I Asked a $100M Founder for Life Advice

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Eric Wei is the co-founder of Karat, a Startup providing Credit Cards to Content Creators. But before he raised $100M to start Karat, he collected achievements like infinity stones. Whether it was working at Blackstone, being a consultant at McKinsey, or serving as a product manager at Instagram, Eric has done it all. Today, I sat down with Eric to talk through how the heck he managed to accomplish so much, how to figure out what you're truly passionate about, and so much more. – Check Out Karat: https://www.trykarat.com/ Subscribe to the Karat Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@trykarat/ Follow Karat on IG: https://www.instagram.com/trykarat/ Follow Eric on IG: https://www.instagram.com/erictway/ – ⌚️Timestamps: 0:00 Eric Wei (Intro) 0:39 Was Any of This Worth It? 2:12 Is Entrepreneurship Right For You? 6:26 Let's Get Tactical 6:43 The Path To Getting Your Dream Job 8:51 How to Build Confidence 12:16 What is First Principles Thinking? 15:15 How To *𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺* Start a Company 15:45 Why You Need A Cofounder 17:55 Talk To Your Users!!! 21:35 Karat's Market Entry Wedge 26:45 Virality + Solution = $$$ 29:45 Karat's Plan To Dominate The Content Market 32:09 Creators Are The New Distribution Channels 33:50 Eric's Message To The World – Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnghu/ DM me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayhoovy/ – Want to start monetizing your content? Check out my company, Stan:https://stan.store/ –