[VC Lab] Cold Outreach: What Works and What Doesn't

The best emerging managers know that strategic cold outreach is a crucial skill—but most GPs do it wrong. This session reveals the exact cold outreach frameworks that top performers use to get meetings with LPs who've never heard of them. Learn which channels actually work (email, LinkedIn, Twitter/X), how to craft messages that get responses instead of deletes, when to follow up and when to move on, and how to turn cold contacts into warm relationships systematically. We'll also cover what doesn't work—the common mistakes that kill your credibility and waste your time. If you've been hesitant about cold outreach or frustrated by low response