Happened after a 7:12 a.m. cold note to a second-degree on LinkedIn; one warm board chair intro later and we signed inside 21 days because the slate was built from alumni angels, not job postings. Anyone else have a counterintuitive channel that routinely beats retained pipelines at the exec level?
I’ve had the fastest luck mining DEF 14A and Form 4 to spot directors who “just rotated off” committees, then calling their outside counsel for a warm pass — twice beat a retained slate in under 30 days; caveat: works best in public-co lanes. Ever tried audit firm partners for a quick AC chair intro?
And 7:12 a.m. energy: pull LPAC rosters, ask GPs for ‘alumni angels’ intros; watch conflicts. Tried NACD chapter chairs? https://www.nacdonline.org.