Jeff Mason is a founder of Groundspeed Analytics, Inc. Groundspeed automates data management for commercial insurance brokers and carriers by using machine learning to extract and structure information from documents like loss runs and submissions. Groundspeed is a cloud-hosted application that enables clients to request, receive, process and analyze policy and claim information automatically. They use optical character recognition, machine learning, and natural language processing to classify insurance carrier documents, extract and categorize data, and populate a user dashboard and reporting platform. Jeff started Groundspeed Analytics in early 2016 and he already has a lot of success.
He talked to CDE on July 29th and one thing that he said really stood up to me:
“My career was built on the fact that I was able to walk up to anyone and start a conversation with them.”
Nowadays, people are so caught up in the internet world that they don't see all of the opportunities that they might be missing by not spending more time talking to people offline. Networking is not just done online, the most important and successful networking happens when you talk to someone in person and make an impression that they won't forget. Most people get nervous about networking situations, especially in person. The power of personally connecting and human interaction accelerates relationship building. While reaching out to new people may be much less intimidating when we’re sitting behind a screen, face-to-face networking is an extremely valuable skill to hone if you want to build strong relationships with potential investors, managers, employees, partners, mentors, clients, etc. Communicating in person showcases your personality & helps people connect with you in a genuine way. That is why networking in person is so important.
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