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Re:How to ask for help from people who don't know you by mtlynch on Thursday July 02, 2026 @04:24PM (#48766883)
This is what Jason Cohen did when he was getting WPEngine off the ground. He messaged 40 WordPress consultants on LinkedIn and offered to pay them higher than their hourly rate since it was a one-off task.[0]

Out of 40 messages, 38 replied and agreed to a phone call, and none of them actually asked for the money.

[0] https://mtlynch.io/notes/designing-the-ideal-bootstrapped-bu...

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Re:How to ask for help from people who don't know you by pinter69 on Thursday July 02, 2026 @08:46PM (#48769293)
Interesting, thanks
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Re:How to ask for help from people who don't know you by Tryk on Saturday July 04, 2026 @11:18AM (#48786021)
This works 100% of the time for cigarettes, ask if you can pay for one and they give you one for free.
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Re:How to ask for help from people who don't know you by 946789987649 on Sunday July 05, 2026 @03:55AM (#48792166)
Note: This may not work on students
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