I wanted to remember more than a name on a card.

The day was full of people. The next steps were all in my head.

I would go to conferences, workshops, and networking groups and come home with a stack of business cards. I knew I had met good people. But a card could not tell me why we connected, how much we had in common, or where that relationship might go.

After a long day of networking, I was tired. I had promised someone a resource, offered to make an introduction, or said I would follow up about an idea. Remembering exactly what I owed each person was harder than I wanted to admit.

Capturing notes during a great conversation was awkward, too. I wanted to be present with the person in front of me. By the time I sat down to write things out, the details were already fading.

I wanted a way to keep the context while it was fresh, so I could follow through on the things I said I would do.

I also wanted to see what those relationships became.

Was my network actually growing closer, or was I just collecting more names? Which rooms led to a useful introduction, a steady referral partner, or work we could do together? Which relationships became meaningful in ways that had nothing to do with a sale?

I built ConnectQR to help me answer those questions. A place to capture the person and the conversation, remember the next step, and see the connections develop over time. The point was to become better at showing up for people.

Built from a need. Shaped by using it.

In my first six months using and building ConnectQR, I began bringing it into other networking groups. In my own experience, it has been a real success: a more useful way to keep track of the people I meet and the promises I want to keep.

I hope it is beneficial to you, too. Whether you are walking into your first meetup or have been building relationships for years, you deserve a way to carry a good conversation forward.

Anthony