Saad Jamal @The_SaadJamal Twitter profile

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Saad Jamal

1 year

"Powerful people come from powerful places" I don't. But, I've an interesting story🧵 Story of a young boy from a small town building a global SaaS funded by investors from #India , #Singapore and #Japan and backed by startup programs from @GoogleStartups , @riidl & @DFstartups

Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

I never thought I'd share our fundraising news as a rant on Twitter. But, if you're an Axis Bank customer, you should be open to possibilities. This thread is addressed to you who dreams of AtmaNirbharBharat. Something needs to be changed & I can't do it alone. #supportSaad

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Saad Jamal

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1 year

"We fund startups at idea stage", says website " you're too early", says email - every preseed VC ever

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

So far, Ritesh Agrawal, OYO Founder & CEO is the only Indian ever to receive Thiel Fellowship. There's a slight possibility, it may change.✌️ Please wish me luck 😊 #startupindia

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

Being a CEO in a remote work culture feels like a high profile call centre job only. My profile picture isn't just a coincidental shot :|

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

I never thought I'd share our fundraising news as a rant on Twitter. But, if you're an Axis Bank customer, you should be open to possibilities. This thread is addressed to you who dreams of AtmaNirbharBharat. Something needs to be changed & I can't do it alone. #supportSaad

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

2 years

We won EUREKA! Asia's largest business model competition organised by IIT Bombay. More than 15k startups competed for this 25th edition of this flagship event. Thanks to team Serri, our mentors & all of uh for ur best wishes!😄💙 ⁦ @serri_club ⁩ #startup #vc

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

I think @warikoo 's ads are mini courses themselves.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

2 years

A friend is building a FinTech startup in real estate. He's got a decade of experience in real estate. He's bootstrapping Rs 5 Cr himself. He is looking for a Tech Co-founder. Equity and salary can be discussed. Any leads wd be appreciated. Please RT for better reach 😁💙

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

2 years

@suumitshah @thetanmay Khatana Bhai (from Rockstar): Don't become artist until you're heartbroken.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

7 months

@sama Who needs Sora access? Drop a 💙

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

16. It'd be unfortunate if this dream shatters due to inter-banking inefficiencies. This shouldn't have happened & must not happen anytime with anyone. I can't do this alone. I need you. Please RT so that we reach more & higher authorities take some action. #SupportSaad

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

What Are ‘Second-Order Effects’? 🧵 RTs & follows appreciated 😁💙

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3 years

World belongs to those who can predict second order effects.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

1 year

@paulg Founders are struggling with managing remote teams. They believe it was easier to manage teams in an environment they can control and know well. Only difference is, employees don’t want to work in that environment anymore. Talent is limited. Competition is cut-throat. Given

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

2 years

@naval If your job description matters to you, you don’t belong at a startup.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

1 year

@RichaaaaSingh Arrange marriage is like drawing a lottery ticket and hoping you win. All you know is address of the shop, color of ticket and seller's name. But nothing's enough to tell that this is the lucky number for you🥲

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

15. I'm sorry if I said something I shouldn't have. I've lost my patience. I'm about to lose funds. But, I won't lose my hope. We'll make India proud. Serri is an initiative to enable the education system for World-class education we all deserve & dream of.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

14. I sincerely request @AxisBank @AxisBankSupport @RBI @Citi to please look into the matter & help us receive our investments. Banking systems are supposed to support the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

7 months

@sbikh Hard work attracts success. Some start early, get some early success & then stop. Others start later, but continue for longer & succeed better.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

1 year

@kunalb11 @naval Plot twist: 90% of population is doing manual work.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

2 years

Fundraising? Let's simplify. Hey founders, I've been working on a Notion based fundraising-OS to make fundraising much more efficient and productive than ever. I plan to launch it BIG on LinkedIn & Twitter for free. I need your support. Can I count on you? Drop a 💙 RT pls😁

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

1 year

Super excited to share that Serri, the world's first community marketing SaaS, has raised $100K from reputed investors from India, Singapore & Japan, including Shiru Startups, Rishav Agarwal & Krishnamani Kannan. We are also backed by startup programs fr…

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

1 year

@Dhimahi11 Dear girls, Please Update your network; seriously, there are so many boys who know how to compliment a woman apart from "cute."

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

9. Citi Bank Malaysia has sent Axis Bank two telex messages confirming the KYC/AML & other details as needed by Axis Bank I don't know what's wrong with Axis Bank but they're yet to "receive the Telex message" They also had the audacity to say that Citi is lying or fooling me🤦‍♂️

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

7 months

@gauravmunjal Banglore’s infrastructure is more broken.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

1 year

@RichaaaaSingh ‘Women look for a bright future. Men look for a clean past’ Just read it somewhere.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

13. I've been working more for Axis than Serri for the last 1 month. It has been an excellent test of patience. I really appreciate the cooperation with Axis Bank however please understand I need capital to run my company. I can't pay my team with 'cooperation'. My last mail:

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

8. For the last one month, I've been coordinating with Axis Bank, Citi Bank & our investor to process this transaction. I'd have loved to do banking all day had I been an employee over there. It's not good for my mental health too.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

1 year

@TechEmails "NM, wdyt we could do?"

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

1. Within 1st year, we raised our first capital from Mr. U.R. Unnithan. A Serial Entrepreneur, @HarvardHBS Alum & Distinguished Alumni of @ICTMumbai1933 . Gold Medalist MBA from @NUSingapore . He's joining our BoD to help us with GTM in India, SE Asia, US & UK in the coming years.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

2. Fundraising gives a tremendous boost to any Founder. I'm a 20 y/o from Uttarakhand. Currently 4th year UG student. You may understand how difficult (read impossible) it is for me to sustain operations & pay the salaries of the team w/o funds.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

1 year

I'm losing business, peace of mind & time. Because #Whatsapp banned my account! And, I need you to help me reach out to the concerned team in Meta. This is my last option if I rule out a legal course of action claiming damages. Please like, share & drop a 💙 heart in the

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

6. You won't have been reading this thread if Axis had delivered on their promise. This isn't a simple transaction but an FDI & hence there are some rules & regulations to follow & comply with @RBI and MCA. They need to be updated with the investment & change in Shareholding.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

10. Citi Bank has shared enough evidence which makes it obvious that they've shared Telex messages. Now, Axis says that they'd sent the payment back. It's an automated process. Unnithan Sir is traveling. He can't initiate another transfer till Oct 1st week.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

1 year

One thing to learn from Apple is Customers don’t care about AI or AR or VR or metaverse. They care about what you do for them. Apple didn’t mentioned any of these terms even once while launching vision pro, probably the most revolutionary product which is at perfect

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

@dhruv_rathee How do you know that's still West Bengal? Maybe, they renamed that as Uttar Pradesh:)

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

1 year

@narendramodi Chabahar Port is located on the southeastern coast of Iran, near the border with Pakistan. It's a significant port that holds both economic and strategic importance for Iran and other regional players. 1. **Economic Importance**: Chabahar Port serves as a key gateway for the

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

1 year

@paulg My Mom says, "If God made you capable of helping someone, it's your duty to do so!"

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

3. I consulted with the Axis Bank team about the foreign direct investment. Once, they confirmed, Unnithan Sir transferred our first tranche of funds on 30th July. Shortly, Axis confirmed receiving funds. Guess, when did We receive our funds?

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

6 months

Google delisting popular Indian apps (list below) & misusing their monopoly is hypocritical to their own motto- Don’t be evil. Pay 18% GST on every transaction. Pay 30% corporate tax to government on Profits Pay Upto 40% tax on income to government Now, Pay 30% digital tax

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

Hiring! Who's the best person you know for SEO?

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

7. Banks need to verify KYC/AML status of Remitter (Investor) & ours. For inter-bank communication, banks use a live secure swift (Telex) messaging System. In our case, it follows the following information flow: Citi Malaysia <> Citi NY<> Axis Bareilly

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

5. Within a week, the Axis Bank Bareilly branch confirmed that they've received the funds. They'd credit the funds to our account after some formalities. But...

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

1 year

India obsessing about AI would be a stupid. Majority of Indians still struggle for food, clothes and other basic necessities. GoI investing tons of resources in AI to impress tech bros in Blr would be like a preseed startup hiring celebs as brand ambassadors. Priorities.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

2 years

How to raise an angel/pre-seed round for your startup? Step-by-step guide & free Fundraising OS. Won't discuss the obvious. 🧵🧵 1. Prepare a list of angel investors who are either sector agnostic or active in your space. Look for recent funding in your space to discover them.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

12. Here, I lost my patience. Instead of cooperation, they're playing the blame game. I replied with another mail on the same thread.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

11. We can't operate this long w/o funds. This may be fatal to Serri's survival. Then they mailed me this. Email in the 1st SS. His regular follow-ups in 2nd SS. You don't need to read. There is enough greenry for you to understand who was following up with whom.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

4. Let me give a brief context, our investor, Unnithan Sir is based in Malaysia. He transferred funds in USD from @Citi Bank Malaysia. Since it's a foreign currency, there's an intermediary bank, Citi Bank New York, is involved too. Citi Malaysia <> Citi NY<> Axis Bareilly

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

Dear Early Stage Startups, Don't hire for a CTO. Hire someone as per requirements & if they 'exceed' your expectations, promote them to CTO. Pretty much applies to most senior leadership roles. All the best! #StartupIndia

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

India to get a desi Donald Trump.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

Dear Early Stage Startups, Don't hire for a CTO. Hire someone as per requirements & if they 'exceed' your expectations, promote them to CTO. Pretty much applies to most senior leadership roles. All the best!

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

2 years

Happy to share that Serri is one of the Eureka finalists! 💙🥳 We’ll be pitching Serri on Jan 28th at IIT Bombay. Send your best wishes please 💙😄 I’ll be in Mumbai for the week. Happy to catch-up with fellow founders, angels and other startup evangelists. Hmu pls😄💙

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

How to give a fantastic presentation? From my experience as an entrepreneur who raised funds @ 20 & student who scores well in presentations, here are 3 tricks :🧵

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

Idk why but Start-up twitter seems to be brand ambassador for Bengaluru tourism.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

VC: What if Facebook/Google does the same? Founder: They won't come to you for funding. #startups #vc

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

#Omicronindia

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

Tag your favorite Fintech Founders & I'll invite them for an interesting session on their journey and startup life. I'll also publish a well-researched case study on their Startup. RT this tweet if you wanna be a part of that session live. I will dm you the link. Deal?

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

Listen, you don't 'hire' talent. Talent decides to work with you.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

Update 2: Had a call with Thiel Fellowship Program Manager yesterday. It went Awesome!! She was very kind. We discussed about Serri, progress, plans, team, fundraising & fund 'receiving' story (Are you even on Twitter if you don't get this?😁) Excited! Wish me luck ✌️😊

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

To all Entrepreneurs who think funding makes things easy. I've finally gathered the courage to publish this. 🧵 This is around Oct '21. Serri was dying.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

2 years

About to Pitch soon🤞😁💙

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

1 year

@GabbbarSingh I hope this thread helps you earn impressions & eventually money which you use to sponsor some kid's education

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

2 years

Google Play Store just approved the world's first community marketing app to go live! Yes, SeriOS is now available to download on Play Store! Exclusively for waitlist-approved communities right now. As promised.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

@thefaadguy Also, the cab driver doesn't need to cold dm or prepare an elevator pitch. Banglore traffic gives ample time with VCs:)

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

That's a lot of sweet words. Means a lot coming from @NagpalManoj Sir. Btw, Story is just getting started. You're watching Season 1 folks! It's going to be more challenging & interesting. Stay tuned:)

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This story of Saad @SaadJamal4786 - 20 yr old entrepreneur who managed to get global funding then got into loop of his Bank (AXIS Bank) holding back monies and then using twitter to get AXIS to recoil & help Amazing grit, patience& determination one needs to be an entrepreneur

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Saad Jamal

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3 years

Entrepreneurs don’t flirt. They just view your LinkedIn profile every 4 days.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

2 years

Swimmers & Water-Walkers🥽 How to be Great at your work & NOT just good? 🧵 RTs & follows appreciated 😁💙

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2 years

What are the key traits of mediocre people at work?

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Saad Jamal

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1 year

@kunalb11 When you know your time is precious, you don’t waste it anymore.

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Saad Jamal

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1 year

@paulg My idea is keep it flexible for everyone’s freedom of choice but to have an amazing office culture which makes people working from home crave for office.

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

1 year

20k on LinkedIn! Yay! 😄💙

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

"Fact is an observed memory of the universe. Emotion is how we respond to fact. Stories are recipes of facts and emotions, cooked together by the chemistry of causalities, that you can taste without actually burning your tongue." - Anand Gandhi, Biology of Story ( @Memewala )

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

2 years

I’m going to @sabakarimm ’s upcoming Space. Will you join too?

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

1 year

Attention Developers and Placement Cells of Top Engineering Colleges! We’re hiring. Please drop a 💙 in comments to help right folks to discover the opportunity. Link to apply in comments. It’s a well-compensated opportunity to solve the hardest challenges with a lean team of

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

Great news! Funds recieved🥳 Thanks @AxisBank :) Tysm @suchetadalal @chandrarsrikant @ShephaliBhatt @DanishKh4n @AnkitLal @prukalpa @beastoftraal @madmanweb @nixxin @1SDhiraj @doshiamit @kushalbhagia @kunksed @anmolm_ @vardhankoshal @ToshniwalAkshay @sijokuruvilla for RTs🙏❤️

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

You want a job. You don't read JD. Don't visit company website. But, You Want A Job, right?

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

2 years

I AM IN!! Yay! It feels just WOW! to be part of the Linkedin Creators Accelerator Program! Dyk, what I'm most excited about? Legendary Mentors like @warikoo , @nasdaily , @iRadhikaGupta , @poojadhingraa ! Thanks for your support everyone!😄💙 #LICreatorAccelerator

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Saad Jamal

@The_SaadJamal

3 years

I'm privelleged. I've great mentors. Incredible teammates. Diversely Intellectual friends. I get to discuss insights on music, tech, startups, etc Evry 1 can & deserve to benefit from these learnings & perspectives. Will share here. Sometimes raw. Sometimes polished. Cool?

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Saad Jamal

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3 years

12/12 “While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.”

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Saad Jamal

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2 years

The more I get deeper into it, the more I found homeschooling as the best way to educate children. It frees them up from mugging up outdated syllabus & to learn & do what they enjoy. RT for more reach😄💙 🧵🧵👇

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Saad Jamal

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2 years

VCs on website: We back bold entrepreneurs from day zero! VCs on call: Nahh.. this is too risky. We need more traction

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Saad Jamal

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2 years

@shekharrishabh8 Same post on LinkedIn: Successfully lead OTP operations at a funded startup

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Saad Jamal

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1 year

Unbelievable!! Got an investment offer from Zomato.

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Saad Jamal

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1 year

@iamsrk @Sumitaroraa I have written a poem inspired by the five faces of justice as shown in Jawan's motion poster. I hope you like it.😁💙 The Five Faces of Justice He is the arrow that pierces the dark He is the shield that protects the weak He is the flame that burns the evil He is the mask that

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Saad Jamal

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3 years

I wonder why so many early stage Founders want to 'play it safe' with their Startup? If you want 'safe', Mutual funds sahi hai. Startups nahi hai. Either it's all in or out.

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Saad Jamal

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1 year

@sama High-skill immigration is a gift US Govt takes for granted. But it won’t reform its policies because a common citizen doesn’t want immigrants to take up his jobs. A common politician does want to hurt his chance explaining economics of immigration- something that’s publicly

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Saad Jamal

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1 year

Apple's marketing is genius! Everytime you like a tweet like this one with #WWDC23 , you feel the Apple Magic! Just like it & see!! It urges you to like, tweet & retweet the tweets with #WWDC23 . Btw, what are you expecting from Apple this year? LLMs? AI? AR/VR?

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#NewProfilePic

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Saad Jamal

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@kunalb11 Both indifferent, proud & disappointed. Proud as I’m doing well as an entrepreneur. Indifferent as they don’t know what that means. Disappointed as they wanted me to pursue civil services.

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Saad Jamal

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2 years

Aap sabko Eid Bahut bahut Mubarak 😁❤️

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Saad Jamal

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2 years

Excited! @serri_club is introducing Networking 3.O! It connects you with interesting & relevant people you don't even know exists but you should. Rn, focused on tech Entrepreneurs. To join beta program, RT this tweet & tag your favourite Entrepreneur. Will dm you link😁💙

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Saad Jamal

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3 years

@Naina_2728 This 1 min clip explains it better than anything. Also, read description for more clarity 😁💙

Ep-2: That's NOT a Start-Up!!

If you Know you have a market, it's a business.If you Think you have a market, it's a start-up.Thanks for watching!Feel free to connect with me here: https:/...

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Saad Jamal

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@GabbbarSingh Nopes, you’re just in a super rich neighbourhood. Education is pretty much cheap in our country. Both by price and standards.

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Saad Jamal

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3 years

Harry Potter isn't just a book or movie series. It's a magical learning experience with life lessons sprinkled throughout the pages & scenes. Here are the 8 finest quotes from Harry Potter: A magical thread 🔮🧵: #ReturnToHogwarts

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Saad Jamal

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@warikoo Interesting. Technically, you can do both ways. Like a draft & improvise after other is done. I think, it's because actors are outsourced & expensive. Animators are in-house team. Iterating animation is more economical than asking the actor to voice over again and again.

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Saad Jamal

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1 year

Eid Mubarak!

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Saad Jamal

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3 years

Successful people grow humble. Others, stay arrogant. #startupindia

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Saad Jamal

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3 years

Top colleges may not prepare you for success. However, their business model is to admit those who are already prepared for success. Be it toughest entrance exams for IITs or stringent application processes for Ivy league.

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Saad Jamal

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3 years

@viraj_sheth Broke, indebted and still happy. Jitna papa de dein, kafi hain🥲

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Saad Jamal

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3 years

@shrayans459 @BrianNorgard @satyanadella @sundarpichai None of them is even close to SJ. It's not about being a successful tech executive. It's about being a resilient, passionate, artistic and charismatic leader SJ was.

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Saad Jamal

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3 years

An entrepreneur's life is a circus. "Ho gaya to kartab, gir gaya to haadsa"

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Saad Jamal

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What do you do for a living? Entrepreneur: Suffer.

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