07-30-2007, 10:44 AM
Quote:During my last trip to the Bay Area, I visited with FoundReads Carleen Hawn. When Carleen asked me what I was up to, I explained that I was buried in back-to-back meetings with folks around town discussing my current project, Go BIG Network. Are you fund-raising? she asked, to which I responded: No, Im friend-raising! I wasnt kidding. I was on a mission to make as many new friends as possible.
You see, our companys growth isnt only dependent on finding more cash; but it is dependent on us meeting more people. And frankly, Ive always found raising friends is far more valuable than raising money.
The Monetary Value of a Friend...
full article: http://www.foundread.com/view/the-value-of-friend