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Networking May Be Easier Than You Think…
How I talked to multiple successful startup founders without an existing network
In 2021, I started interviewing authors for the Coffee & Pens podcast.
One of the final interviews I did, was with Andrew Warner from the Mixergy podcast.
In his book Stop Asking Questions, he mentioned a couple of founders. One of them attracted my attention: Nathan Lustig from Magma Partners.
Why?
Because I’ve lived in South America for four years and he runs a VC fund based in Chile.
I had to find out more…
So I went to Magma’s website and discovered they were hiring a content writer.
And I didn’t get the role…
But I stayed in touch with Ale Cruz, my contact at the fund.
I didn’t get the job but I was still eager to get more relevant writing experience.
So a pitched a guest post about Startups in Bolivia.
She liked the idea and I got to work.
I was excited but scared because I didn’t know where to start.
And then things suddenly escalated really quickly…
