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Romit Mehta

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Romit Mehta

@romitme

Investor @LightspeedIndia | Bluechip maxi | 4th best Catan player in a group | Always #HODL

evolvingeconomy.substack.com

Joined June 2009

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Romit Mehta
@romitme
May 2, 2025
One stat in Urban Company’s DRHP jumped out at me: The top 5% of service professionals earn INR 50,000 / month - coincidentally, the income at which you would be classified as top 5% by income in India. All this while working 40 hours/week on average. The average service
Romit Mehta
@romitme
Dec 20, 2021
How was your weekend? 🥲
Romit Mehta
@romitme
Apr 4, 2025
I haven’t heard a more odious take on the ecosystem in a while. Blaming founders absolves the government of its failure to foster any meaningful ecosystem for manufacturing or deep tech in the country. Worse, it belittles the grit of those who build for and in India (including in
CNBC-TV18
@CNBCTV18News
Apr 3, 2025
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal took a jibe at Indian investors while comparing the Indian startup ecosystem with China's in terms of self reliance & growth in the digital sector at the Startup Mahakumbh in Delhi #piyushgupta #amangupta #sharktank #startupmahakumbh #chinastartups
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Romit Mehta
@romitme
Jun 19, 2021
Clubhouse has made me appreciate the value of the written word (even those numerous newsletters) a lot more. Writing places friction on output which makes you think deeper, question yourself, and push harder to create something noticeable. Talk as always, remains cheap
Romit Mehta
@romitme
Feb 15, 2023
Is there an uglier sight in world cricket?
Bharat Sundaresan
@beastieboy07
Feb 15, 2023
15 years of covering cricket and a maiden visit to the Kotla #IndvAus
Romit Mehta
@romitme
Dec 11, 2024
Replying to @okimstillhungry
Their foreign policy also has similar vibes tbh
Romit Mehta
@romitme
May 15, 2024
Life tip, please don't make small talk before coming to the ask. The "hey, how are you, long time" routine is overdone. Noone is offended with a straight polite request which does not burden the other person with pointless small talk
Romit Mehta
@romitme
Aug 18, 2020
Professional update: I am thrilled to be joining the incredible folks at @LightspeedIndia to support passionate entrepreneurs going after large markets. The opportunity is large and I can't wait to get to work!
Romit Mehta
@romitme
Sep 12, 2022
Fireblocks, a crypto custody solutions co, has reached $100M ARR in 3 years since launch making it faster to hit that milestone than the likes of Slack and Twilio 🤯. The 'enterprise SaaSification' of crypto is a secular trend and will breed massive outcomes
Romit Mehta
@romitme
Mar 7, 2025
Who says you can’t build global best in deep tech out of India? @kumarharsha2212 and I first met @Arun_Vinayak_S 3 years ago and I was mind-blown to see a full cargo truck being charged in 15 mins (heck, my phone didn’t charge that quickly!). Today, I felt the same all over
Romit Mehta
@romitme
Mar 29, 2021
Shapoorji Pallonji group invested $9.5M in Tata Sons between 1965 to 95. It earned them $120M in dividends in the last 30 years alone and the stake is valued north of $20B! Best financial investment ever by an Indian corporate house?
Romit Mehta
@romitme
Aug 23, 2018
Ever wondered how the vendors who come knocking on car windows at traffic signals get their wares? This fantastic article in the @livemint breaks it down. Great insights
Inside the supply chain of urban street vendors
From livemint.com
Romit Mehta
@romitme
Aug 6, 2020
What are some of the best prime day offers you have seen? Mine: 👇🏼
Romit Mehta
@romitme
Nov 3, 2022
It should be a matter of national shame that year after year, millions in North India (including our national capital!) suffer from the WORST air quality globally. The air turns to poison and we as a 'superpower' in the making, are just helpless?