Tyler and Daniel Gross Talk Talent

Conversations with Tyler

Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

If Tyler and Daniel's latest book can be boiled down into a single message, it would be that the world is currently failing at identifying talent, and that getting better at it would have enormous benefits for organizations, individuals, and the world at large. In this special episode of Conversations with Tyler, Daniel joined Tyler to discuss the ideas in their book on how to spot talent better, including the best questions to ask in interviews, predicting creativity and ambition, and the differences between competitiveness and obsessiveness.

They also explore the question of why so many high achievers love Diet Coke, why you should ask candidates if they have any good conspiracy theories, how to spot effective dark horses early, the hiring strategy that set SpaceX apart, what to look for in a talent identifier, what you can learn from discussing drama, the underrated genius of game designers, why Tyler has begun to value parents more and IQ less, conscientiousness as a mixed blessing, the importance of value hierarchies, how to become more charismatic, the allure of endurance sports for highly successful people, what they disagree on most, and more.

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Recorded February 24th, 2022

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0:00.0	Conversations with Tyler is produced by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University,
0:08.4	bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems.
0:12.5	Learn more at mercatis.org.
0:15.2	And for more conversations, including videos, transcripts, and upcoming dates, visit
0:20.4	ConversationsWithT Tyler.com.
0:26.3	Hello everyone and welcome back to Conversations with Tyler.
0:29.9	What we have for you today is an actual conversation.
0:33.5	I'm here with Daniel Gross, who is an angel investor, venture capitalist.
0:38.3	He entered the startup world at a very young age.
0:41.4	He ended up working for Apple.
0:42.9	He founded a search engine called Q. He was, I think, the youngest ever partner at Y
0:48.4	Combinator.
0:49.6	He now is the founder and CEO of Pioneer Adventure Capital firm.
0:54.4	But most importantly, for me, he is my very good friend and also co-author of our new
0:59.5	and forthcoming book called Talent.
1:02.4	How to identify energizers, creatives, and winners around the world.
1:06.8	Daniel, welcome.
1:08.8	Thank you so much for having me, Tyler.
1:11.4	Let's start with a simple question.
1:13.5	Talk us through what is a good interview question.
1:16.2	Pick one and tell us why it's good.
1:18.6	You know, we're going to get to that in a minute, but I actually had a question on my
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