Lesson 733 of 1570
Writing cold outreach emails AI-fast (without being spammy)
Need to message a brand, sponsor, or local business? AI helps you sound real, not robotic.
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What this lesson covers
Learning path
The main moves in order
- 1The big idea
- 2AI and investor cold DMs: don't sound like a bot pitching a bot
- 3The big idea
- 4AI and Cold DM Outreach: 50 DMs That Don't Get Reported as Spam
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Section 1
The big idea
Generic 'Dear sir/madam' emails get ignored. AI can help you write outreach that's short, specific, and shows you actually researched the person. That's how teens land sponsorships and gigs.
Some examples
- 'Write a 4-sentence email to a local boba shop offering to make their TikToks.'
- 'Reference something specific about their menu I noticed last week.'
- 'End with one easy yes/no question, not a vague ask.'
- 'Make me sound 16 and real, not corporate.'
Try it!
Pick a real local business. Ask AI to draft a 4-sentence outreach email that sounds like you. Send it (with your edits).
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Section 2
AI and investor cold DMs: don't sound like a bot pitching a bot
Section 3
The big idea
Angel investors get 50 cold DMs a day, and most go straight to trash. AI can help you study someone's recent posts and draft a message that actually sounds like you read what they wrote.
How to use it
- Paste their last 5 tweets and ask AI: 'What does this person care about?'
- Ask AI to draft a 3-sentence DM that references something specific they said
- Ask AI to cut every cliche like 'disrupting the space' or 'game-changer'
- Ask AI to suggest one question that earns a reply, not a pitch
Try it
Pick one investor whose work you actually like. Have AI help you draft a DM that proves you read their stuff and asks one specific question.
Section 4
AI and Cold DM Outreach: 50 DMs That Don't Get Reported as Spam
Section 5
The big idea
Cold DMs work when each one references something specific about the person — bio, recent post, mutual interest. AI can scrape that context and write 50 unique openers in 10 minutes instead of you copy-pasting one template that gets you banned.
Some examples
- Ask ChatGPT for a DM template that opens with a specific compliment and ends with a low-friction ask.
- Ask Claude to rewrite your DM 5 ways so platforms don't flag it as a copy-paste blast.
- Ask Gemini which time of day teens are most likely to read DMs.
- Ask Perplexity for the IG and TikTok DM rate limits before you get shadow-banned.
Try it!
Pick 20 dream contacts. Ask AI to draft a unique DM for each and send them over the next 3 days.
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