85. Investing, Lessons Learned From Jay-Z, and Building Resilience｜Troy Carter

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.