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In today’s episode, Propelify founder and New Jersey Tech Council President Aaron Price shares how he transformed an idea into a tech community of more than eight thousand people. We also reveal the real hacks to building a strong network of important people.

Topics include:

• The real importance of building credibility and having laser focus
• Tapping into the needs of the community
• The unexpected power of the cold email
• Why having a real exchange of value is the key to building genuine connections
• How to increase your chances of getting a yes
• Scalable ways to communicate with people
• Why giving first opens up unlimited opportunities
• How to craft your ask (and developing the courage to do so)
• And much more!

Aaron Price is the founder of Propelify, a media and events company built to empower entrepreneurs. The organization is best know for the Propelify Innovation Festival that unites the innovation community of the Northeast and welcomes over 8000 attendees for talks, tech, exhibitors, drones, VCs, VR, music, and more. Price is also the founder of the award-winning NJ Tech Meetup, New Jersey’s largest tech community. With an early entrepreneurial drive sparked when he was awarded a patent in high school, he went on to found deliverU, effordables, weCraft and livecube. He lives in Hoboken with his wife and their two proudest startups, their two daughters.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Gary Vaynerchuk
• James Altucher
• David Kidder
• Eminem

Learn more about Aaron Price:

• propelify.com
• LinkedIn
• Twitter

Learn more about Michael Roderick:

• smallpondenterprises.com
• LinkedIn
• Twitter