When I reached my LinkedIn cap of 30,000 connections, I started pruning, and keep myself about 29,990.
Happy to share that network with friends. It’s great karma. I started building that network shortly after LinkedIn’s founding. So, as a result I’m connected to many CEOs, CMOs and CROs, VCs and PE folks, as well as VPs who might have connected to me when they were assistant marketing managers. OR I may have connected with them more recently given all my businesses.
In order to be helpful to both parties in an introduction, it needs to be helpful to both parties, you and I need should be confident that the person I’m introducing you is better off due to the introduction, meaning there is a mutually beneficial relationship that is more than just feasible.
Fred Wilson at AVC calls this modality a Double-Opt-In introduction.
The structure looks something like this:
Subject: Intro to Brad Harrison at Scout Ventures for Acme Industries.
Body: Acme industries has perfected he perfect Road Runner elimination kits. We think an investment from Scout ventures is a worthwhile discussion given your existing investments in functional companies. The TAM of Acme is one very wealthy Coyote.
My calendly link is below. Would you be opposed to a ten minute call prior to me sending a deck?
When I receive a short email such as the above I can forward with a brief comment to the contact of mine you are hoping to reach. I can’t promise results, but I’m happy to try.