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- Virtual Private Network (VPN) - An encrypted tunnel between devices or networks over an untrusted network that provides confidentiality, authentication, and integrity.
- Favor Economy - The informal system of exchanging favors and assistance that underlies professional networks.
- Social Debt - The accumulated cost of neglecting relationship maintenance and social obligations, leading to weakened personal and professional connections.
- Warm Introduction - An introduction to a new contact facilitated by a mutual connection who can vouch for both parties.
- WireGuard - A modern, minimal VPN protocol designed to be simpler, faster, and more secure than IPsec and OpenVPN.
- TCP/IP - The fundamental communication protocol suite that powers the Internet, defining how data is packetized, addressed, transmitted, routed, and received across networks.
- Small Talk - Informal, light social conversation that builds rapport, establishes connections, and serves as a gateway to deeper relationships.
- Warm Outreach - Reaching out to people with whom you already have some connection, prior interaction, or mutual contact.
- Social Capital - The networks, relationships, and trust that enable cooperation and collective action.
- Strength of Weak Ties - Granovetter's sociological theory that loose acquaintances are often more valuable for accessing new information and opportunities than close friends.
- Giving First - The practice of providing value to others before expecting anything in return.
- Give and Take - Adam Grant's framework describing three reciprocity styles: givers, takers, and matchers.
- Reciprocity Ring - A structured exercise where people make requests and offer help within a group.
- ARPANET - The first wide-area packet-switching network and direct predecessor to the modern Internet, developed by DARPA in 1969.
- Five-Minute Favor - Adam Rifkin's concept of helping others in ways that take little time but create significant value.
- Engineer Serendipity - Deliberately increasing the likelihood of fortunate discoveries through intentional actions and connections.
- Boundary Spanning - The practice of reaching across organizational, disciplinary, or cultural boundaries to access diverse knowledge, build bridges, and facilitate innovation.
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