We are very grateful to have Derek Sivers on the show, a very creative man in terms of raw output and high quality stuff between music, companies, ideas, books, programming… 

We are here to talk about how he connects with people, primarily through the email. Enjoy!

HERE’S WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE:

• A format he recommends for reaching out
• Why you should not ask many questions in your email
• How to humanize your inbox
• Best way to introduce yourself
• Why you should not ask for mentorship
• Why is following up counterintuitive?
• How to deal with rejection

So we have some pure gold from Derek answering questions about why he has an email address on the last page of his book and what he does with interesting connections. 

Use them to polish your knowledge and strike up a conversation!

Happy cold emailing!

Jeremy and Jack

Resources:

• https://sivers.org/, Derek’s website
• The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, a book by Don Miguel Ruiz
• The Courage To Be Disliked: How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness, a book by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga