successful cold emailing
A very solid collection of wildly successful cold emails
October 25, 2025 · 2 min read · writing, startups
cold emailing is very powerful, but doing it effectively is a very difficult task. There are so many things to consider, before sending out an email. This is a collection of successful cold emails I’ve found around the web.
This is meant to be a repository of successful cold emails that converted and created impact.
These only cover cold emailing as an individual to a decision maker about something you want to get done. Not any other use cases.
ramanujan cold mailing hardy in 1913
This was the cold mail from Ramanujan then a clerk in madras to G.H.Hardy. which opened the door for ramanujan studying in Trinity College.
tyler the creator to a record label
elliot lindberg getting hired at lovable
allie janoch cold email to $2.5m investment
richard zheng to mark cuban
Followup
cold email to f1 world champion
cold emailing arianna huffington to work at huffpost
Arianna’s reply
druv ghulati raising $500k from mark cuban
soham parekh on working 5 simultaneous silicon valley jobs
Soham Parekh got very popular, for getting caught working at up to 5 jobs at the same time for multiple years. He had a habit of cold emailing YC founders and getting them to respond.
NGL this is a very good cold email. it capture attention and keeps you engaged, if you’re a decision maker.
devanshu getting hired on cal.com
arun messaging gdb
There’s something to be said about working towards achieving a goal without obsessing over how far you’re from it or how hopelessly you’re missing the mark each time. Once you shut out the clamour of result and simply persevere, success is bound to be yours. ― Viswanathan Anand