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B. Talvinder

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The other side of the record. Heritage travel, fitness systems, music curation, food experiments, and everything else that makes the work worth doing.

Rant Without a Rhyme
Poetry
Side B

A raw, visceral poem written at the end of 2015 — on grease that won’t let go, hazed windows, and puzzle pieces that come up missing. Dark and unresolved by design.

Nov 27, 2015
Why I Started Coding
Startups
Coding
Side B

How a developer crisis at Tushky — a vanishing coder, lost access keys, and zero control — pushed a non-technical founder to learn to code. The decision that changed…

Apr 21, 2014
Being Ephemeral, Being Scary, and Dealing With It
Philosophy
Side B

Everything you see is future trash. A note from 2013 on impermanence — borrowing from an anthropologist to think about data, debris, and the uncomfortable truth that we are…

Jul 5, 2013
Tushky: From a Mumbai Apartment to 500 Startups
Startups
Tushky
Founder Journey

How an IIT Bombay aerospace grad built India’s first leisure experiences marketplace — through GSF Accelerator, 500 Startups Batch 6 (Spring 2013), 100,000+ travelers, and a…

Jun 17, 2013
Nail Your Vulnerability
Poetry
Side B

A spare, unsettling poem from 2013 on public self-exposure — nailing vulnerability to closed doors, removing your face, and what it costs to perform authenticity for an…

May 31, 2013
Roots of Happiness
Philosophy
Side B

A single conviction, written down in 2007: unless your whole being is behind every decision, the words from your mouth will be empty. Truth and confidence as the roots of…

Jul 11, 2007
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