Great post, worst thing about networking is learning howto approach first. I read somewhere best way to train is to talk to people in a lift. If it all goes pear-shaped at least you have have a few seconds
Once I set myself a challenge of asking "How are you feeling today?" to at least one strange person on the tube a day. Good for getting out of your comfort zone as a networker :)
I'm actually reading your book right now (took a break to check HN). It's very good, quite impressive really. I've been around a while and I'm learning quite a bit from it. Nice work!
[EDIT: oops, as RiderOfGiraffes points out, I have mistaken his identity]
So sorry- I confused your handle. This site is such a PITA with my iphone that I didn't trouble to double-check (and the app I bought for it is crashing every time I try to post). After reading your comment I went to a computer and verified that I had, indeed, fucked up.
But, anyway, since I brought it up, the book I'm checking out is here: http://exilelifestyle.com/learn-network-better/
It contains a similar point-of-view as the article here, but, of course, has a lot more depth. Networking is something I'm very bad at, and so I'm interested in learning more about it. I don't want to make a career out of it. I just want to be able to do it well in the appropriate situations. I'm pretty much a social clod left to my natural state.
Then for the record, the deleted grandpart comment to this one was from me accepting the apology and saying "No harm - no foul." I think that edits and deletions over a short time frame can reduce future confusion and leave a better record, without re-writing history, but I recognise that others have opinions that differ.
Hence this comment, which has made a too long thread even longer.
This makes sense on one level, but it's confusing on another. As a recent transplant to the bay area and an engineer at a big company, I don't feel like I have many "leads" to offer people. But in order to meet people, I need to network. How does one begin the process?
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[EDIT: oops, as RiderOfGiraffes points out, I have mistaken his identity]
No, wait, my book? I haven't written a book.
Have I?
But, anyway, since I brought it up, the book I'm checking out is here: http://exilelifestyle.com/learn-network-better/ It contains a similar point-of-view as the article here, but, of course, has a lot more depth. Networking is something I'm very bad at, and so I'm interested in learning more about it. I don't want to make a career out of it. I just want to be able to do it well in the appropriate situations. I'm pretty much a social clod left to my natural state.
Hence this comment, which has made a too long thread even longer.