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by ankitshah 11y ago
We're all about high fives, hugs, eye contact, and being in person. Attention and trust are really important variable in our f(human connection).
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by ankitshah 11y ago
I think 100 attendees isn't a horrible thing if they actually feel a sense of common ground. The real difficulty is eliminating the friction that exists between people in those large gatherings. Something we try really hard to accompli
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by ankitshah 11y ago
Making me blush. So unnecessary. But we're doing our best. Long road ahead if we want to create a real dent while staying mindful.
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by ankitshah 11y ago
Robert! So cool that we cross paths again on the internet. We're trying hard, but time will tell if we actually are hitting the nail on the head. Things have been good so far, but this is certainly a tough thing to grow effectively :).
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by ankitshah 11y ago
Wow. This is amazing. Thanks so much for being so receptive to what we're trying to do. This is exactly what we're going for. Except for 8mn people in NYC, not just 100. In time.
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by ankitshah 11y ago
It was pretty beautiful. Thanks for the love JD. And the pun. Because that wasn't at all predictable ;) Oh, and if you want to see what he's talking about, here are some pictures https://www.facebook.com/media&#x2F
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by ankitshah 11y ago
IT LOVES YOU TOO T.ZHONG
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by ankitshah 11y ago
Appreciate the good words, and I'm glad this resonates with you! Although we avoid mystical, religious, or occult contexts, I do think it's important to understand the shared soil from which a lot of these things rise. It's h
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by ankitshah 11y ago
In time! Lots of social norms we gotta be more understanding of before we expand into South Asia in general. I have a personal interest in expanding into India and nearby areas, given my family background and a lot of nonprofit work I'
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by ankitshah 11y ago
Hey! Thanks to @nickbarnwell, we'll have a suggest city feature tonight. Didn't realize this was going to be on HN today, and did NOT plan for such amazing traffic. Everything we do is spread via word of mouth, so we don't fa
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by ankitshah 11y ago
Nick you're awesome. Thanks for being so on the ball brother!
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by ankitshah 11y ago
Wow. Didn't realize this was on HN. Hi guys. Ankit here. I started TWS. Happy to answer any q's here or by email (Ankit at teawithstrangers.com). Actually in the middle of a gathering of the SF host community right now so will be
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by ankitshah 12y ago
http://teawithstrangers.com might be relevant ;)
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by ankitshah 12y ago
Love how this is tactically oriented and not just an expose of stuff that happened to work.
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This guy analyzed 2 fully unrelated apps. You won't believe how he connected em(blog.byankit.com)
1 points by ankitshah 13y ago|0 comments
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by ankitshah 13y ago
Just noticed the coffee thing sitting at the top of HN, and realized I never posted this. I launched this a week ago through diff networks. It's gotten 5000 hits so far, 1700 from California, and 300+ sign ups (just as shocked as you b
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Let's get tea.(tea.byankit.com)
5 points by ankitshah 13y ago|1 comments
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by ankitshah 13y ago
I've been doing something like this with a slightly different angle for a while now (see http://tea.byankit.com + http://tea.byankit.com/penn ). Would love to learn more about your inspiration and see what s
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The Most Important 45 Minutes of My Day(blog.byankit.com)
3 points by ankitshah 13y ago|0 comments
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Stop Aiming For Amazing(blog.byankit.com)
2 points by ankitshah 13y ago|0 comments
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I'm Always Putting On A Front(blog.byankit.com)
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The Trouble With Transactions(blog.byankit.com)
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Clinkle: App Teardown (Part 1)(svstealth.tumblr.com)
53 points by ankitshah 13y ago|17 comments
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What's the Point of Sitting Down Over Tea With 150 People? Serendipity.(blog.byankit.com)
1 points by ankitshah 13y ago|0 comments
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How About Coffee?(blog.byankit.com)
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One Reason You Should Blog(blog.byankit.com)
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Lessons learned from a failed shot(blueprint2.byankit.com)
4 points by ankitshah 14y ago|1 comments
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by ankitshah 14y ago
agreed. terrible rap.
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by ankitshah 14y ago
you're right! I referred to him with full name throughout the site later on (in the annotations), but the album cover was meant to be more playful, so I went with his nickname ( http://rapgenius.com/Maboo ). appreciate you looking out thoug
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by ankitshah 14y ago
you got me there

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