Check what cold pitchers did after you ignored them

Howard Tam had Claude go back through their inbox and track what each of 22 ignored cold pitches did next: 10 followed up, and only 3 added something new, which changed how they write their own follow-ups.

Agent(s): Claude
Source: X post (2026-10-23)
Verified: 2026-10-24

Try it yourself

Prompt idea: “Go through my inbox for cold pitches I never answered since [month]. For each sender, note whether they followed up, how many times, and what changed in the follow-up. Then tell me what the best follow-ups had in common.”