Great post, OP. We need to bring the fun back into the world of building businesses. We need to stop with the dick measuring contests and the net worth bullshit.

How do you usually handle disappointment and failure in life? I mean, this probably isn’t the only time you’ve failed at something.

It happens. Try again. If people start acting like assholes, leave them and find new people.

If I saw an email written with the basic structure you provided, I’d deleted it in a second. Why? Because the grammar is incredibly poor, and it reads like a robot wrote it.

Of course, that assumes that the email actually got through the spam filter, which people in the comments section have already mentioned.

/u/HappyEndingUser is right. Send good emails, something that isn’t “do you want to buy this.” Build up a brand that is attractive to people.

For the love of all that is holy, please please PLEASE don’t be like the morons I see on LinkedIn who cold sell me on ridiculous services without even bothering to see what I do for a living. If you take the time to get to know me and understand what I do and what I consider important, I’m a lot more likely to want to buy your service. If it’s clear that I’m just another statistic, I’m going to ignore you.