Saramsha Dotel

Something I’ve noticed about humans is that they tend to value each other in proportion to how rare other people are. They’re unfriendliest in the most densely populated areas, like in the centres of big cities (and on social media). And they’re friendliest in the least populated areas, like in remote rural communities.

region-beta paradox—the tendency for humans to only improve their situation when things get sufficiently bad

In ride hailing there is an interesting user behavior. When users book their ride, and the driver is not allocated in the first 20/30 secs, instead of waiting for the request to get timed out and the system showing driver not found, they just cancel and reorder. They feel the chances are higher this way. They get a fresh chance to compete with t... See more

it was a special honor for @fanahova and i spend two hours deep diving with @btaylor! What struck me was the way he walked in and just gave us carte blanche to ask about anything - so you bet we did Despite his incredible accomplishments, Bret still identifies as an engineer at heart. It really shows — watch him light up when he talks about the ... See more