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On 2026-05-10 @signulll argued networking activities—conference circuit, warm…

2026-05-10 · 16:27 UTC ·@signulll ·0 min read

Brief

Networking as activity is mostly cope, argues @signulll (2026-05-10): conferences, warm intros, relocation-to-SF conversations and the 'grab coffee' economy show negative selection—VCs and valuable contacts are too busy to be farmed, while the available people lack momentum. The suggested remedy is to do the work and amplify it publicly: one-way broadcasting (X) beats two-way schmoozing.

Why it matters

On 2026-05-10 @signulll argued networking activities—conference circuit, warm intros, 'moving to SF' talks, and the 'grabbing coffee' economy—are "mostly cope" and suffer overwhelmingly negative selection, especially with VCs: the people worth knowing are too busy to be farmable while those available have nothing better going on.

Key details

  • Do the work and publish it loudly so the right people can find you without chasing; one-way broadcast > two-way schmoozing, and X (the platform) matters a ton now more than ever, per the author.
Source evidence

networking as activity is mostly cope.

e.g. the conference circuit, the warm intros, the moving to sf discussions or whatever, oh & the “grabbing coffee” economy.. all of this is overwhelmingly negative selection esp with vc (lol). the ppl worth knowing are usually too busy doing the thing to be farmable, & the ppl available to be networked w/ are available cuz they have literally nothing better going on.

do the work, then publish it loudly enough that the right ppl can find you w/o you having to chase. one way broadcast > two way schmoozing. this is why x matters a ton now more than ever before.