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I prefer my method of "meetup golf", it's a little different than this one. In my version of 'meetup golf' you basically go play golf, meet people who enjoy golf while doing so, ask them what they do for work, and 1/2 the time they are in tech or some form of tech (YMMV depending on where you live & play golf). At the end of the round you shake their hand and say "It was nice meeting you. Hey, listen, if you ever wan…
I prefer my method of "meetup golf", it's a little different than this one. In my version of 'meetup golf' you basically go play golf, meet people who enjoy golf while doing so, ask them what they do for work, and 1/2 the time they are in tech or some form of tech (YMMV depending on where you live & play golf). At the end of the round you shake their hand and say "It was nice meeting you. Hey, listen, if you ever wan…
I wonder where you live. Golf is very unpopular with most tech people I know.
I prefer my method of "meetup golf", it's a little different than this one. In my version of 'meetup golf' you basically go play golf, meet people who enjoy golf while doing so, ask them what they do for work, and 1/2 the time they are in tech or some form of tech (YMMV depending on where you live & play golf). At the end of the round you shake their hand and say "It was nice meeting you. Hey, listen, if you ever wan…
This also works really well with cycling group rides.
Hiking works great too, and there are lots of great hiking routes along the purissima hills in the SF Peninsula.
This has reminded me that networking is primarily a peer group thing, and otherwise it's, well, marketing
So, coffee mornings I guess
I prefer my method of "meetup golf", it's a little different than this one. In my version of 'meetup golf' you basically go play golf, meet people who enjoy golf while doing so, ask them what they do for work, and 1/2 the time they are in tech or some form of tech (YMMV depending on where you live & play golf). At the end of the round you shake their hand and say "It was nice meeting you. Hey, listen, if you ever wan…
Unfortunately that only works when you live in a place where people do play golf, and where playing golf does not cost a year of your income...
Disclaimer: Never played either just heard positive things about both.
Edit: U.S. cities (no idea about elsewhere)
I prefer my method of "meetup golf", it's a little different than this one. In my version of 'meetup golf' you basically go play golf, meet people who enjoy golf while doing so, ask them what they do for work, and 1/2 the time they are in tech or some form of tech (YMMV depending on where you live & play golf). At the end of the round you shake their hand and say "It was nice meeting you. Hey, listen, if you ever wan…
Let me know if you're ever in utah and want to play a round.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Unfortunately that only works when you live in a place where people do play golf, and where playing golf does not cost a year of your income...
Most big cities in the U.S. have quality public courses that aren't horribly expensive. Near NYC, there's Bethpage (recently hosted U.S. Open) http://nysparks.com/golf-courses/11/fees-rates.aspx and near SF there's TPC Harding Park ( http://www.tpc.com/tpc.asp?id=7&page=778 reasonably priced for SF residents). But yes joining a country club would be a year of your income. Disclaimer: Never played either just heard po…
The only persons I knew that used to play it, were really, really rich (ie: have more than 10 million USD or something like that, that to a brazillian is absurd, I think 10 million USD puts you into the top half percent or something like that, since earning 2k USD/mo already puts you into top 5%)
EDIT: Just checked the Green Fee on the golf course that exists on my city, it is frigging 300 USD, it is almost a month mininum wage.
I've personally found most networking events to be terrible when it comes to making meaningful connections. I've found it's much more effective to just email someone you're interested in connecting with, introduce yourself, and invite them meet up sometime for a coffee (or beer, depending on the time of day). If they say yes, it's because they are also interested in what you're doing, and this acts as a quality filte…
The one-on-one aspect is huge. Our startup is trying to facilitate these kinds of informational coffee meetings: Treatings: www.treatin.gs We think there's something special about dating sites as compared to, say, Facebook or LinkedIn: everyone who has signed up has implicitly opted in to the possibility of being contacted by strangers to possibly meet up offline (though they aren't guaranteeing anything). Knowing th…
I've personally found most networking events to be terrible when it comes to making meaningful connections. I've found it's much more effective to just email someone you're interested in connecting with, introduce yourself, and invite them meet up sometime for a coffee (or beer, depending on the time of day). If they say yes, it's because they are also interested in what you're doing, and this acts as a quality filte…
Lee - I love this article. I think everybody should read it just to get the idea that this whole 'networking' thing can get pretty lame at times. I like the way you explain it - but basically, just, "go make friends" is the advice, right? In case you're interested in the writings of someone with a similar point of view, I wrote a similar post, slightly rantier, a year or so ago: http://danielhough.co.uk/blog/human-bu…
Yeah, I think my basic message is to be a little more human in your dealings at networking events. In that way, I think we're both talking about the same thing. I'm embarrassed to admit that before I knew any better, I could have been Percy in your story. Thanks for the good read.