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I went to 37 events in 60 days. Here’s everything I learned.
If I’ve learned anything in the past two months, it’s that I gravely underutilized the city I live in.
After attending 37 events in the past two months, here is everything I’ve learned from finding, organizing, and tracking the ones that were worthwhile; to what I consider the key to successful networking.
As always, steal what resonates.
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For context, I’ve lived in Austin 12 years. I didn’t show up during the pandemic migration. But I would be lying if I didn’t say I sometimes felt like a newbie who just got off the plane at ABIA. The start of my career was spent in the nonprofit bubble — frankly, I didn’t even know the startup / entrepreneurial world existed.
I had never heard of Capital Factory or, more so, understood just how much of an incubator this city is.
And shortly after I started freelancing, I spent all of my time in Facebook groups & communities because COVID had hit.