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Shami

@shami

3 months

Pickleball is an insult to tennis, pickles, and balls.

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Shami

@shami

2 years

We moved into our little Bangalore office couple of months back. Can't stop admiring how pretty it is.

Mayank Kale

@kalemayank29

2 years

do you need another reason to join loop?

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Can look at this typography all day

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Shami

@shami

6 months

@hiimbobbi I got you. The banshees of inesherin.

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Waiting for a tech bro to make a lame tweet connecting nadal's achievement and work ethic to some startup culture thing.

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Shami

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3 years

🙏🙏🙏

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Shami

@shami

3 years

First stop calling it UI/UX, then you can give all the gyaan.

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@shami

3 years

Pune airport is relying on this crazy crime fighter.

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Shami

@shami

4 years

As a hiring manager, I've reviewed design portfolios for years. Here are a few quick tips if you're an interaction/product designer. #Thread

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Shami

@shami

4 years

If you're a product designer who has recently lost their job and looking for roles in Bangalore, please DM.

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Shami

@shami

3 years

The small school my 12yo goes to has discontinued uniforms. Love these tiny rebellions. They all count.

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Shami

@shami

2 years

Some good news, but stay with me for a couple of minutes, and I'll tell you why exactly we're building a new revolutionary healthcare system. The obvious answer is India deserves better care for its people. Not enough of it around, and what exists can be tough to navigate... 1/n

Loop

@loophealthHQ

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It's official. 🚨 We've raised a Series B to accelerate our mission of bringing better healthcare and insurance to families across India. You can read more here 👇

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Shami

@shami

4 years

The extra button on the bottom bar of Jio meet is the designers desperate cry for help.

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Spent an amazing few days with the @loophealthHQ product and design teams. Can't wait to share what they come up with.

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Shami

@shami

2 years

I'm looking to hire a user researcher for contract or full time roles to work on an exciting new problem space at Loop. Know anyone looking for a new gig? Send them my way please. 🙏

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Shami

@shami

1 year

The Murthys aggressive middle class acting is a things to behold.

(((Dominique Fisherwoman))) 💙

@AbbakkaHypatia

1 year

Narayan Murthy’s daughter couldn’t afford a fancy hotel? 😂

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Shami

@shami

5 years

It's infuriating that we as a community are either ignorant of what's wrong with this panel or just don't care.

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Shami

@shami

5 years

Of all the places one can choose to work at, working with kind people has to be the most important thing. It's not about the technology or the funding or the cool offices or the brand name. It starts and ends with kindness.

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Spend weeks with your team designing a structure framework. Spend months convincing stakeholders to agree. Spend quarters waiting for engineering to build. Watch some product manager shit on it in hours to get traffic to their feature. #amazonthings

Saptarshi Prakash

@saptarshipr

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What is more important? The cashback that you have earned or your account balance itself? It's the account balance for me. Can't remember the number of times I mistook the cashback as my balance 😶

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Shami

@shami

7 months

@spiceisnice_ @mskimwexler Me or Ernest?

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Shami

@shami

4 years

What a day for two designers from RISD. Started a company that is valued at 100B$.

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Product designers looking for a consulting/full-time gig? An AI-healthcare startup (I'm an advisor) that is led by an all-women founding team is looking to hire its first designer. DM please if you are interested.

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Beat this MoM growth

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Indies are the best.

Gitanjali Das

@GitanjaliDas89

3 years

Show these photos to people who say Indian dogs aren’t beautiful. Stop buying, adopt instead. Don’t be part of the vicious cycle. There are many waiting for homes. Not this one, she’s mine 🥰 #India

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Shami

@shami

2 years

Something in the works.

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Shami

@shami

11 days

Why does Don norman still get anyone's attention is beyond me. Name one product he made.

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Shami

@shami

9 years

During WWII, Selfie sticks were distributed by the US Army to let marines stay in touch with families back home.

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Shami

@shami

5 years

No one asked me but after you've got into a meaningful design role -- your twitter , medium and dribbble clout will give you zero impact on influencing your stakeholders/clients about the impact of design. Find out what they care about and operate there.

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Shami

@shami

1 year

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Shami

@shami

3 years

@anirudhux @ACTFibernet You can't cancel them. Burn your laptop and your phone. Change your name. Start a new life in another city. Dont look back.

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Shami

@shami

5 years

We're excited to publish our first Medium post outlining 's design system that we've fondly christened 'Leonardo'. It shares our process and learnings along the way. @curefitdesign

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Shami

@shami

5 years

It's been a hectic 3 days of meeting and being around so many people at #dup19 . I will now hide from all humans apart from my wife and kid, play with my dogs and recover for a few days. See you all on the other side. @DesignUpConf #introvertproblems

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Shami

@shami

5 years

We started working on an initiative for the design community in India. My allies: @avipatch @Joylita @anirudhux . If you are a design leader or a founder/leader who wants to connect with their peers and learn how to scale, do register for this event next friday. It's Free too.

Transform Design

@TransformDCo

5 years

Announcing our first conference focussed on Design Leadership. If you are a design manager or leader, this would be an excellent opportunity to connect with fellow peers from the design leadership field.. On July 26th, 5:30 pm at 91Springboard, Indiranagar. Register now.

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Shami

@shami

2 years

My Zomato delivery partner name today. Irony maybe.

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Shami

@shami

2 years

I have received some not so subtle feedback from the 13yo with this sweet father's day card.

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Shami

@shami

1 year

Uncles from the cubbon park walkers association behind the crackdown it seems. Instead of petitions, I propose a more direct approach. Tons of Banana peels. Who's with me?

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Shami

@shami

3 years

We built this home quarantine kit along with dedicated health care for our members in the second wave last year. Our revision for Omicron includes a brand new design with mental health support during isolation. Kudos to our clinical and operation teams.

Loop

@loophealthHQ

3 years

Loop members who test +ve for #COVID now get dedicated care every step of the way! 🏡 ‘Home #Quarantine Made Easy’ care kits w/💊& self-monitoring devices 👩🏻‍⚕️ Exclusive care from a team of physicians, nutritionists & mental health professionals Know more:

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Excited to share this

Mayank Kale

@kalemayank29

3 years

Really excited to announce our latest fundraise. We raised a $12M Series A from @ElevCap @generalcatalyst @vkhosla @arjunsethi @ycombinator and others! Onwards to build the future of healthcare 🚀

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Tuition class hoardings have peaked.

Gaurav Munjal

@gauravmunjal

3 years

Thank you Believers 🔥🔥🔥

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Shami

@shami

4 years

The underlying issue here is the agency that supposedly lies within design in tech. If you're a design leader where an issue like this happens, what could you do? Here are some completely unsolicited suggestions..(thread)

Naveen Bagalkot 🏳️‍🌈

@blnaveen

4 years

UI/UX design enforces the exploitation of gig workers. And then we claim design is aploticial 🤦🏽‍♀️

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Shami

@shami

5 years

Leia turned 4!!

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Haan mere ko roj FD kholna he na

Kunal Shah

@kunalb11

3 years

Grocery stores keep high frequency products like milk & bread deep inside the store so they can use them to cross sell other things while you locate milk & bread. Banks took their high frequency product : ATM and kept it outside the branch. I wonder if it was a bad decision.

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Shami

@shami

4 years

Looking to hire a product designer at Loop Health. Help us solve problems in delivery of primary healthcare while working with @kalemayank29 @ryansingh123 @amritxyz . Your work will be user research heavy and will drive digital and service experiences.

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Shami

@shami

5 years

Are you a product designer in Bangalore who's looking for their next opportunity? Are you interested in helping organisations scale into world class companies and deliver impact. Please talk to me (DMs open). I'm building a design team for @xto10x and would love to talk. #design

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Lost my father-in-law to covid inspite of whatever we could try this week. Did the chase of Remdesevir, Artemra, Bloodplasma and yet... I won't add to the horror stories of our health system, but here are some things you can do to help caregivers and patients -

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Shami

@shami

4 years

Don't put personas in your portfolio. Don't use personas. Ever. Go for therapy. Try and forget everything you know about personas. It'll pass.

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Loved working with @opposite_hq on our new brand and visual language. Stories of the process coming up soon.

Loop

@loophealthHQ

3 years

We're stoked to announce our 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 - with a new logo, new colours, and fresh new vibes! ✨ Our colours are changing, but 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 to help secure your financial safety from any health risks 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 the same. 🤝🏽

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Clubhouse is going to become another Quora. Just wait.

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Shami

@shami

10 months

Quite excited to be talking with @fatemajraja organised by @ownpath_xyz about one of the most critical roles for early stage companies. Oct 29th, Residency road, Bangalore Register here :

ownpath - Design for Founders

Explore how designers can strategically impact business goals – join us for a candid roundtable discussion featuring experienced designers and founders sharing insights, experiences, and practical...

www.ownpath.com

ownpath

@ownpath_xyz

10 months

Get ready for "Design for Founders," our brand-new series! 📆 Mark your calendars for Nov 29th as we kick off with a roundtable discussion that explores the essential role of design in early-stage companies. We’re excited to have @shami , Co-founder of Loop Health and

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Shami

@shami

3 months

In a bad place today (Whitefield)

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Abe yaar

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Shami

@shami

4 years

Well it had to be done.

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Shami

@shami

6 months

A sign that it's time for Interstellar.

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Shami

@shami

2 years

About Figma. As someone old enough to live through adobe's kiss of death to Framemaker, golive, director, freehand, fireworks — you'll live. On to the next.

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Regarding the whole salary increase thing in Indian tech+design, it finally creates incentives for Independent consultant-short term contract roles for senior positions. CTO as a service is just waiting to happen.

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Shami

@shami

3 years

At this coffee shop : "Yes sir, we do have wifi. But we can't give you the password. Its only for the staff." Never change Pune.

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Shami

@shami

2 years

Pune airports' transformation into an art installation is complete. The aeromall parking drop with no network in the cab zone forces one to gaze and ponder upon the true nature of man.

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Shami

@shami

5 years

Attending @LDconf and being part of the related slack group couple of years back was a great multiplier in my understanding and practice of design leadership. Thanks @andybudd #DUp19

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Shami

@shami

5 years

It's not social distancing if you have house help who are still working at your place.

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Shami

@shami

6 months

Thrilled to have an opportunity to work with @ownpath_xyz and the talented people who will be part of the product design fellowship. Registrations open.

ownpath

@ownpath_xyz

6 months

🚀 We're thrilled to welcome @shami as a mentor on our revamped Product Design Fellowship! Shami joins us as an instructor, teaching Product Thinking and Strategy. He brings a wealth of experience in design leadership, along with coaching and product strategy – having previously

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Sure please enable tip jar so I can send 5 Paisa for this 2 Paisa Gyan

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@warikoo

3 years

@elonmusk The virus is showing the true essence of evolution. It’s figured that if people die, it dies with it. So it’s now getting milder, in order to survive, to perpetuate, to continue to spread. It is not going to die. Now are we. We will simply coexist.

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Shami

@shami

3 years

😭

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Shami

@shami

2 years

At the end of it. It's not why would you build this system... Why wouldn't you? Join us on this mission:

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Shami

@shami

4 years

Goodbye notifications

ABP News

@ABPNews

4 years

WATCH | @Shami Helps Out Poor In UP Amid #COVID19 Crisis; Distributes Masks, Food Packets To Needy On #NH24

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Shami

@shami

10 months

10 days of these 3 cuties staying over has been the best. Will recommend 10/10.

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Shami

@shami

4 years

This should be an automatic employer red flag alert. Walk away if they ask you this and judge what you did.

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Shami

@shami

11 months

House sitting some absolute shitheads.

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Shami

@shami

2 years

Another day. Another employer asking for all their employee lab test reports "because we paid for it". Our no fucks given attitude to respecting privacy is a thing to marvel in India.

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Shami

@shami

3 years

🇮🇳

Afnan Ahamed

@Afnan_MSD

3 years

Game changer.. @Shami @Jaspritbumrah93 #IndvsEng #Shami #Beast

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Shami

@shami

4 years

you build that framework, you'll have to shout it out daily and loudly again and again. Till it's entrenched. That's the grind. That's the job. If you don't like doing that, find another role. And if you're at a company that doesn't value this, find another place. Fin.

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Shami

@shami

11 months

No thank you

Paayel Ghoshॐ #modi’s family ..modiji my Father 😇

@iampayalghosh

11 months

#Shami Tum apna English sudharlo, I’m ready to marry you 🤣🤣

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Shami

@shami

2 years

Being an adult with responsibilities

Neil ✈️

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if you're having a remote job, what's stopping you from travelling and working?

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Shami

@shami

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Bhavin Turakhia

@bhavintu

3 years

Folks who take notes and jot down tasks during meetings have a higher degree of trust from me

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Our first TV had wooden sliding doors.

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Shami

@shami

5 years

If you are a well funded startup and are promising covid donation if your customers engage with your app, Have some shame.

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Shami

@shami

3 years

We live in Rotten times

Live Law

@LiveLawIndia

3 years

BIG BREAKING: KARNATAKA HIGH COURTS UPHOLDS HIJAB BAN

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Shami

@shami

4 years

Show only your best work. Less is more. 3 is a great number. Construct a tight quick story. Nobody wants to read the Ulysses. You're not Joyce. I don't want to read Ulysses. Even by James fricking Joyce.

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Shami

@shami

5 years

This was an excellent forum to engage with founders about how the best products are built with design being involved and having a seat at the table from #day1 .

Surge

@_surgeahead

5 years

We talked design practices, design thinking, designing at scale, building a design team. Fantastic insights from @surdattack @abhishekghate @shami & @sreejithunni . Thank you so much for spending time with our founders. 🙏🏻 #designatsurge #designsessions #GetReadyToSurge

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Shami

@shami

2 years

@Omkar_Joshya 65% not being that is a really high number Omkar

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Shami

@shami

4 years

Notion and figma do the collab stuff so well but the single player stuff is so frustrating

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Shami

@shami

4 years

I had a bowl of ice cream for breakfast. Welcome to my dispatches from an underwhelming mid-life crisis.

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Shami

@shami

4 years

The arogya setu app will not let you read its privacy policy till you accept app permissions. This notification pushes you to the permissions screen. Why bother showing the policy then.

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Found the best comment on youtube. This person won. Lets go home.

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Shami

@shami

4 years

You achieve Product market fit when you start delivery to my home in Jalahalli. 🙏

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Taste.

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Shami

@shami

2 years

Also, the 10 second clip beginning at 1:15 here is IMO a shot that rivals anything put on film ever. You have to be nuts to pull that off. Santosh Sivan - you talented sonofabitch.

Pramit

@pramitheus

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this feat pulled off by shah rukh khan, malaika, mani ratnam, santosh sivan & co. right here is the best musical number put to film. not just in bollywood. not just in india. i'm talking globally. and i'm sorry to break it to you, but this hasn't been topped, yet.

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Shami

@shami

6 months

Design is too valuable to be restricted to product/comms teams. How would one use design to drive business strategy and create great customer experiences beyond interfaces? If you're a design/product/tech leader curious about this- @shreyas_satish and me would love to talk. DM :)

Shreyas Satish

@shreyas_satish

6 months

We've been chatting with @shami about something interesting. What if Design can play a stronger role in shaping strategy and driving business impact? And what should the next generation of leaders look like for this to happen? We have some exciting ideas, but first, we want to

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Shami

@shami

3 years

We are looking for a design leader to help build a great healthcare company. Join us —

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Shami

@shami

4 years

I want this virtual background!

sanjoy ghose

@advsanjoy

4 years

Force Majorly applied on webinar discussant on Force Majeur! 🙈

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Shami

@shami

4 years

Two great user researchers I've worked with closely in the past are looking for new roles in Bangalore / remote. (They're not on twitter. I'll be happy to connect them to you. )

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Shami

@shami

2 years

Discovered a new age test. Poppins is a -

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Shami

@shami

5 years

@dburka Sorry about your loss. Here’s TinTin.

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Shami

@shami

10 months

Tomorrow. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

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@shami

4 years

People who open the fridge again and again ..and people who tune in to the 8 pm addresses. What exactly are you hoping for?

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@shami

4 years

In your story, Lead with the final solution. Talk about the problem you solved. What were the challenges. What did you find out from research. What was the impact. Keep it tight and crisp. You're not a food blogger. Food bloggers suck at writing.

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Shami

@shami

3 years

Your regular daily poverty porn.

Sridhar Vembu

@svembu

3 years

Rural India, despite so much poverty, offers a sense of belonging and rootedness. The result is low crime. The reason is traditional religious faith. Even as we lift ourselves up economically, I want to nurture the roots of our culture and the faith that sustains life. 🙏

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4 years

Happy to share some news about what we're building at @loophealthHQ Join us as we build a better healthcare company: ----

Loop Health secures $2.3 million from Sierra Ventures, Y Combinator, others

Loop Health offers companies group health insurance plans from prominent insurers bundled with a virtual primary care experience through an in-house medical team.

economictimes.indiatimes.com

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@shami

5 years

Azuki with the two Ks.

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Shami

@shami

2 years

Totally. NoOne dOes EnGinEErinG in InDia.

Sridhar Vembu

@svembu

2 years

11/ What influnces the educational choices of upper middle class kids in India? The cousin abroad syndrome. They want to emulate their cousins abroad and study Psychology, Sociology, Economics and not be caught dead studying uncool Mechanical/Electrical/ Aerospace Engineering.

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2 years

Elon should embrace chaotic evil and make twitter a paid platform with Adobe style billing. The more followers you have , the more you pay. Slabbed tiers for more costs for larger amounts of likes and RT limits. You want to write a thread? Contact our enterprise team... @elonmusk

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Shami

@shami

5 years

I'm hiring for product designers across levels. Can you connect me to your favourite recruiters?

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