• Blog
  • Archives
  • Bio
  • Awards
  • Speaking
  • Book
  • Contact

Networking effectively

Published: Sunday, 24 March 2013

I meet people all the time.

In the past it was at entrepreneurship networking events when I was starting up Nudge.  Then, it was at engineering conferences and engineering networking events when I was working on Robogals.  Now, it's because I give a lot of speeches at conferences.

I used to exchange business cards, follow-up with everyone, and add them to the Robogals mailing list.

But then last year, it got to the point where I was giving 3 ~ 4 speeches a week, and didn't have time to follow-up with everyone and add them to the mailing list.  So now I have a huge pile of business cards that I haven't dealt with.  For people I met nearly a year ago.

So I still haven't worked out the best way to keep in touch with people.

But the more people I meet, the more I cherish the handful of people I've met at each conference who changed the way I saw the world, or who I spoke to for really long periods about things that I'm really passionate about (living life powerfully and with integrity/ what's important in relationships with venture capitalists/ entrepreneurship/ education) or nothing in particular at all, but who seemed to be on the same wavelength as me.  It's those who I remember long after I remember what the sessions were about.

I think that's what I try to be when I network - a great conversation that changes the way someone sees the world.

About Me

Marita ChengForbes named me a world's top 50 woman in tech & 30 Under 30. I founded Robogals and Aipoly and was Young Australian of the Year 2012. Currently working on robotics company Aubot. I'm the youngest Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and I give speeches around the world.

I tweet @maritacheng and I'm on Facebook.

Subscribe

Enter your email address to receive my latest blog posts: 

 

Random Articles

  • Fetch Robotics

    I visited Fetch Robotics as part of a field trip for a Stanford course I took. Fetch Robotics sold to Zebra Technologies for $290 million in 2021....

  • ANZ Television Commercial

    Appeared in an epic television commercial with my robot arm!

  • Australian Office in Taipei

    In March this year, I was invited to the Australian Office in Taipei, Taiwan, to give a speech for International Women’s Day.   During my 10-hour...

  • Aubot Instagram

    Aubot has created an instagram page with fun photos of Teleport!  Check them out here!...

  • Daily plan

    My most productive days, the days I enjoy the most, and the ones that inspire me the most are the days where I have an extensive pre-written to-do...

  • Asian Society Game Changer Award

    I was named an Asian Society Game Changer Award winner alongside architect IM Pei (Lifetime Achievement Award), movie director Zhang Yimou, and the...

  • Make a wish!

    Go. Do it. Make a wish. Be wild! Be wise! Be audacious! How much does your wish cost? Can you afford it? Then pay and do it. You can’t? Calculate how...

  • How in(credible) are you?

    In order to be incredible, you first have to credible - to have people who trust you and your ability.   The winner of the 2007 TED Prize was awarded $100...

  • Sunday Funday

    Spent the entire Sunday working in the garage with Garth Bradbeer and Tom Cooper working on a robotic prototype.  We worked until 1am that night, and...

  • Robogals 10-Year Anniversary Gala

    On 14 July 2008, I founded Robogals. At the Robogals 10-year anniversary gala in Melbourne, I gave a speech alongside Mark Parncutt, co-founder of...

Enter your email address to receive my latest blog posts: 

 

Scroll to Top