Complexity Investing & Semiconductors (with NZS Capital)

Of our 65+ sources for the TSMC episode, one stood above the rest: a wonderful Knowledge Project episode with Brinton Johns and Jon Bathgate of NZS Capital laying out the state of the semiconductor market. When coincidentally we met Brinton a week later, we knew fate was telling us we had to dig deeper. It turns out NZS has a lot more to teach Acquired than just about semis! Here we dive into their fascinating philosophy of "complexity investing", which was born out of their interactions with the world-famous Santa Fe Institute (of W. Brian Arthur and Increasing Returns fame!)... and of course we also throw in some semiconductor shop-talk for good measure. :)

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Links:

• NZS Capital: https://www.nzscapital.com
• The Santa Fe Institute: https://www.santafe.edu
• NZS's white paper on Complexity Investing:  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ca38f3216b6405d11e3d4b4/t/60131df6a8d27d63432ea5ff/1611865607574/Complexity_2021update-v9pt2.pdf
• Brinton & Jon on The Knowledge Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6NUO_bymuA
• Twitter: 
  • Brinton: https://twitter.com/bjohns3
  • Jon: https://twitter.com/jbathgate
  • Brad: https://twitter.com/bradsling

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