I'm pretty agnostic on cold emails as a strategy, but this article doesn't mention the specific sourcing method used here which I found a bit distasteful (but common) — scraping the HN "Who's hiring" thread:
Hey Dylan!
I'm Luke Hager with Molecule.dev, and I'm emailing you because I saw your post on HN. I've been looking around for companies like CALA who might be able to make good use of Molecule.dev. I see that you're using TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, Node and other modern web/mobile tech.
At the very least this goes against the guidance in the monthly thread ("Readers: please only email if you are personally interested in the job")
I was (and still am) genuinely looking for work and to help companies build their products. My thought process was that if they're looking to hire an engineer, they're looking for someone to build their app, and I was offering a way to do that for them, faster.
