[gk1]

It seems obvious to those who've been doing it all along, but everyone has to learn "common knowledge" at some point. I learned from seeing how other people do it (when I was being intro'd), but this would have been helpful at that time.

Also, I've found that people outside the startup/tech world are less likely to know about this protocol. For example, introducing a graphic designer to a business person never goes as smoothly for me as introducing one techie to another.