Thread by @chrishlad

“YOUR NETWORK IS YOUR NET WORTH.”

Ok, so that cliche made me cringe just typing it out.

But there is a little truth to it.

A great network can find you a job, a co-founder or your next investor.

Here’s my 3 part system for building a world-class network:

ATTRACT

“Twitter lets you be a lighthouse for like-minded people”
@mkobach

If you want to attract cool people, you need to give them a chance to find you.

This can be through

• tweets threads
• blog posts
• podcasts

For me, I write 2 tweet threads per week.

SEARCH

Now if ya think you can attract everyone to you..

You’re wrong.

Search by sending cold DMs to people you follow.

Could be as simple as a great article you read related to their content.

Once you open the door, jump on a Zoom

1 DM + 1 Zoom with someone new per week

You may be thinking, ok @chrishlad

“I’m super worried about screwing up a zoom with my idol @thesamparr”

How the heck do I crush that first meeting?!

I got ya covered:

https://twitter.com/chrishlad/status/1377724246793801730?s=20

STRENGTHEN

So you’re meeting all these new people.

But two months go by and you haven’t caught up with @dickiebush

Talking once with strangers isn’t helping anybody

Great relationships come from repetition and consistency.

Send 1 DM and do 1 Zoom with an old friend per week

Tracking:

Now, this whole system is worthless if you have no way to keep track of everything you’re doing.

So I have a weekly checklist in Excel.

Here’s an example week:

Recap:

• Attract: 2 tweet threads per week

• Search: 1 DM + 1 Zoom with someone new per week

• Strengthen: 1 DM + 1 Zoom with an old friend per week

Why this system works:

1) It’s simple
2) It’s easy

I’m not saying you should have 10 Zooms per week.

Just 1 with someone new, 1 with someone you already know.

And watch your network compound over time.

Here’s more on building habits:

https://twitter.com/chrishlad/status/1379430002391805958?s=20

In no time, you’ll be on your way to meeting tons of cool people and learning from them.

Here’s some awesome people I’ve met so far:

@thesamparr
@alexgarcia
@dickiebush
@RomeenSheth
@brandonthezhang
@AlexMasmej
@davenemetz
@aaditsh

To give a friend the tools to build a world-class network, retweet the first tweet below!

https://twitter.com/chrishlad/status/1382348905950679044?s=20

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