Networking Events Are Dead to Me

Why I’m focused on content and targeted connection instead

Stephen Mostrom
The Startup
Published in
7 min readSep 2, 2021

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I may never attend a networking event again.

Ok, never say never. There may come a day when it makes sense for me to walk into a room full of strangers again. To hand out business cards and engage in small talk. To place my bets on random encounters and serendipity.

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Stephen Mostrom
The Startup

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