If you are a startup founder or major investor, how do you find that CEO for your “Dream Team” to close on funding and kick start your company? It makes logical sense to scour the job boards, engage an executive recruiter, or scan the networking sites like LinkedIn for a good array of candidates, and then interview the ones with the best resumes.
If that’s as far as you go, you haven’t done the whole job. In reality, none of these alternatives is as effective as face-to-face networking. As I’ve said before, there is no substitute for building your network, or using your network of trusted advisors.
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Author: Martin Zwilling