Nagpal: Response probability remains constant through seven cold outreach emails
Ankur Nagpal · $250 Million Founder: What I Did Wrong & How To BUILD BIG | Ankur Nagpal · Mar 19, 2025 · at 20:05
Ankur Nagpal explains outreach statistics and why persistent follow-up messages are mathematically advantageous.
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“I forgot the data, but like, I think with the first seven emails you send or something, the chance of getting a response are the same, which means you should send seven emails, because if you have a five percent chance, you'll have a five percent chance even the seventh time you send a message, which is staggering.”
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