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Ashwin Navin's Blog on Tumblr. I enjoy being an entrepreneur and helping entrepreneurs. I am CEO of Samba TV (@samba_tv), and a founding partner of I/o Ventures (@io). Previously served as an investor, board member or advisor to Crunchyroll, OpenDNS, MochiMedia, Touch of Modern, VidIQ and Cozy. helped start BitTorrent Inc, Epoch Partners. Outside of work, I love spending time with my family. I don't blog very often, but I enjoy thinking and writing about technology, startups, politics, economics, philosophy.

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An awesome resource for vegan Disneyland goers

https://instagram.com/happiestveganonearth?utm_medium=copy_link

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https://youtu.be/oks2R4LqWtE

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Humility is not thinking less of yourself,

It’s thinking of yourself less.

CS Lewis

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Every year we assemble the whole team at @samba_tv — this year all 356 employees were invited to #sandiego for some team bonding, learning and alignment! What an amazing group with incredible, positive energy! ❤️this crew! https://www.instagram.com/p/B1qedD0n2X8vh4kQDZ9p6lrFc9fC8-Z4wm1x3U0/?igshid=qaendzd7032

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The Gita in a nutshell

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Sentient beings

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1968 Pulitzer Prize winning photo taken by Rocco Morabito, called “The Kiss of Life,” shows a utility worker named J.D. Thompson giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to co-worker Randall G. Champion after he went unconscious following contact with a low voltage power line. They had been performing routine maintenance when Champion brushed one of the power lines at the very top of the utility pole. His safety harness prevented a fall, and Thompson, who had been ascending below him, quickly reached him and performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. He was unable to perform CPR given the circumstances, but continued breathing into Champion’s lungs until he felt a slight pulse, then unbuckled his harness and descended with him on his shoulder. Thompson and another worker administered CPR on the ground, and Champion was moderately revived by the time paramedics arrived, eventually making a full recovery.

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I can resist everything except temptation.

Oscar Wilde in Lady Windermere Act I, Lord Darlington’s character

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Happy Diwali Friends and Loved Ones! - The Navins https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp1IGz-AVTbSMsyRXFjvSQvU5PzUO20paCnU440/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1w6ty7d16fqsj

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This pool was 10 minutes from my gate. #airportlife (at Hamad International Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn7SeI2FyVLTyf8dnMnY9IzwL1etlydxyt9A3I0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dobkgyfpir2b

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Lovely city this (at Amsterdam, Netherlands) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn5uN41FsViFbdiYYasgVO5yMcAogqgw1KAdes0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jd7gwe2p7uue

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Favorite product from #ifa2018: @philips curved computer monitor with pop-up camera integrated providing #privacybydesign #ifa2018berlin (at Berlin, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn4aiR8CbDhgTLzzPYYsVEECK0sTVEtcPWtPWU0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18qpyp356d3p2

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Saw these two kiddos posing with the flag today. Warms my heart to see the reverence of a first generation American family celebrating the freedom and independence we enjoy.

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Proud to support my friend Shaan Dasani, an Indian American transgender actor, producing an independent show in the Bond film genre. I gladly contributed to the successful crowd funding campaign and hope you’ll enjoy the pilot when it comes out! :)

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Meditation physically reshapes Our Brains: Sara Lazar at TEDxCambridge 

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There’s a difference between prayer and meditation. In prayer, we expect; in meditation, we accept. In prayer, we speak; in meditation, we listen.

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