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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! ✔ Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/38bZNAY ✔ Subscribe on Apple Podcast: https://buff.ly/2PycRL1 ✔ Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/growth-minds ✔ Subscribe on Google Podcast: https://buff.ly/2tua5hb Connect with Sean ► Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/heyseankim ► Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/heyseankim ► Like on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/seankim Sean is an entrepreneur, investor, and host of Growth Minds. He is currently the CEO of Jumpspeak.com, a Columnist at Inc. Magazine, and contributor for The Huffington Post, Fast Company, Entrepreneur Magazine, TIME Magazine, The Next Web, and more.