#XrisLogbook 174 - Paths, Power & Pragmatism 🇬🇧

👍🏻 This week in Paris, a close friend invited me to dinner to say thank you, and honestly, I didn’t understand why at first. Years ago, I simply introduced his son, whom I’ve known since he was a baby, to a few brilliant Quant minds I know in London. Apparently, that small moment helped him discover his path and changed the direction of his life. But it reminded me of something powerful: sometimes, the greatest impact we can have is not by pushing people toward success, but simply by exposing them to what truly sparks their passion. The rest comes from them. Never underestimate the value of opening one door for someone. ✨

👎🏻 I was left speechless after hearing a friend’s story. By total mistake, he was arrested and kept in custody for 3 days and 2 nights without access to his phone, unable to call anyone, like most of us who no longer remember numbers by heart. In the end, the only explanation was: “Sorry, we made a mistake.” What’s deeply troubling is not only the error itself, but how easily freedom, dignity, and basic human consideration can disappear behind administrative failure. The irony? This friend is one of the heavy taxpayers in France… someone whose years of hard work help fund the very system that failed him. A powerful reminder that no matter your status or success, protecting justice and accountability should concern us all. 🤯

✍🏻 Yesterday , while signing the notary papers for my very first real estate project in Mauritius, I was struck by something fascinating: all the legal documents felt incredibly familiar to what I had known for years in France, written within the traditions of the Code Napoléonien. Yet at the same time, all the documents I had prepared for my newly created Mauritian holding company followed the Common Law structure I was used to in the UK. This perfectly reflects one of Mauritius’ greatest strengths: a pragmatic legal system shaped by its unique history as both a former French and British colony, capable of combining the best of two worlds to create stability, flexibility, and confidence for entrepreneurs, investors, and families building their future there. ⚖️

🙏🏻 Special thanks this week to Chrisdèle , Gaspard , Gwenaël , Stephanie , Karim , Cédric , Pierre


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