when i was seeking i cold emailed maybe a dozen startups at various stages over a couple months, almost all of them responded. My typical cover letter is about

when i was seeking i cold emailed maybe a dozen startups at various stages over a couple months, almost all of them responded. My typical cover letter is about 3 sentences mentioning functional programming, link to a simple github sample, and link to a recent technical blog post. that said, intuitively you will get better offers when you are being recruited, which means establishing a history of interacting with them, participating in meetups, anything you can do to reduce their perception of hiring risk. obviously, once you decide where you want to work, you obsess over nailing every piece of communication because your offer directly reflects their perception of you, but this is self-evident.