Finding Joy in Networking with Foundry's Kurt Schmidt

[00:11 - 02:37] Kurt's journey from BMX rider to designer to founder

[02:37 - 06:02] Team incentives that unknowingly cause conflict when everyone is trying to have an impact

[06:07 - 08:24] Side gigs and people with interesting hobbies

[08:28 - 10:30] Lifting all boats, people who help others in their careers

[10:34 - 13:39] Creating validation in our roles and creating value

[13:42 - 16:08] Taking initiative and making goals relevant to the vision

[16:13 - 17:29] Bias for action, emotional labor of working with people uninvested in vision

[17:36 - 19:18] Networking and success in a career versus a job

[19:18 - 20:22] Networking can be fun when you have a system and think of it as a lifestyle as opposed to a task

[20:23 - 21:11] The purpose of Kurt's book on networking

[21:15 - 25:37] Kurt's system for networking, categorizing a spreadsheet

[25:41 - 27:51] "People understand you are a connector"

[27:53 - 28:49] Active listening in life and business

[28:52 - 33:45] You're offering someone access to your network

[33:46 - 34:53] People want to help but don't always know what helps

[34:53 - 36:09] Build your own user guide

[36:11 - 37:36] A team vision statement

[37:40 - 40:27] You are in control of your career

[40:29 - 41:59] Psychological safety starts with you

[42:12 - 45:27] Web3