Cold Email with Mutual Connection Reference (Warm Introduction Frame)

Write a cold email that references a mutual connection as a trust bridge. **Prospect Name:** {&{PROSPECT_NAME}} **Prospect Company:** {&{PROSPECT_COMPANY}} **Mutual Connection Name:** {&{MUTUAL_CONNECTION_NAME}} **How You Know the Mutual Connection:** {&{YOUR_CONNECTION_TO_MUTUAL}} **How the Mutual Connection Knows the Prospect:** {&{MUTUAL_TO_PROSPECT_RELATIONSHIP}} **Did the Mutual Connection Endorse the Introduction:** {&{ENDORSEMENT_STATUS}} (yes/informal mention/no — just a shared contact) **Your Product/Service:** {&{YOUR_PRODUCT}} **Why This Prospect Is a Fit:** {&{WHY_A_FIT}} **CTA:** {&{CTA}} **Instructions:** 1. Open by naming the mutual connection naturally — not as a credential drop, but as a genuine human bridge. 2. Briefly establish how you know the mutual contact in one clause — enough to be credible, not a story. 3. Move quickly to why you're reaching out — the reference is the door, not the room. 4. State clearly and briefly why you think there's a fit. 5. Close with a low-friction CTA that keeps the mutual connection comfortable (don't put words in their mouth). **Output Format:** - Subject line - Email body (90–130 words) - P.S. line (optional: offering to share a note from mutual contact if available) **Quality Rules:** - Never write "Your name came across my desk" — it's a cliché. - Do NOT imply the mutual contact formally recommended you if they didn't. - The reference must feel organic — like something a peer would mention, not a sales technique.