Haveo · Networking for introverts
Networking online instead
It works, it is slower to start and better afterwards. Writing in public and sending specific messages to specific people beats a mixer on almost every measure except speed — and unlike a room, it keeps working while you are asleep.
What actually works
Writing in public. Anything that shows how you think about your own work. It brings people to you already knowing what you do, which is the hard part of a room solved in advance.
Answering questions where your people are. A useful answer in a forum or a community is read by far more people than you would meet in an evening.
Specific messages to specific people. One message referencing their actual work beats fifty connection requests.
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What does not
Connection requests with no note. Generic comments. Anything sent to a list.
Volume is the failure mode online exactly as it is in a room, and it is easier to do at scale, which is why it is more common.
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It is slower at the start
A room gives you eight contacts in an evening and most of them are worth nothing. Online gives you almost nothing for a few months and then compounds.
If you need something this quarter, a room or a set of direct messages is faster. If you are building something over a year, this wins.
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Where it is simply better
You can edit. For anyone who writes better than they improvise — which includes most dyslexic, autistic and anxious people once the writing tool fits them — that is not a small advantage.
There is no closing time, no noise, and no recovery day.
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The hybrid that works best
Go to one event a quarter, and do the online part continuously. The event gives you names; the writing makes those names come back to you.
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Rehearse it before you walk in.
Haveo builds your intro, lets you practice out loud with an AI coach, and keeps your notes one tap away in the room. Free on iPhone and iPad.
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