Your first introduction
Say what you are building and what is missing.
A company, a factory, a product, a career. It takes four minutes. If there is someone good for you, you hear within a week, and why. If there is not, you hear that too.
Both asked first. Always a reason. Your pace. Give first.
Four minutes · Type it, or just talk
Tell us who you are and what you are missing.
What happens next
A person, then a reason.
Within days
You hear back from a person, not an autoresponder.
Within a week
Your first introduction, with the reason it was chosen for you. Both of you say yes before either name moves.
The rule of the room
A rising tide lifts all boats. This one is only for the people rowing.
Candid and generous. This industry does better when we talk to each other honestly, about the real things, not the things we post about. Thirty years in or just finding your way, you belong here if you would rather build than talk about building.