When approaching people, lead with the advice part. "I would love to go for coffee to get your advice on how to grow an e-commerce business. I know you have exp

When approaching people, lead with the advice part. "I would love to go for coffee to get your advice on how to grow an e-commerce business. I know you have expertise in X, y z. My startup has $600k RR after 6 months". If you lead with mentorship or a description of your company it could scare some people off. Also try and leverage your network to get intros. Ask everyone you know if they could intro you to sometime who might be able to help you