We think professional networking needs fixing

How many times have you attended an event, drink in hand, being talked at by someone? Standing there, waiting for a split second of silence to get your word in. And you know it will go nowhere.

Or in a zoom breakout room with four random people. Each with the sole objective of nailing their own elevator pitch.

Everything favours the self publicists who talk and don’t listen. Quantity over quality. Everyone starts with “What can this person do for me?” Transactions, not relationships.

There’s a better way. It starts with “How can I help this person?” Being curious and exchanging information. Adding value to each other. Relationships, not transactions.

Because helping someone engenders trust. The individual feels heard. It demonstrates the kind of human being you are. And you smile on the inside.
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Something else happens. Human nature irresistibly moves them to find ways to help you. They tell others. They unlock their own bank of insights, resources and connections.
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More and more bright, smart people want networking to be like this.

We are building hophop for them.Ajai.  Founder hophop