Simar Singh

What a crazy Diwali night!

you need constant reinvention of yourself. otherwise, you become stagnant. i was interviewing @arrahman LIVE last week. for those who live under the rock, he's the modern-day Mozart. ARR has been composing music his whole life. he recently produced it with @HansZimmer for Ramayan, the most expensive bollywood movie. it's so different from the rest of his compositions and people are loving it. coming back to reinvention - this giant has won oscars and grammy awards. he still doesn't stop. he did a concert in new jersey with thousands in audience, took a flight to SF and had back to back meetings. he honored us with his presence, wit and inspirational stories (videos coming soon). he wrote and directed a movie. now he's building a global music brand and a STARTUP! He never runs out of mountains to climb. if a legend like him, who is acclaimed by billions, doesn't stop, why do you? why is your college fest performance the biggest highlight of your life? why is your viral video 9 years ago the biggest highlight? why do you not reinvent yourself? ask yourself! read books, join courses, enrol in stanford, go for a hike in machu pichu, meet interesting ppl in mexico city in a hostel. get inspiration from great people, works of art, music, nature, history, peers, athelets. don't stop. DON'T. your next highlight of life should be your next project. don't stop till you're breathing. don't rest on past laurels, don't brag about old achievements. only wine is better when stale, not human projects.

courage > intellect

a lot of women grew up watching their moms and other women in family suffer due to patriarchy. they got determined, became fiercely independent and developed a worldview that enabled them to lead much better lives. this lead to great things. the pendulum swung the other way. in present society, there's no need for women to kill their dreams. they thrive in workspaces and build great careers. no financial dependency, so they can easily walk away from toxic men and environments. this is freedom in true sense tbh. i am so happy that patriarchy is getting smashed. however, just like all good movements, this got hijacked too by some. the war for equality became like a war of sexes in some people's heads. then, some men got on the receiver's end. some men got so burnt that they convinced themselves that there's no need for women. some lost faith, some became simps, some totally left the dating market and were never seen again. some wanted to have families but got second hand ptsd. this trend is visible across the nations. the drop in marriages and fertility rate is happening across the societies. women also want healthy relationships and many are complaining that many men seem checked out. and they can't find good quality men. it's a disturbing trend for everyone. for the society itself. for both men and women. for you and your cousins and your brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces. for your kids. the ones who are in happy relationships learn that : - there's no war between the genders. - both men and women deserve respect, equal opportunities, rights, responsibilities - both genders excel at things. some are more suited to different career options and jobs. there's nothing wrong or unnatural about it. - there's no reason to swing the pendulum to extreme right or extreme left. - ideologies on internet shouldn't define your real life. - everything in the past wasn't evil and everything in the modern society isn't right. we can take good stuff from past and also ignore shitty stuff from present. - a bouquet becomes beautiful when all flowers come together. there's no comparison betweem a rose and lily - both are unique and they make a beautiful bunch together. same with genders.

recommended a book to a friend in india while talking on phone. within 7 mins, while we were on call, the book reached him. you can't beat the convenience. even kings of old times didn't have such luxuries.

Had best matcha ever today, in SF! Yes, it’s even better than Japan 🍵

Oh damn 😬

they invented fast food and preservatives. that made us fat. then they invented fat loss drugs, diet coaching, apps to make us slim. now they have obesity industry, fat loss industry, body-positivity industry and body shaming industry. that's how economy works, kids.

a punjabi saying : "jehde lahore v fuddu, uh pishor v fuddu" it means - the ones who are fools in lahore, will be fools in peshawar as well one of the most inspirational lines ever said!

such a bad day for dudes with chinese girlfriends

there's a certain kind of individual you should never entertain. let's call him man-child - he'll tell you he has 100 ideas for business. only if his parents let him do those. - he'll tell you he's so smart. he saw great investment opportunities and he told his family who never invested in those. if they did, he'd never have to slog and family would be living lavishly - he knows v well how a particular sportsperson should play and improve the game. only if the athlete listened to his advice. - he'll blame entire world for his failures. his closest ones first followed by his friends. what will such a man-child benefit from? being a man. forgetting the childish behavior

never think of yourself a small business owner, emerging fund manager or solopreneur. you're a business owner, VC or entrepreneur.

rich ppl are v important for city. if you walk the streets of florence, you see beautiful architecture. courtesy, the rich families like medici who commissioned art. today i read that @bchesky donated $100m to SF parks. some thoughts : - if you're a rich person, give back things to city. put your photo on it. put your mom's statue on it so that it stays for generations. your name will live on for good causes even when you perish. just like we remember alfred nobel for peace prizes instead of explosives. - if you're a politician, figure out how to retain rich ppl in your city and country. if you unnecessarily tax them, make them public enemies, call them names - they'll leave. respect them, honor them, give them red carpet. - if you're a hustler, aim to be rich and spend your money on great things. spend money lavishly on causes you care about. read the book by patagonia's founder, you'll get inspired to be a capitalist for good reasons. - if you're a layman, don't despise the rich who are giving back. generally too, don't despise the rich folks (except those who have made money by illegal ways).

founders are influencers who have something to sell. a product, service or something. influencers are founders who sell creativity. they'll benefit a lot from being founders.

did jensen apologise because he had an affair or because he had an affair with a spy? what prompted him to write a letter to nvidia employees instead of his wife and kids? if the intelligence alerted him, how did it become a public news? something isn't adding up. P.S. - i love jensen, nvidia and US stock market. it should keep going up so that we can all be post-money beings. pls god.

i used to drink americano like a normal human. from last 2 months, i ask them to leave room for creamer. Now, i have it like a human who's 30+ and doesn't want acidity. i have discovered a new way of living.

there are parties and then there are official parties. in official parties, ppl are stiff. they have to honor the code, maintain decorum and smile (not laugh). official parties make for good impression but they are boring AF.

be careful who you ask for advice. if you ask an optimist achiever, they'll tell you to believe in yourself. if you ask a pessimist, he ll tell you world is crashing. if you ask your girlfriend and not your wife, she'll tell you to sell GPUs to China.

My friend Munjal is hosting a crazy event in SF on Friday, the 13th! 🤑

Diwali is the best excuse to get bling out. It should be declared as global bling festive day ✨