Keep your options open and favour bets with small, capped downside and large, open-ended upside. You don't need to predict — just stay positioned to win.
What is optionality? Read the full idea →A small side project costs little if it fails and could change everything if it hits.
Staying flexible lets you seize a better opportunity instead of being locked in place.
Venture investing wins not by picking right every time, but by capping losses and letting winners run.
Building broadly useful skills keeps more doors open than over-specialising in one fragile niche.
Holding a position without big commitment lets you act fast when the picture clears.
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