iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

The future is built by optimists disguised as pessimists: they complain about everything, then quietly fix it.

Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Why does Bluesky feel so dead now? Engagement feels drastically low. My account is almost stagnant. @bsky.app Anyone else experiencing this? #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

We don’t live in the information age. We live in the distraction economy. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Which one do you guys prefer? a) Bluesky b) X (Twitter) c) Threads PS: @bsky.app please add a poll option soon #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

If you’re building for praise, you’ll quit. If you’re building for truth, you’ll survive. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

My biggest competitor isn’t another startup. It’s my own motivation. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Built an app to save money… now I’m broke because of subscriptions to my own tools. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Spent 2 weeks working on a new feature. The only feedback: “Cool… but where’s dark mode?” #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Startups humble you fast. You go from “we’ll disrupt industries” to “pls open my email” in 6 months. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

“Be your own boss” they said. They didn’t mention that my new boss is insane and makes me work 16 hours a day. #indiehackers #buidinpublic

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Being a founder is just switching between “we’re building the next big thing” and “I should’ve opened a sandwich shop instead.” #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

There’s a strange beauty in building something while it’s still small. Every user feels like a friend. Every bug feels like a personal insult. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

The most underrated founder skill: being able to laugh at your own failures before they crush you. #indiehackers #buildinpublic

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Every SaaS founder secretly wants to be a meme page admin #indiehackers #buildinpublic

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Putin straight up said in a joint PC with Trump that US-Russia trade jumped 20% after Trump took office. Called it “proof” of stronger ties. In the same period, Trump slapped sanctions on India for buying Russian oil. So America boosts trade w Moscow, while India gets punished for the same thing.

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

productivity hacks are just new ways to bully yourself. #buildinpublic

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Life advice: never argue with someone who has nothing to lose. #lifehack #buildinpublic

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Keep going. Not because it’s easy. But because you’ll hate starting over more. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

You know you’re a founder when “we’ll figure it out” becomes both your business plan and your coping mechanism. #indiehackers #buildinpublic

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Every founder has two moods: “we’re going to be a unicorn” and “should I sell my laptop?” #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

The biggest startup skill? Saying “yes” to opportunities you have absolutely no idea how to execute. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

If I had a dollar for every time I said “I’ll start tomorrow,” I could retire yesterday. #indiehackers #buildinpublic

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

If GPT-5 can write code, do math, give therapy, write books, and build apps… what exactly is your unique skill again? #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Some people want luxury. Some want peace. Some just want their Gmail inbox at zero. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

I used ChatGPT to write this. But I take full credit if it goes viral. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Code is a form of leverage. But clear thinking is leverage without limits. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Build products that scale without you. Build a mind that scales without noise. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Attention is the real currency. If your product doesn’t earn it, no amount of marketing will save you. #indiehackers #buildinpublic

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

The best startups aren't built by experts. They're built by people who had no idea what they were doing. No MBA. No insider access. No respect for the rules. And that’s exactly why they win. Let me explain:🧵👇 #buildinpublic #indiehackers #technology

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

“Build fast and break things.” Okay I did. Now I have 47 broken things and no customers.

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Sometimes I wonder how many good ideas never happened just because someone was too tired that day.

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Stack cash like the world’s ending. Bet it like you’ll live forever. That’s how you stay in the game and win it.

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Build like the storm’s coming. Grow like the sun never sets.

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Solving problems makes things work. Aesthetics make them matter. Without beauty, we’re just building better cages.

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

OpenAI just gave us a glimpse of AGI

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I recently wrote a detailed article on The Filter Bubble Theory. It's about how the internet shows us only what we already like or agree with and why that can be a problem. Give it a read if you're curious! 😊 Link: girishgilda.substack.com/p/the-filter... #buildinpublic #indiehackers #tech

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The Filter Bubble Theory

you’re not seeing the same internet as me

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Something new. Something real. AD-venture Media is live. Been brewing this for a while, and we’re just getting started. Let’s go. 🚀 #Buildinpublic #Startup #Media #Advertising

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

‪I’ve been writing a newsletter. It’s a mix of thoughts, observations, and things I find interesting. If that sounds like your kind of thing, check it out: 👉 girishgilda.substack.com

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Girish Gilda | Substack

My personal Substack. Click to read Girish Gilda, a Substack publication. Launched 11 days ago.

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

History is a set of lies agreed upon. - Napoleon Bonaparte

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Wrote something about this idea called "Ignore and Override." It’s about pushing through when your mind says stop. Read if it sounds like your vibe: girishgilda.substack.com/p/ignore-and... #buildinpublic #indiehackers #startup #substack

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Ignore & Override

For the days you want to quit but don’t.

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Startups are built by people who can override short-term emotions in service of long-term clarity. Not perfectly. Not every day. But often enough to keep going. #indiehackers #buildinpublic

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Most people protect what they have Elon keeps betting it all to build what’s next.

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Be the kind of person your ChatGPT thinks you are.

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

the day i guess openai next model name right, i will achieve nirvana - GPT-4o GPT-4o-mini GPT-4.5 o1-low, medium, high, mini, pro o3-low, medium, high, mini-high, pro o4 o4-pro, mini, mini-high chatgpt-4o-latest GPT-4.1 GPT-4.1-mini, nano Pls name like a normal human #openai #chatgpt #ai

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Did you beat the market or just ride the wave? In bull runs, everyone looks smart. But real alpha is outperforming the index consistently, after adjusting for risk. Most people don't. And that’s okay — but know the difference. #investing #stocks #finance

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Wrote a brutally honest breakdown of my returns vs benchmark (Nifty50) Wins, mistakes, lessons — all in here. Link- open.substack.com/pub/girishgi... #finance #stockmarket #wallstreet #personalfinance

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Turns Out, I Wasn’t Doing That Bad

here's how my portfolio compares to nifty50

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Warren Buffett once said, "Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful." Everyone loves to repeat it, but it's much easier to repeat the quote during calm seas than it is to live by the quote during storms.

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Girish Gilda @girishgilda.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will." - Suzy Kassem It's not the sheer difficulty of achieving something that stops you. It's the ease of continuing to tell yourself the story that you can't.

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