I asked Cathie Wood the question no one else will
About This Episode
In this episode, Shaan Puri interviews ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood about her journey from working at McDonald's to managing a multibillion-dollar investment firm focused on disruptive innovation. They explore Wood's unique open-research philosophy, her defense of ARK's performance during market volatility, and the massive economic potential she sees in AI, robotaxis, and humanoid robotics.
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Key Takeaways
Identify and leverage a technological edge early in your career to provide 'one and a half' times the expected value, helping you stand out even when you lack experience or a network.
Adopt an open-information strategy by sharing work-in-progress research and inviting external pushback from experts to battle-test your ideas and harness the global network effect of information.
Use market volatility to your advantage by systematically rebalancing high-conviction positions—taking profits when a stock's portfolio weight peaks and buying during 'sinking spells' to maintain a long-term target return.