你在创建新公司的时候无论多忙，也要拿出时间建立关系网，尤其是在网上。一些专家指出，这是你创业成功的一个关键。

乔治华盛顿大学创新创业办公室（George Washington University’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship）创立人兼执行主任吉姆·郑（Jim Chung）建议，应该“利用像全球科技创新（GIST，全称Global Innovation through Science and Technology）这样的项目以及创业磨坊（Startup Grind）这样的国际团体，多接触创业圈里的人”。

创业磨坊是设在硅谷（Silicon Valley）的一个组织，为85个国家的初创企业提供帮助，方式包括举行活动，“友情聊天”，以及与一些公司——例如谷歌创业者（Google for Entrepreneurs）——建立伙伴关系。

在美国国务院全球科技创新项目（GIST initiative）举办的一次网谈活动上，吉姆·郑作为专家小组成员之一，回答了包括来自尼加拉瓜、中国、洪都拉斯和埃及等国在内的世界各地的提问。

避免常见错误

以下是专家谈如何避免在开始创业时容易犯的错误:

要迅速：为女性提供科技服务的Equita Accelerator公司首席执行官安娜玛丽亚·科尼亚（Annamaria Konya）说，“不要在开发[你的产品雏形]上追求尽善尽美，进而耗费太多时间。最重要的是速度。只要你做好准备，就开始去做。”

要灵活：吉姆·郑告诫说，不要过于依赖某一种技术或某一方式解决问题，否则一旦你发现最初的设想或假设不正确，会难以改变方向。

要能开诚布公：位于纽约市（New York City）的Physiclo健身技术公司创始人兼首席运营官基斯·斯马特（Keeth Smart）说，在创办公司时还有一点很重要，那就是要有一支真正得力的团队，大家“能够对你的强项和弱点相互开诚布公。他建议，一定要有能够与你互补的顾问团队，他们能够让在你遇到困难时继续有动力。

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No matter how busy you are while starting a new company, leave time for networking, particularly online. Experts say it’s one key to your new venture’s success.

“Take advantage of programs like GIST [the Global Innovation through Science and Technology initiative] and international groups like Startup Grind” to increase your startup’s exposure, says Jim Chung. He’s the founding executive director for George Washington University’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Startup Grind is a Silicon Valley–based organization that helps startups in 85 countries through events, “fireside chats” and partnerships with organizations like Google for Entrepreneurs.

Chung was among a panel of experts fielding questions from around the world, including Nicaragua, China, Honduras and Egypt, during a webchat hosted by the U.S. Department of State’s GIST initiative.

Avoid common pitfalls

Here’s what they had to say about avoiding the most common pitfalls of starting a company:

Be quick: “Don’t take too much time developing [your product prototype] to perfection,” advised Annamaria Konya, founder and CEO of Equita Accelerator, which aims to help women in technology.  “The most important thing is speed. Whenever you’re ready, just go and do it.”

Be flexible: Chung warned against getting too attached to a particular technology or way of solving a problem. This can make it difficult to change direction when you discover your initial idea or assumptions were wrong.

Be open: Having a really strong team whose members “can be honest with each other about your strengths and weaknesses” also is important when starting a company, said Keeth Smart, co-founder and COO of Physiclo, a fitness technology company based in New York City. Make sure you have a complementary team of advisers who can keep you motivated when you run into challenges, he said.

Want more advice? See 5 tips for starting a business.