Learn from history's Greatest Minds — and find Timeless ideas you can apply to business and life.
Every podcast episode we explore a Lindy* book.
*Lindy
Pronunciation: /LIN-dee/
Noun
Definition: A principle stating that the longer an idea, book, or technology has existed, the longer it is likely to continue. Longevity equates to enduring value and wisdom.
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Why?
Authenticity • Truth-seeking • Long-termism
Rational VC makes the most Timeless business content on the internet with a unique format of “conversational audiobook” episodes, typically 2+ hours in length. We strive to become polymaths like our investing and business icons, pulling the Big Ideas from a wide range of disciplines.
For the curious-minded seeking Worldly Wisdom.
“In my whole life, I have known no wise people who didn’t read all the time — none, zero. [...] I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent, but they are learning machines. They go to bed every night a little wiser than they were when they got up, and boy does that help, particularly when you have a long run ahead of you.”
“Let me insist that erudition is important to me. It signals genuine intellectual curiosity. [...] Indeed, scholarship without erudition can lead to disasters.”
Regularly in the Top-50 (occasionally Top-25) Podcast charts
Where?
Episode #50+ is the new format: Lindy book learnings with Cyrus and Iman.
Prior to episode #50 we had selective interviews with guests.
On all major platforms (audio or video)
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Every month, thousands of seasoned investors, founders, scientists, engineers, and scholars read the same email essay, drawing on our learnings from a Timeless book to apply the ideas in business and life.
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Who?
“Play long-term games with long-term people. All returns in life, including relationships, come from compound interest in long-term games.”
