Kevin Xu -- Curiosity, tech & geopolitics, and the art of crafting newsletters

Kevin Xu, technology strategist, investor, and founder of the newsletter Interconnected, joins The Craft Podcast. Kevin shares his diverse career background spanning open-source technology, politics, and his time at the White House, GitHub, PingCAP. We explore how he cultivates his curiosity and drive for continuous exploration, covering everything from career transitions, embracing challenges, how his newsletter Interconnected was born, his plans for Interconnected 2.0, and his thoughts on the role of AI in content creation. 0.00 Introduction and Background 3:50 Switching Careers and Life as a Game 11:30 Implementing Skills in Different Fields 16:50 Education and Starting a Newsletter 21:50 Connections in China and Tech 26:30 Interconnected 2.0 32:00 Failing and Recovering 42:00 AI in Writing and Podcasts