What it takes to be antifragile | Nassim Taleb | Nutanix .NEXT 2016 Europe | Closing Keynote

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Published 2016-11-22
In this closing keynote at Nutanix .NEXT Europe 2016 we join author Nassim Nicholas Taleb as he shares his views on what it takes to be 'antifragile.' A former options trader, Taleb is well known for his influential book, 'The Black Swan: The Impact of the Improbable.' During this keynote Taleb advice on what it takes to withstand difficult-to-predict-events through the practice of 'antifragility,' a term he has coined. To be 'antifragile' is to be enabled to grow and benefit from a certain class of events, errors and volatility.

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All Comments (12)
  • @bectoncapital
    What a powerful concept! "The same wind that blows out a candle, feeds a forest fire!" I believe as it relates to people and life, that you can become antifragile - feed off of what tries to harm you! Are you going to be the candle and let what happens to you kill your motivation? Or are you going to be the forest fire and let what happens to you ignite your fire and become unstoppable!
  • @SS-iy5zo
    ‘Great men become great because they’ve learned how to master luck, what the vulgar call luck is a characteristic of genius” Napoleon Bonaparte.
  • 25:18 - Good technology is what destroys old tech. Not something that brings something new. Startup idea - Don't build something new, destroy something old. To be successful - Tinkering, never miss options and have optionality.
  • @skinindagame_
    One of the greatest thinkers of our time, and I ain’t using “greatest thinker” inflationary…
  • @shaistalmar9311
    Please share your philosophy briefly if you don't mind. He communicates different point of view of what life/business is
  • @cogen651
    My philosophy is do exactly the opposite of what the talking heads on cnbc say.