How Do You Say No to Informational Interviews?

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I'd be curious to know how other people answer this. If I were sitting in a hot tub, drinking a bottle of wine and doing this email, like batching all that shit together, maybe that would make it less repulsive. Those are the kinds of things they come up with. But let's come back to ones that are more, I'll give examples of each category. So what things that don't need to happen? You know what? Informational interviews for friends of friends do not need to happen. And you can just learn to say no.

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Matt Mochary (@mattmochary) coaches the heads of top Silicon Valley tech investment firms and companies on how to be the best leaders and build the best organizations possible. His philosophy and method are captured in both the Mochary Coaching Methodology (which is available as a free Google Doc) and in his book The Great CEO Within, which is available on Amazon and online (also as a free Google Doc).

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