It’s difficult to remember every detail about people you know and who you want to build a relationships with. A personal CRM is a place to record contacts and context so you can build up relationships over time. Automate reminders to reconnect with people and be useful to them so you can grow your network.
See also:
- Becoming insanely well connected that talks about Chris Fralic’s method for building a network which has helped him find venture deals
- Using org-roam as a CRM