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I am intrigued how do you hackers here network with people both online and offline. Care to share tips, tricks, dos and donts?
by paraschopra 18y ago
I am intrigued how do you hackers here network with people both online and offline. Care to share tips, tricks, dos and donts?
- nostrademons 18y agoHacker News. ;-)
- paraschopra 18y ago:) Is hacker news sufficient to fulfill all the networking potential a hacker has?
- nostrademons 18y agoProbably not. It is, however, sufficient to fulfill the networking potential a hacker has when he is not hacking. You need to have solid skills to back up all your connections. People don't get hired just because they know people; they get hired because they know people and can get the job done. (An occasional conference or face-to-face event probably wouldn't hurt, though. ;-))
- iamdave 18y agoPeople don't get hired just because they know people wanna bet ;)
- thaumaturgy 18y agoI'm not in the S.V. area, but I've gradually built a small network of contacts over the last couple of years, doing work for people who refer other people to me. I recently decided to turn that into a club, and the Nevada County "Solopreneurs" was born. It's pretty new, so not that big yet, but so far everybody likes it. We meet socially once a week for lunch, with plans for an evening potluck with 10-to-15-minute presentations. Also, you mentioned having unique business cards; I got semitransparent plastic ones. They're tastefully done and they've been worth every penny.