Planning, Startups, StoriesWhat? I’m a Prospect? Bummer. – Planning, Startups, Stories https://timberry.bplans.com Tim Berry on business planning, starting and growing your business, and having a life in the meantime. Tue, 20 Jul 2021 23:13:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 <![CDATA[What? I’m a Prospect? Bummer.]]> https://timberry.bplans.com/what-im-a-prospect-bummer/ https://timberry.bplans.com/what-im-a-prospect-bummer/#respond Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:00:01 +0000 https://timberry.bplans.com/?p=2527 Has this happened to you? You get an email or Twitter DM from somebody you’ve thought of as a friend, and it turns out it’s a sales pitch, mass communication, off of a list? Disappointing. What? I’m a prospect? Bummer. Not even a personal note (hey Tim, I was doing this mass email and I...

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]]> Has this happened to you? You get an email or Twitter DM from somebody you’ve thought of as a friend, and it turns out it’s a sales pitch, mass communication, off of a list?

Disappointing. What? I’m a prospect? Bummer.

Not even a personal note (hey Tim, I was doing this mass email and I thought you might be interested, or pass it along.) Or maybe a half apology. Nope, I’m a prospect. That means I’m not a friend, not even a colleague.

Damn. I thought we had a relationship.

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