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Kevin Dahlstrom

Kevin Dahlstrom
@Camp4

Sep 23, 2022
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Flying home from @Re-convene and it feels like leaving family. 5 parting thoughts that have nothing to do with real estate and everything to do with peoplešŸ‘‡ (this is for everyone, not just Re-convene people)

1ļøāƒ£Iā€™ve now met over 50 twitter friends IRL. In every case they were *exactly* the person I imagined. Paradoxically, the lowest-fi social network (mostly text) results in the highest-fi human connections. Tweets & comments really do convey personality & thinking.
If it feels like you know the people you follow on twitterā€¦ itā€™s because you do! Some of my fastest-growing IRL friendships started on twitter ā€” @Levi @Chris Powers @adamblake @richard fertig @Jake @Nick Huber and others.
2ļøāƒ£As @Paulina Jones said last night, on twitter people value the person not the pictures. A community based on image or appearance is shallow & ephemeralā€”a road to nowhere. But a community based on substance and shared interests compounds for a lifetime.
3ļøāƒ£The best thing about online communities like #REtwit is they are inherently diverse. Granted, Re-convene is still mostly white dudes but you can feel a sea change happening.
I had great convos with people like @Shiloe Bear and @Donovan and @Eli Lever ā€” people Iā€™d never meet in my Boulder bubble. This trend will only accelerate.
4ļøāƒ£#REtwit in particular is like nothing Iā€™ve seen in my 30 years in business. Without exception these are kind, genuine, and encouraging people who give freely and will go out of their way to help othersā€”the OPPOSITE of what I saw in corporate America.
It more closely resembles my climbing community than anything Iā€™ve seen in business. Everyone is equal, whether youā€™re just getting started or fly a PJ. Huge kudos to @Moses Kagan for organizing this event and serving as the unofficial mayor of #REtwit.
5ļøāƒ£Lastly, if youā€™re out there lurking but not engaging, start today! Everyone has a story & unique perspective so start commenting and posting into the void. Do it consistently and it will change your life. šŸ‘‰A following of 50 of the *right* people is all you need.
As I told @Donovan yesterday when he asked for my one best piece of advice: šŸŖ“Nothing but good comes from chopping wood. Keep on choppinā€™! šŸ¤™
Kevin Dahlstrom
Founder @ Swell. Helping people make money moves. Also climb rocks & raise girls. Join the Swell Community šŸ‘‡
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