Angel investing
Subject in Investing
Angel investing has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including My First Million, The Tim Ferriss Show. 3 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Tim FerrissAmerican author, podcaster and investor, host of The Tim Ferriss Show
Ferriss said he tries to invest in products he personally uses every day rather than following elaborate theses.
“i just try to invest in stuff that i will use every day”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #875: The Random Show — Tim and Kevin Talk Retreats, Mortality, AI Predictions, Supplements, Rock Climbing at (Almost) 50, and Not Waiting for “Someday” (Jul 16, 2026) · Listen from 1:47:49
Ferriss said the main lesson from his 20-year investing retrospective is to let winners run as long as possible.
“the takeaway is you've got to let your winners run as long as possible”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #875: The Random Show — Tim and Kevin Talk Retreats, Mortality, AI Predictions, Supplements, Rock Climbing at (Almost) 50, and Not Waiting for “Someday” (Jul 16, 2026) · Listen from 1:45:20
Ferriss recommended asking an LLM open-ended personal questions, such as what to pursue over the next five years, and said the answers were outstanding.
“when you ask it open-ended personal questions in the way that you would ask a close friend, what do you think are three to five creative ways I might explore things professionally in the next five years?”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #875: The Random Show — Tim and Kevin Talk Retreats, Mortality, AI Predictions, Supplements, Rock Climbing at (Almost) 50, and Not Waiting for “Someday” (Jul 16, 2026) · Listen from 1:15:58
Ferriss said he values investing as an objective scorecard of his own thinking rather than as accumulation.
“What's fun about investing to me is it's a way to scorecard your thinking and decision-making”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #875: The Random Show — Tim and Kevin Talk Retreats, Mortality, AI Predictions, Supplements, Rock Climbing at (Almost) 50, and Not Waiting for “Someday” (Jul 16, 2026) · Listen from 1:09:33
Tony HawkProfessional skateboarder who commented on Strings's injury
Hawk says his successful ventures are those he is passionate about and can contribute to beyond money, and that restaurants have been riskiest.
“what has worked is if it's something that I am truly passionate about and that I can contribute in more ways than just money”
My First Million: Decoding Tony Hawk’s mindset in 72 minutes (Sep 9, 2026) · Listen from 55:22
Kevin RoseAmerican technology entrepreneur and investor, founder of Digg and co-host of The Random Show
Rose advised that people should consider investing in companies whose products they love rather than only buying the products.
“you find something that you love and you buy said object when you should actually buy the company”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #875: The Random Show — Tim and Kevin Talk Retreats, Mortality, AI Predictions, Supplements, Rock Climbing at (Almost) 50, and Not Waiting for “Someday” (Jul 16, 2026) · Listen from 1:46:22
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- My First Million · 1 episode
- The Tim Ferriss Show · 1 episode
Episodes
Decoding Tony Hawk’s mindset in 72 minutesMy First Million · Sep 9, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri interview skateboarder Tony Hawk about his early career, the 900, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater royalties, Birdhouse, investing and aging.
#875: The Random Show — Tim and Kevin Talk Retreats, Mortality, AI Predictions, Supplements, Rock Climbing at (Almost) 50, and Not Waiting for “Someday”The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 h 58 min
Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose discuss Zen retreats, grief and mortality, rock climbing goals, supplements, psychedelic research, AI predictions and investing.