The Art of Cold Emailing: Connecting with Successful Individuals

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This chapter discusses the significance of young professionals reaching out to successful individuals through cold emails as a strategy for career growth. The speakers advocate for integrating lessons on initiative and networking into high school curricula to empower students to embrace communication opportunities without fear of rejection.

This week, Byrne Hobart is joined by Patrick McKenzie (patio11), host of the podcast Complex Systems, to discuss the complexity and endless fascination of financial infrastructures, the role of fraud in finance, talent spotting strategies and the importance of building networks.

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Byrne’s writing: https://thediff.co

Patrick's Newsletter: https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/

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