Neves: Feign upcoming travel in DMs to secure high-profile meetings
Antonio Neves · The IRL Tribes That Could Change Your Life · Jun 1, 2023 · at 23:47
Antonio Neves explains how aspiring entrepreneurs outside major tech hubs can effectively network with high-profile industry leaders.
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“The most powerful thing you can say, if you're trying to get someone's time in that Twitter DM and that LinkedIn DM or that Instagram DM, hey, I'm actually going to be in the Miami area in two weeks, Greg, for an event. If you have time, I'd love to meet you and buy you a cup of coffee. Now, when you send that message, you may have no, no itinerary, no reservation made, but if Greg says, okay, great. I'll have a cup of coffee. You buy that ticket. I've done that many times in my life with success.”
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