Key Takeaways from the Week Gone By
What we learned together on Network Capital
Dear readers,
What if we focus on building organisations where decisions are taken based on the strength of the ideas and not popularity, positional power, and short-term hacks? Hedge fund leader Ray Dalio calls it an idea meritocracy where we shift the spotlight from individual egos to the collective pursuit of the best possible decisions under given circumstances.
Utkarsh build upon Dalio’s framework and share how we can make idea meritocracy the new normal. This is his essay
You can also find Varya’s writing on the ideas of India and the 75th Republic Day in the Indian Express here.
Upcoming Sessions
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How engaging with conflicts can help you do your life's best work on Feb 1
Hyderabad Meetup on Feb 3
Delhi Meetup on Feb 4
Mumbai Meetup on Feb 10
Oxford Meetup on Feb 22
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Network Capital Sunday Digest
Dear readers, On popular demand, our weekly digest is back. In this we share relevant job opening, interesting reads and ideas. Hope you enjoy it!
“A healthy man wants a thousand things, a sick man only wants one.” - Confucius
This is the story of one of my classmates from INSEAD who after a storied career at McKinsey and KKR found out that he had lung cancer. I have spent the last week in the hospital taking care of a loved one. We tend to take our health for granted until we can’t. We assume that life will chug along making room for our trivial conflicts with coworkers, issues about promotions, taxes, and the quest for more pay, but everything can change in seconds. This is not a newsletter that will give you seven ways to be healthy. Rather I want to discuss the importance of certain jobs that need the human touch.
Greta Gerwig: Crafting A Narrative
Greta Gerwig is back in news again. Some people appreciate her cinema, others are fascinated by her business acumen, while others are inspired by her championing of female protagonists. Whatever you might think about her, it’s hard to ignore her. With a career that spans acting, writing, and directing, Gerwig's journey inspiring. In today’s newsletter we do a deep dive into her professional journey to make sense of her journey to genius.
Have a wonderful week ahead.
— Your Network Capital Team
“Fiction is like a spider's web, attached ever so lightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners.” ― Virginia Woolf