A friend of a friend happens to be looking to hire someone like you. 

Your ex-boss decides to be an angel investor just as you choose to found a startup. 

A relative happens to work for the key decision-maker at the very company you want to secure an enterprise contract with. 

You successfully raise a round of funding, and an employee happens to know a team of talented, tight-knit engineers looking for a new company to work for— 

— These serendipitous events can turn into great opportunities for everyone involved. However, unless someone activates their relationships and networks with clear intent, a lot of these brilliant opportunities can go by unrealized.

The opportunity: when you combine the right approach with modern-day technology, you can effectively activate your networks to reach people who would otherwise remain strangers.