How to Convince Your Husband to Code

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"I've been trying to convince Calvin to learn to code because it's not like I'm paid for any engineering work," she says. "And despite me, like asking him in many other ways or like nudging him over the years, he's like, Oh, I'm like taking that 100 days of Python course."

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

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