How to use networking to build communities and businesses with Raj Daniels

Raj Daniels was born in London to parents from India. He grew up in London and moved to the US when he was a teenager in the late 80’s. His family settled into the Dallas area and he absolutely loves it. He studied at the University of Texas, worked in the family business, and also started his own company, called Open Time App.  The goal of the app is to help people connect and build communities by providing technology tools to connect them.

In this episode you will learn:

How culture changes have affected him as he has lived in different countries
Ways he was ostracized by being true to his culture
How he was targeted for ridicule and harassment because of the way he looks
How he was a victim of radical prejudice in both the UK and the US
His first entrepreneurial venture in the UK
Why he took the “scenic route” to college and highly recommends it
Why his family business failed and what they learned from it.
Why bankruptcy helped him learn lessons he would never have learned without it
Ways he recommends diversifying your revenue source
How he got into commercial real estate
Why he decided to go to college after he had already been in the business world
How his LinkedIn profile is an experiment
Raj tells the “monkey story” that he has on his LinkedIn profile
His accomplishment that he is most proud of
Why community building is at the heart of his business venture
Where he got the idea for his app
The challenges he has faced with OpenTimeApp
Raj’s secret practice that is key to his success
How Raj has become a master of strategic networking
The tools Raj uses to make his “fortune in the follow up”
The practice that makes his weight loss permanent
The advice his give his MBA student menses

Resources Raj recommends: Book: Hooked by Nir Eyal Favorite CRM: insightly.com Raj's blog website: http://rajdaniels.com/ Open Time App: http://www.opentimeapp.com/

Connect with Raj: rajdaniels [at] yahoo.com -  email Twitter: @rajdaniels