Networking Events Are Bullshit

The people you need to meet aren’t there, and the wine will give you a headache

Zak Slayback
Forge
Published in
4 min readJun 19, 2019

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MMost people approach networking the wrong way. The first thing they do is print business cards, google “networking events near me,” and then head off to the local happy hour, freshly printed business cards in hand, expecting to rub shoulders with employers, CEOs, and busy people…

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Zak Slayback
Forge

Principal @ 1517 Fund, Author @ McGraw-Hill | Featured in Fast Company & Business Insider- https://zakslayback.com/