Permissionless (Cold)

DMs to send to a company or person you want to work for (cold).

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Hey ____,

I love your product. [The product] has [benefit you've gotten from it]. I really admire [good qualities about the product].

I'm reaching out because I'd like to join [the team or company] as a [role you're pitching for] - to help [overview of what you'll bring].

Here are 3 reasons why you should hire me:

1. [How you'll help reason 1]
2. [How you'll help reason 2]
3. [How you'll help reason 3]

If you see any opportunity for me to help, I'd love to talk next steps with you or your team. Looking forward to your response.

Best,
____

Example (Cred: Jay Yang)

Hey ____,

I know you're very busy so this will only take 60 sec to read.

I'm ____, a [role] and [how this person impacted your life].

Thank you. Seriously.

As a gesture of thanks for all the value you’ve provided me, I want to help you with the priorities you don’t have time for.

Here are 3 ideas:

1. [How you'll help reason 1]
2. [How you'll help reason 2]
3. [How you'll help reason 3]

If any resonate, I'll build an MVP in 24 hours. If you have other ideas that would be more effective for you, I’ll work on those.

I totally understand if you’re too busy to respond, but even a one or two line response would make my day.

Cheers,
____

Example (Cred: Luke Clancy)

____,

I'm an avid customer of [company]. I worked in [previous company and role] and after using [the company's service], I have 2 suggestions for your [specific team]:

1. [Suggestion 1]
2. [Suggestion 2]

I'm happy to chat about these improvements. As luck would have it, I've already [work you've done to solve these problems].

[Company] is one of my very favorite companies and I want to watch you succeed.

All the best,
____

Example (Cred: David Perell)