Tess
I introduce people who should have met already.
Give me ten minutes on the phone. I'll ask what you're working on and what would actually help right now — then I go looking for the one person you ought to meet, and I ask them before you ever hear a name.
The recording is so I can remember what you said. Nothing goes to anyone with your name on it until you and they have both said yes. Say the word on the call and I'll delete the lot.
What an introduction from me looks like
Hi Mara and Jonas,
Mara is building scheduling software for independent climbing gyms and is stuck on pricing her second tier. Jonas ran pricing at a fitness marketplace through two rounds and has strong views on what studio owners will and won't pay for.
I think you'll have a useful half hour on which gym problems are painful enough to pay to solve — and which operators Mara should talk to next.
You both said yes, so I'll leave it to you two to find a time. I'd love to hear how it goes.
— Tess
An example. Mara and Jonas aren't real; the shape of the email is.
How it works
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I call you.
Ten minutes, one conversation. I ask what you're working on and what's actually in the way. No forms.
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I ask both of you.
When I find someone, I check with you first. Then I describe what you're after to them — without your name — and ask if they're up for it.
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One email, both of you on it.
Only once you've both said yes. Why you two, what to talk about, and your addresses. The rest is up to you.