Troy Carter is a former manager of John Legend, Lady Gaga, Meghan Trainer, and more, a Shark Tank investor, former Head of Creator Services at Spotify, and now the CEO of Q & A. He's also an investor in Uber, Lyft, Dropbox, Spotify, and more.

Troy has quite a resume & story, coming up with Sean Combs (Puff Daddy) as an intern, being discovered by Will Smith, and managing some of the most famous artists worldwide.

In our in-depth conversation, we went over:

• How Troy was initially discovered by Will Smith (while he was rapping in highschool)
• Why his dad was and still is his biggest role model
• Lessons on resilience that he's learned from his dad, that still applies to him today
• How he thinks about focus vs. diversity in your career/business
• Evolving from having a scarcity mindset to an abundant mindset
• Investing framework that has helped him invest in Uber, Lyft, Spotify, and more
• What he looks for founders: how much of it is data vs. intuition
• Where to find new opportunities
• & much more!

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Past guests on Growth Minds include: Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad Poor Dad), Steve Aoki, Robert Greene, Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Steven Gundry, Neil deGrasse Tyson (StarTalk),  Dennis Rodman, Wim Hof, Robin Sharma, Vanessa Van Edwards, King Bach, Daniel Pink, Dr. William Davis, Doctor Mike, Lewis Howes (School of Greatness), Tom Bilyeu (Impact Theory), Andrew Yang, Dr. Paul Conti, Charles Hoskinson (Ethereum), Dr. Drew (After Dark), Jo Koy, Jordan Belfort (Wolf of Wall Street), Gad Saad, Adam Carolla, Louis the Child, Vishen Lakhiani (Mindvalley), Bret Weinstein (DarkHorse Podcast), James Nestor, Dave Rubin, Scott Adams (Real Coffee with Scott Adams), Dave Asprey (Bulletproof Coffee), Gabby Reece, Rich Roll, James Altucher, R3hab, and more.