Lessons about

Networking and

EntrepreneurshipScott Palmer

Lessons from Never Eat Alone

You never know how long a cup of coffee with someone can go

When you open up to others, they open up to you

From in-class lecture

Josh Little: If it doesn’t work for you, don’t network through traditional

networking; network through relationships you build

Parker Boyack: LISTEN. No one wants to hear about your idea

John Beverley – NEBA FinancialSolutions

• Understand what you’re getting yourself into

Chad Bennett – BoxSupport

• It’s all about passion!• Be ok that your employees might

make more than you

• Understand family time will be sacrificed in the beginning

Jon Oropeza – ZACSi

Professionalism is key when it comes to networking.

Lloyd Armbrust – OwnLocal

As an entrepreneur, know the

market

You can be passionate about

something, but if you spend more

time working on it rather than

make sure it becomes something

the public wants, all that work

will be in vain.

Nick Triantos – ionGrid

You’re product or idea doesn’t have to be a

brand new idea

Find something that can be improved and go

with that

ionGrid: like dropbox, but safer and more

secure

Beth Carey – Thinking Solutions

Hire consultants who understand the

process of a startup company

Ofer Keren – Keren Energy

Understand the funding aspect of

starting up a company

Loans

Budgeting

Jason Shah – DO

If you have an idea and want to

start a company off of it, just go

for it and be honest with yourself

and everything you do

Believe in your product. If you

don’t believe in your product, it

will NEVER be successful

Your team must believe in it as

well for success to come

Aaron Epstein – Creative Market

Don’t allow your work to take full control of all

aspects of your life

Family

Recreation

While early days of startup are the most strenuous

and time-consuming, always have that long-term

perspective of how you want to spend your time

with family and other aspects

Where will I go from here?

Beginning of Semester:

No idea how to successfully network

No idea if I wanted to be an entrepreneur

Now:

I know how to network, and I’ve seen more opportunities presented in my life

through my connections

Still looking for that idea to build on to help solve people’s problems