Creator Lab - interviews with entrepreneurs and startup founders Steph Smith, Head of Trends.co // Building In Public, Finding Your First 1000 Users + Growing Online
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Nov 12, 2020 
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Chess Shaped Steph's Mindset
- Steph Smith grew up playing competitive chess with her family and on the Canadian national team.
- Chess taught her lessons about ownership of moves and lack of bias in competition.
Control What You Can Change
- Focus on controlling what you can influence instead of trying to change others’ opinions.
- Empower yourself by making the best moves within your control, like in chess.
Career Shift From Science to Tech
- Steph studied chemical engineering and did scientific research but disliked typical career paths in the field.
- She switched to tech growth roles and became head of Trends at The Hustle, while creating indie projects.