networking feels so good

i went to my first networking event since i've been back in the bay area tonite. i was a little nervous at first. probably becuase it's been a couple months since i've networked and i was hitting a new event of which i only knew one person. normally i'm sure to bump into a few people of whom i've met before. once i got there and met a few people, i was back to my old netowrking self. i'm really not 100% sure why i like networking so much. there's just something exciting about meeting new people and finding out just what makes them tick. there are always characters to meet at these things, both good and bad. one person i've bumped into a couple of times and we have some mutual friends in common. he seems like he's extremely entrepreneurial and talks as if he's very successful, however something about him just rubs me the wrong way. i don't think i was very convinced with his business ideas - the explanation just seemed too convoluted. if there's one thing i learned doing the bplan competions, your idea should be a very easy story to tell, something that easily understood in 90 seconds. if it's too complicated to explain, it's probably not going to fly.

anyhow, i got some good job leads from the whole experience. i'm definitely interested in getting more involved with the group that puts together the mixers. it was definitely a good group of people! both VC's and entrepreneurs. :) my kinda crowd.

speaking of good crowds, i met up with the ucla peeps at jujubees after the mixer. it's always nice to see school friends. even though many of us don't live that far away from eachother, our lives are always taking us in different directions. i'm so glad warren always makes an effort to get everyone together whenever he comes to visit. however, now that i'm back in town, i will definitely try to get everyone together more often!