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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
TECHNOLOGYCONVERSATION BUSINESS
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
TECHNOLOGYCONVERSATION BUSINESS
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!