Startup & VC Jargon · Managing Director level

"Asymmetric bet"

"Asymmetric bet" describes an investment or decision where the potential upside is much larger than the potential downside, making the risk worth taking.

Say this instead: small risk, big upside

How "Asymmetric bet" shows up at work

Used correctly by investors weighing concentrated positions. Used loosely by anyone who wants to sound rigorous about a decision they have already made emotionally. The asymmetry is real; whether it was calculated is a separate question.

Buzzword

Expanding into that market now is an asymmetric bet given our cost base.

Plain English

Expanding into that market now is a small risk, big upside move given our cost base.

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