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Stephon Breau

Sale development representative at Life Ride

Tech mixer in nyc; how do i win?

Wassup Savages, i just bought a ticket to this mixer (tech meetup where recruiters and startup founders) and the like will be attending. url posted!

i've been trying to get into tech sales since july but to no avail. recently started implementing video outreach to recruiters (advice from my coach) and still very little came of that.

This is where the question comes in, i'll be traveling to get to this event and i want to make the most out of it. I know this is great because i have a decent personality and i am outgoing. What advice do you have for someone like me? please add your past experiences as well.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tech-and-startup-networking-mixer-registration-721490005027?aff=erelexpmlt
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Kosta_Konfucius
Politicker
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Sales Rep
But my serious advice would be this:

1. Do your research, is there a specific tech founder or person you want to talk to? Is there a recruiter at a company you want to work for that will be there? Do your research and make sure you connect with everyone on your Target List.

2. When its ends make sure you are on top of your follow ups, connecting with a recruiter on linkedin, sending them an email, etc.

3. Don't over indulge on the food or free drinks

4. Understand its a networking mixer, where most people dont know anyone and people want you to come up to them a chat, so be willing to put yourself out there.
jefe
Arsonist
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🍁
All very good points. Especially 3
GDO
Politicker
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BDM
All great advice! Btw point 4 is not always the case. At least in my experience a lot of people already know a lot of people.
Kosta_Konfucius
Politicker
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Sales Rep
True, but I feel like its good mindset no matter what. Since it gets you out of your shell if you think everyone is feeling the same way.
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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🦊
Some folks really are shy 🤷‍♀️
oldcloser
Arsonist
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Bought a ticket, traveling, no idea which founders or recruiters will be there. mmmkayy. So, now you have to talk to everybody to find anybody you’d want to work for? This is a problem. I’d advise you to do whatever you can to figure out who and what will be there. Then, craft a “why your company, why me, why now story that is not only hyper-personalized, but also insightful, brilliant and logical.
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Sale development representative
Copy that.
Kosta_Konfucius
Politicker
1
Sales Rep
This is how I read the subject of this post
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Sale development representative
please elaborate as im lost haha
FoodForSales
Politicker
1
AE
is there an pre-attendee list you can target?
0
Sale development representative
Negative, so I’ll be blind in a sense. Sounds exciting
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Business cards in addition to your electronic contact card.
Beans
Big Shot
0
Enterprise Account Executive
Research research research, have companies and attendees targeted, like any conference, and ask insightful questions vs pitching yourself, make them want to pitch to you about why you should join them.
SgtAE
WR Officer
0
AE
Have sequences ready to go, no seriously.
Pre-written emails, call steps, linkedin steps just get their details and put them in the funnel, if not you're serious about the job hunt pay the 99 bucks a month and get apollo.io for the data and sequence tool .

Make the follow up sequence beforehand (use the agoge sequence) and just drop the in sequence once you meet the right people and follow up via the sequence like any SDR would.

Shows you can prospect across omni-channel and gives them a taste of what to expect from you if they give you a shot.

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