(Semi) 'Business' person here, mainly working on things that interact with both technology and physical production. On making contact, usually via email (with

(Semi) 'Business' person here, mainly working on things that interact with both technology and physical production. On making contact, usually via email (with exception of self face-to-face introductions) I'd suggest a telephone call or face-to-face meet in an environment the other person is comfortable with (which may involve a drive or flight at my expense). Let them make the call. The key is that I'm usually interested in something the other party does, rather than a specific product, and that breeds long term understanding and agreement, rather than developing a silo over either product or person. This seems aligned to the motivation of a lot of seed and VC funding. I hugely encourage all on HN to listen / read about DiSC which I've found hugely useful interacting with different types of people. Two resources: Wikipedia - Background [1] Manager Tools - Explanatory Podcasts [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DISC_assessment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DISC_assessment [2] http://www.manager-tools.com/disc-model-summary http://www.manager-tools.com/disc-model-summary