Glad your are safe and all is fine for now @beastoftraal - happy recovery! Good read by Karthik on what you can expect if you have an angioplasty, and what you should do to avoid it ideally. We know all of it, but this is well writte, and funny, so read it again!

🚨"This can't be done in India" - a phrase that has launched a thousand success stories. The Blume Podcast is back for Season 4, exploring what happens when founders turn skepticism into fuel. Here's our E0 where Karthik Reddy (@BKartRed) breaks down this season's powerful theme: "Destiny Avenged." It's a theme that resonates with every founder who was told their vision is too ambitious. You'll not find any overnight successes. It's about decade-long journeys, unwavering missions, and founders who didn't just prove markets exist - they created them. Watch it here or on YouTube. More links in the comments. 🎥 🧵Here's a short thread on what we found really striking from this episode @Bkartred @AshishFafadia @sajithpai @sanjaynath @arpiit @riashroff @saritaraichu @mehtaalok @mitul_am @SeekingN0rth @DeepikaDakuda @gauthamsiv @vikramg05 @ray_elton99 @AdithyaS017 Brought to you in partnership with @IDFCFIRSTBank and @UltrahumanHQ (Blume Fund III portco).

This is a great initiative by @os7borne Earnings calls fm 23 listed finance companies (banks, nbfcs etc) analysed. Solid stuff!

This is your sign to wear an oversized off shoulder sweater and go to the many museums bangalore has to offer

Love the feedback that is flowing in, via email, DMs, comments on the wordpress post, for my PMF pieces. This one and the pic via @sufipasricha (who I took permission from to post this pic). When I was spending those nights writing the chapters, i promised myself I would be satisfied so long as it helped at least 1 founder. Happy that milestone is crossed.

Van Gogh's Irises as a flower seen through the lens of agony, a last reason to live. Extraordinary passage this, by Alain de Botton. via @david_perell's How I Write podcast, the Paris Review interviews of our generation.

Articles & podcast episodes from the last 2-3 weeks that gave me joy - @_TamaraWinter on the @DialecticPod w @jacksondahl - @ramtinnaimi on @joincolossus w @patrick_oshag - @tomaspueyo 's newsletter - the recent one on Moscow was v good! - @devonzuegel and the new town she is building from scratch

I didn't expect India to be so low (presuming this is correct). Just $28b inflows in '24. Our Remittances are 4x this. Chart via UNCTAD data per their 2025 World Investment Report.

Notes from an Indian manufacturer

For your consideration this weekend.