Pre-gaming Cold Emails - Cup of Zhou
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Pre-gaming Cold Emails - Cup of Zhou
"You can cold email nearly anyone, but nearly everyone overlooks how powerful it can be.
Sending one email each week that feels like a stretch can change your life. Will you get turned down? Sure, most of the time. But you only need one to pay off for something amazing to happen.
Take your time, write a thoughtful message, and muster the courage to... See more
Sending one email each week that feels like a stretch can change your life. Will you get turned down? Sure, most of the time. But you only need one to pay off for something amazing to happen.
Take your time, write a thoughtful message, and muster the courage to... See more
3-2-1: How to be great, the power of cold emails, and the dangers of working late
“One of the things that Paul Graham used to say that I think never became venerated advice to the degree it should have is this idea that you should try to be relentlessly resourceful. Surprisingly often, if you just keep looking for new attack vectors on a problem in front of you, you can figure it out. And I think this is one of the most importan... See more
Startup Archive • Tweet
Ozzie: The thing that's not really characteristic, that doesn't really translate from both of my startups to what other entrepreneurs do, is that I think of the challenges I take on as 10-year challenges, not filling a quick market niche. There tends to be some time where I'm building up a level of technological advantage for when we get to market.
... See moreJessica Livingston • Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
As a rule of thumb, be prepared to run 2 offer delivery sprints and pitch your product to 20–30 people over a 4-week period. This is roughly equivalent to pitching five to eight people per week with some time built in for processing your learnings.
Ash Maurya • Running Lean
When sending emails to new contacts, remember that the probability of getting a positive response increases with the number of people you email. So aim to email five people once a month, and resign yourself to the idea that one acceptance is an overall win.