The mantra "It's not what you know, but who you know" has uncertain origins. Two early attested references are from 1914 and 1918, in the context of US labor relations. For the following 90 years, the phrase was mostly used in politics and in business -- and in the world of lobbyists, which is the intersection of the two.
Executive Update
It's Not (Just) What You Know; It's Who You Know
Posted September 6, 2010 | Technology |
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