Episode 7
Summary
Anshuman Tiwari shares his journey as a content creator and offers insights on consistency, storytelling, and networking. He emphasizes the importance of living a life full of experiences before creating content and advises against seeking stories before having the necessary experiences. Anshuman also discusses the balance between content creation and a day job, highlighting the need for a content pipeline and the freedom to not post when there is no content. He shares his perspective on networking, viewing it as an opportunity to give rather than a transactional exchange. Anshuman also talks about staying motivated and dealing with social media fatigue.
takeaways
- “The topics and the content come later. First comes your life and experience.”
- “You don’t really have to know everything about it. And it’s a limitation as well, because you might end up making a fool of yourself at some point, because you don’t know enough about a topic, but you still want to have an opinion.”
- “You get better at networking by networking.”
Sound Bites
- Follow your passion and find a career that aligns with your interests.
- Gain industry experience to better understand the customers you will be selling to.
- Develop sales skills and learn the art of communication and presenting.
- Deepen your product knowledge to become a valuable sales engineer.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Gratitude
01:32 The Importance of Experiences in Content Creation
03:57 Consistency and the Content Pipeline
11:41 Networking as an Opportunity to Give
22:39 Finding Meaningful Activities to Stay Motivated
25:49 Dealing with Social Media Fatigue