I learned my networking from when I wanted to be an investment banker (ugh), and the strategy differs across sectors and people. You need to try and excite whoever you're talking to, and show them you're competent at the same time. If you do come to CUTC (the date on the site right now is for 2011), you'll hear a lot of networking stories.
A YC company's founder and an angel actually ended up drinking with us after the conference this year (angel won the drinking contest, sad). Networking comes in all shapes and sizes :)
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I learned my networking from when I wanted to be an investment banker (ugh), and the strategy differs across sectors and people. You need to try and excite whoever you're talking to, and show them you're competent at the same time. If you do come to CUTC (the date on the site right now is for 2011), you'll hear a lot of networking stories.
A YC company's founder and an angel actually ended up drinking with us after the conference this year (angel won the drinking contest, sad). Networking comes in all shapes and sizes :)