I think it depends on the recipient. For example, I'm a VC and I give ~0 weight to intros from people I don't know well. I get a lot of emails like: "Hey, reme

I think it depends on the recipient. For example, I'm a VC and I give ~0 weight to intros from people I don't know well. I get a lot of emails like: "Hey, remember how we met once at a demo day in 2014? Well my friend is raising for her company... do you want to talk to her? The pitch deck is attached." When I read that, I decide what to do based on the pitch deck, not the intro from someone I don't know. If someone cold emailed me with the same deck, I think I'd make the same decision.