#041 - Rational Musings: Antifragile Principles for Investing and Life

<p>In this Rational Musings episode, Iman and Cyrus discuss antifragile principles of their favourite author - Mr Nassim Nicholas Taleb. The fellas dissect a Seeking Alpha article on managing an antifragile portfolio and also talk how to apply antifragile principles in daily life.</p> <p>Submit questions for us to cover in podcast episodes: <a href= "https://www.rationalvc.com/questions">https://www.rationalvc.com/questions</a></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Materials referenced</span><br /> <br /> Seeking Alpha article: <a href= "https://seekingalpha.com/article/4454512-7-rules-for-an-antifragile-portfolio"> https://seekingalpha.com/article/4454512-7-rules-for-an-antifragile-portfolio</a><br /> <br /> Taleb convexity article: <a href= "https://www.edge.org/conversation/nassim_nicholas_taleb-understanding-is-a-poor-substitute-for-convexity-antifragility"> https://www.edge.org/conversation/nassim_nicholas_taleb-understanding-is-a-poor-substitute-for-convexity-antifragility</a><br /> <br /> Danial Vassallo Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/dvassallo?s=20&t=oQi_Tf63eVgWkw04MJ144Q">https://twitter.com/dvassallo?s=20&t=oQi_Tf63eVgWkw04MJ144Q</a></p> <p>Naval on asymmetric opportunities: <a href= "https://twitter.com/naval/status/1054984950192181248?lang=en-GB">https://twitter.com/naval/status/1054984950192181248?lang=en-GB</a></p> <p>Bill Ackman Netflix shareholder letter: <a href= "https://assets.pershingsquareholdings.com/2022/04/20184527/Letter-to-Shareholders-4.20.2022.pdf"> https://assets.pershingsquareholdings.com/2022/04/20184527/Letter-to-Shareholders-4.20.2022.pdf</a></p> <p>--</p> <p>Rational VC provides regular content on technology investing and technology building. We also write long-form memos on all things tech investing and building. You can sign up for these monthly memo newsletters on the website: <a href= "https://www.rationalvc.com/">https://www.rationalvc.com/</a><br /> <br /> We break everything down to first principles, to simplify the complex technology world. We aim to