Douglas Conant Quotes

For almost the first year of The Muse's life, I would do 5 to 8 networking events a week. And I don't necessarily think that's the right path for everyone, but I realized that as an entrepreneur, one of my strengths was finding the right people who could help us. I didn't come into startups with any network.

Networking is working.

Over the years, I have developed a pretty good Rolodex.

I don't think you can get everything based on who you know, but you can't get anything until you do know the right people.

Effective networking isn't a result of luck - it requires hard work and persistence.

There's a way to do networking that isn't overly brown-nosing.

People started conceiving of their friends as networking tools, like, 'Friend me so you can be friends with someone else,' or, 'The more people you know, the more networked you are.' But we see real value in having a fun conversation with your friends.

In politics, it’s not who you know that counts. It’s what you know about who you know that counts.

I realized that I'm increasingly in a position where I know a network of people, and I'm able to connect more or less anyone.

I was never much of a networker.

I hear a lot of young people talking about the need to network. I think that is true, and I think that building a network makes sense. But I also think that there is another way to approach it, and that is to try to make friends. Just try to make a lot of friends.

Whether via social media or in person, building your relationships is a long-term process, and the ultimate goal is to strengthen your network one person at a time.

America's best buy is a telephone call to the right man.

My Golden Rule of Networking is simple: Don't keep score.

Many believe effective networking is done face-to-face, building a rapport with someone by looking at them in the eye, leading to a solid connection and foundational trust.

I keep in touch with a lot of people I work with.

One of the challenges in networking is everybody thinks it's making cold calls to strangers. Actually, it's the people who already have strong trust relationships with you, who know you're dedicated, smart, a team player, who can help you.

Networking doesn't have to be all about talking shop over appetizers and bad chardonnay - do it in a way that works for you.

I started my career in Hollywood, where I learned the rumors were true - having success there really was dictated by how who you knew, not what you knew. I grew frustrated by the fact that careers could be made and broken by relationships alone.

What's your routine after attending a networking event or meal? If your answer is, 'I go home,' you're probably going to miss out on opportunities.

Bumble is a connecting company. It's your place to find connections, whatever that may be.

My biggest point to everybody is you have a responsibility to build your own network.

Networking, of course, is great, but the best way to network is to do work.

You may have a small network, but growing that network has become easier with the use of social tools. LinkedIn, Conspire, even Facebook and Twitter allow you to grab branches that may have previously seemed out of reach.

The old adage which says that it is ‘whom you know that counts’ is far off the mark. It is what you know about whom you know that truly makes difference.