"If someone does particularly awesome work, or has a way of looking at the world I find really unique, I will go out of my way to get to know them. It’s never with a set goal in mind, but more with the faith that putting a bunch of amazing people in my orbit will guarantee cool opportunities arising down the line."

http://www.good.is/post/hustlin-how-i-became-my-own-mentor-in-a-freelance-economy/