An unwillingness to invest time in building professional relationships can limit your career. Here are some ways to reduce the stress of developing a robust network. Question: How many introverts does it take to hold a meeting? Answer: Two. as long as they both have laptops and Internet connections!* can "outsource" relationship-building (wrong!) MORE >>

My father, Alfred “Bud” Weiss, owned a car dealership—“Bud’s Cadillacs” of Miami, Florida. When I’d drop by the office, he would usually pepper me with bits of business wisdom, but as a kid, I wasn’t very receptive. My father and I are pictured here: My head was usually buried in a comic book, only half listening. How do you deal with that? MORE >>

I get asked to make many introductions. I’ve noticed a trend lately, which is that more and more of them go something like this: Hey David, can you introduce me to investors that you think might be interested in my company? This is something we teach aggressively at TechStars. I’ll explain. First, it flips the social dynamic. MORE >>

Irony alert: A lot of this post will be incomprehensible. That’s part of the point. get asked to tweet out stuff multiple times a day. These requests generally fit in one of three categories: 1. Something a company I’m an investor in wants me to tweet. Something a smart, respected person wants me to tweet. And I do also. Not OR. Not +. MORE >>

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