When Bill Gates Talks About You

Celebrating our community members

Feb 17, 2023

Before we get started, remind yourself that life is too short to do bullshit jobs. Find what you truly care about and commit to it…At least for a reasonable amount of time.

Network Capital

Marx, Adam Smith and Bullshit Jobs

In this “Song of Myself” published in 1855, American poet Walt Whitman who we have discussed previously remarked “I am large, I contain multitudes.” He may not have work in mind but his statement does have implications for the all-pervasive generalist vs specialist debate of the 21st century. There are myriad interesting versions of ourselves that seldo…

4 years ago · 1 like · Networkcapital.tv

This article is a must-read. a16z general partner Andre Chen always has interesting nuggets.

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Sathya, one of the earliest community members of Network Capital, is the Co-founder & President of Kheyti, an enterprise which reduces income variability and increases climate resilience for Indian small farmers. Kheyti offers a solution called “Greenhouse in a box” which comprises an affordable greenhouse bundled with access to training and advisory. It currently signed up 1000 farmers for its program.

Yesterday Bill Gates casually shared a reel about Sathya’s work. Take a look.

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** We love to see our community members shine and build their category of one. An endorsement from Bill Gates is as big as it gets.

While we are it, let us make you meet the guy who said no to Bill Gates.

The founder of Duolingo, Luis von Ahn.

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How to say no to Bill Gates?

“A bright young man found himself amidst a country escalating into civil war, but his fascination with mathematics and machines led him to the United States. His name is Luis von Ahn, and he was born in Guatemala in 1978. His childhood wasn’t exactly what one would deem ‘normal’, or ‘average…

4 years ago · 2 likes · Networkcapital.tv

** Yogi left a million dollar job to help people build meaningful careers and meaningful lives.

He has started a cool newsletter. Check it out. He is a fantastic career coach who topped IIT, got his PhD from Cornell, worked at Facebook and taught across the world.

Five minute transformation (5mT)

3-2-1: Journey vs. destination

We spend a lot more time in journeys than destinations. A lot of what we can control are the processes, not the outcomes. When we feel good and happy about “doing the work”, the results usually take care of themselves. Thanks for reading Five minute transformation (5mT)! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work…

2 years ago · Yogi Sharma

** Meet Utkarsh in Delhi. It will be a memorable huddle. Lots of surprises in store.

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