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I’m trying to learn cold outreach, but I’m still confused about the actual process of finding and contacting business owners.

For example, I can find a business website and sometimes find the owner/founder on LinkedIn. But I don’t have LinkedIn Premium, and in many cases I can’t message the person directly. Sometimes I also can’t send a connection request or they simply don’t accept messages.

So what do people normally do in this situation?

I’d like to learn the proper workflow for:

• Finding the business owner/founder/decision-maker
• Finding their legitimate business email
• Finding their LinkedIn profile
• What to do when LinkedIn doesn’t let me message them
• Finding another legitimate way to contact them
• Deciding whether email, LinkedIn, or a contact form is best
• Writing the first cold message
• Following up without being annoying
• Tools that beginners can use without LinkedIn Premium

Basically, I want to learn:

Website → Find decision-maker → Find contact info → Contact them → Follow up

I’m not looking to spam people or buy random lead lists. I just want to understand how experienced people do this properly, especially when LinkedIn Premium isn’t available.

What tools, methods, or workflow would you recommend for a beginner?

I’m trying to learn cold outreach properly, but I’m honestly confused about the whole process.

For example, if I find a business website that could potentially be a client, how do I find the right person and actually get in touch with them?

My biggest problem is that even when I find the owner/founder on LinkedIn, I often can’t message them at all. Sometimes messaging isn’t available, they don’t accept connection requests, or their profile doesn’t allow me to contact them directly.

So I’m trying to understand the proper workflow:

• How do you find the owner/founder/decision-maker’s name from a website?
• How do you find their legitimate business email address?
• If you find them on LinkedIn but can’t message them, what do you normally do?
• How do you find the correct LinkedIn profile and other legitimate contact channels?
• Are there good tools/workflows for finding business contact information?
• When should I use email vs. LinkedIn vs. a website contact form?
• Once I have the contact information, how do I send a message without sounding like spam?
• How many follow-ups are reasonable?
• Are there any legal/ethical things I should know about collecting and contacting business leads?

I’m not trying to buy random lead lists. I want to learn the real workflow:

Find website → identify decision-maker → find legitimate contact method → reach out → follow up → hopefully get a response.

If you do cold outreach regularly, I’d really appreciate a beginner-friendly explanation of how you handle this, especially what you do when you find the person but can’t message them on LinkedIn.

What tools and methods do you use?

Hi everyone,

I'm currently a 2nd-year bachelor's physics student, and I'm looking for opportunities to get involved in a research project, internship, or supervised physics project online/remotely.

My university doesn't have a very strong research environment, and I would really like to get some experience beyond just studying for exams. More than anything, I want to learn, improve my understanding of physics, develop research skills, and grow as a student. I'm hoping to eventually pursue a master's or PhD, so I'd like to start building that foundation now.

I'm not looking for a position simply to add something to my CV. I'm genuinely interested in learning how research works, learning from people with more experience, and challenging myself with problems that I haven't encountered before.

I'm willing to learn whatever skills are necessary. For example, I'm currently interested in improving my programming, mathematical, problem-solving, scientific writing, and data-analysis skills, and I'm happy to put in the time required to learn them.

I'm not necessarily looking for a prestigious or paid internship. At this stage, I would be very grateful for even a small project under the guidance of a PhD student, researcher, or professor. A reading project, simulation project, literature review, or beginner-level research problem would all be valuable to me if it gives me an opportunity to learn and contribute.

I'm particularly interested in remote opportunities because I'm an undergraduate student outside the major research centers and don't have many opportunities locally.

If anyone knows of:

• Online/remote undergraduate research programs
• Professors or researchers willing to mentor undergraduate students remotely
• Physics summer/winter projects
• Beginner-friendly research projects
• Computational or theoretical projects suitable for students who are still learning
• Research communities or websites where these opportunities are posted
• Open-source physics projects that students can contribute to

I would really appreciate it if you could point me in the right direction.

I'd also love to hear from physics students or graduates who started research early: How did you find your first opportunity? What did you learn beforehand, and what would you recommend to someone starting from a relatively weak background?

I'm willing to start from the basics, learn new things, and put in the work. I mainly want an opportunity where I can learn, contribute, and grow.

Thanks in advance for any advice or recommendations!

Hi everyone. I'm currently in my 2nd year of a physics degree, but I didn't do very well in my 1st year.

My biggest problem isn't that I don't want to learn physics. Actually, I really want to understand it. The problem is that whenever I get stuck on a calculation, a derivation, or the intuition behind a concept, I don't really have anyone who can explain it to me.

The professors at my university aren't very helpful with this. Sometimes it feels like if you can't understand something immediately, you're treated as if you're not smart enough to study physics. Because of that, I'm honestly afraid to ask questions.

My friends aren't much help either. Most of them are mainly interested in getting the degree, so they study by memorizing previous years' questions and formulas rather than trying to understand the material deeply. I don't really have anyone around me who wants to sit down and discuss why something works.

I've been watching MIT OpenCourseWare lectures on YouTube, and they're really good, but I still don't understand everything. I often pause because I have questions about a particular step or concept, but then I don't know where to ask those questions. That's one of my biggest problems.

I've also tried ChatGPT and Gemini. They can explain things, but I'm not always sure whether the intuition they're giving me is actually correct. Sometimes an explanation sounds convincing, but I don't know how to verify that I'm not learning a wrong or oversimplified mental model.

So I'm wondering:

Are there any apps, websites, AI tools, textbooks, or other resources that you would recommend for:

• Understanding the intuition behind physics concepts
• Going through derivations step by step
• Explaining why each step of a derivation is valid
• Helping when I get stuck on the mathematics/calculation
• Checking whether an intuitive explanation is actually physically correct
• Building problem-solving intuition instead of memorizing formulas
• Rebuilding weak 1st-year foundations while continuing with 2nd-year material

I'm especially interested in resources that are good for university-level physics (mechanics, E&M, thermodynamics, quantum, mathematical physics, etc.).

I'd also really appreciate study tips from physics students who have been in a similar situation. How did you go from memorizing formulas to actually understanding the subject?

I don't mind spending a lot of time on something if it genuinely helps me understand it. I just don't want to keep memorizing past exam questions and feel like I'm learning nothing.

Thanks in advance. Any advice, resources, communities, or study methods would be greatly appreciated.