Quick summary of what we learned together on Network Capital
What we read, wrote, published this week
Before we get started, here is a quote that had us thinking all week.
“Let my thoughts come to you, when I am gone, like the afterglow of sunset at the margin of starry silence.” ― Rabindranath Tagore
Our Newsletters
The case for setting yourself up for disappointment
Popular wisdom tell us that you should have high standards and low expectations. This is supposed to be a recipe for a good life. For the last two weeks, I have been going against popular wisdom and testing this hypothesis — What if you have high standards and expectations? What if you set yourself up for disappointment?
Writing with GenAI - Why & How?
Before we start with today’s newsletter, please sign up for NC meet-ups in: London on June 18 Delhi on June 25 And read the twitter thread for the week by our member Subhashish. You can also watch his masterclass on Network Capital here. There is a world of GenZ TikTok in which young people are reimagining history and asking ‘what if’ questions about geo-politics.
Creative Blocks as Narcissism's Veil
Before we start with today’s newsletter, please sign up for NC meet-up in: London on June 18 Delhi on June 25 And read this newsletter on ‘Sharing Ideas’ by NC Member Caroline I first came up with the theme of my book in January 2022. I had my first serendipitous call with a publisher towards the end-July. I got the
From the Archives | Principles of Scaling Consumer Brands with SockSoho CEO Ritika
Pritika Mehta is a Data Scientist turned entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of SockSoho. SockSoho is India's fastest growing fashion tech brand for millennial men. It was recently backed by Y Combinator in the US. She has worked with Fortune 500 companies in the US like Bank of America, Tripadvisor, etc. before starting SockSoho.
In this masterclass we cover -
Mental models for building D2C consumer brands in India
How to scale things that don’t scale.
The Y Combinator experience and future expansion
Our offline meet-ups & subgroups
This image is from the NC London meetup held on June 18, 2023. Join in for our next meetup in Delhi on June 25; or explore our multiple subgroups.
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Have a wonderful week ahead.
— Your Network Capital Team