{"id":4079,"date":"2015-04-26T00:17:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T04:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=4079"},"modified":"2015-05-11T00:39:01","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T04:39:01","slug":"networking-via-reading-and-then-mind-melding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/networking-via-reading-and-then-mind-melding\/","title":{"rendered":"Networking Via Reading, And Then Mind Melding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Chiang&#8217;s 5th book, What They Don&#8217;t Teach You At Stanford Business School, launched after a Harvard Law School keynote on the New York Fashion Week runway 09-09-2009. He knows how to sniff out grand openings and crashed them with his dog Baxter. As CEO of Duck9, he spearheads to effort to get college <a href=\"https:\/\/www.101secrets.com\/general-population-credit-knowledge.htm\" target=\"_blank\">consumers get a FICO<\/a> over 750. Post H.L.S. keynote, Harvard Business wrote: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harbus.org\/2009\/What-They-Dont-Teach-4531\/\" target=\"_blank\">What They Don\u2019t Teach You at Stanford Business School<\/a>&#8221; (his latest post was done #shirtless as a yogi who &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/entrepreneurship\/setting-an-intention-for-your-sxsw-practice-at-yoga-journal-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sets an intention for SXSW<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 155px;\" width=\"156\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QXIaNZi3mHQ?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"260\" height=\"183\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><br \/>\nNY Fashion Week has supermodels getting a high FICO credit score because I supermodel on-the-side<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>By Larry Chiang<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Networking helps. I mind-meld with Silicon Valley VIPs because I read a lot. For example, my &#8220;5th Epiphany&#8221; was based on five books&#8217; sequel. I read five books before their corresponding authors networking parties. Also known as &#8216;book signings&#8217;. Then, I extrapolated all 5 authors seminal tomes into one-blog-post: The Fifth Epiphany.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/image38.jpeg\" alt=\"image.jpeg\" id=\"561A5F69-E88E-4720-986F-08C646637265\"><\/div>\n<div>The &#8220;Fifth Epiphany&#8221; wasn&#8217;t an overnight HBS success (Harvard Business School press <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/vc0311b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/vc0311b\" >https:\/\/bit.ly\/vc0311b<\/a><\/a>). &nbsp;It took me 20,000 hours of parties where I partied<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WVKHwYJzVVc&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/WVKHwYJzVVc&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3411684931\/bd26194fa93733b624ec22966dbdb9d9_normal.jpeg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/1674303991?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">5\/1\/09, 5:02 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23startup2startup&amp;src=hash\">#startup2startup<\/a>&nbsp;w\/Steve Blank&#8217;s book <a href=\"https:\/\/ff.im\/2vNtV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ff.im\/2vNtV\" >https:\/\/ff.im\/2vNtV<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/image39.jpeg\" alt=\"image.jpeg\" id=\"40D05E23-B401-4E6F-8136-59359DD512A5\"><\/div>\n<div>From April 28 to May 1, I studied and took notes<\/div>\n<div><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3411684931\/bd26194fa93733b624ec22966dbdb9d9_normal.jpeg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/1639671252?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">4\/28\/09, 8:21 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Larry <a href=\"https:\/\/Startup2Startup.com\">Startup2Startup.com<\/a> will be cool this week with &#8220;4 Steps to An Epiphany&#8221; author speaking :-). <a href=\"https:\/\/ff.im\/2qi0t\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ff.im\/2qi0t\" >https:\/\/ff.im\/2qi0t<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Ditto Dave McClure<\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3411684931\/bd26194fa93733b624ec22966dbdb9d9_normal.jpeg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/893262197?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">8\/20\/08, 6:56 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davemc500hats\">@davemc500hats<\/a>&nbsp;has a great event <a href=\"https:\/\/Startup2Startup.com\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/Startup2Startup.com\/\" >https:\/\/Startup2Startup.com\/<\/a><\/a> even though it conflicts head-to-head with my asse9 event<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/557566278882578433\/LX2y1gQt_normal.jpeg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>Dave McClure (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davemcclure?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@davemcclure<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davemcclure\/status\/892193831?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">8\/19\/08, 7:44 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>STARTonomics (10\/2 SF) sessions &amp; speakers: <a href=\"https:\/\/startonomics.com\/sessions\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/startonomics.com\/sessions\/\" >https:\/\/startonomics.com\/sessions\/<\/a><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/startonomics.com\/speakers\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/startonomics.com\/speakers\/\" >https:\/\/startonomics.com\/speakers\/<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>literally, ditto<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/iMedia.htm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/iMedia.htm\" >https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/iMedia.htm<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/p>\n<table style=\"border:1px solid black;padding:8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/986423068\/image_normal.jpg\" style=\"width:48px;height:48px;padding-right:8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>Unofficial Austin (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unofficialatx?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@UnofficialATX<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unofficialatx\/status\/592173103930679296?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">4\/25\/15, 8:47 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LarryChiang\">@LarryChiang<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23startup2startup&amp;src=hash\">#startup2startup<\/a> 2009<\/p>\n<p>Who pre-reads before a Silicon Valley networking event!? <br \/>You do. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mSk3qbFCqT\"><span>pic.twitter.com\/mSk3qbFCqT<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>2 anchor videos move&nbsp;you to the right on the entrepreneur bell curve&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/buster14512v\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/buster14512v\" >https:\/\/bit.ly\/buster14512v<\/a><\/a>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \">Is a bit ly I memorized that links to<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eudADPfTWiE&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/eudADPfTWiE&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WVKHwYJzVVc&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/WVKHwYJzVVc&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n5jB310egEI&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/n5jB310egEI&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/image40.jpeg\" alt=\"image.jpeg\" id=\"284856B1-441E-46F0-A510-C571B4EB472E\"><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BMyLcDaWazU&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/BMyLcDaWazU&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>CEO of Duck9<\/div>\n<div>Stanford University&#8217;s Founding Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Duck9 = Deep Underground Credit Knowledge 9 (630) 705-5555<\/div>\n<div>c\/o UCMS Inc<\/div>\n<div>2021 Midwest Road \/ 3rd FL<\/div>\n<div>Oak Brook IL<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/ass\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/ass\" >https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/ass<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div>650-283-8008 (cell)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>****************<\/div>\n<div>Founder of &#8220;What They Don&#8217;t Teach at Business School&#8221;&nbsp;for CNN iReport: <a href=\"https:\/\/ireport.cnn.com\/people\/larrychiang\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ireport.cnn.com\/people\/larrychiang\" >https:\/\/ireport.cnn.com\/people\/larrychiang<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QXIaNZi3mHQ\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/QXIaNZi3mHQ&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Author, NY Times Bestseller<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\/?s=Ny+times+bestseller\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\/?s=Ny+times+bestseller\" >https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\/?s=Ny+times+bestseller<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;What They Will NEVER Teach You at Stanford Business School about EUTWMPPM @SXSW&#8221; came out 11-11-14<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/embed\/c0d4562ea2049\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/embed\/c0d4562ea2049\" >https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/embed\/c0d4562ea2049<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>52 Cards. Two Jokers. What They DO Teach You at Stanford Engineering<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vDBY0GkI3-g&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/vDBY0GkI3-g&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Emergency swings and cutting deals as an 9 year old<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OFGY7v9C4G0&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/OFGY7v9C4G0&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Chiang&#8217;s 5th book, What They Don&#8217;t Teach You At Stanford Business School, launched after a Harvard Law School keynote on the New York Fashion Week runway 09-09-2009. 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