I used to think networking was just for sales people until a conference in Denver

I was at a tech meetup last month in Denver, and this guy from a small startup just started talking to me about his project. We ended up chatting for like 30 minutes about a coding problem I was stuck on. He didn't have a job for me, but he gave me the name of a tool his team uses, and it solved my issue in a day. I always thought networking was just handing out business cards and felt fake. Now I see it's just talking to people who do the same stuff. Has anyone else had a simple chat at an event lead to a real work fix?

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the_holly17d ago

Denver? That's where my last fencing job went way over budget.

patricia_schmidt145d ago

Honestly, that "people helping people" line really hits home. What was the bug you were stuck on, and was the forum thread just a random tip or a full fix you could use right away?

avery_smith2217d ago

Totally get that. Felt the same way for years. Thought it was all fake smiles and elevator pitches. Had a similar thing happen at a local dev night. Just complained about a bug to the person next to me. They mentioned a forum thread I'd never seen. Fixed it that night. Changed my whole view. It's just people helping people.