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It's funny, it's the exact opposite for me. I can go to a dozen local meetups and not meet one heart transplant surgeon or CEO of an artificial heart company o

It's funny, it's the exact opposite for me. I can go to a dozen local meetups and not meet one heart transplant surgeon or CEO of an artificial heart company or other blood pumping medical device. Even major cities have only a handful and they are busy. There is very little chance of bumping into them at a local meetup. It's much more time efficient for us to connect in this way. Anecdotally, I've seen its common in the bay area at least for folks to exchange linkedin qr codes right away when meeting new folks, like a business card.

DrFalkyn 2y ago
The best place to meet heart transplant surgeons is at conferences
- iancmceachern 2y ago
  Not really, I've been to many. I've flown all over the world to attend them. ISHLT, ISRBP, ASAIO, etc. Attending them regularly for years was not nearly as effective as the techniques I've outlined above. That's what I'm trying to say, from personal experience. Do you say so from personal experience? So in the end, you are saying this is a networking app for people who want to network using apps less?
johannes1234321 2y ago
This is not my area, but will the surgeon really waste time at LinkedIn? I expect them to either work (doing surgery or administrative work) or relax at the golf course. For the CEO it is a bit different, doing marketing maybe part of their Job. However in both cases I expect an assistant etc to be at a conference, who then can introduce me. Which immediately is more personal than one in a million messages on LinkedIn. But again, not my field.
- johnnyanmac 2y ago
  >but will the surgeon really waste time at LinkedIn? Depends on the person. But I'm sure the most conscientious ones will be the people making those "viral" posts that makes them connections. a potentially pompous surgeon is more than no surgeon if your goal is meeting likeminded connections. >in both cases I expect an assistant etc to be at a conference, who then can introduce me. sure, a conference which may not be in your area (so add in time and money to travel), potentially in certain areas needing a higher level pass (so more money). It's effective, but not potentially accessible. As well as rare; unless you have plenty of travel time you may only get to go to a few conferences a year. And even with all that a deep connection is not guaranteed.

DrFalkyn 2y ago

The best place to meet heart transplant surgeons is at conferences

iancmceachern 2y ago
Not really, I've been to many. I've flown all over the world to attend them. ISHLT, ISRBP, ASAIO, etc. Attending them regularly for years was not nearly as effective as the techniques I've outlined above. That's what I'm trying to say, from personal experience. Do you say so from personal experience? So in the end, you are saying this is a networking app for people who want to network using apps less?

johannes1234321 2y ago

This is not my area, but will the surgeon really waste time at LinkedIn? I expect them to either work (doing surgery or administrative work) or relax at the golf course. For the CEO it is a bit different, doing marketing maybe part of their Job. However in both cases I expect an assistant etc to be at a conference, who then can introduce me. Which immediately is more personal than one in a million messages on LinkedIn. But again, not my field.

johnnyanmac 2y ago
>but will the surgeon really waste time at LinkedIn? Depends on the person. But I'm sure the most conscientious ones will be the people making those "viral" posts that makes them connections. a potentially pompous surgeon is more than no surgeon if your goal is meeting likeminded connections. >in both cases I expect an assistant etc to be at a conference, who then can introduce me. sure, a conference which may not be in your area (so add in time and money to travel), potentially in certain areas needing a higher level pass (so more money). It's effective, but not potentially accessible. As well as rare; unless you have plenty of travel time you may only get to go to a few conferences a year. And even with all that a deep connection is not guaranteed.