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ConceitedCode on April 23, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: How to pitch an idea through email

Lots of emphasis on "know your target". Any person that you are pitching to probably gets many other emails. That person can easily tell if you just copy and pasted this email to other people.

Herwig on April 23, 2011 [–]

Couldn't agree more. Number one thing is show them how its valuable to them. Make sure your pitch answers the question: Is it worth their time?

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