Episode #4: Brent Liang - founding no-code startups, working on mental health and building The Quest podcast with Justin Kan

Brent Liang is the co-founder and executive producer of The Quest Podcast, together with Justin Kan, co-founder of Twitch. He has also founded 3 startups and been a recording artist as well. We chatted  to him about his journey founding no-code startups, working on his mental health as a teenager and his view on setting big and ambitious goals.

In this episode, we cover:
[1:20] How would Brent describe his current profession
[1:55] Brent’s cultural upbringing and background story growing up
[4:05] What led him to the startup world and founding no code startups
[6:30] How his law degree influenced him in his startup career
[8:00] On his journey with mental health as a teenager
[13:36] On his experience developing empathy as a founder
[18:20] The importance of building communication skills for young people
[25:00] His story of becoming co-founder and producer of The Quest podcast
[29:50] Mindset behind setting big goals and setting to accomplish them
[37:23] What advice would you give to a smart, driven university student about to enter the “real world”? What advice should they ignore?’

References
Brave Podcast, Jeremy Au 2021, Brent Liang on Co-Founding with Justin Kan, Weekly Moonshots, and Vulnerability in Leadership
Brent Liang 2019, 9 Places, 9 Learnings, 365 Days,
Brent Liang 2021, At last a life: surviving anxiety
Twitter, Brent Liang 2020, Bucket list before 30