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Cold calling people you have no previous relationship with is a dick move. Lenny just helps some people return the favor. 419 scammers are "just trying to ear

• goatherders 9y ago
  I call people I don't know all the time because I have something valuable to offer and want to share that with them. It's no different than any form of advertising....its just more direct. Put another way, if I could call you today and offer you a service or product that solved a big problem you have for a fair renumeration you would be thankful.
  • 908087 9y ago
    Other forms of advertising don't make my office phone ring while I'm in the middle of something, or make my home phone ring while I'm eating dinner to ambush me. Cold calling makes e-mail spammers look polite by comparison. Also, despite the fact that I despise and block everything the internet ad industry throws at me, that industry arguably provides something in return for the trouble of putting up with their bullshit. Cold calling provides me with absolutely nothing beyond a rude interruption of my day at best. I don't care what you're offering, because I subconsciously tag anything associated with cold calling as a scam and file it in the same mental folder as that "free cruise" I "won".
  • overcast 9y ago
    Is it a whitepaper? I bet it's a whitepaper that I absolutely can NOT live without. Unless you're purposely hiding yourself from the internet(I don't want to deal with you anyhow). Then why can't I just discover you on Google for my target? Or are you selling me something that I had no idea I needed? I will guarantee that for anyone who calls me unsolicited to sell something, I will do everything in my power never to buy your products.