Portfolio Theory
topic on 5 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 
the Knowledge Project 
BigDeal 
A Product Market Fit Show 
Capital Allocators
5 statements about Portfolio Theory, every show
Walker: Most Seed Investors Do Not Make Enough Portfolio Investments
“I put out this data a while ago that pissed some VCs off about portfolio theory and how I think most seed investors do not make enough investments.”
Sanchez: Single-platform focus advice relies on survivorship bias
“And so I think anybody that's telling you that actually doesn't realize that they have survivorship bias. They went on one thing and it worked, which is actually an anomaly, not normal. And simultaneously, they don't actually understand portfolio theory and th…”
Caldwell: Portfolio math incentivizes VCs to push startups toward explosive outcomes
“It actually makes sense from a portfolio theory to advise people to do this because either way, either it works great or it dies and goes away and you get to spend your time on something else, but like either way it's explosive, right?”
Papa: VCs succeed through luck and portfolio theory, not picking genius
“The thing about venture capital is you have folks that are wrong more than half the time, yet claim their geniuses that they knew exactly the right companies to pick. It's really portfolio theory. That's their friend. They're getting lucky. It'd be much more h…”
Lavingia: VC Portfolio Theory Leaves Struggling Founders Completely Ignored
“The nice thing about the portfolio theory that VCs have is they don't care that much about you if it doesn't work either, right? So they're all, they're sort of focused on, on other things. They're kind of content to let you Figure it out. At least the good on…”