Photographer → Startup Founder Building in Stealth 🤖🔨
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A lot of new people here lately, so a proper intro.
I'm Dhaval. For 3 years I was a red carpet photographer, shooting premieres and celebrity events from the photo pit. You learn a lot about people when you get one second to make them look at your lens.
Today I'm a founder, building something in stealth. I'll share more when it's ready!
The rest of me:
• SoCal dad of 3, living in San Diego
• Bears fan, for better or worse 😅🐻⬇️
• I run a lot of my day through AI agents
• Still shoot when I can especially for fun 📸
What I post here: AI and startups, SoCal life, and the occasional story from the photo pit.
If you're building something, shooting something, or a fellow Bears fan, say hi 👋🏾
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At least 85 people this year died from Spanish train accidents, and likely it will grow to 100 at the end of this day
Very tragic and this makes Spanish trains one of the most dangerous modes of transport now
~100x more dangerous than flying commercial
~40x more dangerous than non-Spanish trains
And every trip is nopw as dangerous as jumping from a plane and skydiving
Two highly deadly train accidents in one year, that's so extreme and unlikely that it makes it at as dangerous as flying one of the most deadly airlines in the world, the Nepalese Yeti Airlines that keeps crashing due to the mountainous terrain
Pretty exceptional in a bad way
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Breaking News: Two high-speed passenger trains collided in Spain, killing at least 10 people, local officials said. nyti.ms/4jK0A4D
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Being both a founder and working as a VC at 1517. I honestly don't get why VCs ghost. None of the top firms I have spoke with have ever ghosted. Its definitely a mid-low tier VC thing.
I can't logically fathom how it would be advantageous under any circumstances to ghost
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BREAKING: Death toll rises to 46 after trains collide near Toledo, Spain - Okdiario
Haven’t seen the hand of Elon yet
Wtf is this @x????
A huge hand showed up on my screen pointing to promote.
I’ve never promoted a post and HATE this screen takeover
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Arsenal just lost to Fleetwood Town in the EFL Cup.
Arsenal’s roster: $1.5 BILLION
Fleetwood Town’s roster: $3 million
Fleetwood is currently 18th in the 4th level of English soccer.
Possibly the biggest upset in English soccer history.
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FOURTH-TIER FLEETWOOD TOWN ELIMINATE 2025-2026 PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS ARSENAL FROM THE CARABAO CUP 😱😱😱
BIGGEST UPSET IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL HISTORY 😤
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NEW: Apple bets customers will pay a big premium for touch-screen, OLED laptops. The company has discussed charging $400 more, pricing the 14-inch touch MacBook Pro from $2,899. That could make the 16-inch model at least $3,399. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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I'm getting a lot of inbound about Instagram starting to work on longer-form video. A few things to clarify in case it's helpful:
- This is going to take time to get right, but we're excited and committed
- Features is not fully launched yet, we're testing and ramping up access slowly
- We understand the economics matter a ton, and are exploring multiple options to help long-form creators get paid
As always, we'll communicate about progress as we go, and I'm happy to answer any questions.
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I am not sure if this is supposed to be a joke or engagement bait, but there are many customers who spent $2,000+ on a new iPhone, did nothing to damage it, watched the screen crack anyway, then went to an Apple Store for a replacement only to find none.
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Grand Jury indicts former NYPD detective on second-degree murder charges in GWB road-rage shooting abc7ny.com/post/former-nypd-…
