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Kavin

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Kavin

@kavinbm

Prev built Hike Messenger & Rush Gaming. Scaled to 100M+ users. $650M+ Gross $. Now building ∞ AI + Psychology + Depth. Yogi ॐ. IG - instagram.com/kbm

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Joined April 2009

Kavin
@kavinbm
Aug 18, 2025
Lots of love for Hike recently. No surprise. We shut it down with 20M+ actives. Just because we’re very good at something, doesn’t mean we can win. Network effect too strong globally. Would have to be a China like situation for us to reconsider.
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Kavin
@kavinbm
Aug 18, 2025
One big idea: the Indian government could mandate an ONDC-style platform for messaging, let’s call it ONM (Open Network for Messaging). Any app wishing to offer messaging in India would be required to plug into ONM. This would shift messaging from being a closed product to an
Kavin
@kavinbm
Aug 18, 2025
Lots of love for Hike recently. No surprise. We shut it down with 20M+ actives. Just because we’re very good at something, doesn’t mean we can win. Network effect too strong globally. Would have to be a China like situation for us to reconsider.
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Kavin
@kavinbm
Aug 21, 2025
After 4 years building Rush in India, we’ve made a tough decision: exit India completely and go all-in on the US & global markets. Why? The Govt of India has made its stance clear: Real Money Gaming will not be allowed. Another potential GST bump to 40% incoming, years of
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Kavin
@kavinbm
Mar 29, 2022
BOOM 🔥
Crypto India
@CryptooIndia
Mar 29, 2022
We are living in the world of web 3.0, either we choose to bite the bullet or we dodge the bullet. - Priyanka Chaturvedi, Shiv Sena, Maharastra
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Kavin
@kavinbm
May 13, 2020
Kavin
@kavinbm
Aug 18, 2025
Replying to @lokendra_loki
No blame. Just is. Plus India difficult to build a business model around messaging. Only recently emerging. Consumer behaviour takes time to evolve. Billions $ needed with little visibility on RoI
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Kavin
@kavinbm
Nov 15, 2019
1/ Today, we're excited to introduce HikeMoji - Your funnest, most expressive self. Yes, Avatars! 🤩
Kavin
@kavinbm
Jan 29, 2025
Replying to @FrontlinerUV
True. India never had the foresight like China to put up tech walls. Would’ve been a completely different story. Network effects are powerful.
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Kavin
@kavinbm
Aug 12, 2019
10 things that require zero talent 1. Being on time 2. Work ethic 3. Effort 4. Body language 5. Energy 6. Attitude 7. Passion 8. Being coachable 9. Doing extra 10. Being prepared
Kavin
@kavinbm
Dec 1, 2021
China & Manufacturing <> India & Blockchain 🚀
Kavin
@kavinbm
Jan 27, 2022
1/ Today, we're incredibly excited to announce that @0xPolygon is investing in @Team_Hike that's building the @RushGamingU @sandeepnailwal @_jdkanani 🚀
Kavin
@kavinbm
Oct 13, 2020
A seed grows with no sound but a tree falls with huge noise. Destruction has noise. Creation is quiet. This is the power of silence. Grow silently. Grow strong.
Kavin
@kavinbm
Jul 30, 2022
Cryptocurrency is not Web 3 Web 3 is Tokens, Virtual Assets, Protocols, De-Fi, Game-Fi, DAOs & so much more We need to separate the Cryptocurrency & Web 3 narratives
Kavin
@kavinbm
Jul 28, 2020
Go the extra mile, it’s never crowded