MyGreenlight Blog Roundup

Posted on May 4th, 2012 by admin

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“Ask Keith” Video: Tips to Throw a Successful Dinner Party

Posted on April 17th, 2012 by Keith Ferrazzi

I was asked the question:

Can you give me a few tips on how to throw a successful dinner party?

Please share your own tips for successfully mixing business with pleasure.

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MyGreenlight Blog Roundup

Posted on April 13th, 2012 by admin

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MyGreenlight Blog Roundup

Posted on March 30th, 2012 by admin

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“Ask Keith” Video: How Do I Network in a New City?

Posted on March 15th, 2012 by Keith Ferrazzi

I was asked the question:

I'm moving to a new city where I have very few contacts. What would you recommend is the best of preparing for this?

How did you hit the ground running after moving to a new city?

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“Ask Keith” Video: Can Your Tips be Applied to Networking in Asia?

Posted on February 28th, 2012 by Keith Ferrazzi

I was asked the question:

Are the tips that you give for successful networking specifically suited for the Western culture, or are they applicable to Asia as well?

What tips do you have for networking in Eastern cultures as oppose to Western?

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MyGreenlight Blog Roundup

Posted on February 17th, 2012 by admin

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MyGreenlight Blog Roundup

Posted on February 10th, 2012 by admin

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“Ask Keith” Video: How Do I Sustain a Connection?

Posted on January 24th, 2012 by Keith Ferrazzi

I was asked the question:

"How do I sustain a connection past the initial interaction?"

Share your own tips for fostering a new relationship.

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From 0 to $2 Million in 18 Months

Posted on January 18th, 2012 by Keith Ferrazzi

I met Garrett at Summit Series and was so impressed by his success story launching his nonprofit (buoyed by advice from NEA!) that I asked him to contribute a blog. Audacity and the power of a great idea are the big drivers here. - KF

I was a college student when I co-founded SEE College Prep, a non-profit that has helped more than 1,300 low-income high school students improve their SAT scores an average of 200 points and become the first in their families to go on to college. At the time, I had no idea what it meant to raise large amounts of money, or the kinds of relationships I would need to build to do so.

Fortunately, a friend clued me in to Keith and Never Eat Alone and that wisdom has supported me ever since. It has been an extraordinary learning curve: in a short period of time, I went from not knowing a single person who could donate more than a few hundred dollars, to raising nearly $2 million in 18 months.

I followed my heart, risked embarrassment by asking simple questions, and found the courage to ask for people’s time and eventually money. I was empowered by the mission of what I was trying to achieve, and since I had a calling I knew that no request was too silly or too bold. I reached out to mentor after mentor—first professors, then non-profit leaders, then heavy hitters like Stanford University President John Hennessy and billionaires John Fisher, John Morgridge, and Laurene Powell Jobs. Not all of these conversations were successful, but I saw first-hand how little I knew and how much people were willing to help. Technology has helped people like me: many of the most impressive people I’ve met have agreed to meet following a cold e-mail; some of those people are my closest mentors and advisors today. Read more →

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