I have asked 135 companies for a collaboration for an online student hackathon.

120 Contact forms:
52 left unanswered
26 denied without reasoning
25 denied due to budget limitations
9 denied due to workforce limitations
8 set up a call

15 of my Network:
6 denied due to ressource limitations
9 set up a call

Kinda Shows how important it is to know people. Thought it might be interesting to some of you.

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Loophole: People in your network may be more likely to set up a call just as a polite courtesy without the intention of following through.

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