"Whenever you win, your mom wins" - my mom. Its probably one of my fav sayings in the whole universe. I was a bit lost in college. Found this slack message I sent to my research program slack during a rough time in October 2020. Posting the screenshot for anyone who is going through a rough week. Building is brutal, and you need a strong "Why?" to get through the pain of it. But equally important, dont forget to keep your biggest supporters in the loop. Share the wins with them, even the small ones, even if they dont understand half of what you do. If your mom is one of those supporters (and most likely she is), call her today and tell her something youre proud of. She doesnt need to understand the details. Just give her a reason to feel the win. Tbh I kinda forgot this part for a while. I don't think I share the small wins with her anymore. Really glad I got reminded today. And Im glad I now get to build something for moms like mine, the ones who give up parts of their own life so their kids can win. Happy mothers day to all the moms.

Answering 10 questions under 20 seconds each with @ritwikpavan was pretty fun! Also we are hiring for different roles like gtm, design and dev. Let me know if you know someone who might be interested :)

Kids are starting to grow up talking to AI. I sat down with Bondu founder & CEO @Fateen_Anam for a rapid fire. They’re building @heybondu, a screen-free AI companion that kids talk to, learn from, and build routines with. 1:11 Why Bondu 2:22 When kids started attaching to Dino 3:00 Moving to SF 5:09 Why no screens 5:56 Responding to AI critics 6:35 Being responsible for a child’s favorite product 7:05 What it means to raise kids on AI 7:35 What people underestimate about Bondu 8:05 Exciting features 9:57 Favorite consumer product

Kinda crazy but all the learnings from that first user interview are still true. Good user interviews are all you need.

Power-user stories should be a trend. They remind us: - why we’re building - what to improve next - what the magic looks like in real homes We’ve shared these on Instagram YouTube. Posting them here now.

My highlight of the night was bumping into Reni, founder of @dexcamera Two sf based hardware companies changing the way kids play and learn 🙌 Thanks @ritwikpavan for the invite and for making one of the best communities for hardware founders!

bondu made it on a gift guide 🙌 we have been getting a lot of love from gift givers recently 🎁

this toy changed her life so we flew to her to get the story

DM me if you’re a graphic designer/paid media creative editor in sf (or if you are great at it, we will fly you out!)

preorder now: bondu.com

last year, we sold our first 1000 ai talking toys. and kids loved them. this year, we're going to sell 100,000. introducing bondu.

Throwback to when we had to pay $3880 of tariff on usb c cables and adapters…. Also application to @fdotinc’s hardware startup only residency program is live now! I was part of their first ever residency program.

hosting my 2nd hardware founder dinner in sf on september 25th. joining so far: > @DShankar (BigScreen VR) > @mehul (Matic Robots) > @AnjanKatta (Daylight) > @Fateen_Anam (Magical Toys) > @ragsgups (Posha) > @DavidZagaynov (Poseidon) few spots left. who should i invite?

Is this pmf?

this was the first teddy I took the streets for testing - all components hanging outside - barely audible speaker - mic had to be unplugged every time a kid said something - mobile hotspot had one bar - prompt was horrible

If you’re not embarrassed at your product, you’ve launched too late

Me and Dino joining a podcast livestream for the first time!

TWiST Live: Cursor's New Round, the AI talent Race, Magical Toys and more! x.com/i/broadcasts/1gqGvjZlw…

we are hiring across different roles like dev, design and gtm. DM if you are interested!