Summary of J. Kelly Hoey's Build Your Dream Network

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#1 Networking is a process of establishing and strengthening relationships. It is not limited to email introductions and cocktail receptions in the lobby of a corporation’s headquarters. It is constantly connecting online and offline interactions to create a stronger network.

#2 Networks are crucial to your career, as they allow you to gain access to doors that would otherwise be closed to you. Having a network alters not only your career path but also your perspective on what you can be and the power you have to change someone else’s life.

#3 A network is essential for breaking through, and the network of contacts you need to fuel your career momentum is often the network that initially fuels your career momentum.

#4 Networking is an activity that you must constantly conduct, and it is everywhere. It is not easy, and you cannot control the outcome. But you can control the effort, and you must understand the immense power of regular daily activities to connect with someone else.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822504028

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Contents

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Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Networking is a process of establishing and strengthening relationships. It is not limited to email introductions and cocktail receptions in the lobby of a corporation’s headquarters. It is constantly connecting online and offline interactions to create a stronger network.

#2

Networks are crucial to your career, as they allow you to gain access to doors that would otherwise be closed to you. Having a network alters not only your career path but also your perspective on what you can be and the power you have to change someone else’s life.

#3

A network is essential for breaking through, and the network of contacts you need to fuel your career momentum is often the network that initially fuels your career momentum.

#4

Networking is an activity that you must constantly conduct, and it is everywhere. It is not easy, and you cannot control the outcome. But you can control the effort, and you must understand the immense power of regular daily activities to connect with someone else.

#5

Networking is all about strategic curiosity. You should stop Googleing and demanding answers every time you make an ask. We live in a hyperconnected world where instant gratification takes precedence over curiosity, inquiry, and consideration.

#6

Networking is about the people, not the platform. Focus on spreadsheets, formulas, and connectivity apps, and you’ll forget that you’re really connecting with another person.

#7

Evan Nisselson, a serial entrepreneur, now invests in visual technologies through his fund, LDV Capital. He has a people-first networking philosophy, shaped by the seven years he spent in Silicon Valley when he was in his early twenties.

#8

I seek out domain experts on the investment side, as well as with the innovators invited. I want the guests around the table to reflect the diversity I see in the New York tech ecosystem.

#9

To be successful today, you not only have to think about what you’re interested in doing or achieving, but you also have to consider what the person you’re meeting with is interested in. When a