1. Awesome networking & business relationships

2. John-Daniel Trask Co-founder & CEO Mindscape Limited 3. It was impossible to connect the dots looking forward, but it was very, very clear looking backwards 10 years later. 4. Importance Microsoft Capital raising 5. You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. 6. Building Reach out to people you admire. Attend events. 30 coees in 30 days. Push yourself. 7. A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship. 8. Sustaining Never eat alone. Use a calendar. Leverage social media. 9. The currency of real networking is not greed but generosity. Keith Ferrazzi 10. Benets The world is tiny. Business is all about people. Your network is valuable. 11. You are the average of the 5 people you spend most your time with. Jim Rohn 12. Challenges Conicts of interest. Sustaining relationships when you have many. Keeping secrets. 13. My approach 1. Introduce yourself 2. Ask what they do, remember their name. 3. Find a common person, problem, theme. 14. Whats next? Meet as many people as you can. meetup.com is awesome. 15. Thank you Questions? Twitter: @traskjd Email: jd@mindscape.co.nz