{"id":43615,"date":"2023-10-20T15:29:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/three-ways-to-boost-your-network-without-an-awkward-networking-event-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:29:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:29:53","slug":"three-ways-to-boost-your-network-without-an-awkward-networking-event-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/three-ways-to-boost-your-network-without-an-awkward-networking-event-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Three ways to boost your network without an awkward networking event &#8211; StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"332\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Networking-event-640x332.jpg\" alt=\"Lego boss and workers in office event\" title=\"Networking event\"><\/div>\n<p>If you want to boost your network, skip industry drinks this Friday.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the advice <em>Networking is Not Working<\/em> author and entrepreneur Derek Coburn has shared in <em>Harvard Business Review<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Coburn says at its core, networking is about increasing the value of your network and contributing value back to it.<\/p>\n<p>And he believes attending traditional networking events won\u2019t help you achieve this.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Coburn says&nbsp;hosting your own events, \u201cdouble dating\u201d and reaching out to old contacts are far more effective ways to boost the ingoing and outgoing value of your network.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/watch-listen\/six-tips-for-getting-the-most-out-of-networking-from-a-founder-planning-100-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more with <em>StartupSmart\u2019s<\/em> three-minute tips: A founder planning 100 events shares how to get the most out of networking<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Host an event<\/h3>\n<p>\u201c[Hosting your own event] is a great way to add value for existing clients and connections, and can also be an opportunity to meet and develop relationships with prospective clients,\u201d Coburn says.<\/p>\n<h3>Double date<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re not big on throwing a party, Coburn says professional \u201cdouble dating\u201d is the way to go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next time you have four tickets to an event, invite a current client, connection or strategic partner [and] ask them to bring someone they think you should meet and you do the same,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<h3>Reignite old flames<\/h3>\n<p>Finally, he says, reigniting relationships with&nbsp;old contacts can be immensely valuable.<\/p>\n<p>To find these contacts, he suggests going through old emails and reaching out to set up a 15-minute phone call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a great way to add value for existing clients and connections, and can also be an opportunity to meet and develop relationships with prospective clients,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow StartupSmart on<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Facebook,<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Twitter,&nbsp;LinkedIn&nbsp;and iTunes. &nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to boost your network, skip industry drinks this Friday. That\u2019s the advice Networking is Not Working author<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,1,26],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43615"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}