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dheer01

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    Comment #9674054

    This also just isn't true. People prefer to defecate in the open only because belive it is or not, open is 'cleaner' than inside. Most toilets require a subtantial amount of water …

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    Comment #8419811

    Amazingly well done for a govt website.

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    Comment #8399358

    "[1] Some founders listen more than others, and this tends to be a predictor of success. One of the things I remember about the Airbnbs during YC is how intently they listened." - …

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    Comment #8360549

    Disagree completely with the very first opinion expressed - 'Don't do a startup just to do one - do it only if you really want to solve a problem'. India has produced about 3 big ~…

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    Comment #8294834

    Steve jobs would have kept the configurations to only one.

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    Comment #8202005

    Its obviously not a cure for everything and will not suit some people/problems - exactly like most medicine. The overwhelmingly positive effects of yoga are though undeniable and m…

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    Comment #8201695

    Every software engineer at some time in their working life will experience lower back pain. Before, you waste time/money going to your favourite medical practitioner, who will most…

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    Comment #8106346

    You might find it hard to belive - but customer experience is slightly better on Flipkart than on Amazon(US).

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    Comment #8095429

    Or get fresh coconuts delivered to your place - 2 for a dollar - Bangalore.

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    Comment #8083792

    Seth - Thanks for sharing your perspective - its extremely courageous to talk about these things in the open. I am a startup founder and have been there done that - allow me to see…

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    Comment #8013887

    You can read up all of this science and keep adjusting your diet - or you can just shift to Indian food - recent medical research is ceiling its place as the healthiest diets on pl…

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    Comment #7762451

    I have unofficially mentored a dozen entrepreneurs over almost half a decade and the only thing I can tell you is the exercise is a waste of your time. The feedback driven growth m…

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    Comment #6688798

    "Please note India also has massive corruption in private set ups. Pointless tests, surgeries,needless medication advices to inflate bills, treatments purpose fully stretched... et…

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    Comment #6419135

    I am sure you guys are super smart and persuasion skills to match. The point that I am trying to make is that, maybe so are a lot from the other 99.9% of entrepreneurs who did not …

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    Comment #6418839

    After going through a bunch of their other articles, seems like its a bad idea of sequoia to do something like this. Most of their entrepreneurs will suffer from a selection bias f…

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    Comment #6418788

    If its good business the right investors will poke 'through' your presentation to find the right answers. No good investor will skip on a break-through business because of a shoddy…

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    Comment #6418651

    Too boilerplate to be worth anything. Bet exactly zero companies got funded this way.

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    Comment #6171945

    Alternate explanation: You might be suffering from GERD (Acid Reflux). It results in recurrent nightmares.

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    Comment #6158712

    This is the wrong/dangerous way about thinking about startups. The right way is the Elon Musk - first principle way. There is really no point figuring out the maze - it won't help …

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    Comment #6125887

    My cook makes 15K per month. Life threatening procedures are relatively rare. Incase he has to go through a similar surgery he can go for a 'package' which will cost him 50K. There…

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    Comment #6123084

    >>I've never been to US, but I can tell you the Indian health care system is if not less is equally greedy compared to their US counterparts. Its just the same. Its NOT the same. H…