# Make friends with people before they’re useful to you * Ref: Networking events are useless because if everybody is wandering around looking for people who are useful to them it has to be an exact match - it’s basically a super inefficient marketplace. * It’s very similar to the fact that you should find a cofounder you work well with, not based on the idea which is a specific case of [[Work with people you like working with, not the ones who are the most qualified]]. * Possible entry for Networking For Nerds pt 2 * Related to [[People will remember you more if you elicit an emotional response]] - perhaps these are related ## Related * [[Life Style Guide]] * [[§Networking for Nerds]] <!-- #evergreen #needs/work --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Make+friends+with+people+before+they’re+useful+to+you) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Make+friends+with+people+before+they’re+useful+to+you)