Warm Intro
topic on 4 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 
Innovators & Investors 
A Product Market Fit Show 
20VC
4 statements about Warm Intro, every show
Brehm: Cold outreach works better in VC than conventional wisdom suggests
“A lot of people will say, oh, just warm intros. No, do cold intros. Some of my best contacts are actually cold intros.”
Epstein: Warm Intros Yield 2x to 3x Cold Email Conversion Rates
“This is the most effective way to get people to respond to emails that you're sending to them. And you're going to have a conversion rate two to three times what you would get if you were just sending a regular cold email.”
Rea: Founders without a network should target super-connectors for VC intros
“If you don't have, if you've not like worked in tech enough and like have some existing relationships, getting that many warm intros is probably harder. And so then I think your best option is to find a super connector, get them to believe in you. And then you…”
Hockey: Persistent cold emails are far more effective than warm introductions
“Cold emails save lives. I think kind of, you know, no matter how powerful, rich or famous you are, I think just skipping the warm intro and going straight to a cold email and following up three times is like the most valuable skills that you have. I've kind of…”