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The idea of networking has always made me a little uncomfortable.

I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one.

It all started with pretty aggressive business card swapping.

That's what I need to do.

I need to walk up and introduce myself and hear my business card and get theirs.

That makes me nervous.

And it makes my student nervous too.

Because we all know the results can be awkward.

I was at this tech conference, met a VP.

They reached out his left hand to shake my left hand.

And he turns it over to like look if there was a ring.

Almost threw up on his shoes.

So I spotted this managing director.

I sort of crossed the room and entered his peripheral vision.

And he immediately turned to me and asked me if I could get him another glass of Merlot.

And even if you get the meeting you want, it doesn't always go as planned.

So it was halfway through a conversation with somebody I was really excited to meet.

And I thought things were going great.

But he said he was only at about a three out of ten in terms of how his KHG wasn't a conversation.

I met with a venture capitalist.

And during our meal I put the chocolate dessert ball in my mouth only to later find out that it was actually part of his extremely expensive ancient marble art collection.

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