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The podcast discusses the concept of measuring risk and understanding the potential payoff in entrepreneurial ventures. The speaker highlights how many entrepreneurs overestimate the potential payoff for a risk and underestimate the cost involved. He emphasizes the need to have a realistic perspective on the likelihood of success and failure. He also introduces the idea of betting against conventional wisdom and the long tail distribution of returns in business. The importance of time as a cost in entrepreneurial pursuits is also emphasized.