Joe Lonsdale

And usually the number one reason should be like much bigger than everything else. So if you tell me I have four reasons for doing this business thing, that means you haven't really thought about it enough. There's probably like one thing that's dominant. Hmm. Those were really big. One thing that you always talked about was that effort on any project is convex.

And usually the number one reason should be like much bigger than everything else. So if you tell me I have four reasons for doing this business thing, that means you haven't really thought about it enough. There's probably like one thing that's dominant. Hmm. Those were really big. One thing that you always talked about was that effort on any project is convex.

And usually the number one reason should be like much bigger than everything else. So if you tell me I have four reasons for doing this business thing, that means you haven't really thought about it enough. There's probably like one thing that's dominant. Hmm. Those were really big. One thing that you always talked about was that effort on any project is convex.

And what convex means, it's a shape of a curve where if you spend like 80% of your time focused on something, that's maybe half as good as spending 90% of your time focused on something because that was that last bit of effort.

And what convex means, it's a shape of a curve where if you spend like 80% of your time focused on something, that's maybe half as good as spending 90% of your time focused on something because that was that last bit of effort.

And what convex means, it's a shape of a curve where if you spend like 80% of your time focused on something, that's maybe half as good as spending 90% of your time focused on something because that was that last bit of effort.

And it's one of those things where like being 99th percentile is worth so much more than being 90th percentile also because that means you're number one and being number one is worth a lot. So there's a lot of things like that that you just kind of gave me all these concepts that we all kind of learn when we work with them.

And it's one of those things where like being 99th percentile is worth so much more than being 90th percentile also because that means you're number one and being number one is worth a lot. So there's a lot of things like that that you just kind of gave me all these concepts that we all kind of learn when we work with them.

And it's one of those things where like being 99th percentile is worth so much more than being 90th percentile also because that means you're number one and being number one is worth a lot. So there's a lot of things like that that you just kind of gave me all these concepts that we all kind of learn when we work with them.

It's very, very hard. And I think the most important things I've accomplished has been when I've been able to really focus on something for a while. And whether that's Palantir, whether that's Adapar, whether that's spending months on a thesis at 8VC and a framework at 8VC that we're going to work on for our investing, it is really important to focus. And, you know...

It's very, very hard. And I think the most important things I've accomplished has been when I've been able to really focus on something for a while. And whether that's Palantir, whether that's Adapar, whether that's spending months on a thesis at 8VC and a framework at 8VC that we're going to work on for our investing, it is really important to focus. And, you know...

It's very, very hard. And I think the most important things I've accomplished has been when I've been able to really focus on something for a while. And whether that's Palantir, whether that's Adapar, whether that's spending months on a thesis at 8VC and a framework at 8VC that we're going to work on for our investing, it is really important to focus. And, you know...

You get to a certain point where I have obviously a lot of financial resources now, a lot of influence in the world. And so I'm able to help others who are focusing. But anything I invest in or do, it has to be someone really amazing is making it their main thing. And someone, the CEO has to be all in, you know, for the things I do.

You get to a certain point where I have obviously a lot of financial resources now, a lot of influence in the world. And so I'm able to help others who are focusing. But anything I invest in or do, it has to be someone really amazing is making it their main thing. And someone, the CEO has to be all in, you know, for the things I do.

You get to a certain point where I have obviously a lot of financial resources now, a lot of influence in the world. And so I'm able to help others who are focusing. But anything I invest in or do, it has to be someone really amazing is making it their main thing. And someone, the CEO has to be all in, you know, for the things I do.

you really just need to like be courageous. I think a lot of people in our culture nowadays, a lot of them want to do incubators or they just want to do a fun, never having built something, or they just want to say, I'm going to help five different projects. And that's actually kind of like a form. It's a type of cowardice. It's a type of saying, I'm afraid to go all in.

you really just need to like be courageous. I think a lot of people in our culture nowadays, a lot of them want to do incubators or they just want to do a fun, never having built something, or they just want to say, I'm going to help five different projects. And that's actually kind of like a form. It's a type of cowardice. It's a type of saying, I'm afraid to go all in.

you really just need to like be courageous. I think a lot of people in our culture nowadays, a lot of them want to do incubators or they just want to do a fun, never having built something, or they just want to say, I'm going to help five different projects. And that's actually kind of like a form. It's a type of cowardice. It's a type of saying, I'm afraid to go all in.

I'm afraid to say this is the best and I'm going to crush it. And like 99.9% of the people who are crushing it and who are changing the world and who are really, you know, building the future of our civilization, they're focusing on something.

I'm afraid to say this is the best and I'm going to crush it. And like 99.9% of the people who are crushing it and who are changing the world and who are really, you know, building the future of our civilization, they're focusing on something.