Any tips on making cold calls better when someone seems unenthused? Just had a very awkward informational call that felt like I was interviewing someone, even though they're the one building a team. It was as if they weren't at all excited by their role or vision. They're a very senior PM too, so enthusiasm was the one thing I kind of expected no matter what 😬
(or maybe they just dismissed my background out the gate and didn't really want to talk to me... but then why take the call at all?)

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Could be a million things. Could be a bad time, a stressful day, something at home, etc etc. I'm confused though, was this a sales call or job interview?

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