Assignment 20A-Growing Your Social Capital

Growing My Social Capital

New Friends

1) Who they are and what their background is.

I have met  someone that has never been one of my strong ties, however, she is someone that I have spoke with in the past. 

2) Which 'slot' you are filling with each person (i.e., domain expert, market expert, supplier), and how the person fills the spot.

Market expert, This individuals is someone that has done a project in this market before and I think this person has a lot to offer when it comes to my idea. 

3) A description of how you found the person and contacted the person.

I reached out on facebook and got many replies, this is actually how I filled all of my slots. 

4) The nature of the exchange you have with the person -- what favor did they do for you? What is the return expectation? 

iI have offered my advice to this individual and this individual has given me advice back. 

5) How will including this person in your network enhance your ability to exploit an opportunity?

Since this individual is not part of my strong ties I think that this person will have a lot to offer because this person will know a lot of things that I do not already know. 

1) Who they are and what their background is.

An advertising major at the University of Florida, I think this person will be a great addition to my team 

2) Which 'slot' you are filling with each person (i.e., domain expert, market expert, supplier), and how the person fills the spot.

supplier

3) A description of how you found the person and contacted the person.

I found this person on social media, I posted asking for someone who thinks they would be good for the job.

4) The nature of the exchange you have with the person -- what favor did they do for you? What is the return expectation? 

very kind hearted, I asked for advice because after all this is a theoretical experiment and there is no actual job being done. 

5) How will including this person in your network enhance your ability to exploit an opportunity?

I think including this person in my network will teach me a lot of things that I could not have done before. 

1) Who they are and what their background is.

This person is someone that is very well known at the University of Florida and someone hat I think will have an impact on my idea. 

2) Which 'slot' you are filling with each person (i.e., domain expert, market expert, supplier), and how the person fills the spot.

domain expert

3) A description of how you found the person and contacted the person.

I reached out to this person on social media 

4) The nature of the exchange you have with the person -- what favor did they do for you? What is the return expectation? 

I have expressed my expertise in another area, advice is the favor that I received from this individual. 

5) How will including this person in your network enhance your ability to exploit an opportunity?

I think including this person in my network will give me great insight on my idea. I think that this will be good to have someone that has experience in the area that I am trying to get into. 

Reflection

I think targeted network is extremely important. You know what you need. I think that in future social events I will not look specifically for strong ties, I will look more for a bunch of loose ties, I think that this will help me to build my social capital. It is about who you know and not what you know.