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Life & fun · July 25, 2017

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Remind Me to Build My Network [and Portfolio]

Build your network and porfolio BEFORE you need it. Sign up to receive monthly reminders. Inspired by this HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14842684 (Ask HN: How do you find clients when you have no network and can only do remote?) "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The

Remind Me to Build My Network [and Portfolio] launched on July 25, 2017 with 6 votes, #1,197 of 2,972 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

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Build your network and porfolio BEFORE you need it. Sign up to receive monthly reminders. Inspired by this HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14842684 (Ask HN: How do you find clients when you have no network and can only do remote?) "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." - Chinese proverb.

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