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Notes from the room.
Practical guides to networking, events, and meeting people in real life — written while we build the app that makes it easier.
Conference networking
How to network at a conference without feeling fake.
Twelve moves for before, during and after — pick five people, not fifty cards, and follow up in 48 hours.
Read the guide →Trade shows
Trade show networking: the floor playbook.
The floor playbook for visitors and exhibitors: map the hall, staff the aisle, follow up while badges still mean something.
Read the guide →Dubai
How to meet people in Dubai.
Nine in ten residents arrived from somewhere else. The rooms where they actually meet — and the 30-second rule that works in all of them.
Read the guide →Openers
Conversation starters that don't feel forced.
Twenty situational conversation starters that borrow context instead of performing — plus clean exits and the three-word deepener.
Read the guide →Dubai
Networking events in Dubai: the honest guide.
The calendar's rhythm, the five kinds of room, and the four-point test before you give anyone your evening.
Read the guide →Follow-up
How to follow up after a conference.
The 48-hour rule, three templates that get replies, the three-touch cadence — and when to stop.
Read the guide →Expand North Star
Meeting people at Expand North Star.
The startup halls reward the opposite of pitching — a floor guide for founders, investors and scouts.
Read the guide →GITEX
Meeting people at GITEX.
The networking guide to the world's biggest tech show — before WEDDI changes how the halls work.
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