Crypto Portfolio Self-Expands

Shaan Puri shares his experience with crypto investment allocation and how it evolved over time, revealing both his strategy and some retrospective thoughts on his approach.

  • Initial Investment Strategy:

    • Started with goal of 25% portfolio allocation
    • Actually invested 20% initially
    • Stopped adding more after initial investment
  • Current Portfolio Status:

    • Crypto now represents over 50% of net worth
    • Growth came primarily through appreciation
    • Doesn't actively track or calculate exact percentage anymore
  • Retrospective Views:

    • Believes he should have been more aggressive
    • "I should have gone all in"
    • Suggests 80% would have been better allocation given his conviction
  • Investment Philosophy:

    • Acknowledges missed opportunity for greater returns
    • Shows tension between conservative initial approach and later conviction
    • Demonstrates how strong crypto performance can naturally skew portfolio allocations
  • Notable Context:

    • Discussion happens when Bitcoin is at $67k
    • Shows how early conservative positions can become dominant through market appreciation
    • Reflects common crypto investor experience of watching initial small positions become substantial
01:05:25 - 01:05:52
Full video: 01:15:10
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Shaan Puri

Host of MFM

Shaan Puri is the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Milk Road. He previously worked at Twitch as a Senior Director of Product, Mobile Gaming, and Emerging Markets. He also attended Duke University.

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