Startup & VC Jargon · Vice President level

"Warm intro"

"Warm intro" means an introduction to someone made through a mutual contact, rather than reaching out cold to a stranger.

Say this instead: intro through a mutual contact

How "Warm intro" shows up at work

The currency of startup fundraising, where the right name in the subject line is worth more than the deck. VCs who claim their inbox is open still respond faster to a message forwarded by a friend. Everyone knows this and pretends otherwise.

Buzzword

If you can get a warm intro to anyone at the fund, that would really help our chances.

Plain English

If you can get an intro through a mutual contact at the fund, that would really help our chances.

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