Apparently the initial batch of Ola Scooters are having lots of issues. Which was kind of expected, going by how the whole launch went.

And the founder says, it will happen as we were creating global scale in 11 months.

Point is, who asked you to do it in 11 months?
Do it in 16 months, but do it well.

None of us are In a tearing hurry. And this a product on which lives are dependant. So hurry is the last thing we want

And in this hurry if you launch a product that doesn't work? Did you think of the implications?
You will give a serious blow to an entire industry that is about to take off.

It will take a lot of time for people to start trusting EVs again.

And we need to keep hearing Rahul Bajaj and his sanctimonious takes on EV scooters.
The last thing I want to hear when I am riding on a scooter and start facing troubles is, "Boss live with it, we have created unprecedented scale and this is a small hiccup"

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21 Dec
In 1996, there was a company that came into being called Webvan, which promised deliveries in 30 minutes.

They raised more than $400 million and were valued at $4 billion at their peak in 2000.

In 2001 they shut down

This was for 30 minutes. What will happen for 10 minutes?
Every startup owner today has to paste the Thirukkural, "Yaakavarayinum Naakaka Kaavakal Sogappar sollirku pattu" in the most prominent location at their office

Particularly when you are living in the Internet age where nobody forgets anything and your statement will come back
Some guys, thanks to the new found frenzy and thanks to the US Fed going mad in printing dollars, think they are Gods gift to mankind and are taking potshots at profitable companies and industries, that have existed for a long time.

Only time will tell who will win.
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21 Dec
I think the most famous verse from the Bhagwad Geeta, at least in India is Chapter 2, Verse 47, where most people say, "Do your duty and forget about the result".

The thing is, it's not actually its true meaning. The verse doesn't mean you forget about the result.
The true meaning of the verse is that you should detach yourself from the result.

Because, it is the attachment to result that causes all problems.

If you get too attached, when you work hard and fail, then you get into depression, sadness and anger.

Which is very sad
Because that affects all your further actions.

You life becomes a cycle stand where one thing falls over another, and then suddenly your entire life is gone.

OTOH, if you work hard and succeed, and if you are too attached. You get excited. You become egoistic.
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1 Dec
USA was the only country that was materially unaffected by the first world war.

The entire youth population of UK and France was gone. Germany was bankrupt. And Russia was busy with a revolution.

So all of them turned to US for their economic needs.
Hence US was well on its way to becoming a Industrial and Economic Super power.

Then the Second World War happened.

The entire world turned against Nazi Germany and Japan.

And US was the Arsenal that supplied the world.
And when Pearl Harbour happened, USA for the first time was directly attacked.

Never before in the history of the world, did we see an industrial mobilization at this scale.

US made more tanks, weapons, ships and vehicles than rest of the world, put together.
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30 Nov
I saw some tweet, which said Indians didn't innovate because we chose to be IT coolies.

As a former Coolie myself, once upon a time, I too had such thoughts.

I used to think this IT outsourcing is the bane of India, is killing innovation and should be banned.
Now that I am older (not old), I think IT industry was what was required when it came into being, 30 years ago. It was not what we deserved, but what we needed

One of the main catalysts for innovation is social security. And, Not looking for the next meal, is a pre requiste.
When we started IT outsourcing, we needed something that will generate jobs. Lots of them. Jobs for a population on the cusp of a young, demographic dividend.

The IT industry did, and is doing that. Quite successfully.
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29 Nov
Funny story regarding electrification of Indian Railways.

The first electric train ran in 1925, From CST (VT then) to Kurla, via the Harbour line.

Now because it was 1925, the state of the art technology for electric locomotion was 1500 V DC.

So the British used it
Thanks to the Edison vs Tesla memes, You know how sad DC is, as it can't be transmitted over long distances and needs sub stations every 5 kms.

But the Brits went with it and electrified sections till Igatpuri and Pune on the Central Railway.

Then India became independent.
So when we were deciding what form of Electricity was to be used for electrifying Railways in 1957, the French had perfected the 25kv AC for locomotion.

It was more powerful and helped in high speeds. And the French promised us Locomotives and support.

So we went with it.
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29 Nov
Electrified kms on Indian Railways from 1925 to 2014 : 20,059

Electrified Kms on Indian Railways from 2014 to 2021 : 24,080

We electrified more of our Railways in the last 7 years than we did in 90 years preceding that..
In three years, from 2007 to 2010, we electrified a total of 2400 kms.

We do more than that in 7 months now.
Whatever maybe your political alignment. Whatever may be your ideology.

You have to agree that this is a phenomenal achievement.

Even Miraculous.
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