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Yesterday, me and my co-founder, we met Satya, who is co-founder of ScaleKit, at our hackathon. And we interacted with him. And it was good. He seemed to like us a little bit, maybe, or he seemed to be someone of a helping personality. And now the thing is that I wanted to text him for, you know, for meeting again. And also wanted to, you know, somehow acknowledge yesterday's meeting and it was nice talking to him and he gave us some advice or, you know, some opinions which we want to acknowledge and maybe thank him about. So I just want to draft a short casual message of asking him, like, when he is available so that we can, you know, meet. And if you think that we should put in like agenda as well, like purpose also for meeting, then add that as well, like. But only put that if it's good to add or like if you think it is important to add, otherwise, you know, just keep it casual. Basically, we want to meet him because we are also a founder and we want to network with him to build deep connection with him. And we think that somehow he could help us in our fundraising, getting connected to more investors or things like that. So yeah.

Here's a short, casual message you can send:
Hey Satya! It was really great meeting you at the hackathon yesterday - genuinely enjoyed our conversation and appreciate the thoughts you shared with us.
Would love to catch up sometime soon over a quick call or coffee. Are you free anytime this week or next?
A few notes on why I kept it this way:
  • No explicit agenda mentioned. Since your real goal is relationship-building and you're hoping he can open doors for fundraising, leading with "we want investor intros" too early can feel transactional and put people off. Better to let that come up naturally once you've warmed the connection a bit more.
  • Short and low-friction. He's a busy founder. A short message is easier to reply to than a long one.
  • Open-ended timing. Leaving it open ("this week or next") gives him flexibility without making it feel like a formal meeting request.
Once he responds and you meet, that's your chance to go deeper - share what you're building, ask for his perspective on your journey, and the conversation around investors will flow naturally from there.

When you say that we'll have to catch up sometime, then maybe not over a coffee or a quick call, but yeah, I'm like, we are thinking of meeting him physically, maybe at his office or anywhere else whenever he is free. And also, there is something like, let us know whenever you are available or things like that.

Here you go:
Hey Satya! It was really great meeting you at the hackathon yesterday - genuinely enjoyed our conversation and appreciate the thoughts you shared with us.
Would love to meet up in person sometime soon. Let us know whenever you're free!
Clean, casual, and puts the ball in his court without any pressure.

Also add, hey, I am Divyam. We met at Hackathon yesterday.

Here you go:
Hey Satya! I'm Divyam - we met at the hackathon yesterday. It was really great talking to you and appreciate the thoughts you shared with us.
Would love to meet up in person sometime soon. Let us know whenever you're free!
Folded the intro naturally into the opening line so it doesn't feel like a separate statement.
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What should I reply? I mean, I don't have any plans. I can adjust it for him. So whenever he's available.

He's open and friendly - great response. Since you're flexible, just confirm that and let him pick the day:
Sounds great! I'm flexible next week, anytime in the afternoon works for me. You pick the day and I'll be there!
Short, easy for him to respond to, and puts the decision in his hands so there's no back-and-forth.
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