Connecting the dots of life and business

Finding your next customer is possible at a networking event, but the best type of networking is through establishing a relationship. A story from my friend’s wife, Felisha drove this point home. Felisha works for an ad agency (we’ll call them Growing Ads) and one of Growing Ads’ owners has been courting a large financial [...]

I think buying the first version of most hardware is risky, but buying v1 of a pda phone from a company that’s never built one is almost stupid. I admit I love the look of the iPhone and the GUI is great too, but that’s what Apple does best. If you don’t want to be [...]

Rick’s post about “super networkers” reminded me many don’t attend networking events because it’s just going to be the usual cast of characters. Networking events have become more NOTworking than developing connections and contacts. When attending a networking or any event outside the office, you need a game plan. I set a goal of having [...]