The hard stuff: when volatility creates opportunity

Jackie DiMonte
5 min readOct 10, 2021

Volatility is the “liability to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse”. We often reference it in regards to public market investing.

Volatility in a stock price makes it hard to predict what the future price will be. It means you take on more risk in buying or selling the stock. With more risk, there is opportunity for more reward.

Volatility creates opportunity.

Volatility applies to more than investing. It applies to technology. Just like volatility makes predicting…

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Jackie DiMonte

Early stage venture investor at @chicagoventures. Formerly @hydeparkvp, #IoT at @silverspringnet, and #tech at @Accenture