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Photography, Giving Back, and Words of Wisdom with Richard Zheng

Episode 49: Show Notes.

Welcome back to NorCal and Shill! Today we are joined by Richard Zheng, a 15-year-old photographer entering his sophomore year of high school. Join us as we kick off our conversation by touching on Richard’s evolving relationship with hardware wallets, digital purchases, and NFTs. You’ll hear about the organization Richard founded with his friends to get art supplies to students who cannot afford them. Find out why, of all the animals, Richard would choose to be a white hawk eagle, and why his mom’s cooking is his favorite food of all before he shares some of the best advice he has ever received from big names in the community Tyler Shields and Ruben Wu. NorCal also shares some advice for listeners, reflecting on his own life’s choices and wins, and we agree that whatever you do is more about the journey than the end result. Richard has learned a lot from collectors and creators in the community, and his advice to listeners is to share, learn, and seek help to keep those connections strong. Tune in to hear more today. 

Key Points From This Episode:

•     Welcoming Richard Zheng to the Podcast.

•     The pre-SAT prep classes he is enrolled in before entering his sophomore year of high school.

•     The hardware wallet Richard won and is waiting to have delivered to him.

•     His thoughts when he heard about NFTs for the first time.

•     Richard’s relationship with digital purchases before discovering NFTs.

•     What brought Richard to art photography starting with TikTok.

•     The organization Richard founded with a few friends: Unhrd Voices.

•     Why Richard would be a black and white hawk eagle if he could be any animal.

•     Richard’s favorite food: his mom’s cooking, specifically her tomato soup with everything.

•     The advice he received from Tyler Shields to just say yes.

•     Ruben Wu’s advice to him not to overthink things, but to just do them. 

•     Richard’s advice to listeners to get fully involved in the community.

•     NorCal’s advice to take your time and be open to experimenting.

•     Why whatever you do is more about the journey than the final result.

•     Why Richard named himself NorCal boy on Twitter as a joke.

•     How people taught Richard about eth when he was first getting started. 

•     What NorCal enjoys most about collecting: chatting with different people.

•     Support Richard has received from the community. 

•     A shoutout to the community including Ruben, Eric, and Pete Halvorsen.


Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Richard Zheng on Twitter
Richard Zheng on TikTok
Unhrd Voices
NorCal and Shill on Twitter

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