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One folding phone will replace your iPhone and iPad
I think the iPhone and the iPad will go away, and the laptop will be left to power users. What is left is one phone that opens into a tablet, and Apple's Duo is the first.
The easier it becomes to build a product, the harder it becomes to build a company.
Synthetic derivatives for startups (Web3). Didn’t work. Pivoted to Misfits.
We started out to take the pain away from the daily commutes. We were backed by the best incl. Sequoia, Lightspeed, Amazon, SIG, Toyota. We sold the company in 2021.
'Mobile only' user generated content. Didn't work.
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Beliefs
There may or may not be intended consequences, but there will always be unintended consequences.
After Robert K. Merton, who named the idea in 1936 Source
The opposite of a good idea can be another good idea.
Rory Sutherland, after Niels Bohr: “the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth” Source
Strong opinions,weaklyloosely held: wisdom as the courage to act on your knowledge and the humility to doubt what you know.
Paul Saffo, in Bob Sutton’s words, 2010 Source
2026Ronic
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I think the iPhone and the iPad will go away, and the laptop will be left to power users. What is left is one phone that opens into a tablet, and Apple's Duo is the first.
I gave Claude Code a lot of work and asked how long it would take.
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Initial estimate
15 days
After push back
72 minutes
Explanation: Initial estimate was based on its training on humans doing it.
I'm not afraid to be wrong. When I'm wrong, I'm happy. I have afterthoughts and realizations, and when I have them, I change my mind.
Amit Singh@0xsingh
Talk is cheap
Code is not
Talk to the user often
Amit Singh@0xsingh
How things change
Code is cheap
Talk is not
Experiment often.
More shots, higher absolute odds.
2025Misfits
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But then how is predicting the Nifty price next Thursday different from predicting who will score more runs in the IPL match tonight? In our blindspot, we treat one as gambling and dress up the other as financial innovation. We even allow leverage and exotic derivatives in markets, amplifying losses.
Amit Singh@0xsingh
AI is making it easier to write code, to build products. Just like the typewriter made it easier to write. But the hard part isn’t the writing. It’s having something to say.
Same with products. Knowing what to build, who to build for, and how to sell. That's the hard part.
Amit Singh@0xsingh
Compounding cuts both ways.
Growth comes from effort.
Decay comes from denial.
Denial is rooted in hope.
We founders always have a few initiatives in the works. We hope they’ll fix the rot. Maybe the real issue gets ignored.
1% worse every day
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2024Misfits
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2023Misfits
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Story of guts & grit and still falling short.
A story that every new founder must know.
Amit Singh@0xsingh
Founders build startups, but also
Startups build those founders
2022Metal Square, then Misfits
2020Shuttl
Amit Singh@0xsingh
One learning I have from running Shuttl for close to 5 years now is:
Bite less. Chew more.
Most problems come from biting more & chewing less.
2016Shuttl
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Start-ups are loads of fun if you love the chase.
Truth is most people don't love the chase.
Truth is most people think they love the chase.
Investing since April 2018
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We often talk about stuff like how being a founder is like eating glass and staring into the abyss. There is some truth in that, but it makes us forget that being a founder is also a great privilege. And with great privilege comes great responsibility.