Ask HN: How to build a network without it taking over your social life?

Re:Ask HN: How to build a network without it taking over you... by mooreds on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @10:44PM (#38186507)

A few options.

* Keep in touch with past colleagues. Use linkedin. Congratulate them when they post something. This will take a few years.

* Go to 1 meetup/month. Talk to people there, but don't make plans outside of the meetup. This will take a few months.

* Write something regularly. Create a newsletter from it. This will take a few months to years.

* Post to HN anonymously. Keep making insightful comments. This will take a few weeks to months, depending on your level of insight.

All of these will grow your professional network without excess social activity.

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Re:Ask HN: How to build a network without it taking over you... by sys_prog on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @07:05AM (#38189291)

I find it hard to believe people meet trough hn comments. How many times did it happen to you?

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Re:Ask HN: How to build a network without it taking over you... by datadrivenangel on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @01:18PM (#38194544)

Judging from their profile and posting history, I suspect a lot.

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Re:Ask HN: How to build a network without it taking over you... by mooreds on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @04:57PM (#38197695)

I have only met a few people IRL via HN, but have definitely built my network through it. That is to say I've built connection with people that I either met on HN and then connect with elsewhere online, or met them in real life. In one case I interacted with someone on HN, then helped them get a job, and then later they wrote something for my company, then we have interacted several times on LinkedIn.

Maybe I misread your comment, but I don't think that meeting someone in person is required to build a network.

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