The warm intro playbook
Insights on warm introductions, relationship intelligence, and how superconnectors actually build their networks.
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How VCs help portfolio companies with warm intros
A portfolio company sends a target-account spreadsheet and asks for intros. The workflow - and the Claude skill - that turns it into scored warm paths through the firm's entire network, in minutes.
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Who at your company knows someone at Acme? Here's how to find out
Someone at your company probably knows someone at your target account. Three ways to find them - asking around, LinkedIn's filters (and their real limits), and relationship intelligence - honestly compared.
CTD vs. Affinity: What each one does that the other can't
Affinity is the system of record for your pipeline. CTD is the relationship layer across your firm and portfolio. An honest comparison for VCs.
The most valuable thing your investors gave you isn't the check
A fund's real leverage over a portfolio company is rarely the capital alone - it's access. What changes when you make the combined network searchable and rank the paths by relationship strength.
The Board Meeting Network Playbook: walk in with five asks
Your board is the best-connected group of people your company has access to - and most CEOs ask them for nothing. The five-ask playbook for turning board meetings into warm intros.
Ghost Emails: the end of “Hey, can you send this for me?”
Your team drafts the intro email inside CTD. You click a link, review for 20 seconds, and hit send. No copy-paste, no lost Slack threads - and now on the free plan.
Are You Getting the Most Out of Your Employee Network?
The deals that close fastest almost always start with a warm introduction. Here's how to find - and activate - the relationship goldmine your company is already sitting on.
The SUCCESS Framework
Seven plays Salesforce pioneered on the way from $0 to $1B - including the one Connect The Dots is named after.
The Networking Masterclass
We interviewed the world's most successful connectors on the Who Got Me Here podcast. The surprise: the best networkers don't network - they use five power moves instead. Follow the series in order.
- IntroThe Networking MasterclassWhy the best networkers never "network" - and the five power moves
- #1Be a dot-makerBuild real relationships before you need them - at work and outside it
- #2Know who you knowBuild a living inventory of your relationships, and keep it fresh
- #3Be the conversation starterTake the initiative: reach out, plan follow-ups, show up, be the host
- #4Engage friends of friendsWork the second degree - ~750 warm paths are hiding one hop away
Stop going in cold. Start with a warm intro.
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