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You are exactly right. There is no harm in asking. What's the worse that can happen, they say no?
by pinksoda 17y ago
You are exactly right. There is no harm in asking. What's the worse that can happen, they say no?
- lincolnq 17y agoWorse: they could say yes, but poison the referral, ruining your chances with someone that (if you had gotten a different referral) would have invested. I don't suppose that this effect is large, but it might be noticeable. Don't think anyone would poison a referral? If someone wasn't impressed by you, they might agree to the referral anyway -- perhaps thinking they are being nice -- but when they tell the third party about you, they say "yeah, this guy didn't impress me, but I promised him I would refer him to you."