Cyrus and Iman discuss their thoughts on authenticity in life, tech, and VC. They also discuss having purpose and performing deep work, whether elite university degrees are becoming a bad investment, applying the Wall Street DNA to Venture, and how Twitter activity influences VC funding outcomes.

You can also watch this in video format on our youtube channel to see supporting material: https://youtu.be/2O7Ugp_kmDQ

Materials referenced:

James Lo post on authenticity: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/yfjame...

Rob Henderson on university degrees: https://twitter.com/robkhenderson/sta...

Sar Haribhakti on Tiger Global applying Wall Street DNA: https://twitter.com/sarthakgh/status/...

Ethan Mollick on Twitter influencing funding: https://twitter.com/emollick/status/1...

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#034 - Rational Musings: Lack of Authenticity EVERYWHERE, & Applying Wall Street DNA to Venture Capital

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#034 - Rational Musings: Lack of Authenticity EVERYWHERE, & Applying Wall Street DNA to Venture Capital