Send the useful version.

A clear note beats a polished pitch. Tell me what you are working on, what you need, and why I am the right person to ask.

  • Replies inside 48 hours Usually sooner. Weekends sometimes drift.
  • Reply comes from me No assistant and no intake layer.
  • If it's urgent Put URGENT in the subject. I'll see it.

Short is fine. Specific is better.

Pick what brings you here, add the context I would need to respond usefully, and send it. I read these myself.

Form goes through Formspree. Replies come from a Gmail address that I personally read. If you'd rather start in your own client, email me direct.

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Ryan Yannelli <ryanyannelli@gmail.com>

Press to send.

What tends to get a real reply.

Setting expectations so neither of us wastes the other's time.

YES, PLEASE
  • 01 Healthcare-tech founders with a concrete decision to make
  • 02 Recently diagnosed T1Ds with practical questions
  • 03 Engineers dealing with an EHR, claims, or fax workflow
  • 04 Reporters covering insulin access or healthcare AI
  • 05 Readers following up on something I wrote
NOT REALLY
  • 01 Cold sales — AI, marketing, staffing, anything
  • 02 Generic LinkedIn intros with no context
  • 03 Pitches asking me to evaluate a competitor product
  • 04 "Quick favors" without the actual ask

Whatever brought you here, make the ask clear. I read everything.

— Ryan