A note for those of you who have written us letting us know that you couldn’t access the StartupLounge.com web site:

Apparently there was a DNS outtage in our data center, and that is causing all sorts of grief (for lots of folks, not just us.) We’ve temporarily moved StartupLounge.com to another DNS server, so that should resolve the problem for now. Thanks for your patience!

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Welcome to the inaugural StartupLounge.com podcast!

Join our guest (and co-host!) Michael Blake of Adams Capital to discuss business networking for entrepreneurs.
In this inaugural show, we focus on how entrepreneurs can better “network” in the real world. Should you hard sell the money guy at the networking event? What if the entrepreneur is “shy”, and not very outgoing? How can you evaluate your network, and what are the effective ways of building those key connections as an entrepreneur? How do you get the most out of your professional network?

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