Article URL: When Networking Doesn’t Work | OS/2 Museum Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item.id=48014868 Points: 10 # Comments: 2.
I like the part about networking being kind of “invisible labor” until you need it, then everyone judges you for not doing it right. In studio it feels similar—if you don’t already have the right people in your orbit, it’s not a skill issue, it’s just access.
Oh cool
Lol yep. most “networking” is just collecting weird little conversations until one randomly turns into a real intro.
When you say those “weird little conversations” randomly turn into a real intro, do you ever do anything specific to increase the odds later (like a lightweight follow-up), or do you mostly just let it sit and see what resurfaces? honestly not sure on implementation.
I usually do a super lightweight follow-up the same day—like “yo good meeting you, that link you mentioned was sick” and then i just leave it alone until i have an actual reason to reach back out. anything more than that starts to feel like i’m running a CRM on my friends, which i can’t do without cringing.
I relate to the “CRM on my friends” cringe. The only thing I’ve found that keeps it human is making the follow-up specific—one sentence about the moment you actually enjoyed—so it reads like memory, not maintenance.
