Sending emails is so common today that you might not think much about it. Still, knowing how to write an email introduction is essential, especially if it’s going to a new business contact. You don’t ...

One of the kindest things someone can do is to introduce you to someone in their network or connect you with someone they think you should know. This is usually done through an email. Whether you ...

We’ve all gotten that email request: Will you put me in touch with someone in your network? A common impulse is to shoot off a quick email introduction addressed to both parties. But that’s not the ...

As our worlds get smaller with the advent of online social graphs and open networks in public view, our opportunities increase to intelligently connect the dots. Knowing you’ve made an introduction ...

To get ahead in your career, you need a strong network. And part of that means learning how to email people for their time and connections. One of the simple yet critical requests you’ll encounter in ...

Email introductions are a poorly understood art, and are often done too hastily and without careful thought. Making introductions the right way can be the best way to help two people and create a lot ...

If you're joining a new work team, it's a good idea to connect via email to provide an overall introduction to everyone, followed up by brief one-on-one in-person discussions, when possible. This ...

We’ve all received that email in which we and someone else are CCed in order to make an email introduction. Sometimes these are done blindly and work out well, but often they are done with the best of ...

I get an average of three requests per week to make an introduction to someone in my network. It doesn’t seem like much, but multiply that by the number of weeks in a year, and I’m fielding more than ...

By Chris Fralic, Partner at First Round Capital in New York. This is an updated and revised version of this post. I’ve sent a total of more than 81,000 e-mails since 2007— and that’s not even counting ...