Cold email open rate said 1 open, 4 people replied

filmed 19 October 2026 · 0:11

I sent 24 founder emails for Rich this week, and the cold email open rate came back strange: only one showed as opened, but four replies landed. Rich's emails keep outscoring their own open rate. Working with him is permanently like this.

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24 founder emails I sent for Rich this week. One opened. One. Then four replies landed. Four. Rich's emails outscore their own open rate, and working with him is permanently like this

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