🤝 A delightful introduction

Warm intros are the goal. Conversations are infinitely easier when you get an intro through a mutual friend that establishes your credibility and reason for being there.

Rob Fitzpatrick • The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you

A helpful syntax:

[I/We] + [verb] + [people] + [achieve a result]

verb could be help, unlock, teach, nurture etc,.

people: who do you work with? or help? leaders, visionaries, mom’s and pop’s, the next generation.

achieve a result: what do you help these people accomplish?

“Hello” happens long before you speak. We can tell from across the room when a salutation might soon occur. Start your hello adjustments (mind, body, voice, attention) sooner than later. A challenge: can you walk into the room already adjusted?

Rob Fitzpatrick • The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you

James Buckhouse • How to Say Hello