How to make requests that don’t frustrate people

By Larry Cornett | November 21, 2017
Rotary dial telephone

I was talking with a client the other day about how to send emails to potential advisors, investors, etc. I think the natural tendency is to lead up to the “ask” because you are nervous about asking someone for their money, time, or connections. You feel like you have to tell the story and make…

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Another Facebook Privacy Breach Today

By Larry Cornett | July 14, 2010 |

Update: Special thanks to the folks over at Facebook. I talked with a couple of people there who looked into the issue. Turns out that this case was actually not a privacy bug. Rather it most likely a case of an unintentional “reply all” and some sort of synching fluke, so that a threaded conversation…

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