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NETWORKING IN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL WORLD

Campus CEO

"NETWORKING IS ABOUT DOING WHAT YOUR MOTHER TOLD YOU TO NEVER DO . . . TALK TO STRANGERS. “

TECHNOLOGYCONVERSATION BUSINESS

Networking Spaces:

TECHNOLOGYCONVERSATION BUSINESS

Networking Spaces:

Social Networks• Facebook, LinkedIn, etc

• Source: The Nielsen Co

Users with household income above $75,000 Facebook -- 41.74 percentMySpace -- 32.38 percentLinkedIn -- 58.35 percentTwitter -- 43.34 percent

Users with household income under $50,000Facebook -- 28.42 percentMySpace -- 37.13 percentLinkedIn -- 17.34 percentTwitter -- 28.36 percent

Users aged 18 to 24Facebook -- 10.27 percentMySpace -- 15.46 percentLinkedIn -- 3.99 percentTwitter -- 9.51percent

Users aged 35 to 49Facebook -- 31.54 percentMySpace -- 29.09 percentLinkedIn -- 43.64 percentTwitter -- 34.02 percent

Blogs

•http://www.google.com/reader/view/

Twitter

•http://business.twitter.com/twitter101

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Networking Spaces:

Five Fundamental Laws of Casual Conversation

• Be a conversational chameleon • Be a name dropper• Borrow other people’s lives • Be a two-timer• Be nice to everyone

Fatal Flaws of Casual Conversation

• Being unprepared• Controlling conversations• Complaining bragging • One-upping/competing, • Offering unsolicited feedback

Have a Good Story… Share It!

• The Story is Central• Success Stories – Everyone likes to hear them;

Everyone likes to hear one• Successful Business Stories• Why is it Important?

“Practice Makes Perfect” is Not Enough

• Effective Practice • Perfect Practice makes Perfect• Goals and Objectives of a Business person

Get Engaged

• Word of Mouth is always working• Having a Strategic Plan• Negative or Incorrect information

Networking- Its more than Just Talking Businesses

• The Misconception • The Best Approach to networking • Finding a Common Interest

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Networking Spaces:

Free Agent…In a Club

- Never Eat Alone -Shake Hands

-Put yourself in the right place at the right time

“There is no such thing as a self-made man….he cant buy and sell products or

services to himself”- Justin H.

Never Keep Score

- Keep Giving and do not force a return- Take generously

- Put people in contact with eachother

“Worry about other people’s success rather than your own”

- Keith Ferrazzi

Reach Out and Follow Up

- Get in the Mix- Talk about what you are doing

- Build Rolodex of contacts- Follow up and tell them again

“Build a community of those you admire and who admire you.”

- Mitch Albom

You Wanted Practical….

• www.collegemogul.com• www.webinnovatorsgroup.com• www.blogtrepreneur.com• www.partnerup.com• www.startupnation.com• www.linkedin.om

You’ve Got It…Business Ice Breaker

• Pair up with one other person• In 8 Minutes you must collect as much USEFUL

information about that person as possible• Twist: You should get that person’s email

address and blog space (if applicable)• AND you should give that person a contact or

resource which may be useful to them!