Geek’s Guide to Networking [video]

July 13, 2012

Remember my post Startup Conference Guide – Get The Most Of The Events You Attend? I recently gave a follow-up presentation on the same topic at HackFwd‘s Build 1.0 event in Berlin. I called it “Geek’s Guide to Networking” and I talked about my 5 rules of networking at events for geeks / startups. These are:

Choose the events wisely
Set your goals
Do your research
Know your pitches
Follow up!

Startup Conference Guide – Get The Most Of The Events You Attend!

May 6, 2012

Conferences are tricky for a startup. Unless you are an AirBNB or Reddit founder, a hot chick or the organizer, no one is going to look for you there. This is because (hardly) no one knows you. Yeah, that’s sad, I know. Anyway, the point is that it’s your job to get to the people you want to get to and get the most of the event. Here is how to do it right.