Network Capital

In this podcast you learn - 

1. Mental models for making early career decisions.

Anagh Prasad was All India Rank – 1 in the first ever edition of JEE Main (2013). He joined IIT Delhi with AIR-66 in JEE Advanced and graduated from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering with the Gold Medal for All-Round Achievement. He is an Aditya Birla Scholar, an ACM published Computer Science author, and recipient of multiple other academic awards from India & abroad. After college and a one year stint at the New York based investment banking major Goldman Sachs, he joined Stellaris Venture Partners in 2019, a tech-focused venture fund in Bengaluru – where he currently looks into investments in early stage Indian startups.

In this podcast we cover -

1. Mental models for career pivots

2. The art of thinking like a contrarian

3. Navigating the investment spectrum and breaking into private equity.

Sahil Bloom in his own words -

"Every week, I create content that reaches over 1 million people around the world across Twitter (@SahilBloom), a newsletter (The Curiosity Chronicle), a podcast (Where It Happens), and more.  I am Managing Partner of SRB Ventures, an investment firm committed to investing in and accelerating the most compelling startups in the world. Fund I is a $10 million stage and sector-agnostic vehicle writing $100-250K checks into high-growth technology companies globally. Prior to launching the firm in January 2022, I was an early stage investor in 40+ startups across the technology landscape, including multiple unicorns.  I am also an Advisor at Altamont Capital Partners, a generalist investment fund with over $3.5 billion in capital under management, focused on control investments in middle market companies. I previously served as a Vice President at Altamont on the investment team and am an active board member at several Altamont portfolio companies, including Fox Racing, Intermix, and Brixton.  I graduated from Stanford University with an M.A. in Public Policy (2014) and a B.A. in Economics & Sociology (2013). While at Stanford, I was a four-year member on the Stanford Baseball Team (2009-2013), twice helping to guide the team to NCAA Super Regional appearances (top-16 finishes). Additionally, I earned two PAC-12 All-Academic Team awards, and twice received the Bruce R. Cameron Memorial Award, given annually to a student-athlete exhibiting excellence in athletics, academics, and leadership. Academically, I was advised in my pursuits by former Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice."

In this podcast you learn - 

1. The importance of being a deep-generalist. 

2. Nudging yourself to experiment and take calculated risks.

3. The power of incentives.

Laura-Marie is helping build WEF’s first AI-powered digital platform that connects best-in-class impact entrepreneurs with corporates, investors and policymakers to scale solutions globally. She is the Business Development & Strategy Lead responsible for helping design Uplink’s business model, fundraising & partnerships strategy with Microsoft LinkedIn, Salesforce & Deloitte.

Laura-Marie holds a doctorate from the University of Oxford on Chinese cross-border finance and has spoken at various conferences in China, Europe and the US. She is the author of several peer-reviewed publications on this topic and featured in international media outlets including the Huffington Post, the Berggruen Institute on Governance and the Berliner Zeitung.

In this podcast you learn - 

1. The nuances of taking a community approach to addressing mental health concerns.

2. Importance of building inclusive workplaces.

3. Augmenting personal wellbeing 

For over a decade, Neha worked at the intersection of the creative and social sectors. Having founded India’s first international art fair, she ran it successfully for ten years before selling the business to MCH Basel and moving her focus to the marginalised sector of mental health.

In this Masterclass you learn -

In this podcast you learn-

1. Reconciling multiple interest to follow your curiosity

2. Transitions from an Aerospace Engineer to a Fiction Author

3. Importance of discipline and consistency in writing

Amrita studied aerospace engineering at IIT Bombay and Stanford University. After spending over a decade in strategy, operations, and marketing roles at Google, BCG, Pocket Gems, and Good Earth, she now leads Wadhwani AI’s projects in the Maternal and Child Health space. Milk Teeth, her first novel which was is on many prominent literary lists, was published by Westland Context in November 2018. Amrita was part of the Sangam House writing residency in 2017-18 and her writing has appeared in Hindustan Times, Indian Express, Scroll, Himal Southasian and Brown Paper Bag.

In this podcast, you will learn - 

1. Insights from running a global information dissemination campaign 

2. The importance of leveraging visual content in vernacular languages to fight the COVID pandemic

3. The role of youth leadership in bringing grassroots change with global impact

Irem Tumer is a former Youth Innovation Fellow and the current Focal Point for Youth Leadership and Participation at UNFPA HQ. She is passionate about reaching young leaders and youth-led organizations through leadership and participation programs of UNFPA. Irem is originally from Turkey is a member of the Istanbul Bar, where she had a legal practice focused on dispute resolution before joining UNFPA. Irem received a Master of Law degree from Istanbul Bilgi University, where she focused on youth participation in advancing SRHR through international human rights mechanisms for her thesis work. Beginning from her high school years, she has been interested in women's issues and HIV/AIDS and has taken part in a number of local and international projects. She is an alumna of the G(irls) 20 Summit and Women Deliver Young Leaders programmes, and the President of the 81st International Session of the European Youth Parliament.

Visual communication as we know it today is constantly changing, and there’s at least one Brazilian working hard to help define that: Igor Lacerdino. Though he has a background in software engineering, Igor decided to change his career to pursue his passion for designing product solutions. Currently residing in Hungary, Igor leads a team of world-class designers who are all working together to help shape visual communication for Prezi, the presentation platform that’s already changed the way millions of educators, students, and businesses share their ideas.

In this masterclass, you will learn - 

1. Leveraging business studies and anthropology training to write a book on Kashmiri Folk Tales.

2. The art of nurturing and guiding your curiosity.

3. The art and discipline for research and writing.

Onaiza Drabu is a Kashmiri anthropologist. She writes about identity, nationalism and Islamophobia, and co-curates a newsletter called ‘Daak’, on South Asian literature and art. She has recently published The Legend of Himal and Nagrai: Greatest Kashmiri Folktales with Speaking Tiger.