Kyle Harrison is the General Partner at Contrary Capital, as well as a writer. We talk about hype cycles, talent vortexes, investing in people, battles between tradition and progress, building systems, writing, and much more.
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(00:46) Acceleration of FOMO and hype cycles in investing
(07:04) Being people-centric is contrarian in VC
(11:19) Most barriers have been lowered; networks & relationships are a moat
(14:44) Why don't we have more world-class, capable founders?
(19:49) Talent vortexes & curiosity
(26:55) Triangulating people’s careers & admitting you were wrong
(29:35) Doing what's profitable vs. good for humanity
(34:08) Religion vs. science/technology is a matter of altitude
(37:23) What’s always true in venture, and what won’t be in the future
(45:21) Writing vs investing
(47:05) Writing, reflecting, & changing behavior
(53:52) Crossing out every day on the calendar
(56:24) Only take opportunities that stick around
(01:01:39) Regret minimization
(01:03:18) Kyle’s final question for listeners
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Kyle’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/kwharrison13
Kyle’s Site: https://kwharrison13.com/
Kyle’s Newsletter: https://investing1012dot0.substack.com/
Contrary: https://contrary.com/
Spencer’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R
Spencer’s Blog: https://spencerkier.substack.com
