🐺 Aug 5 - Making connections, Brant style

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Over the weekend, I listened to the latest episode of Fresh Brewed Tech: Stories about Brant Cooper, with Neal and guest Ashokoyote. They were talking about the legacy Brant Cooper left on our startup community.

He was a connector, innovator, ranter, and, in fact, was the reason these two coyotes on the mic connected. He helped create the sense of a smaller world.

There is such power in making connections.

I’m all for making connections for everyone, Brant style. It helps the community tremendously. But how do you know someone has good intentions? Do you have a system for this?

This was the message I sent over to my friend Ashokoyote to get this super coyote connector's opinion. I’ve often struggled with how well to get to know someone before opening up the network.

Here’s what he said: 

You don’t have to try to be perfect, which will just paralyze you and prevent way more good connections than bad ones. Again, like startups, some failures are inevitable and part of the game. You don’t have to vet every single person. The community weeds out bad actors, and they have no power without community support.

What a wonderful response, the answer lies with the community. We collectively have each other's backs and this allows us to continue to make new connections and bring even more people together.

I’m doubling down on community.