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Sep 2022
34m 21s

Your Network is About Friendship

Reid Hoffman & Ben Casnocha
About this episode
Building your network matters not just for career success but because the friendships you form along the way shape your overall sense of happiness, connection, and meaning. But how many of us actually slow down to assess our friendships and reflect on how to deepen them? On this bonus episode to conclude Season One of the Startup of You Podcast, Reid and Be ... Show More
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