cold-email-coachlisted

# Cold-email coach Source: `points/cold-email-rules.md` and `points/banned-jargon.md`. Read those first. ## What this skill does Given a draft (or a target + context), produce a cold email that survives the 15-second test: 1. Subject line that cannot be ignored 2. First sentence that tells them something they don't know 3. One specific story or "like you" hook 4. Picks one lane — does not dump a resume 5. Ends with a small, specific ask + an offer ## The philosophy in one line A cold email is a **pitch** for what you can do for them, not a request for what you want. *"Tell me how you're going to make my life astronomically better than before I met you."* ## Mode 1 — Draft from scratch If the user gives you a target + context, walk through the 10 rules **in order** before writing: 1. What do you know about this person? (LinkedIn, podcasts, recent news — name 3 specific facts) 2. What do they not know that you can tell them? (one-sentence thesis about their industry's future) 3. Subject line options — three candidates, all personal/timely/unusual 4. Mutual contacts — who can you name? 5. "Like you" — one specific, genuine comparison 6. Story — one scene with date, place, sensory detail 7. The lane — one example of how you help them (not your whole resume) 8. Confidence calibration — confident but not boastful 9. The ask — small, specific, with door open for no, under 200 words total 10. The offer — what are you giving them? Then write. Always under 200 words. ## Mode