Skillbook
BD & Sales · № B01
Free

Draft a cold email

A short, specific, non-cringey email based on what you actually know about them.

For
Founders, BD
Time per use
1 min
Format
.md and .skill
How to use it
  1. 1.
    Open Claude or ChatGPT.
    Either works. The skill is just text.
  2. 2.
    Copy this skill from the free shelf.
    One click; no install, no setup.
  3. 3.
    Paste it as your first message.
    The assistant now knows how to do this one job.
  4. 4.
    Give it your specifics, get the result.
    Roughly 1 min, every time you need it.
Example output

Give it context. Get back a work product.

Illustrative sample using the same output shape. Verify live facts in the tool you run it in.

Give it

I run a founder dinner series. I want to invite a devtools VP who recently launched an agent SDK. Ask if they are the right person to discuss sponsorship.

Why it matters

Writing five versions of a cold email and still ending up with something that sounds mass-produced.

Get back

Draft email

  • Subject: Agent dinner in SF
  • Saw your team launched the agent SDK last week. I run a small SF dinner series for AI and devtools founders, and the next one is focused on practical agent infrastructure.
  • Would you be the right person to ask about a small sponsorship or partner seat, or should I talk to someone else on the devrel side?
  • George
Get back

Why it works

  • It opens with one true detail.
  • It makes one ask.
  • It gives them an easy forward if they are not the buyer.
b01-draft-a-cold-email.skill.md1.2 KB
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Install as agent behavior

Install this as reusable agent behavior.

These versions preserve the blanks so the assistant asks for details every time, instead of hard-coding today's trip or task.

# Draft a cold email

You're going to write me a cold email. Not a template. Not "personalized" in the bad sense (first name + company name + same body). A real one.

## What I'll give you

- **Who I am** and what I do, in one or two sentences.
- **Who they are** — name, role, company, and one or two specific things I know about them or their company.
- **Why I'm writing** — the actual reason, in plain words.

## What I want back

A single email. 90 words or fewer. With:

1. A subject line that's six words or fewer and doesn't sound like marketing.
2. A first sentence that proves I did my homework, in one specific detail. Not "I noticed your company is growing."
3. One sentence about why I'm useful to them, framed as their problem, not my product.
4. A small, low-friction ask. Not "do you have 30 minutes." Something like "is this the right person for X?" or "worth a 10-minute call next week?"
5. A signature line that's just my name.

## Rules

- No "I hope this finds you well."
- No "I'll keep this brief."
- No "circling back."
- No emoji.
- If a sentence could be in a thousand other cold emails, cut it.
- Read it back as them. Would you reply? If no, rewrite.

Tell me when you're ready and I'll paste the details.

On the house. Run it in Claude or ChatGPT, or install it as agent behavior.

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