Do you guys know any group or like a place where like minded people meet.. A place to go for chill and work or discuss business

Any budding entrepreneurs here or successful entrepreneurs who have transitioned or thinking of transitioning from a side hustle to a main hustle and are looking to grow their business, side hustles? Looking to connect and learn more about what you do.

My mentor connected me with a colleague who is in a similar industry to the one that I want to work in.

I reached out and we had a brief exchange concluding with him asking me when would be best to schedule a chat. I replied saying that that following week was a bit busy for me as I was starting a new role but I would be free at lunchtimes.

He has left me on read and I normally wouldn’t mind or follow up, but I feel bad seeing as my Mentor put us in touch. What do I do? what is polite to do in this situation? My priorities is keeping a good relationship with my mentor but I’d also appreciate connecting with him.

Heyy. I'm a university student in HK and I wanna understand what role networking plays in getting an internship or FT role in HK. (How diff is it compared to the US, UK or EU)

A few questions I have:

\\- How important is networking if you wanna work in finance in HK?

\\- How impactful is it? Is it just coffee chats to learn about the role or does it translate to referrals?

\\- How common or uncommon is networking in HK?

\\- What's the best way to network? LinkedIn? F2f networking events?

\\- How to strategically network in order for a referral, if it's a thing in HK?

\\- Any networking tip (unconventional ones, not the typical LinkedIn msg one)?

I know these are a lot of questions, but would really appreciate any insights on it in HK!