Attending tech industry events purely for networking is completely useless
Siddhartha (Siddharth) · Nansi Asks Siddhartha About Neon Fund 3, VC Career And Future Life Updates I Neon Show · May 27, 2024 · at 38:51
Siddhartha Ahluwalia discusses how founders and fund managers should build authentic mentor relationships by building rather than networking.
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“I think as Nawal Ravikan said, right? Networking is useless, right? If you go to events for networking, it's completely useless. If you build something meaningful in our case, it was podcast in the fund. And if you have the, if you build something and Right people will find you.”
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