Anything Goes : Tener Cojones by Jon Bonnell

I've been getting a lot of connection requests since joining. Very outgoing community, but there seems to be a trend here. 1) I don't work for free. Sorry, but I have to pay the mortgage, keep my son in college, keep food on the table, etc. So I don't do work on spec for other people. Especially someone I just "met." I won't do your budget for free. I won't break down your script for free. I won't read your script and give notes... you see the pattern, right? I know this is a community and I'll give all the advice you want, answer your questions, etc, but... Which leads to #2 2) I won't give you my financing leads. Don't just come out and ask. That's insane. I don't know you why would I recommend you to someone that I consider an amazing and generous source? Its not that I don't recommend other projects to my investors, I do, but I sure as hell aren't going to risk a relationship over someone I just met and a two sentence pitch. Networking isn't just about asking what's in it for you. Networking is about doing for others and them offering. Heck, at least take me to dinner first before trying to get to second base. As to the reading... I just don't have the time. I've been given three scripts this week by friends, three more for paying projects, and in development on other projects.