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“And I think that's actually, you know, I hate to sound too grandiose, I think some of those ideas are actually applicable in investing, where, you know, you bring with you a certain framework for looking at the world and then the, then that framework breaks do…”

“And so you really need to make a decision when investing, assuming that, that you're not going to be able to kind of work day in, day out and help them build the product. Do you still believe that they can get there right with you as a mentor coach, not you as…”

“And then the second thing I learned at A-Six-Z is how to be an insanely curious person, and why that's the most important thing about investing.”

“Operating and investing are incredibly complimentary. Investing encourages you to be up there at that 30,000 foot view, seeing patterns across industries, comparing business models, looking at macro trends to see where those next pockets of opportunity might b…”

“If you think about investing more broadly speaking, it's an infinite game. And the only real competitor is yourself because the only thing you're really fighting is not really market gyrations, but it's your own psychology. And if you can manage your own psych…”

“I very much believe that investing is this unique combination of reason and revelation, and that understanding that mix is sort of the key to being a great investor, and I think it's also the key to being a great journalist.”

“And so I think the big takeaway from my thinking there is that, you know, he was the first person to tell me that investing is much more like a multiplayer strategy game than it is like any other asset class.”

“And I think the lesson from poker that I think very much applies to investing is to focus on process and not outcomes, right? Outcomes matter over a long period of time, but there's a lot of noise. And the better you can focus on making the process, you know, …”

“Investing is as culturally relevant as music and the arts and sports”

“I think it's a permanent shift. I think there's a movement in this country that has started and is continuing to have more of the investing done by individuals directly.”

“And although investing seems different, I would never compare it to how difficult it is to growing a tech startup.”

“When I got exposed to investing, it for me was very removed, I guess, from the process of building. It was like at least one or two derivatives off From the actual work that was happening.”

“When you think about investing, there may be a lot of randomness in the system, and some people are going to be in the position to be lucky, and hence, they'll, their track record, for example, may look good as just beneficiaries of a random system.”

“You need to realize that there's a real principal agent problem in investing. And it's not even conscious. It's like, if you have a team or whatever, people are going to do like subconsciously do what's best for their careers or whatever.”

“But the thing is that the more uncomfortable you feel, the better it probably is. And so as long as you know that, that takes away some of that uncomfortable feeling.”

“Invest in strength, not lack of weakness.”

“Buying is glamorous. Selling is the job.”

“Investing. Actually, yeah. Yeah, a hundred percent. It's, I think, the, something that I can do forever, like, and it's really enjoyable, and I really love, like, Being a part of the cutting edge things in technology, and like, advancing society, and human evo…”