[sudonim]

I don't want to tell you you're doing things wrong. So I'll just share what I did.

6 years ago I was trying to get in to tech. When I would meet people, I had next to nothing to offer them. But I would find out how I could help them and bend over backwards to try to do that.

When I started a business and had no product to sell, I reached out to companies who had the problem we're trying to solve and try to understand the problem space, share things we've learned and try to help them before we even had a product to sell.

I've found that helping others is the best way to build a group of people looking out for you -- whether it's personally or in your business.

Next time you're at a networking event, give it a shot. Make it your goal to help 3 people you meet there.

[bootmybiz]

I'm definitely doing something wrong if given the advice I get and the connections I have I still fail to find clients.

Your advice is definitely spot on, this is something I'm reading in other business books and I have to reframe my thinking in this way.