Vent: I just realized I've been treating every networking event like a sales pitch for the last 6 months.

The tip-off was when a founder I actually liked in Phoenix told me, point blank, 'You ask great questions, but I can tell you're just waiting to talk about your app.'

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angela6875d ago

Ouch, that's a hard truth to hear. It's so easy to slip into that mode.

rileyb615d ago

Yeah, it really is. Reminds me of a time I got some tough feedback on a project. Sat there nodding while my brain was just listing all the reasons they were wrong. Took a long walk to finally see their point. That defensive switch flips so fast you don't even notice.

stella_lane22h ago

My friend had that happen last week. She was so sure her design was perfect, then her boss pointed out a huge flaw. Took her two days to admit it was actually a better fix.