Every time I do this I think "they probably won't respond...". I did this 2x this week and—LIKE ALWAYS—both responded and were thrilled to hear their work was useful. Wonder how many times I have to do this before I internalize that the vast majority respond with enthusiasm...
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I've done this 20+ times in the last year and every time received a friendly response. Really don't understand why my brain still expects rejection...
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Want to be clear: this only works if you are actually sincere + bring something to the table in the conversation. If you email them with "Hi I want to talk to you bc I think you're cool" and no conversational handles to grasp onto, you're gonna have a bad time.
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Yes! I've gotten a personal response more than half the time. Even met up and got lunch once!
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I am so happy to get some constructive feedback!
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I love this!
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...or product! Emailing the
@domainr folks eventually led to me dropping out & joining the team at Pinterest!https://twitter.com/Connor/status/1093338188364562432 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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This is also true for niche/small OSS software projects. I often find small libraries etc. that saves me a ton of time, but I almost always forget to tell/thank the author.
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Agreed. I wish there was a simple mechanism to like, appreciate or acknowledge the creator.
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, dropping out, etc. These all almost didn’t happen (or shouldn’t have!).