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Entrepreneur's Diary: Don't Be Scared to Ask

November 1, 2011 by Michael Keating
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Let me share with you a little story about dreams... One day a little boy became obsessed with skateboarding when his mom bought him his first Nash skateboard at the age of 7 for Christmas. Sure he struggled, falling all over the place, but you know his mom had him covered from head to toe in pads. [read more]

Are You Missing Business Opportunities on LinkedIn? How to Build a Network

September 13, 2011 by Des Walsh
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Speaking to groups in my part of the world over recent months I have found there are a lot of business professionals who know about LinkedIn and may even have a profile of sorts there but are not convinced that LinkedIn represents any real business opportunity for them. Some are quite skeptical, even dismissive about the idea. [read more]

The Continuing Devaluation of LinkedIn Connections

September 6, 2011 by Ross Dawson
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As the number of connections on LinkedIn increases, the quality decreases. An argument for curating your connections closely. [read more]

6 Ways to Make the Most of Conference Parties and Networking Events

August 31, 2011 by Matt Heinz
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Most conference agendas include one or more parties - usually sponsored by the conference host or their sponsors and exhibiting vendors. These events are a great opportunity to relax and enjoy the company of fellow attendees, but they're also an important opportunity to meet new people, add to your network, and create new business opportunities. [read more]

Six (Non-Sleazy) Steps to Networking

July 12, 2011 by Small Biz Bee
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It's not about you. [read more]

HBS Study: Angel Backed Companies Less Likely to Kick the Bucket

April 24, 2010 by Joey Lo
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William R. Kerr Startup businesses need more than just cash in their kitty to achieve success and business longevity, according to a Harvard Business School paper into entrepreneurial funding. While it is important that seed businesses receive the necessary funding to get their operations up and running, sometimes the psychological... [read more]

How to Network (College Startup Blog)

August 3, 2009 by NorthCarolinaStartUps
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I don’t mean hooking computers together my friends. I mean hooking people together. Figuratively speaking of course. No CAT-5 or handcuffs required. 4 Tips to Help You Become Better at Networking Be interested. Don’t be interesting. I know this advice abounds, but I still meet people that talk all about themselves. I do it too... [read more]

Is It Who You Know or What They Know?

June 10, 2009 by David Armano
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Update:Aaron Brazell at Technosailor wrote a response shortly after this post. It occurred to me that writing this in a nuanced fashion has possibly diluted my intent. I personally feel that "networking" has taken priority over substance and that the balance needs to be restored. So in short, "who you know" has become... [read more]

Keith Ferrazzi Virtual Book Tour With Seth Godin And John Jantsch, 8 June 2009

June 1, 2009 by Krishna De
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If there was one thing I would have done differently BEFORE I left my corporate career, do you know what that one thing would have been? No it wasn’t going on a training course about starting my own business – though I do recommend these to startups. It was developing a deeper and richer network OUTSIDE of the business I was employed... [read more]

Face-to-Face Business Networking: What’s Your Strategy?

May 25, 2009 by Niall Devitt
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Btb Guest Author Miriam Ahern Face-to-face business networking is a much cheaper way to promote your business than advertising or PR. It is a low-cost activity where the pressure is on your time rather than on your pocket. It’s more effective than on-line networking as you build important personal relationships more quickly.... [read more]

The Intentional Twitterer

April 15, 2009 by Frank Reed
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I have been away from some of the things I pay reasonably close attention to most notably my blog and Twitter. I have had other things I am working on. I have also decided that the 24 hours I get each day by grace can be used in many ways and some of those actually don’t need to involve a computer. Kinda liberating, actually. During my... [read more]

Networking For First-Time Entrepreneurs

March 30, 2009 by AshokNare
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Effective networking is an extremely important tool for first time entrepreneurs. Irrespective of target goals - meeting potential investors, finding business partners, establishing technology partnerships, or simply spreading the word around about your new venture - networking provides the necessary channels to meet those goals if... [read more]

Understanding Social Media to showcase your Business

February 11, 2009 by ajwconsultingmedia
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As I continue to look for clients, consultant work and even a full time opportunity, in this 2009 economy, I began to see, that I needed more than just technology, Web content, SEO and Training skills (which is my passion) – I needed something that could showcase all my work experiences -- that I’ve gain from training, work life... [read more]

Blogging as Networking Tool!

January 15, 2008 by AlexanderMuse
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Last month I spoke to the Dallas chapter of the IEEE about venture capital, startups and entrepreneurship. After the panel discussion Leslie Mason came up to me and introduced herself. Turns out I had mentioned her in a post back in 2006 and as she explained to me: “…Alexander Muse introduced me to blogging back in 2006 when he... [read more]

Common Sense Leaders Are Bucket Fillers, Not Bucket Drainers

November 16, 2007 by Bud Bilanich
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In my book, 4 Secrets of High Performing Organizations, I suggest that high performing organizations and the people who lead them have four things in common: Successful businesses and the people who lead them develop and communicate a clarity or purpose and direction. Successful businesses and the people who lead them engage the full... [read more]

Expert networking techniques from a playground-savvy 9-year old

November 15, 2007 by Pamela Slim
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Most new entrepreneurs dread networking.  The thought conjures up sweaty palms and overcooked chicken, awkward pauses and a pounding heart. But it doesn't have to be that way!  The other day, I learned some simple and powerful networking techniques from 9-year old Austin on the playground in my suburban community. The story... [read more]

Reality vs. theory in a high-growth, bootstrapping business

November 10, 2007 by Pamela Slim
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One of the real lessons of getting older is seeing more and more of my idealistic proclamations of youth blown out of the water.  These are things like: I will never work for a large, multinational oil corporation (I wasn't an employee, I was a consultant - does that count?) I will never feed my kids sugar until they are 10... [read more]

Being A Student of The Pursuit of Happiness

November 1, 2007 by Brad Feld
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I’m usually an excruciatingly happy person.  I’m a little cranky this morning because I have a cold and didn’t get a good night sleep the last two nights, but I’ll get over it.  Oh – and even though I’m cranky, I’m still happy. Ted Leonsis just gave the morning keynote at the New New Internet Conference.  I first met Ted... [read more]

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