Although being overwhelmed by email is a fairly common complaint,
entrepreneurs would be wise to take note when two renowned VCs -
recipients perhaps, of your email
pitches - speak out about their struggles with overflowing email
inboxes. On Monday, Fred Wilson declared email
bankruptcy. And Mark Suster followed
suit a few hours later.
Wilson's blog post describes how three hours of his Sunday evening were spent wading through 400 or so non-spam emails - only a third of his 1200 or so unread messages. After that, Wilson checked to see if he had any pending messages from those with whom he communicates most regularly and who are his most important email relationships. For the rest, "I select all and hit archive. It is a tremendously satisfying feeling."
Wilson contends it's not simply a matter of efficiency or time management - "the more efficient I get with email, the more of it that comes in." And Suster's blog post expands on this, explaining why the norms of email itself make it unsustainable.
To read the full, original article click on this link: You Might Want to Rethink that Email Pitch: Your VCs Have Declared Email Bankruptcy
Author: Audrey Watters
