{"id":5876,"date":"2015-09-12T12:31:46","date_gmt":"2015-09-12T16:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=5876"},"modified":"2015-09-12T12:36:49","modified_gmt":"2015-09-12T16:36:49","slug":"top-gun-its-a-secret-networking-school-for-founders-whove-become-too-reliant-upon-social-media-topgunch4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/top-gun-its-a-secret-networking-school-for-founders-whove-become-too-reliant-upon-social-media-topgunch4\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Gun. It&#8217;s a Secret Networking School for Founders Who&#8217;ve Become Too Reliant Upon Social Media #TopGunCh4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>By Larry Chiang<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>When heat guided missiles were invented, pilots lost all of their dog fighting skills. They became dependent upon tech. So, Tom Cruise&#8217;s mentor started a school for fighter pilots called TOP GUN.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>SOCIAL media is screwing up all y&#8217;all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/613751289587957760\/ZN0VKUOa_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">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\/642733538651979777?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><font color=\"#000000\">9\/12\/15, 9:16 AM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Mentee to Mentor, Messaging Ratios | What They Dont Teach You At Stanford Business School&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CJ0oFsiVmm\">\u2026tstanfordbusinessschool.wordpress.com\/2015\/09\/12\/men\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/>See my friend Evan Reas&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/613751289587957760\/ZN0VKUOa_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">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\/642729925644955648?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><font color=\"#000000\">9\/12\/15, 9:02 AM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">\u201cI will do whatever it takes. I think it&#8217;s my Wisconsin work ethic\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Ch4&amp;src=hash\">#Ch4<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Ch6&amp;src=hash\">#Ch6<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Ch5&amp;src=hash\">#Ch5<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OFEwA95W0v\">gsb.stanford.edu\/insights\/evan-\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image11.png\" alt=\"image1.PNG\" id=\"B01C099D-B981-4B49-AE62-C662C11DCBD3\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/613751289587957760\/ZN0VKUOa_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">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\/642729476120449026?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><font color=\"#000000\">9\/12\/15, 9:00 AM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">\u201cThat is how I got my first investor, Scott Cook. He spoke at Stanford, and I emailed him afterward. I told him I..\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OFEwA95W0v\">gsb.stanford.edu\/insights\/evan-\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/613751289587957760\/ZN0VKUOa_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">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\/642729653828911104?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><font color=\"#000000\">9\/12\/15, 9:01 AM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">\u201cHe never responded. I kept sending him updates on the company every month for the next seven months\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23ch5&amp;src=hash\">#ch5<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Ch6&amp;src=hash\">#Ch6<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Ch4&amp;src=hash\">#Ch4<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OFEwA95W0v\">gsb.stanford.edu\/insights\/evan-\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\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\/613751289587957760\/ZN0VKUOa_normal.jpg\" 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\/642728459475619840?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">9\/12\/15, 8:56 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Evan Reas: &#8220;Do The Most Impactful Thing Every Single Day.&#8221; | Stanford Graduate School of Business <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OFEwA95W0v\"><span>gsb.stanford.edu\/insights\/evan-\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">This site is targeted at college grads and young professionals, contains user contributed content, and material that may be confusing to a lay audience.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eudADPfTWiE&amp;sns=em\"><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><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WVKHwYJzVVc&amp;sns=em\"><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><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Larry Chiang When heat guided missiles were invented, pilots lost all of their dog fighting skills. 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