Why Venture Capital is a Probabilistic Game

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

January 15, 2023

Duration

7m

Channel

Acquired

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Why did a successful public market's investor shift to early private investing? Is he confident in his decision? Andrew Marks, managing partner of TQ Ventures, offers insights about his approach and philosophy towards investing. Want to join the conversation? Leave a comment and share your thoughts! Listen to the full Howard Marks & Andrew Marks: Something of Value episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9xXpsoRG18 More like this: The Path to Exceptionality with Billionaire Investor Howard Marks: https://youtu.be/UX-TdHm4E8s Is Jeff Bezos the Best Investor of All Time? : https://youtu.be/DZVmVCt2lPI The Origin Story of Qualcomm: https://youtu.be/oYgNnJDSEqw CONNECT with us! Instagram: https://instagram.com/acquired.fm Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcquiredFM Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acquiredfm Visit our website: https://www.acquired.fm #tech #acquired #businesspodcast #techpodcast ⁠#business #business101 #investing #investingtips #investment #howardmarks #andrewmarks #tqventures #oaktreecapital #oaktree

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Andrew Marks

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🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Acquired, featuring Andrew Marks, Why Venture Capital is a Probabilistic Game explores venture capital rewards optimistic forecasting through diversified, high-variance bets over time Ben Gilbert and Andrew Marks contrast public-market investing—rich with widely available information—with early-stage venture, where access and competition are intense but outcomes are far more skewed.

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