Baba Brinkman - Walk Like An Amoeba lyrics

How the hell did I go from a nerdy white Suburban guy with a couple words that rhyme To a millionaire, platinum certified? I can tell you in a word: I diversified That's the only way to keep entrepreneurs alive Stick your fingers in twenty-five or thirty pies And then when the returns arrive, you fertilize The best ones and just let the worst ones die I'm talkin' about business initiatives Not individuals, there are some critical differences Who's gonna sponsor insolvent businesses? The government? Only if they're sellin' derivatives But for the rest of us, tryin' to create benefits For customers, instead of just bein' acquisitive Diversification is the best preventative Against over-exposure, so risk is limited Walk like an amoeba Throw off lots of little feelers And see which ones'll feed ya baby Walk like an amoeba Throw off lots of little feelers And see which ones'll feed ya Go get it, go get it, go get it Go get it, you want it? Go get it Okay everybody, ready for a case study? Rap Guide Incorporated, we make money By collaborating with… pretty much anybody So our business relationships stay s*utty We've got the Rap Guide to Evolution, Business Chemistry, Geology, Law, Statistics Cosmology… Quantum Physics We pretty much got a locked on the academics But that's just the entrance; we have Rap Guides To all of your favorite hobbies and pastimes From flying kites to fly fishing – we franchise We even have a Rap Guide to writing Rap Guides That's how our business model gets sold We only centralize quality control Synthesizing all knowledge into flows That's our motto, plus our modest goal Walk like an amoeba Throw off lots of little feelers And see which ones'll feed ya baby Walk like an amoeba Throw off lots of little feelers And see which ones'll feed ya Go get it, go get it, go get it Go get it, you want it? Go get it So what does it mean to walk like an amoeba? Don't you need a vision to be a business leader? And don't those amoebas move with little feelers ‘Cause they ain't got no eyes they can see with? That's right, but your eyes will deceive ya No one saw the credit crisis comin' either When it comes to gains, people are safe creatures But when it comes to losses, risk-seekers Humans are not Econs, that's wrong Cla**ical economists have been hittin' the bong Cognitive biases are mad strong Otherwise, you wouldn't have black swans Economics is the modern astrology With crystal balls to predict the economy And expert advice is like hittin' the lottery You gotta be like an amoeba if you wanna lead Walk like an amoeba Throw off lots of little feelers And see which ones'll feed ya baby Walk like an amoeba