rational vc #052 - Antifragile: Nassim Taleb (Incerto Series)
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Jun 13, 2024 
Author Nassim Taleb discusses the core concepts of antifragility, concavity vs convexity, wealth, barbell strategy, Lindy effect, and raising antifragile kids. Exploring the importance of stressors, optionality, and via negativa principle in becoming antifragile. The podcast delves into the ethics of antifragility, signal vs noise, and the Green Lumber Fallacy. Touching on modernity, political systems, and the importance of embracing uncertainty in life and business.
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Understanding Antifragility Triad
- Antifragility is a spectrum from fragile to robust to antifragile.
- Antifragile systems benefit and improve from stressors and volatility.
Use Barbell Strategy
- Apply the barbell strategy: keep most resources safe but risk a small portion on high upside bets.
- This reduces downside risk while preserving potential for big gains.
Power of Lindy Effect
- The Lindy Effect states older non-perishable things likely last longer in the future.
- This shows why tried and tested knowledge is often superior to new trends.