The Virtual Handshake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals OnlineRegion: New York
Date: Tuesday, November 8th at 6:30 PM
Attendees: 20 Please sign in to RSVP.
Princeton NY NetNights, Princeton Entrepreneurs Network and SoundBoard
Present an intimate evening with David Teten
CEO of Nitron Advisors, LLC
And Author of “The Virtual Handshake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals Online”
Online networks are quickly becoming essential tools for business. As “social software” such as blogging, social network sites, virtual communities, and web conferencing becomes increasingly popular, you need to make sure you don’t fall behind. “The Virtual Handshake” provides the tools to take advantage of these new technologies and become dramatically more successful in business. It is particularly focused on helping you sign new customers, meet new business partners, recruit star employees, and even find your dream job.
Mitch Schlimer, SoundBoard Chairman and host of the nationally syndicated radio show “Let’s Talk Business,” will conduct an interview with David Teten followed by Q&A from the audience.
Some of the issues to be discussed include:
• Creating a powerful professional presence online
• Attracting business in online networks
• Starting and promoting your own blog
• Ensuring your privacy and safety online
Copies of “The Virtual Handshake” will be available for sale at the event. Join us for the next NYC NetNights program on Tuesday, November 8th, 2005 co-sponsored by Princeton NY NetNights, the Princeton Entrepreneurs Network, and SoundBoard.
DATE: Tuesday, November 8th, 2005
TIME: 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
Hosted at the offices of Brown Raysman
900 Third Avenue (between 54th & 55th)
19th Floor Cafeteria
New York, NY 10022
COST: $15
This event includes hors d'oeuvres and drinks.
REGISTRATION: Prior registration is strongly recommended, but we will accept walk-ins at the door.
To RSVP make sure you're signed in at http://www.networknights.org. You will see the event listed under Upcoming Events.
**The first 20 people to sign up get to give a 30 second “Offer & Ask” (see description below)
AGENDA:
6:30 - 7:00 p.m. - Informal mixing and refreshments
7:00 - 7:30 p.m. - NetNights “Offer & Ask” (20 people)
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Guest Speaker and Q&A
8:30 - 9:00 p.m. - Informal mixing
VOLUNTEER? Do you want to volunteer to help with on-site registration or other elements of creating NY NetNights? Contact Maisha Walker at: maisha@alumni.princeton.edu.
THE 30 SECOND OFFER & ASK:
The 30 second “Offer & Ask” is an effective networking tool that allows your fellow attendees to learn a little about you. Each “Offer & Ask” can only last for 30 seconds, so please prepare in advance as we will be timing them!
The Offer and Ask typically includes:
1. Your Name
2. Your Graduating Class
3. Your Company/Organization and Title
4. What You Offer
5. What You're Looking For
ABOUT DAVID TETEN:
David Teten is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of Nitron Advisors, an independent research firm which uses social software to help hedge funds, venture capitalists, and buyout funds to learn directly from frontline industry experts. He is also Chairman of Teten Recruiting, an executive recruiting firm specializing in serving the hedge fund, private equity, investment banking, and strategy consulting industries.
David is the coauthor of “The Virtual Handshake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals Online,” with Scott Allen. “The Virtual Handshake” is the first mass market book about how businesspeople can find new clients, new business partners, or even a new job by leveraging online networks. This new book has received rave reviews from BusinessWeek, Harvard Business School Working Knowledge, and many other publications.
David runs the Virtual Handshake resource site and blog (www.thevirtualhandshake.com); writes a personal blog, Brain Food (Teten.com/blog); and co-writes a column about online networks for FastCompany.com. He was recently honored by Human Capital magazine for his innovative use of social software.
David formerly was CEO of an investment bank focusing on serving the internet domain name asset class, which he built to 450 customers. He is a former Bear Stearns investment banker and strategy consultant. David holds a Harvard MBA and a Yale BA.
ABOUT MITCH SCHLIMER:
Mitch Schlimer, also a serial entrepreneur, is Chairman of SoundBoard, a company that creates and facilitates peer-advisory boards for small business owners. Formerly a pro tennis player, Mitch found his calling after injury forced him to quit playing and he established a tennis coaching business. He made a name for himself as a franchise consultant to clients such as Subway, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Blockbuster Video, and through creating enterprises such as one of the first companies to catalogue the contents of homes and businesses for the insurance industry. In 1994 he started the nationally syndicated radio show “Let’s Talk Business” for business owners seeking advice on growing their companies. Eleven years later, Mitch’s passion for helping business owners overcome barriers remains strong and is realized through his show, one-on-one coaching, and SoundBoard’s peer-advisory boards. Mitch has had the privilege of interviewing business stars such as Richard Branson, Harvey Mackay, Anita Roddick, Brian Tracy, and many others.
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