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Why Network? It's Way More Than Landing Your Next Job

Hosted by David Speigel

Thu, Jun 18, 2026

5:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

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What you'll learn

The only 3 ways anyone actually gets hired

Apply, get found by a recruiter, or get networked in. Most people bet their whole career on the weakest of the three.

Why applications quietly stopped working

It's an AI arms race on both sides. Lost applications leave you nothing. No residual value, no compounding, back to zero

Giving first is your most powerful move

How intros, mentoring, and sharing opportunities build goodwill that compounds into a community.

The networking math is better than you think

200 connections requests = 150 accepts & 75 conversations (in < 3 hrs/week.) Relationships scale.

Your network is career insurance apps can't buy

It pays out whether you're job hunting or perfectly happy. That's why the best PMs build it before they ever need it.

Why this topic matters

Most PMs think networking is what you do when you need a job. It's so much more. It's how you learn faster, build a reputation that travels, and grow the skills leadership runs on. And yes, it's how the best roles get filled, plus the career insurance applications can never build. Whether you're looking or perfectly happy, here's why networking is the highest-return habit in your whole career.

You'll learn from

David Speigel

2x Product Director. Grew teams to 10+. Coached 100s of PMs. Kellogg MBA.

I have 20+ years of Product experience at <5 person start-ups and public companies like LiveRamp, where I worked with all the top tech firms. I'm a 2x Director of Product and I've grown teams from 0 to 10. For the past year I've taught 100's of PMs how to network at the Product Career Accelerator, where I'm one of the longest running and most recommended coaches. Kellogg MBA.

Previously at

LiveRamp
Publicis Groupe
Warner Bros. Discovery
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