<![CDATA[#9: the Duke conspiracy]]>Buzz Bruggeman looked up here in the Apple store and saw someone with a Duke hat. Now, if you know anything about Buzz, you know he’s a major Duke fan. Anyway, Mark Tager was the guy wearing the hat. Turns out he got a medical degree from Duke and now is VP of marketing for Fraxel. They build medical lasers that do remarkable things, he says. Repairs aging and sun-damaged skin. Business is going nuts as the population here ages, he says.

That little encounter is one reason why kids who go to good schools have a major advantage in business over the rest of us. It’s amazing how conversations happen and relationships build.

Those of us who went to San Jose State University have our own little club going. Scott Mace, for instance, and I always find a way to talk cause we have SJSU common in our backgrounds.

Now the two of them are talking about David Allen, and lots of Duke stories. How does networking get done? Well, I’m studying from the master.

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