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The state of cold email in 2026: response rates by industry
Cold email response rates have dropped from 8-10% in 2019 to 1-3% in 2024-2025. Here is where they stand by industry, and what the best operators do differently.
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Launching, marketing, distribution, and sales. The unglamorous mechanics of getting products in front of the people they are for.
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Growth
Cold email response rates have dropped from 8-10% in 2019 to 1-3% in 2024-2025. Here is where they stand by industry, and what the best operators do differently.
Growth
A practical, month-by-month structure for founders in their first 180 days, drawn from patterns across dozens of real founder conversations.