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• How did Georgia, with its unique language, survive sandwiched among empires?

• Georgian histography and the origins of the Georgian language

• How has the perception of Napoleon change over time

• Is history fake?

• Did Napoleon only eat one meal at the academy so that he could afford to buy himself books?

• Napoleon, Jørgen Jørgensen, Mehmet Ali (Albanian founder of modern Egypt): the charisma and power of the outsider

• Mamluks and the prominent roles of Georgians, their continued involvement with Georgia and how their nepotistic preference for Georgian slaves generated demand for Georgian captives

• Georgian cuisine

• What is most striking thing about living in Louisiana?

• The role of Great Men in history

Lewis Grafton left private equity to cofound and raise US$55m for a pre-launch crypto-native game (SolChicks)

I have profound admiration for anyone who takes the leap to start something new, and I was excited to talk to Lewis to see how he did it. Cherry on top: he’s expecting his second baby with his wife shortly.

We speak about:

• What is SolChicks
• What’s special about gaming on the blockchain
• How do you back yourself as finance guys to build a winning game experience
• Working remotely from Australia and the global team
• Day-to-day work in the early days
• What SolChicks is doing differently, including innovations in fundraising
• Going from zero to one
• Taking the leap to a new career
• Why gaming is a such a powerful sector and systemically underrated
• Is Play-to-Earn dystopian?
• 0 to 1 to 2 to 3 kids