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.

You can also watch this in video format on our youtube channel to see supporting material: https://youtu.be/ALdQ_dbYhN8 

Materials referenced: Apple vs Unicorns: https://www.notboring.co/p/introducin... Michael Batnick post: https://theirrelevantinvestor.com/202... Tech Crunch emerging managers: https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/16/tra... Nasir Qadree: https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/12/nas... Jake Paul fund: https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/29/jak... FT article on Branson & Bezos: https://amp-ft-com.cdn.ampproject.org... Chamath space tweet thread: https://twitter.com/chamath/status/14... Gymshark Ben Francis: https://www.ft.com/content/3dee6da5-f... Simon Sarris Substack: https://simonsarris.substack.com/p/st... Marc Andreessen It's Time to Build: https://a16z.com/2020/04/18/its-time-... Paul Graham Fierce Nerds: http://paulgraham.com/fn.html

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