EVENTS AS OFFLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS

Ahmad IqbalJan 30, 2014

“If you’re looking for an opportunity, you’re really looking for people.

If you’re evaluating an opportunity, you’re really evaluating people.

If you’re trying to marshal resources to go after an opportunity, you’re really trying to enlist the support

and involvement of other people.”

- Reid Hoffman

2 REASONS YOU ATTEND EVENTS ?

1. MEET NEW PEOPLE / OPPORTUNITIES

2. LEARN / DISCOVER NEW CONTENT

ANY DIFFERENCE IN OUR MOTIVATION ON FACEBOOK / TWITTER / LINKEDIN?

OFFLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS

EVENTS:

CONTENT CURATION

AS ENTREPRENEURS YOU MUST BECOME INDUSTRY EXPERTS

OLD SCHOOL SWAG

FRENCH WRITER, ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE, 1835:

NOTHING WAS AS DISTINCTIVE ABOUT AMERICA

AS ITS PEOPLE’S PROCLIVITY TO FORM

ASSOCIATIONS AROUND INTERESTS, CAUSES,

AND VALUES.

VS.

NETWORKING COMMUNITY BUILDING

LOCALIZED INNOVATION

THROUGH FACILITATING THE

TALENTS OF OTHERS

+ POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES

THE RIGHT NETWORKS

DOLLARS PER SHARE

$4.15 $0.92 $1.85

$4.51 $3.13 $2.97

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