so done with events
i dont want to "network" i hate the term "networking" i dont like talking to people when i have no clue what they do i dont like randomly shaking hands and standing awkwardly at events trying to find someone to talk to
it is literally like finding gold in a haystash
and chances are this gold also is probably not the best
i find cold emails / dms then meeting in person for coffee the best way to meet someone
both of you know what the point of the meeting is
both of you know what the other person does and wants
there is a vibe match already in place because you're agreeing to meet
other than that, random networking events, conferences and everything is mostly useless
what's nice tho
is small handpicked group meetings to either chat about certain pre-planned topics / demo their stuff
or workshops where there's a guest who's going to talk about a certain topic which they're experienced in