Thoughts on technology, startups, education, and life philosophy by Arbob Mehmood. Exploring AI, blockchain, entrepreneurship, and the pursuit of meaningful impact.https://arbob.me/https://arbob.me/nota/https://arbob.me/nota/Exploring how the 'None of the Above' option in Indian elections can be a powerful tool for voter dissatisfaction, accountability, and electoral reforms.Tue, 04 Feb 2025 07:39:06 GMTIndiaFutureWorldhttps://arbob.me/miscl/https://arbob.me/miscl/A compilation of advice and lessons from my early years of entrepreneurship - from building networks, taking risks, to never giving up on your vision.Wed, 25 Sep 2024 06:34:02 GMTBrainCareerCreativityEntrepreneurshipFutureGreatnessLeadershipLifeManagementMotivationStartuphttps://arbob.me/voicera/https://arbob.me/voicera/The technical journey of building Voicera - a voice-as-a-service platform using NodeJS, GraphQL, AWS Lambda, and AI-powered text-to-speech to help bloggers reach their busy readers.Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:58:11 GMTCareerCodingCreativityDevelopmentFutureMotivationStartupTechhttps://arbob.me/ppe-stocks-reality/https://arbob.me/ppe-stocks-reality/Why claims of billions of masks and gloves OTG are almost always scams - the financial, logistics, and manufacturing realities that make huge PPE stockpiles impossible.Mon, 25 Jan 2021 03:41:24 GMTCOVIDEarthHealthRegulationRiskWorldhttps://arbob.me/statistics-lies/https://arbob.me/statistics-lies/How statistics can be manipulated through sampling bias, misleading graphs, and incorrect interpretations. Learn to identify when numbers are being used to deceive.Fri, 09 Oct 2020 07:04:40 GMTBrainCreativityEntrepreneurshipGreatnessInvestmentLeadershipLifeManagementMotivationRiskhttps://arbob.me/books-podcast/https://arbob.me/books-podcast/A curated collection of my favorite books and podcasts on entrepreneurship, leadership, technology, and personal growth that have shaped my thinking.Wed, 15 Jul 2020 08:13:02 GMTBooksEntrepreneurshipFutureGreatnessLeadershipLifeManagementMotivationStartupTechWorldhttps://arbob.me/startup-learnings/https://arbob.me/startup-learnings/"Remember that life's greatest lessons are usually learned at the worst times and from the worst mistakes."Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:50:00 GMTCareerEntrepreneurshipGreatnessLeadershipLifeManagementMotivationStartuphttps://arbob.me/solocoin/https://arbob.me/solocoin/A novel game-mechanics based ad-tech platform for business to target consumers in a more effective way.Thu, 28 May 2020 07:24:00 GMTCreativityEntrepreneurshipFutureLeadershipMotivationStartupTechhttps://arbob.me/contact-tracing/https://arbob.me/contact-tracing/Why contact tracing apps for COVID-19 won't work as intended - from false positives to adoption challenges, the technology has fundamental flaws that make it unreliable.Sun, 19 Apr 2020 18:09:00 GMTCOVIDEarthFutureHealthIndiaLifeRegulationRiskWorldhttps://arbob.me/covid-benefits/https://arbob.me/covid-benefits/As the world halted during the pandemic, Earth began recovering. Air pollution slowed, water cleared up in Venice, and wildlife returned home. Here are some unexpected benefits of the lockdown.Sun, 22 Mar 2020 10:00:00 GMTCOVIDEarthFutureGreatnessLifeWorldhttps://arbob.me/penalty-in-distributed-systems-and-trust-risk-mitigation/https://arbob.me/penalty-in-distributed-systems-and-trust-risk-mitigation/How to mitigate central points of failure in blockchain oracles - from fallacious data relay to Sybil attacks, and solutions using a hybrid centralization-decentralization approach.Tue, 03 Mar 2020 11:23:00 GMTBlockchainCryptoRiskhttps://arbob.me/token-rewards-api/https://arbob.me/token-rewards-api/A technical deep-dive into designing a token-based rewards system with reputation scoring, penalty mechanisms, and variable inflation for blockchain gaming platforms.Thu, 27 Feb 2020 23:26:00 GMTBlockchainCryptohttps://arbob.me/vanity/https://arbob.me/vanity/FOCUS can make or break a path to startup success. FOCUS on things that matter. Unlike the ones listed below.Sat, 26 Oct 2019 00:58:00 GMTEntrepreneurshipStartuphttps://arbob.me/million-dollar-ideas/https://arbob.me/million-dollar-ideas/What are some of the best million dollar ideas?Wed, 26 Jun 2019 00:48:35 GMTCreativityEntrepreneurshipMotivationStartuphttps://arbob.me/billionaire-lies/https://arbob.me/billionaire-lies/World: So, What’s your excuse? You: I don’t have a rich uncle.Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:30:00 GMTCareerEducationEntrepreneurshipLeadershipLifeMotivationRiskStartuphttps://arbob.me/crbc/https://arbob.me/crbc/IF YOU ARE DEPENDING ON THE STATE TO PROTECT YOU, THEN CRYPTO IS A FAILED EXPERIMENT.Tue, 04 Dec 2018 00:52:00 GMTBlockchainCryptoRegulationhttps://arbob.me/creativity-list/https://arbob.me/creativity-list/A list of 29 actionable tips to boost your creativity - from making lists and carrying a notebook everywhere to surrounding yourself with creative people and never giving up.Thu, 22 Nov 2018 00:36:00 GMTCreativityEntrepreneurshipMotivationStartuphttps://arbob.me/biases/https://arbob.me/biases/A cognitive bias happens when someone makes a bad choice that they think is a good choice. One of the first things it teaches you is not to trust yourself.Sat, 21 Jul 2018 23:38:00 GMTBrainCreativityLeadershipLifeManagementMotivationhttps://arbob.me/anger-control/https://arbob.me/anger-control/Everyone gets angry occasionally. The real test is what we DO with it.Fri, 13 Jul 2018 01:01:00 GMTAngerGreatnessLifeMotivationhttps://arbob.me/life-lessons/https://arbob.me/life-lessons/Some important life lessons as collected from series of tweets by Tyler Cowen.Fri, 02 Mar 2018 01:44:00 GMTCreativityEntrepreneurshipGreatnessLeadershipLifeManagementMotivationStartuphttps://arbob.me/powpos/https://arbob.me/powpos/A simple explanation of the differences between Proof of Work (PoW) and Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus mechanisms in blockchain, their advantages, drawbacks, and how they work.Sat, 17 Feb 2018 06:00:00 GMTBlockchainCryptoTechhttps://arbob.me/inf-crypto/https://arbob.me/inf-crypto/The blockchain is one of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind. When investing in crypto, focus on projects solving fundamental blockchain problems like scalability, reliability, and security.Sun, 10 Dec 2017 23:33:00 GMTBlockchainCryptoInvestmenthttps://arbob.me/blockchain/https://arbob.me/blockchain/The technology likely to have the greatest impact on the next few decades has arrived.Mon, 27 Nov 2017 00:43:00 GMTBlockchainCryptoFutureTechhttps://arbob.me/powerful-ninjutsu/https://arbob.me/powerful-ninjutsu/A breakdown of the strongest ninjutsu techniques in Naruto that don't rely on Kekkei Genkai - from Kisame's Super Shark Bomb to other powerful chakra-based abilities.Sat, 09 Sep 2017 05:45:02 GMTAnimeMangahttps://arbob.me/tap-listen/https://arbob.me/tap-listen/What's obvious to you may not be so to the other person!Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:02:00 GMTEntrepreneurshipLeadershipManagementStartuphttps://arbob.me/startup-team/https://arbob.me/startup-team/Finding the right team is the universal first step to building a strong and sustainable company. You succeed or fail not on the strength of your idea or your product but on the strength of your team.Mon, 17 Apr 2017 00:57:00 GMTEntrepreneurshipManagementTeamhttps://arbob.me/swc/https://arbob.me/swc/Experience the world around you. Extract the things you love to do or What is wrong with a particular thing? How to solve this problem? Think. Nurture your thought.Fri, 06 Jan 2017 00:56:00 GMTFutureGreatnessLifeMotivationhttps://arbob.me/crabs-bucket/https://arbob.me/crabs-bucket/Ignore the crabs. Charge ahead and do what is right for you. It may not be easy and you may not succeed as much as you like, but you will NEVER share the same fate as those never try.Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:53:00 GMTFutureLifeMotivation