1. Breaking Into Tech From Corporate America:
Developing an Online Presence
By Justin Reitman
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Courtney Ronan
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Suits to Silicon Alley
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2. Four Questions to Introduce Ourselves
Who are you?
What do you do?
Which one of Social Media
Platforms do you prefer?
Where would you like to
be in 6 months?
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3. Four Questions to Introduce Ourselves
Who are you?
What do you do?
Which one of Social Media
Platforms do you prefer?
Where would you like to
be in 6 months?
I’m Justin Co-Founder of Suits to Silicon Alley
I’m a lawyer by training and currently Head of
Content for Equitally a Fin-Tech Startup
I prefer Linkedin and Twitter for professional use -
Facebook and Instagram for social.
At Equitally in charge of Business Development
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4. My Story
Tried to break in for over 6 months
Went to Meetups, Networking events, took classes
Attended Startup Weekend - Worked on
project and team came in second
Kept in touch with Mentors, asked them how
I could help
After getting coffee and meeting every other week
with my boss, he asked me to join company.
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5. Our Roadmap
Lots of Noise
Focus
Consolidate
Engage
Strategy
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6. Lots of Noise
Twitter Quora Linkedin
Facebook Blog Meetup
AngelList Google+ SkillShare
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8. Consolidate
Consolidate your Message
Short summary describes who you are (background,
interests, current role)
Connect your Networks
About.me - Personal Landing page
Twitter - LinkedIn - Blog
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9. Twitter
Bottom-Up Networking
Fill your stream with relevant content
Discover Relevant People
Start small, who do they follow
Interact with individuals
Feedback, questions (make them feel important)
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10. Relevant People fill their feed
with Relevant Information and
Powerful People
Ask People Questions: They will
Respond
Give Feedback!
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11. LinkedIn
Make Every Connection Count
Tell them why you are connecting; ask a question
Don’t reach out unannounced
Follow the Companies and groups you want to be apart of
Have a relevant Summary
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12. Blogging
Opportunity
To show world who you are
Develop an expertise
Become a Thought Leader
Reach out for an interview
Lets Make it Easy
Postach.io
Tumblr
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13. Strategy
Do you want to start a company?
Which Industry?
Edu-tech, eCommerce, Enterprise, Social Web
Crunch Base has a complete list
Use Social Media to solve your weaknesses and promote
your strengths
Do you want to work at a startup?
What Industry?
What Position?
Biz Dev, Product, User Acquisition, Marketing
Follow people in those positions
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14. Anything Else
Other Networks
Quora - Answer and Ask Questions (Become an expert)
Skill Share - Work on Projects Make Something
Meetup - Find People with like minded interests
Other Resources
Startup Institute
General Assembly
Flipboard
Business Insider
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15. Four Final Takeaways
Life-Long Learning
DevelopingYourVoice
Curating Content and Network (Top-Down)
Engaging withYour Network + Feedback
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