Nov 15, 2020

Get Your Cold Intro Emails Opened

By Get To Traction • Issue #3 • View online

Well, looks like I’m guilty of making a few of these email intro blunders… Best tip? Make the opening line about them, not why you’re reaching out. Also, keep yourself to one, clear CTA.

PS - what articles have you found recently that have been super helpful? Let me know so I can add them to my early startup directory (coming soon, as they say).

~Diane

The Seven Deadly Sins of Startup Storytelling

When it comes to persuasion, companies have traditionally appealed to the left side of the brain — logic, pricing, specs. Emotion, however, has proven to be the better marketing tool. Here’s how to tell a great brand story.

firstround.com • Share

How to find great startup ideas

The 30 best articles, videos, tweets, and podcasts for generating startup ideas in 2020. Pulled from all over the internet into one place.

www.andrewaskins.com • Share

The Ridiculously Successful Way to Introduce Yourself Over Email

Follow this process, and your introduction email response rate is almost guaranteed to improve. Great for cold emails and LinkedIn connection requests.

blog.hubspot.com • Share

It’s time to build… small things.

We don’t have *a* health care problem or *an* education challenge. We have thousands of them. Start with a small, nagging problem and use that as a wedge for problem/solution discovery.

foundercollective.medium.com • Share

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Gist is an all-in-one growth software that serves as a central source of truth through the entire customer journey. Check out their Startup plan for a 93% discount off their Premium plan!

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