#339: Steph Smith – Identifying Talent & The Future

Steph Smith is the host of the a16z Podcast. In this conversation, we spoke about the downsides to having a following, how to spot talented people, how to know if your content is working, and common mistakes new content creators make (0:00) Intro (2:10) Discipline vs. Flowing (4:22) How Steph Became The a16z Podcast Host (5:58) Becoming Better At Spotting Trends (8:09) Favorite Questions (10:54) Downsides Of Having A Following (15:21) Having A Smarter Sister (17:20) Parenting (20:51) Compliments (22:22) Scarcity (and Ice Cream) (26:13) Analyzing The World vs. Listening (30:18) Podcasting & Identity (37:49) Scholarships (41:39) How To Spot Talent (48:28) Convincing Husband To Code (50:33) Create Content To Sell Something Else (54:43) Falling Off The Non-Fiction Cliff (56:33) Building A Narrative (Fictional Influencer) (1:00:43) How Do You Know If Your Content Is Working (1:01:54) Common Mistakes New Tweeters Make (1:04:39) Steph’s Instagram Travel Account (1:07:09) Getting Better As A Traveler (1:11:55) Challenge Resources 11 Reasons Not To Be Famous by Tim Ferriss – https://tim.blog/2020/02/02/reasons-to-not-become-famous ConvertKit Summit Talk – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss_qfKeez8Q a16z Podcast | Lil Miquela episode – https://open.spotify.com/episode/6vKgyJDuqGmw2xxyilHvED?si=e5f10618cae240c5 Steph’s Book – https://doingcontentright.com NomadHub – https://nomadhubb.com/trips Steph's Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephsmithio Website: https://stephsmith.io My Links 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda