Scary part about reaching out to someone? Rejection . . 😰 The best part about reaching out? They might actually respond! I recently received an email from Winson Truong , a current student at UC Berkeley, who wanted to chat.  Winson's email reminds me a lot of myself when I was still at Cal and wanted to break into tech. Every time I clicked "Send," I cringed slightly, worrying how the recipient on the other side of the email would think of me. Over time, I realize that the worst that can happen is that they don't respond. Oftentimes, not because they didn't like me, but because (1) they're busy or (2) my message didn't stand out. Instead of giving up or feeling ashamed, learn how to optimize. You can solve both of the above scenarios by (1) following up again to demonstrate persistence and (2) tailoring your email to create common grounds. In Winson's case, appealing to our commonality of attending UC Berkeley and how he found me. Given the amount of emails I get on a daily basis, I try my best to respond to as many of them, and offer chats when time permits. My one biggest advice is to always check in again at least once. I appreciate when people show the tenacity to follow up. 💯#BeInfinity So go ahead and send that cold email! …see more