Stay tuned: we may have to create a secret handshake soon....As we all know, it is truly a small world. This week reminded me of that once again -- I was in Boston walking from the ferry to a FinTech Sandbox event near the Old State House and I took a slightly wrong turn down a street off the beaten path. Not hard to do in Boston, but it was beautiful weather, I had time, and all roads lead in the same direction so I thought nothing of it. As I looked ahead down the street, I recognized someone familiar walking toward me -- it was a business contact of mine (who also happened to go to my alma mater) that I had met a few times about three years ago and hadn't spoken to in a while. He is also a subscriber of this newsletter.Surprised to bump into him at this location, I call out his name and stop to say hello. I am greeted with a smile and him pointing at me and exclaiming "Friends of Dave!" So cool -- it put a smile on my face. We chatted briefly, and agreed to put time on the calendar to get together in the coming weeks.For me, the "Friends of Dave" newsletter essentially makes an already small world even smaller. It gives me the opportunity to connect with the people who open it weekly without bugging them. As I have told a number of you, it isn't very hard to execute, and I am finding that it is a really effective conversation starter -- more so than anything I do on LinkedIn or Twitter (Facebook, with it's high concentration of pictures, might be more effective for my personal connections). I highly recommend considering putting something similar together for yourself on a personal or professional level if you can. It doesn't have to be long, or done weekly. There are lots of benefits to making a small world smaller -- happy to discuss my experiences.Finally, before we get on to the articles, I'd also like to recommend a documentary my family and I watched together around 9/11: it's called The Man in the Red Bandana. Now showing in select theaters and for rent on Amazon Video, it highlights the selfless heroics of Welles Crowther who lost his life helping other people exit the WTC on that fateful day. Poignant, gut wrenching, and inspiring -- very much worth your time.On a much lighter note, I hope you are able enjoy your last official weekend of summer. Fall must be right around the corner --it is pumpkin spice time in just about every store where pumpkin spice things can be offered after all. Later!XOXODave
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Friends of Dave #38: Every Day's The Weekend
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Stay tuned: we may have to create a secret handshake soon....As we all know, it is truly a small world. This week reminded me of that once again -- I was in Boston walking from the ferry to a FinTech Sandbox event near the Old State House and I took a slightly wrong turn down a street off the beaten path. Not hard to do in Boston, but it was beautiful weather, I had time, and all roads lead in the same direction so I thought nothing of it. As I looked ahead down the street, I recognized someone familiar walking toward me -- it was a business contact of mine (who also happened to go to my alma mater) that I had met a few times about three years ago and hadn't spoken to in a while. He is also a subscriber of this newsletter.Surprised to bump into him at this location, I call out his name and stop to say hello. I am greeted with a smile and him pointing at me and exclaiming "Friends of Dave!" So cool -- it put a smile on my face. We chatted briefly, and agreed to put time on the calendar to get together in the coming weeks.For me, the "Friends of Dave" newsletter essentially makes an already small world even smaller. It gives me the opportunity to connect with the people who open it weekly without bugging them. As I have told a number of you, it isn't very hard to execute, and I am finding that it is a really effective conversation starter -- more so than anything I do on LinkedIn or Twitter (Facebook, with it's high concentration of pictures, might be more effective for my personal connections). I highly recommend considering putting something similar together for yourself on a personal or professional level if you can. It doesn't have to be long, or done weekly. There are lots of benefits to making a small world smaller -- happy to discuss my experiences.Finally, before we get on to the articles, I'd also like to recommend a documentary my family and I watched together around 9/11: it's called The Man in the Red Bandana. Now showing in select theaters and for rent on Amazon Video, it highlights the selfless heroics of Welles Crowther who lost his life helping other people exit the WTC on that fateful day. Poignant, gut wrenching, and inspiring -- very much worth your time.On a much lighter note, I hope you are able enjoy your last official weekend of summer. Fall must be right around the corner --it is pumpkin spice time in just about every store where pumpkin spice things can be offered after all. Later!XOXODave