Re:A Non-Techie Tries to Build a Tech Company
by shanacarp on Tuesday April 15, 2014 @07:03PM
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As a ladygal in the tech world in NY, who has taught myself something about code, and whose grandmother did buy her a silver spoon* on birth:
These people do exist in the NY tech world. However, so what. Despite literally being given a silver spoon, this didn't equal contacts in the tech world.
I went out and made them. I cold emailed people, I messaged people on blogs, and I helped people out. I push people to talk to me. And I still do all of these things.
COuld I lean into my parents's contacts more - yes (and I might for certain aspects of my startup, since it takes years, 10 something years in some cases, to get to know the right people at some places) Do I most of the time - no.
Developing a book of contacts is a skill. You can learn it.
*My grandma did this because I was her first grandchild. It was her thing, apparently.
These people do exist in the NY tech world. However, so what. Despite literally being given a silver spoon, this didn't equal contacts in the tech world.
I went out and made them. I cold emailed people, I messaged people on blogs, and I helped people out. I push people to talk to me. And I still do all of these things.
COuld I lean into my parents's contacts more - yes (and I might for certain aspects of my startup, since it takes years, 10 something years in some cases, to get to know the right people at some places) Do I most of the time - no.
Developing a book of contacts is a skill. You can learn it.
*My grandma did this because I was her first grandchild. It was her thing, apparently.