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Phil Toronto

Partner, Vayner/RSE · 1 appearance on the record.

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Phil Toronto is a Partner at Vayner/RSE and SVP of Special Projects & Investing at VaynerX. He focuses on early-stage venture investments and community curation.

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1 assertion · 1 opinion · 7 insights · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertion are the 1 claim: statements the public record can support or contradict. 1 is resolved. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Phil argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported
Toronto: Gary Vaynerchuk drew 1,000-person crowds to SXSW pop-ups via Twitter
“Back in the day, he had what was called the secret wine party back in 20, no, not even 22,007, 2008, even Predates me and we've been working together for 13 years. He would literally roll up to a bar. You did this started in South by Southwest say, Hey, I'm go…”
Phil Toronto Aug 31, 2023 ▶ 45:59 3 Non-Obvious Networking Strategies That Work

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Everything Phil Toronto said on the Startup Ideas Podcast that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Opinion
Toronto: Aimless networking events are detrimental to mental health
“In the field of venture capital, kind of important to Schmooze and network and mingle, but it's usually done with a lack of intention that I think is detrimental. I'll go so far as to say to your mental health, because you're kind of floating around your show …”
Phil Toronto Aug 31, 2023 ▶ 7:25 3 Non-Obvious Networking Strategies That Work
Insight
Toronto: Narrow down your role and target niche sub-communities to break into tech
“But if you are trying to get your start and you're trying to break in, I think you find, or you try and narrow in on what you're looking for a bit first, rather than the broad, I want to break into tech, but like what sector do you want to be an engineer? Do y…”
Phil Toronto Aug 31, 2023 ▶ 10:14 3 Non-Obvious Networking Strategies That Work
Insight
Toronto: Side parties at major cultural festivals are a networking unlock
“Showing up at a large cultural event and all the ancillary things that happen around it is a huge unlock because you just, you go where the people are and You figure it out for the most part, but I just showing up is, is a big piece of it”
Phil Toronto Aug 31, 2023 ▶ 28:48 3 Non-Obvious Networking Strategies That Work
Insight
Toronto: People are far more open to booking meetings during major events
“The pretense of it being a major cultural event, I think people are more apt to meet with you or get that coffee. Whereas like, if you just show up randomly January, 21st for no other reason, Hey, I'm in LA. No, sorry. I'm busy. There's stuff going on, whateve…”
Phil Toronto Aug 31, 2023 ▶ 32:56 3 Non-Obvious Networking Strategies That Work
Insight
Toronto: Major events are ideal for initial contacts, not deep relationships
“To deepen or advance a relationship in a meaningful way, like whether that's friendship, business, whatever, it's really tough to do in that setting. But I think for the initial contact and kind of, yeah, the initial contact and making, making an inroad, I gue…”
Phil Toronto Aug 31, 2023 ▶ 34:20 3 Non-Obvious Networking Strategies That Work
Insight
Toronto: Banning work talk makes professional dinner gatherings much more powerful
“The pinnacle rule was you cannot talk about work. Or what you do. And that in and of itself was powerful. And I think freeing at the same time, because I think a crutch that people tend to use for better or for worse is just the first question out of your mout…”
Phil Toronto Aug 31, 2023 ▶ 49:17 3 Non-Obvious Networking Strategies That Work
Insight
Toronto: Inability to take joke job titles signals poor working compatibility
“If you can't take the joke and you scoff at that title, we're probably not gonna work well together.”
Phil Toronto Aug 31, 2023 ▶ 2:58 3 Non-Obvious Networking Strategies That Work
Insight
Toronto: Event Hosts Can Secure Free Venues Through Coffee Shop Partnerships
“Host and have a destination. You don't have to own it. I mean, you know, you could have an agreement with a coffee shop or something that where you can host things for free as long as you bring folks in and just to have the ability to be the host and have a de…”
Phil Toronto Aug 31, 2023 ▶ 40:27 3 Non-Obvious Networking Strategies That Work
Assertion Supported
Toronto: Gary Vaynerchuk drew 1,000-person crowds to SXSW pop-ups via Twitter
“Back in the day, he had what was called the secret wine party back in 20, no, not even 22,007, 2008, even Predates me and we've been working together for 13 years. He would literally roll up to a bar. You did this started in South by Southwest say, Hey, I'm go…”
Phil Toronto Aug 31, 2023 ▶ 45:59 3 Non-Obvious Networking Strategies That Work

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3 Non-Obvious Networking Strategies That Work Aug 31, 2023 25m
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