I’m Starting A Blog…About Tech!

by Scott

I was one of those guys who thought they needed a thesis when I started blogging. Why? Because people told me I did. After a few hearty sips of kool aid, I remember deciding to keep it tightly focused on entrepreneurship and tech.

A year later, the contents on this here tablet stray pretty far away from the theme I originally proposed….and I couldn’t be happier about it.

Here’s why I blog about more than tech and why you might also want to consider doing so:

Purpose:

The primary reason I publish things is that I believe others might derive value from it. Taking an introspective look at my own life and career, the greatest catalysts for growth weren’t …
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The Biggest Networking Fail

by Scott

If there is one networking virtue I wish I knew earlier in my career it’d be consistency. Tell me if this story sounds familiar:
 
I go to the Crunchtech Explosion Conference. I meet the contact of my dreams and we end up having an awesome conversation. After exchanging information I send a thoughtful follow-up email. I get a response. I’m so in! Time passes and I thrust myself back into my normal routine.

Months later I realize that the company I’d like to do a partnership with is extremely close to the dream contact I met that day. I want to email him for an introduction request, but it just feels weird. We haven’t talked for four months. I wonder if they …
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