Why You Should Be Terminally IRL with Ben Winn

About this episode

Ben Winn discusses the importance of in-person interactions in an increasingly digital world dominated by AI.

Ben Winn, VP Community and Content, makes the case for going "terminally IRL." As AI floods the internet with slop and bots overtake human traffic, he argues the real edge is showing up in person. He breaks down how to spot quality events, why brevity wins in outreach, and why he wants to get on a texting basis with more people.

People in this episode

Host: David Nebinski

Guest: Ben Winn

Topics covered

• in-person networking
• AI impact
• community building
• event quality
• outreach strategies

Keywords

• terminally IRL
• AI
• networking
• events
• outreach

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Organizations: Portfolio Career Podcast

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