Usually, I will skip almost all the big networking events. It’s not worth my time. It’s not the event. It’s me. I’m just not good with people—strangers especially. The awkward feeling is just too much for me. I tried a few times to go to a couple of events organised by prominent government-related start-up enablers a few months back, but I felt completely lost. After 10 minutes there, I just went home. Two events, so twice I went home early. I guess that explains why my circle is not that big, but not that small either. The size is just nice for me. It is what it is. I am making peace with this.
This year, I put a little bit of effort into making it more strategic. Things are going great so far. To generate leads via small networking events, here are the things I did . . .
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