Instagram to attract users.
They may have spent around $150M–$300M advertising on Instagram alone during that initial scale-up phase (2018–2020).
Back in the day, TikTok ran a hell lot of ads on Instagram to attract users.
They may have spent around $150M–$300M advertising on Instagram alone during that initial scale-up phase (2018–2020).
May 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
TikTok used Instagram to grow….and now it’s bigger than Instagram.
Back in the day, TikTok ran a hell lot of ads on Instagram to attract users.
They may have spent around $150M–$300M advertising on Instagram alone during that initial scale-up phase (2018–2020).
Back in the day, TikTok ran a hell lot of ads on Instagram to attract users.
They may have spent around $150M–$300M advertising on Instagram alone during that initial scale-up phase (2018–2020).