Replying to @paulg
A lot of folks who grew up in countries where english was not spoken actually use a lot of "written-first" words in their writing because that is how they learned the language.
Prateek Sharma // Ahead VC
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Prateek Sharma // Ahead VC
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Managing Partner at @Aheadvc. Writing pre-seed checks in applied AI -agents, voice, robots, infra. Always up for coffee. IITB alum.
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