Growing My Social Capital

Person 1

1. Roy, a financial advisor
2. Expert in my industry
3. I found him through my parents, as he is one of their friends, and I contacted him over the phone because he lives in my hometown.
4. He was able to advise me on how I would complete this task financially. He told me how to make sure that I invest correctly in order to make a profit off of the app. He did not expect anything in exchange because he was doing this as a favor to me since he was friends with my parents.
5. Having him in my network will allow for me to possibly get an internship with his company in the future.

Person 2

1. Jennifer, market research analyst
2. Expert in my market
3. My friend's mother put me in contact with her because it was a friend of hers. I contacted her over the phone because she lives in another state.
4. She was able to tell me who my demographic would be for my app and if I was correct on who I thought it would be most useful to. In return, I let her take my idea to one of her clients since their app was a very similar idea.
5. Having her in my network will allow me contact her again if I ever have an idea that I actually want to turn into something and need help on what the demographic I should be aiming towards selling to.

Person 3

1. Linda, sales rep
2. Supplier in my industry
3. She is my half sister's dad's wife and my sister put me in contact with her. I contacted her over the phone because she lives in another state.
4. She was able to help me by telling me how she markets and sells items to people and what would work for me to be able to do to sell the app that I would be making. She expected nothing in return from me because she said it was a favor for my sister.
5. She is a good person to have in m network because she could possibly help me get an internship or job at her company in the future.

Reflection

This type of networking is very similar to networking I have done in the past to be able to get internships. This was only slightly different because this was for help on how I would market and sell a product and not about becoming a potential employee.