How I got Mark Cuban to email me back (and the cold email framework so you can too):
Whenever you write a cold email, use this:
• Short = keep it to 5 lines or less
• Specific with what you want
• Spacing = no one reads big blocks of text
Here's what I sent to Cuban my senior spring at Yale...
• Short = keep it to 5 lines or less
• Specific with what you want
• Spacing = no one reads big blocks of text
Here's what I sent to Cuban my senior spring at Yale...
I kept it short.
I made it clear what I wanted.
And I spaced out lines so he could skim.
I made it clear what I wanted.
And I spaced out lines so he could skim.
Here are two other tips:
1) Social Proof:
"Past guests include Emmett Shear, Michael Seibel, Jenny Fleiss and Donna Dubinsky."
Emmett Shear is the CEO of Twitch.
And Michael Seibel leads Y Combinator.
So I'm sending a clear message to Mark:
We are legit.
1) Social Proof:
"Past guests include Emmett Shear, Michael Seibel, Jenny Fleiss and Donna Dubinsky."
Emmett Shear is the CEO of Twitch.
And Michael Seibel leads Y Combinator.
So I'm sending a clear message to Mark:
We are legit.
2) Subject Line:
"A Yale kid who knows he isn't that smart (yet)"
Yale creates some intrigue.
And the key is yale people think they are super smart.
I proved I was self aware enough to understand a fancy diploma doesn't mean much.
And that I was super hungry to learn.
"A Yale kid who knows he isn't that smart (yet)"
Yale creates some intrigue.
And the key is yale people think they are super smart.
I proved I was self aware enough to understand a fancy diploma doesn't mean much.
And that I was super hungry to learn.
But here's the simple truth about cold outreach:
These "tricks' and hacks improve your odds.
But the most important part is this...
These "tricks' and hacks improve your odds.
But the most important part is this...
Your Mentality.
To put it bluntly,
You need to give 0 f*cks.
Embrace the fact you'll be ignored.
You will piss people off no matter how polite you are.
You will get embarrassed.
To put it bluntly,
You need to give 0 f*cks.
Embrace the fact you'll be ignored.
You will piss people off no matter how polite you are.
You will get embarrassed.
Accept this now or not tactic or tool will ever work.
But when you do, you gain an unfair advantage on your way to building an epic startup.
But when you do, you gain an unfair advantage on your way to building an epic startup.
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