Background: Investment banker laid off in 2008
Anti-Fragile Response:
- Started crisis consulting
- Built distressed asset expertise
- Created turnaround frameworks
- Helped 50+ companies survive
- Now runs $100M fund
Lesson: Crisis created expertise opportunity
Case 2: The Pandemic Pivot Master
Background: Event planner when COVID hit
Anti-Fragile Response:
- Pivoted to virtual events overnight
- Taught others to do same
- Built tech platform
- Scaled globally
- $10M revenue by 2022
Lesson: Constraint forced innovation
Case 3: The AI Disruption Winner
Background: Copywriter replaced by ChatGPT
Anti-Fragile Response:
- Became AI writing strategist
- Created prompt libraries
- Built AI+human method
- Trained 1000+ writers
- 10x previous income
Lesson: Disruption created teaching opportunity