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EPISODE · Feb 6, 2025 · 44 MIN

Not from Concentrate

from Motion Blur · host Grant Gregory and Hammad Aslam

Index Investing vs Concentration Today Hammad and Grant debate the merits of index investing vs concentrated investing at the early stages. The conversation begins with Hammad sharing a tweet from a notable early-stage investing legend; Grant proceeds to explain why he thinks it’s wrong! Been reflecting lately on various people taking a "portfolio approach" of options where one bet hits big -- Kyle Shanahan w/ various quarterbacks; obviously, VC firms who find a big winner; more recently, Lina Khan & FTC w/ Figma-Adobe. Obviously, there’s lots of ways to invest, and Grant and Hammad share a nuanced perspective on the merits and shortfalls of each approach before concluding with their sentiments on which style they believe works best. The episode wraps up with a fun sports analogy from Grant’s life. Enjoy! And apologies to any San Francisco 49ers fans in advance. 🔗 Show Resource Links Semil’s tweet Playing Different Games — Ev Randle 🎙️ Podcast Links ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠ 🌀 About Motion Blur Exploring what makes great companies and technologies work. Brought to you by Grant Gregory & Hammad Aslam. Grant is an investor at ⁠⁠Cantos⁠⁠ where he focuses on physical world technologies. Hammad is a Partner at Kivu Ventures, ⁠⁠Susa⁠⁠’s growth fund. Learn more about the hosts: Grant Gregory, ⁠⁠⁠@grant__gregory⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Embers⁠⁠⁠ Hammad Aslam, ⁠⁠⁠@_hammad_aslamh⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Susa Ventures⁠⁠ If you're interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every week for new episodes. Intro music credit: ⁠⁠⁠Will Harrison⁠⁠⁠ Thanks for reading and listening to Motion Blur! ⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠ to get notified for future episodes.

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