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by jason_slack 2742 days ago
1. I think you should stop telling people you have social anxiety. Let them decide. For many people you meet it might not be something they notice or care about. Perhaps they have something too.

2. For #1 remove "I am shy with social anxiety and I almost always fail at networking during events due to both my medical condition and fear. On the top of this in the current world, everyone have short attention span, everyone is busy, obsessed with being quick — while anything in life worth doing takes time." from your GitHub.

Also, I'm not sure you should tell people you worked for $120/month or that you rejected offers from Google and Facebook. It sort of sounds like you want people to feel sorry for you, then bragging. At least my opinion, no offense intended.

3. Practice writing good e-mails. This may be the first impressions you give people and investors.

4. I have deaf friends. They are all successful. I can ask them why they think they are. I think they are because they observe what's around them and are methodical when interacting with others.

Good luck!

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Removed the initial intro, my intention was more to showcase the startup, progress and then how to go about next steps given my problem. Thanks for the feedback :)

I've tried cold emails, while they work many times, a lot of times good investors value intro over cold emails.

Would love to get in touch with your friends!

Now the intro has changed, I'm unsure what you are asking for. If you need funding, either bootstrap or find a co-founder who has the social capabilities you need to raise funds. Bootstrapping is lot easier IMO, and carries less risk.

If you are funded and want to market/sell your product, get a sales person (part time, perhaps). Cold calling (whether by email or phone) requires a specific set of skills and very thick skin. If that's not you, delegate.

If you have no choice but to cold-email, use Linked In so that they are targeted and get a marketing person's advice on how to phrase those initial contacts so you have a good hook. (NB all the above is generic business startup advice, the same advice applies to anyone: identify the critical weaknesses; backfill from elsewhere.

> Would love to get in touch with your friends!

my e-mail is in my profile. Drop me a line. I can ask them :-)