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How to Get Career Advice from People You Admire
Lucas and Luna explore the art of reaching out for career advice from people you don't know. They break down a Stanford study showing that people are 46% more likely to agree to a small favor than you expect—and how that applies to cold LinkedIn messages. Lucas shares a specific template he used to land a coffee chat with a VP at Microsoft, including the exact subject line and ask. They discuss why framing matters (advice vs. favor), how to make it easy for the other person, and what to do if they say no. Plus, the hosts talk about a listener's successful cold email to a CEO that…
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