What's the one skill that will supercharge your professional AND personal lives? Asking better questions.
Join startup founder Antonia Hellman as she sits down with people who "ask questions for a living," ranging from venture capital investors to kindergarten admissions officers, from couples therapists to U.S. congresspeople, from talk show hosts to folks who just go on a ton of dates.
It's about time we start asking questions about asking questions, but questioning looks very different depending on your goals. Let's break down the strategy together. Let's get QuestionAble.
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What's the one skill that will supercharge your professional AND personal lives? Asking better questions.
Join startup founder Antonia Hellman as she sits down with people who "ask questions for a living," ranging from venture capital investors to kindergarten admissions officers, from couples therapists to U.S. congresspeople, from talk show hosts to folks who just go on a ton of dates.
It's about time we start asking questions about asking questions, but questioning looks very different depending on your goals. Let's break down the strategy together. Let's get QuestionAble.
What drives a story forward? Is it the characters, the setting, or the questions we ask about what they want—and what’s standing in their way?
In this episode of QuestionAble Strategy, Antonia sits down with award-winning novelist Christina Li to explore the art of storytelling through curiosity and conflict. Christina is the author of “Clues to the Universe,” “Ruby Lost and Found,” and “True Love and Other Impossible Odds.” She’s also making her adult literary debut this May with her upcoming novel, The Manor of Dreams.
From childhood snacks to intergenerational family dynamics, Christina shares how her own life inspires her writing and how she crafts stories that resonate deeply with readers of all ages. Together, Antonia and Christina reflect on their Stanford days, the challenges of drafting and editing, and the parallels between writing novels and building startups.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How to ask meaningful questions that shape character development.
The balance between research and imagination in historical fiction.
Why miscommunication can be both frustrating and narratively rich.
The emotional core of storytelling: ambition, longing, and connection.
How small cultural details can create big moments of resonance for readers.
Join us for an inspiring conversation about curiosity, creativity, and the questions that bring stories—and characters—to life.
QuestionAble Strategy
What's the one skill that will supercharge your professional AND personal lives? Asking better questions.
Join startup founder Antonia Hellman as she sits down with people who "ask questions for a living," ranging from venture capital investors to kindergarten admissions officers, from couples therapists to U.S. congresspeople, from talk show hosts to folks who just go on a ton of dates.
It's about time we start asking questions about asking questions, but questioning looks very different depending on your goals. Let's break down the strategy together. Let's get QuestionAble.
