The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch 20VC: Tim Ferriss: Why I Walked Away From Angel Investing After Uber | How I Accidentally Lost $150 Million | Money Fixed My Problems—Then Made Me Miserable
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Oct 31, 2025 
Tim Ferriss, bestselling author and angel investor, shares his journey from financial success to personal reflection. He discusses why he stepped away from angel investing at its peak, emphasizing that money merely fixes money issues but doesn't address deeper emotional challenges. Tim reveals his $150 million regret concerning investments and highlights the importance of meaningful relationships over algorithm-driven metrics. He also touches on the essence of finding genuine connections and the unexpected joys of inefficiency in life.
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Manage Your Public Persona
- Wear masks deliberately to avoid becoming the exaggerated version of your public persona.
- Tim resists full video adoption because it amplifies extremes and erodes privacy.
Go Surgically Small First
- Target a small, specific initial audience deliberately before scaling broadly.
- Tim wrote The 4-Hour Workweek as if emailing two friends to create strong initial resonance.
Beware Platform Vanity Metrics
- Platforms reward sensational metrics that can mislead creators about real impact.
- Tim separates vanity metrics from business fundamentals to avoid being swayed by algorithms.
