{"id":602,"date":"2022-10-29T07:20:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T07:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analysisparalysis.org\/?p=602"},"modified":"2022-11-04T06:03:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T06:03:02","slug":"inigo-montoya-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analysisparalysis.org\/inigo-montoya-method\/","title":{"rendered":"How to approach people you don&#8217;t know on LinkedIn"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"602\" class=\"elementor elementor-602\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d318c6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d318c6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3de1f03\" data-id=\"3de1f03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1ed9c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1ed9c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>I sometimes have the good fortune of receiving messages with more specific questions from people I don\u2019t know.<\/p><p>Sometimes questions I never wrote anything about, sometimes questions I did write about and they\u2019re asking for clarifications, and sometimes \u2014 unsolicited LinkedIn messages.<br \/>And you know what?<br \/>I love it.<\/p><p>I started Analysis Paralysis out of an intense desire to be an absolute monar\u2026 I mean have a positive influence on the life of those around me , I wanted to share my knowledge with others, and for me it was a way to compensate for not having someone like that when I just started out \u2014 I\u2019m happy to know I\u2019m affording others things I didn\u2019t have.<\/p><p>And since I do it from what we can call a relatively altruistic (if there even is such a thing as altruism) motive, I\u2019m sometimes rubbed the wrong way by the way questions are addressed.<\/p><p>I don\u2019t want or need long and winding addresses, praising me and my writing or anything like that (though it is nice to know that whoever is messaging me has read something I\u2019ve written), but I\u2019m an old fashioned kind of guy, so maybe start with \u2018hi\u2019 rather than immediately launching into the question. Whenever someone\u2019s first ever message to me is \u201cso where\u2019s the best place to study?\u201d I can\u2019t help but channel my inner Thanos and respond (in my head) \u201cI don\u2019t even know who you are.\u201d<\/p><p>So today I\u2019m going to teach you the Inigo Montoya method of contacting strangers-on-the-internet-we-need-or-want-to-have-an-interaction-with!<\/p><h2>Wait, what is Inigo Montoya?<\/h2><p>Not what &#8211; But who! (whom? oh, never mind)<\/p><p>In the movie \u201cThe Princess Bride\u201d Inigo Montoya plans to avenge his father\u2019s death, and he knows exactly what he\u2019s going to say.<\/p><p>Inigo says he\u2019ll approach that person and say <em>\u201cHello, my name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father. Prepare to die.\u201d<\/em><br \/>I, and many (at least two) others think that\u2019s an excellent way of starting a conversation with someone. Let\u2019s break it down!<\/p><h3>First, we greet!<\/h3><p>\u201cHello\u201d \u2014 a polite greeting. Can be substituted for \u201chi\u201d, \u201chowdy\u201d or any other greeting.<\/p><h3>Then, We present!<\/h3><p>\u201cMy name is Inigo Montoya\u201d \u2014 present yourself, very simply.<br \/>(notice that there\u2019s no generic \u201chow are you\u201d and that\u2019s fine. When you ask me how I\u2019m doing I don\u2019t think you\u2019re interested in probing my mind and having a deep psychoanalysis session on why I feel regret over not saying a more sincere thank you to the guy who sold me cotton candy but because I didn\u2019t have change he gave it to me for free, damn).<\/p><h3>After that, we give context!<\/h3><p>\u201cyou killed my father\u201d \u2014 a short introduction on why I\u2019m contacting you, who am I to you, who are you to me \u2014 a nice little way to establish context and prepare for the next phase.<\/p><h3>Lastly, we set expectations!<\/h3><p>\u201cprepare to die\u201d \u2014 what I want from you \u2014 whether it\u2019s your time, learning from your experience or actually preparing you for your death. Be straightforward, you went a long way to get here, you did what you needed in terms of ceremony, now cut the bullshit and say what you were going to say.<\/p><h3>Now, Example!<\/h3><p>Say I\u2019m trying to recruit someone for my team \u2014 I found a candidate, <a href=\"https:\/\/gameofthrones.fandom.com\/wiki\/Vermithrax\">Vermithrax<\/a>, on LinkedIn which I think can be a good fit for the team I\u2019m working with. Here\u2019s how I will approach her:<\/p><p>\u201cHi Vermithrax!<\/p><p>My name is Analysis Paralysis, I\u2019m the head of data for Analysis Paralysis org.<\/p><p>I looked at your profile and noticed that not only do you have a great professional record and high proficiency with Python, but also a keen appreciation of dad jokes.<\/p><p>I would be very happy to talk to you, tell you more about Analysis Paralysis and what we do and see if you\u2019d be interested in joining us.\u201d<\/p><p>Now, okay, Vermithrax will consider whether to even answer me, and that\u2019s fine. She has a right to decide she\u2019s not interested in continuing the conversation, because strangers on the internet don\u2019t owe us anything.<\/p><p>Looking back, I responded to anyone who sent me a message. But when that message is phrased as a demand, or when I get a \u201cyou\u2019re working for me\u201d vibe, I promise my answers would be much shorter.<\/p><p>I don\u2019t work for others, I have people work for me, okay?<br \/>Sorry. 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