I ignored the 'network at every event' advice and focused on just one person instead

Everyone kept telling me to collect as many business cards as possible at the Denver Tech Summit last month, but I spent the whole time talking to a senior developer from a local startup. We ended up having a 45 minute conversation about a specific coding problem I was stuck on, and he gave me a direct referral. Has anyone else found that a deep connection beats a stack of contacts?

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lisa83913d ago

Last year at a big food service conference in Chicago, I tried the one deep connection thing and it totally backfired. The guy I talked to for an hour promised to connect me with his boss, then ghosted me completely. I left with zero other contacts. For me, having ten quick chats means at least a few might actually answer an email later. Your way worked this time, but it feels like putting all your eggs in one basket.

torres.drew13d ago

Yeah, @lisa839, that's the scary part...