The 2010s was the decade of the Entrepreneur. The 2020s will be the decade of the Investor.
“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”
Bruce Lee
…out with the new?
I’m listening to fewer and fewer podcasts. Or at least I’m listening to less variety.
I noticed on a run yesterday that my listening has become much more concentrated. I was listening — yet again — to ‘The Psychology of Human Misjudgement’ speech by Charlie Munger.
This past week I’ve listened to Guy Spier and William Green for the second time, Bill Ackman and Lex Fridman for the third time and Chris Sacca and Jason Calacanis for what must be the hundredth time.
I’m about to go out into the sunshine of rural Hertfordshire for my Sunday run and I have Sam Altman and Lex Fridman queued up and it’ll be the third time I’ve listened to that.
Maybe it’ll not last but I’ve definitely found more in returning to the above than I have discovered from shows, episodes and people that were new to me.
It’s just a phase he’s going through
Is this wise?
Is it just a phase?
A form of practice?
Have you experienced similar?
I do apply this to other things too, like the books I read and the people I hang out with, so…
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In other news
🇬🇧 Terrific meet-up this week in London with other VALUEx people. One person hosted and gave a presentation then we all went out for dinner1.
📉 It’s tough out there. I met with three founders who are considering closing their startup. Too much money too early, burn-out and not meeting VC metrics were among the reasons.
☕️ But there’s more optimism than pessimism — last week I had coffee with an exited founder I hadn’t seen in 4+ years who is itching to startup again and this week I’m having a call with another.
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