✴️ Make Networking

Networking only works if you put in the work...

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Ben Jang
June 29, 2025 

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I Used to Think Networking Was Bullsh*t

Because, honestly, it was.
At least how I was doing it.

I’d show up at events.
Talk to random people.
Walk away with nothing.

Felt like playing business instead of doing business.

Here’s what I missed:

Networking only works if you’re someone worth knowing.

When You’re a Beginner, Networking is Mostly Useless

At the beginning, I had:

  • No skills

  • No results

  • No confidence

  • Just enough delusion to start

So I did what most people won’t:
I put my head down and built.

For 18 months:
No meetups.
No Zoom chats.
Just work.

Eventually, something changed.

I started meeting different people.
Better people.
People I actually wanted to become.

Why?
Because I had changed.
My skillset changed.
My value changed.

Here’s the truth:
You attract what you are.
Not what you want.

So better people showed up.
But I missed the signal.

I thought the answer was: “Just keep working harder.”

So I did.
Head even lower.
Grind even deeper.

And I worked myself into the wrong direction.

Then I woke up.

I realized I had enough proof.
Enough value.
Enough leverage.

Now, I could partner.
I could collaborate.
I could recruit.

Not because I was great - but because I was finally useful.

Networking Is Like Dating

Early on, you’re not a catch.
You just think you are.

So you don’t get quality options - in business or life.

But once you become valuable, the game flips.

Now, I’m taking founder calls.
Having real conversations.
Meeting mentors.
Building partnerships.

Not because I “network”,
But because I’m solving problems interesting enough that smart people want to join.

Lesson:
Don’t network to get ahead.
Get ahead so networking works.

What’s Next?

Apple is being painfully slow with their approval process, but the good news is, I have plenty of early tester sign ups for GolfWink.

I can’t wait to actually get this thing live!

Stay productive,

Ben 

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