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Effective Email Introductions or Why Blind Intros Suck

InfoChachkie

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. A well-intentioned colleague introduced me to a stranger via email, without first confirming with me that the intro was welcomed. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! The Art Of The Email Matchmaking.

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SharesPost CEO Takes On WSJ Article

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SharesPost , the secondary marketplace for venture backed, privately owned shares of such companies as Twitter and Facebook, is taking on the Wall Street Journal for an article published last week. SharesPost said the article left readers "largely misinformed and our company unfairly maligned."

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Insights: Don't Worry, Your Email is No More Dangerous Today

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Yesterday's big email privacy/hacking news was the hacking of a database of millions of emails at email marketing provider Epsilon. In case you have not seen it yet Epsilon, one of the largest ESP (Email Service Providers), had their database of millions of emails hacked on March 30th. READ MORE>>.

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Finding Startup Developers - First Email Contact

SoCal CTO

Here is the most recent version of an all too common email inquiry from a startup founder. The above email is SO BAD that I feel compelled to treat this email as a special case so maybe I can help other founders before they send this email. Startup and Founder Backgrounds This is a cold email.

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Why Twitter Favorites Aren’t Really Your Favorite Tweets

Both Sides of the Table

The downside to this rapid stream is that at times you come across super interesting articles that you want to read but for which you don’t currently have the time. For me, when I use Twitter on my Blackberry I email the Tweet to my gmail account and I read them later. How do you deal with this scenario?

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Save Your Spin for Someone Who Cares

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A good friend of mine was features on the front cover of the LA Times business section with a glowing article. Just notice how many VC emails you get after your TechCrunch article or after you were on stage at TC50. It has logos of the 5-6 most prominent places they’ve been covered with a paragraph from each article.

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One of My Most Frequent Pieces of Advice: Be Politely Persistent

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They get pissed off if a senior executive at Google doesn’t take a meeting with them, if people are late to their meetings or if they have emails that are unreturned. The 70% of entrepreneurs that simply can’t get past an un-responded-to email. You need to know how to write good & action oriented emails.