Strike when the iron is hot

Fred Wilson argues that acting quickly on a new connection matters, using two examples. A tech introduction for a young friend went cold after the recipient took a day to reply, though it resurfaced the following week. In 1996, shortly after Flatiron Partners moved to the Flatiron district, Danny Meyer, owner of Gramercy Tavern, gave Wilson his card and offered a table. Wilson's wife, the Gotham Gal, told him to go to lunch the next day, and he became friends with Meyer.