Networking questions

Small talk questions!

Where are you right now?
Have you been working mostly from home or from you office?
I love your background! Where did you get that picture/poster?
How do you know [person who introduced you]?
I noticed you went to [XYZ university], my [friend/family/colleague] went there and says great things! Do you visit often?
I noticed you went to highschool at [school], are you from [state]?

How did you get introduced to company? Can you tell me about your hiring process?
What does your day-to-day involve? How has it changed since you first started at [company]?
What was your most recent role before this one?
Do you have any mentors who you model your career after?
Looking back at your career, what are pivotal moments played a big part to getting you to where you are today?
What do you see yourself doing in 2 years? 5 years? 10 years?
How does your org structure work? How do you work with your direct reports and how do you work with your manager?

I've learned as much as I can from the internet and articles, but i'd love to hear about [company] fro you?
What is the origin of [company]? Who are the founders and how did it all begin?
Who are your target customers? Who are the people who love your products the most?
How do you think you customer base will evolve over the coming years?
Why do you think people really love your product? What is the best part about it?
How does your product make people feel?
In which markets does your product do best?
How do you think the market you operate in will change over the coming years?
What is your company's culture like? Casual or professional? Laid back or focused?
What do you think is your company's most important initiative right now?
Looking back at the last couple of years, what do you think you might have done different?
Looking upcoming years, what makes you most nervous and most excited?
Who are your largest competitors?
Who are your investors?