Think you’re good at networking? Properly following up(24waystostart.com)
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Think you’re good at networking? Properly following up
http://24waystostart.com/2010/think-youre-good-at-networking-properly-following-up-especially-with-a-vc/
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I wish the article went into detail of following up with VCs. For example, how to followup after the first meeting? I've felt that a simple "Thank you, I look forward to talking more" isn't good enough. I think you need to go further and answer any large questions that cropped up in the meeting.
I log notes about people that I meet along the way, usually on the back of their card. Then I try to input this data in my contact manager and set a reminder in the future to follow up.
This simple process also helps me to measure my progress (internally) by comparing follow up notes with my actual projected growth.
Fwiw, I also digitally convert bcards, follow conversations online and keep a list of people on a 'watchlist' and plan my events around meeting these people at some point.
This simple process also helps me to measure my progress (internally) by comparing follow up notes with my actual projected growth.
Fwiw, I also digitally convert bcards, follow conversations online and keep a list of people on a 'watchlist' and plan my events around meeting these people at some point.
How does one manage all of this? For example, I've successfully followed up and want to re-contact with them in a month with something topical. How do I manage to remember this (when the contact list get's large) and how do I manage what's topical to each individual contact?
I've made an spreadsheet with the following -
Name, Email, Company, Introduced By/At, Status
In status, write down stuff like "Give Beta," or "Reconnect in one month."
In status, write down stuff like "Give Beta," or "Reconnect in one month."