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Cyrus is General Partner at rational.fund. He podcasts and writes at rationalvc.com. He is currently working as a Software Engineer at Tesla. He has co-invested alongside Founders Fund, Jim O'Shaughnessy, YC, a16z, Sam Altman et al. The podcast has reached the top 25 charts on several occasions, and the essays have 3,000+ subscribers.Previously, Cyrus operated my own indie startups (some failed, 2 sold) or worked in VC-backed startups (and advised several). Prior to that he was part of a founding team for Silicon Valley Bank in London after university where he managed a $200MM portfolio in his early 20s. Interests: reading (preferably Lindy), podcasting, writing, polymathy, learning new skills, indie hacking, asymmetric bets, lifestyle design, sovereignty, mentoring ambitious immigrants, barbell training, martial arts, flâneuring the oldest inhabited cities, architecture, hiking, meditating, and Achaemenid history.Timestamps:00:29 Cyrus's Background08:08 Cyrus's Values12:11 Escaping corporate13:28 Leveraging code, media & capital18:35 Self teaching software then joining Tesla21:03 Making Small Bets27:51 What is Lindy knowledge and why will it change your life34:07 Is code or media a better form of leverage?46:57 The Mayfair music scene48:59 Should you optimise for work rate or exploration?01:01:27 Why people should be bored more01:04:29 Will AI eat software devs?01:14:04 What it takes to be a top performing CEO / Founder01:18:03 The problem with 30 under 30 & other status games01:21:07 Don't build SaaS01:24:03 How to get people more interested in quality content01:35:50 The story of David Senra & Chris Williamson01:40:48 Starting your life's work before having financial runway01:46:22 Lifestyle design01:49:40 Do people have a tendency to over prepare?01:54:06 Is Charlie Munger right to be anti-crypto?Cyrus Yari: https://cyrusyari.com/Ollie Allen Fox: https://www.weboaf.com/https://twitter.com/ollieallenfox This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theoafproject.substack.com
