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Looking back, that $1200 'mastermind' group in Austin was a total waste
It was all hype and no real connections, just a bunch of people trying to sell to each other. I paid for a year up front thinking it would open doors, but I never got a single solid lead from it. Anyone have a better way to find a real, helpful network?
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elliot_johnson23d ago
Yeah I read something about how the best networks form around shared work, not just paying for access. Like volunteering on a real project together builds way stronger bonds than those forced mixer events. Might be worth looking for a local group tackling an actual problem you care about.
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adams.harper23d ago
Totally agree about the "shared work" thing @elliot_johnson. I dropped $800 on a "networking retreat" that was just awkward icebreakers. The only real contact I made was when a few of us got fed up and just started helping each other fix our actual websites over coffee. That felt real.
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