#027 - Rational Musings: Emerging VC Managers, Space Race, Self-Aware Founders, & Fundraising Records

<p>Cyrus and Iman discuss whether diversification makes sense through the lens of Apple vs. all the world's unicorns, how fundraising is growing in VC, and the Bezos vs. Branson space race. They also discuss why right now is the best time ever to build a startup or be a Venture Capitalist.</p> <p>You can also watch this in video format on our youtube channel to see supporting material: <a href= "https://youtu.be/ALdQ_dbYhN8">https://youtu.be/ALdQ_dbYhN8</a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Materials referenced:<br /> <br /> <span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Apple vs Unicorns:</span> <a class= "yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" spellcheck="false" href= "https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbG9HQ09LVlRrVFBhSWQ0VlNzRVZ6YWZZQ3VsZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuWmcwRmNrdlRLM2hYQkN2QXVkeFhwdjVmQTdQd3pXRmJjREhDMTJXa183bkRDNHdBV1VBSU5LRjlWSGRSa1MtaXlsTVQ2dkxNX1RQbHBwUkNuRGZveFRNMDFxejkyWkp5YndGN3dFUURrc2pIMFplNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.notboring.co%2Fp%2Fintroducing-not-boring-capital" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">https://www.notboring.co/p/introducin...</a><br /> <br /> <span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Michael Batnick post:</span> <a class= "yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" spellcheck="false" href= "https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE4zdGcyRXhielZmaTJucUFBTk5TWTFTaU1YUXxBQ3Jtc0tscTdSZ3ptSDlYRURLOHZpYXE2Q3RFaXVwTXQ2RVRKZnBhM1JSYUN3TWRTc3ZqXzVXVDhKVmNEU0J1cFBVVzBzd2NDX0RKRkVBd1RFNzh4Z1J6YVh5MDR3MWNQM3hnUlZWNVJaMWI0aXpkRG5uczRWNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftheirrelevantinvestor.com%2F2021%2F07%2F15%2Fthere-is-so-much-money-sloshing-around%2F" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">https://theirrelevantinvestor.com/202...</a> <span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><br /> <br /> Tech Crunch emerging managers:</span> <a class= "yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" spellcheck="false" href= "https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=vide