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Basic Email Etiquette for Entrepreneurs
- gte910h 16y agoYeah, google apps for your domain takes about 15-25 minutes to set up.
- thrill 16y agoWhat's next? VC's demanding I eat arugula and like it?
- Jun8 16y agoI'd rather eat arugula than deal with VCs with ad hoc rules who may turn down a good idea because it's coming from a GMail address.
- redorb 16y agoIf a VC trashes my idea cause it came from my gmail; thats his loss.
- mikeryan 16y agoUm and yours? It seems like you both have something each other wants...
- jacquesm 16y agoThat depends. A VC that has arbitrary and non-nonsensical rules on their 'input queue' will probably have arbitrary and nonsensical rules further down the line. They may have something you want (money, network, experience, maybe even a mix) but the price of dealing with them could be too high. Startups that are solid enough to attract funding from one party are possibly strong enough to make their case to a party that sees these things the way they do. If it is 'just' the email policy you could ask them what their motivation is, and if it is good enough then you might be able to get past it, if there is no reason (and what reason could there be?) then you may be better off looking at a VC with a more up-to-date view of the way the internet is organized these days. Gmail is everywhere even in places where it really shouldn't be. Now, to make it a bit more interesting, how would you feel if a VC would disqualify someone mailing from a hotmail or mailinator address?
- tjmaxal 16y agoAmen to the don't use gmail point. But it is a nearly heroic act to find a good url these days. Not to mention trying to find a .com. It's getting pretty ridiculous.
- potatolicious 16y agoYou're going to need one for your website anyways...
- thingie 16y agotjmaxal.name (for example) would be completely fine, if you don't need/want anything fancy. Not so heroic. :)
- edw519 16y agoThere are two kind of emails. One that converts into actionable point , and the other that goes nowhere. I have found that the best way to get action is to give the reader a choice... Poor: Let me know when you want to get together. Good: What time on Friday should I stop by? Best: I can be in your neighborhood at either 11 am or 2 pm on Friday. Which is better? I'm not sure why this works so much better, but I have a theory. This infers that my schedule is filling up. If one time is better than the other (which is almost always the case), then the reader would want his preferred time slot before it's gone. Scarcity and choice and 2 good motivators.
- jacquesm 16y agoThe reason it works is because it moves right past giving the customer the 3rd option, no meeting. So by giving two choices that are good for you most people will pick either one, not even realize there are other options. People like 'multiple choice' and don't do well on 'open questions', this is probably related somehow.
- oconnor0 16y agoThe other is that it's simpler and less stressful to pick one of two times instead of trying to figure out some random time that will hopefully work for both parties.
- Dylanfm 16y agoFeel unsure of whether your emails seems professional? Maybe you should read this really brief article... Most of you probably don't need to read this, but seeing as it's so short and sweet; it probably won't do any harm. It seems as someone is having some sort of obviously worthwhile vent.