Building a Network

At THRIVEX, we promote co-creation — a process that brings together entrepreneurs, investors, government leaders, and other stakeholders to rapidly build products and establish unique public-private partnerships. Building a solid network is an essential part of that process. With the social media technology we have today, “networking” has taken on a whole new meaning.

This TechCrunch article addresses how the nature of networking has developed:

Today there is enough data available to bring people of similar or adjacent profiles closer, and inform them about signals and contexts where they could either help, pay it forward or seek help. Over a period of time, a community (a micro-market network) will form that will prospect for each other — be it for a job or a deal or funding.

Unlike a general professional network, a professional market-network will organize itself around interests and backgrounds (micro-networks, if you would) of the users, and enable them to transact with each other more than merely being used as sources of data — a gross under-utilization of the value of the network for all the participants.

With such a network, outreach becomes focused and curated — making it a better experience for everyone involved.

By providing physical and digital infrastructure, THRIVEX develops micro-networks of stakeholders to accelerate rapid experimentation and product growth — as we call our version of networking, co-creation.