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once you know what you want to do, find a convention for your industry and go. come prepared with questions for the experts and product vendors that will be there. you may be young, but if you sound like you know what you're talking about, they'll take you seriously and give you some good information.


study your competitors in the most minute detail. it pays to know everything that they do, so you can improve upon it.


do something outrageous or unexpected to get attention.


crash parties where there are people in your industry that you want to meet. there's almost always a way to get past the front door.


patience is not a virtue. waiting for things to unfold over time can mean missing valuable opportunities.


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