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Josh Kushner discusses the investment philosophy behind Thrive Capital, why concentration beats diversification in venture, and how he identifies founders with the conviction to build transformational companies.
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Kushner observes that the most successful founders he has backed were not motivated primarily by money but by a vision of how the world should work. The financial success was a byproduct of genuine conviction about a better future.
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The best venture returns come from concentration, not diversification — having the conviction to go deep on a few companies
Kushner argues that the venture model of spraying capital across hundreds of companies is suboptimal. Thrive concentrates bets on a small number of companies they understand deeply, which enables them to add real value and achieve outsized returns.Was this useful?