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Y Combinator Cast

08/10/23

@ Y Combinator

I got my first customer through a cold email, which turned out to be effective.

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50 Founders Share How They Got Their First Customers

@ Y Combinator

50 Founders Share How They Got Their First Customers

08/10/23

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Aaron Epstein

09/13/24

@ Y Combinator

Personalize, be human, be persistent, and do the work to turn cold emails into customers.

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Aaron Epstein

09/13/24

@ Y Combinator

When sending cold emails, do it manually at first to learn what works before trying to automate the process.

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Tyler Bosmeny

09/26/18

@ Y Combinator

In the early days of Clever, we would send out 10 to 50 cold emails to prospects, ensuring they were short, personalized, and actionable to increase the chances of getting a response.

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Y Combinator Cast

08/10/23

@ Y Combinator

We got our first customer by leveraging LinkedIn to connect and understand their needs better.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

08/10/23

@ Y Combinator

We secured our first customer by doing door-to-door outreach, waiting for the food truck owner to show up.

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Gustaf Alströmer

12/30/22

@ Y Combinator

The initial sales motion for many successful startups often involves sending personalized outreach emails to potential customers.

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Aaron Epstein

09/13/24

@ Y Combinator

Getting a warm introduction is the most effective way to increase email response rates, achieving a conversion rate two to three times higher than regular cold emails.

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Rujul Zaparde

01/09/25

@ Y Combinator

We decided to sell to our first 10 customers completely cold, without referrals, to prove market fit.

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Aaron Epstein

09/13/24

@ Y Combinator

Founders should send cold emails themselves, as recipients are more likely to take them seriously compared to emails from interns or automated systems.