[onemoresoop]

I don't think business networking is about meaningful connections, not in the sense of connecting on a personal level. Having said that, I never excelled at business networking myself for not being able to connect at a deeper level

[overcast]

Meaningful, as in something beyond I'm only trying to extract money from you, not connecting at a level that makes for great sex. There is a middle ground there where two people can be genuine in being mutually beneficial to one another.

[ghaff]

And, for that matter, there are quite a few people who I originally met professionally who I stay in touch with for reasons beyond mutual benefit.