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Why rich friends are so important to success
Networking brings you into contact with more people and keeps you in contact with them, thereby increasing the chances that when they need advice, want to find an investment partner, or are thinking of a candidate for some position, they will remember you.
Jeffrey Pfeffer • Power: Why Some People Have It—and Others Don't
Writer and entrepreneur Kevin Kelly on the value of friends:
“Friends are better than money. Almost anything money can do, friends can do better. In so many ways a friend with a boat is better than owning a boat.”
“Friends are better than money. Almost anything money can do, friends can do better. In so many ways a friend with a boat is better than owning a boat.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On Decision Making, the Value of Friends, and Self-Improvement | James Clear
we can see it really matters who you work with. This isn’t just peer pressure: who you associate with affects what information you get about the world. The people you know don’t just influence you with their opinions, but also help you sample the world differently.
Henry Oliver • Second Act
The old adage says that it’s better to be lucky than good. Apparently having the right network is better than both.
J. D. Vance • Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
But as the Canadian billionaire pointed out, the people you know will determine your ability to access the important resources you and your company need.