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See: reddit discussion of this post (50 comments), Tildes discussion of this post (20 comments) Also see: cold emails (with examples) Here’s how Travis Kalanick’s inbox looked like back in 2013: Source (perma) If you wanted to reach Travis — and keep in mind that at some point during the last six years he probably hit #inbox1m — would you just send him one email and hope that it wins the lottery when he randomly reaches for something in his inbox? Probably not. Instead, what …

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