A Brit in Melbourne. A matchmaker for knowledge. And a very clear view on what time is actually worth.

Toby Raper built Networks X on a simple but precise premise: the right expert for a private equity firm asking about AI today is a completely different person to the right expert six months ago. Static databases miss that. Custom sourcing doesn't. He's refreshingly honest about what the early days of building a business actually feel like the cash flow shock of working with institutions that pay slowly, the unexpected anxiety that comes when things finally start going well, and the harder lesson of learning to be comfortable with stillness when your instinct is to keep moving. His motivation has shifted completely. Time, he says, is the most valuable resource there is and he's finally in a position to protect it.

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