Ask HN: Is there a good remote alternative to inviting someone for a coffee?

Re:Ask HN: Is there a good remote alternative to inviting so... by johnmurch on Monday October 21, 2013 @04:04PM (#6587834)

I would recommend trying to reach out to them on Twitter (if they use it). Also take a look at Noah's email - https://gist.github.com/johnmurch/7090007 and see if you can do some background/pitch for the cold email.

Also helps if you find someone in common and have them do the intro :)

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Re:Ask HN: Is there a good remote alternative to inviting so... by zenlikethat on Monday October 21, 2013 @05:00PM (#6588185)

Ah yes, I'm familiar! That guy setting the bar so high is partially why I'm interested in crafting the best e-mail possible :)

Thanks for the reply. I am trying to leverage my existing network as best I can but trying to apply to jobs in different cities (I want to move to a major one and I'm in a small college town) is making it harder to find direct connections.

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Re:Ask HN: Is there a good remote alternative to inviting so... by johnmurch on Monday October 21, 2013 @10:10PM (#6589413)

:) - If you are looking for jobs - (Self Plug) but a simple/useful tool for applying to jobs - http://bucketjobs.com/

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Re:Ask HN: Is there a good remote alternative to inviting so... by zenlikethat on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @01:03AM (#6589889)

Pretty cool! Does it do Stack Overflow Careers? And is it open source?

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Re:Ask HN: Is there a good remote alternative to inviting so... by johnmurch on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @09:00AM (#6591513)

It's not open sourced as I am debating how to either a) charge for it or b) provide more value with tools/sites to help with interview process and bank on affiliate money

It should work on any URL so as long as the job post is public, it should work :)

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