By Charlie Gilkey

Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation, “Great Connections Lead To Great Ideas.” In our last thread, Carol Roth showed how great minds often don’t think alike. Today, Chris Garrett – the founder of the ChrisG and co-author of the Problogger book, shows how it may not be the birds that make the flock, but the flock that makes the birds.

I owe a great deal to my network. Of course in the usual ways, but also ways you might not expect.

When I look back on my career and business, I can’t imagine what it would have been like without the opportunities, motivation and advice I received. It’s more than that, though.

My network introduced me to every new technology that... More...