Yesterday a neighbor invited me to her BBQ, which lead to cruising around on a boat where I sat with a tech CEO (written about many times on TC) whom invited me to his house in LA soon and the boat owner wants to followup this week by playing tennis. None of it was setup for "networking" but now there is opportunity beyond comprehension. That's just one example. The tennis tournament I played in last week produced similar "leads" ... figure out unobvious ways to share your story.
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The tech networking events I've been to (10-15 or so) have never lead to an impulse or opportunity, except for accountants and lawyers happy to charge you a fee if you followup.
Yesterday a neighbor invited me to her BBQ, which lead to cruising around on a boat where I sat with a tech CEO (written about many times on TC) whom invited me to his house in LA soon and the boat owner wants to followup this week by playing tennis. None of it was setup for "networking" but now there is opportunity beyond comprehension. That's just one example. The tennis tournament I played in last week produced similar "leads" ... figure out unobvious ways to share your story.
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The tech networking events I've been to (10-15 or so) have never lead to an impulse or opportunity, except for accountants and lawyers happy to charge you a fee if you followup.