What we learned together on Network Capital this week?

Quick recap of the last 7 days

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Dear readers,

Ravish’s journey to Product Management has been filled with adventure, surprises and unconventional pathways. In the Fundamentals of Product Management Fellowship, he will share their journey and insights to becoming a star PM. Join in!

As the Head of Products at indiagold, Ravish has conceptualized and executed several consumer products from 0 to 1. Recognized as one of the top Product Managers in India’s fintech landscape, Ravish is an expert in the digital lending and neo-banking. Previously, he was a Yenching Scholar at Peking University, a Fredrich Bastiat Fellow at George Mason University and an On Deck Fellow. Before starting his journey in Product Management, he was as a consultant with Omidyar Network and ZS Associates. In his spare time, Ravish hosts the Use Case podcast, one of India’s top ranking entrepreneurship podcasts on Apple podcasts.

You will walk away with -

  1. Having conceptualized, executed and pitched a product to top industry experts and VCs

  2. A diverse community of product managers

  3. Mentorship for your PM careers

  4. Proof of work for build your PM career

  5. A product thinking mindset

  6. PM Fintech case-studies 

Live Cohort Based Courses

Newsletter

💌 What if Elon Musk Runs for President - Whenever there is a power vacuum, people crave for a strong person to set up. Things work well for a while until they don’t. This repeats time and again, but it takes a while to fill the gap with a leader who is respected, liked and acts in an inclusive way.

💌 The misunderstood aspect of compounding - The essential thing to keep in mind is that compounding is about the number of iterations, not the time spent. The number of times we “hit refresh” on our behaviors, habits and dreams comes to define who we become. Simply being at it isn’t unfortunately enough. Hard work matters but only if we rethink our assumptions and have the strength and mindfulness to escape the escalation of commitment.

💌 Balaji Srinivasan, Ali Abdaal, CrowdPad, Network Capital - In collaboration with CrowdPad, Network Capital is announcing the launch of a fully funded community building fellowship for creators. CrowdPad is a Web3-native, tokenised community-building tool for everyday creators to create, discover, and manage their tokenised communities all in one place, with a simple TikTok-esque video-first approach to community discovery.

Talent Collective

We strongly believe that talent is equally distributed but opportunities are not. To help fix this divide, we are launching a talent collective that will help our members get access to curated professional opportunities.

As students embark upon their career trajectories, they will learn that complex coordination is the single most important charter for getting stuff done. They will need to learn to inspire people, give tough feedback and do so with empathy. The art of public speaking in important for this.

In the YouthINK with Network Capital Summer School, our students will -

  1. Give a public INK-style talk

  2. Join a global community of curious & ambitious students

  3. Get insights from world leaders, CXOs, & industry professionals

Classes start May 28, 2022.

Have a wonderful week ahead. — Your Network Capital Team

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