A Life Changing Connection....
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- mantrakid
I recently was approached by someone about my game that could really help it reach a larger audience. The kicker was that they approached me about it, out of the blue and seemed generally enthusiastic about helping get it 'out there'.
I responded to his email positively and politely i think, but didnt hear from him for a few days. He also gave me his skype info so I sent him a quick / friendly one line response on skype just confirming if he received my email.
He responded on skype saying he did get my email and apologized for the delay. He said he'd like to chat and threw out 9am the next day as an option. I responded politely and confirmed the time, looking forward to the next day.
Next day i hit him up on skype at the time he said, but no response. I tried him a couple more times throughout the day but no response. This was a week ago today.
I havent heard back from him all week - i sent him another skype message on wednesday asking him if he was still interested in chatting, but I haven't heard anything back from him still.
Ok, so now.. do i:
1) Let it go, assume dudes not interested and never hit him up again?
2) Send him one more email asking whats up?
3) Wait and see if he ever responds?Thing is, he's in a position to help me, i have more to gain from the relationship i think so even if he is actually flaky theres no real harm to me if we did end up working together, as long as I understood that its how it was going to be, but the fact that he enthusiastically hit me up in the first place then went ghost just baffles me...
Any advice is welcome. :)
- babaganush0
Let him go for now - or else he will think you are a serious stalker. Drop him a line in a month and say you're pressing on and is he still interested.
- utopian0
let it go
- ArmandoEstrada0
Ignore. If thats the type of enthusiasm you don't need.
- set0
Bad start says it all
- brandelec0
like it never happened
- mantrakid0
Bummer, but thanks... i honestly teared up when i first heard from this dude.... thought it was 'my big chance'. :) Ah well, too good to be true strikes again.
- ukit20
Just keep promoting your game man, I bet you'll have plenty of opportunities like that
- Exactly. No such thing as one opportunity per person.cannonball1978
- mantrakid0
exact same dude emails me with an differently worded 'introduction' email over the weekend again.. I responded saying we've already been introduced and if he wants to chat to please let me know his availability so we can schedule something specific. He hit me up on skype with some availability and I suggested a couple meeting times, and again I haven't heard back from him.
borderline joke territory
- ESKEMA0
Is he really who you think he is? Are you sure he's in a position to help? because what you described is nonsense from spammers, phishing stuff..
- BK0
Only respond if he is Nigerian royalty.
- doesnotexist0
be relentless
to a point
do some research on him
- exador10
I've had this happen.
'set' said it all....'bad start says it all'...couldn't have said it better than that.for me, it was a distant uncle that was in advertising at quite a big firm back in the 80's...
I was just about to start design school, (with a focus on getting into an ad agency etc) ...it was my dream...
anyhow, at my grandfathers funeral, we ended up chatting a lot, and he's all, hey...another artist in the family..awesome...look, when you get moved up to the big city, give us a call, we'll help you get going etc etc, show you the studio, have supper with us and the family blah blah blah... and boy...i ate it up...i thought i was in like flynn....my dad pulled me aside that night and tried to level with me 'look son, this guy....he's a big fucking talker....but i don't know him, you don't know him....don't fall for it....wait and see what kind of a guy he is...'
6 months later, i moved up to the big city (Toronto...we're from peterborough originally...small city about 2hours away)
call him that first week, and it's 'who are you?'...no i don't remember....here...talk to your aunt....
needless to say, i was NOT invited over for supper...or to see the studio...or to hangout....or to meet all his big advertising connections...
i have NEVER forgotten that...
twat....- goddamn, uncle asshole... thanks for sharing..mantrakid
- I could tell he was a cunt from the moment he called himself an artist.ORAZAL
- He acted like he didn't know you and you're family????omahadesigns
- mantrakid0
this dude is definitely legit, but im assuming he's very very very very very busy... though i did anyway, i really dont need to do research on him as i was a fan of his 'company' for a while now.. sorry for being so vague, just dont want this thread coming back to bite me in the ass. :P
- omg0
don't rush it, but keep on it. while he is away, make some plans on your next encounter with him once he replies back. Get back to him next week, you've already got his attention.
- omahadesigns0
He was the one who reached out to you.
You've done enough to get back to him and be available.
If he's interested, he'll get back in touch.
Don't be too weird.
- MarleyMarl0
"this dude is definitely legit, but im assuming he's very very very very very busy... though i did anyway, i really dont need to do research on him as i was a fan of his 'company' for a while now."
This speaks volumes of your naivety. Of course you need to research him. Do you take everything at face value? You don't know this guy from shit and he's being flaky as hell. He contacts you, you try and set something up and then he contacts you again as if you never had any dialogue. Dude is phishing, blanket emailing anyone he can looking for a sucker.
Don't be the sucker he's looking for.
- mantrakid0
fair enough.. i promise ive got nothing riding on it.
- drgs0
give me his address
and I will kill him
- riskunlogic0
Focus on developing and promoting your Game. Luck favors the prepared.
- randommail0
Use must be in your teens.