Gaurav Kapadia on New York City, Investing, and Contemporary Art (Ep. 264) | Conversations with Tyler

What a childhood spent collecting rent in Queens teaches you about judgment

Gaurav Kapadia on New York City, Investing, and Contemporary Art (Ep. 264) | Conversations with Tyler December 10, 2025 Gaurav Kapadia on New York City, Investing, and Contemporary Art (Ep. 264) What a childhood spent collecting rent in Queens teaches you about judgment Subscribe Apple Google Stitcher Spotify YouTube You may also like: Gaurav Kapadia has deliberately avoided publicity throughout his career in investing, which makes this conversation a rare window into how he thinks. He now runs XN, a firm built around concentrated bets on a small number of companies with long holding periods.

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