The Metaphor That I Frequently Use For

One Of The Challenges In Networking Is Everybody Thinks It's Making Cold Calls To Strangers. Actually, It's The People Who Already Have Strong Trust Relationships With You, Who Know You're Dedicated, Smart, A Team Player, Who Can Help You.

One Thing I Learned In '97, When I Thought The Right Time To Found A Company Was During A Swing-up, Is That It's Much Better To Start During An Economic Downturn. Partnerships Are Easier; Hiring Is Easier; And The Competition Starts Later.

Times Of Economic Crises Can Change What The Competitive Landscape Looks Like, Because When, For Example, You Have Boom Times, Capital Is Easy To Come By, Growth Is Easy, Sometimes What You Focus On Is, You Know, How To Accelerate In The Boom. During Economic Crises, The Question Is, The Companies That Come Out Of, You Know, That Are Sailing Through That With The Best Liquidity, Both Assets On The Balance Sheet, Making Money, Ability To Grow Their Businesses, Get A Disproportionate Competitive Advantage.

A Networker Likes To Meet People. I Don't. I Like Accomplishing Things In The World. You Meet People When You Want To Accomplish Something.

People Generally Worry About Social Networking More Than They Need To. In Kind Of Consumer Internet Investing And On Social And Professional Networks, I Kind Of Look At Time Spending And Time Efficiency. You Know, Time Saving Sites. So On Time Spending Sites, Things Where You Play Lots Of Games Or That Sort Of Thing, You Might Worry About A Productivity Loss If People Are Spending A Lot Of Time Doing That. So If There's A Lot Of Kind Of Addictive Gaming Going On During Work Hours, That Won't Be As Helpful To You.