I've heard the rumours.
Brad Burton·15 October 2026·1 min read
11 months on one project.
And I've heard the rumours.
It's not working, apparently.
The truth... They'd have been absolutely right.
I had to get it so very, very wrong before I could get it so very, very right.
Complex projects, and community building isn’t easy.
v2.1 didn't just take 11 plodding months.
It actually took about 20 years.
My opening words at the 4Networking first ever meeting on 16 February 2006 were, "Welcome to the future of business networking."
Competitors LOLLED.
Over the next 14 years we’d go on to run 68,000 meetings across the UK.
Think about it, the positive impact on local economies, businesses and people.
Friendships formed, business done.
And yet 4Networking no longer exists the way it did, because of the pandemic.
Well, guess what?
Welcome to the future of business networking. Again.
I’m back.
The Eight Percent Club is an online platform, a bit like the way LinkedIn used to feel. Which will soon be spilling out into the real world.
It’s never been done quite like this.
The focus is energy and action.
It's built for anyone who does what they say they're going to do. Those that want to be seen, heard, and belong to something bigger,
We’re already flying.
Who do you know that always does what they say they'll do?
Please do let them know about us.
And I've heard the rumours.
It's not working, apparently.
The truth... They'd have been absolutely right.
I had to get it so very, very wrong before I could get it so very, very right.
Complex projects, and community building isn’t easy.
v2.1 didn't just take 11 plodding months.
It actually took about 20 years.
My opening words at the 4Networking first ever meeting on 16 February 2006 were, "Welcome to the future of business networking."
Competitors LOLLED.
Over the next 14 years we’d go on to run 68,000 meetings across the UK.
Think about it, the positive impact on local economies, businesses and people.
Friendships formed, business done.
And yet 4Networking no longer exists the way it did, because of the pandemic.
Well, guess what?
Welcome to the future of business networking. Again.
I’m back.
The Eight Percent Club is an online platform, a bit like the way LinkedIn used to feel. Which will soon be spilling out into the real world.
It’s never been done quite like this.
The focus is energy and action.
It's built for anyone who does what they say they're going to do. Those that want to be seen, heard, and belong to something bigger,
We’re already flying.
Who do you know that always does what they say they'll do?
Please do let them know about us.
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