What we learned together this week

Key takeaways from the week gone by

"Being busy is a form of laziness - lazy thinking and indiscriminate action"

Hope you had a rejuvenating and not-too-busy weekend.

Here is a quick recap of what we learned on Network Capital this week.

• "The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!" (Crime and Punishment)

• Dr. Eleanor Drage had her eyes set on becoming a lawyer before dropping out even before the classes started. She admits to feeling lost early on in her career. She started her career working in some incubators, worked at a leading fintech company, and started her e-commerce venture.

  Today, she is a researcher at the University of Cambridge where she spends most of her time conducting research on AI ethics with the broader goal of making the internet kind and inclusive. Feminism and racial inclusion are core components of her research.

  You may disagree with her on some points, but how she has carved her career at the intersection of technology and ethics is fascinating. Dr. Eleanor is active on TikTok and has built a portfolio of careers and income streams. As you listen/watch this Network Capital episode, pay attention to key inflection points in her career and how she eventually found her purpose.

• Churchill once said, “Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip." He was controversial, witty, cruel, racist, brilliant, and wildly successful. You may or may not like him but you should know a bit about him.

• NC London SOAS Lecture and Tipples | April 23

Afterthought: "It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it." W. Somerset Maugham

What Sundays are for.