See who you're asking for the intro
An intro ask on the Desk now leads with the person you're asking, how they know the buyer, and the buyer they'd introduce, so you approve the ask with the whole picture in view.
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An intro ask goes to your connector, not the buyer. The card it sits on should say so.
What the card shows
The card draws the introduction as a path. On the left, the person you're asking, with their photo, name and headline. On the right, the buyer, with their photo, name, title and company. Between them, a dotted line with how the two know each other in plain words. Worked together at Freddie Mac. Work together at the account. Connected on LinkedIn, when that's all Stage 1 can see.
Click either name and their LinkedIn profile slides in from the right, with their roles laid out as a timeline.
When the buyer has moved
LinkedIn's search sometimes returns people who have left the account. When their profile shows them somewhere else today, the card says so, with two buttons. Remove takes them off the account and stops everything scheduled to them. They're there keeps them, for the times a subsidiary's name hides the parent.
Why it matters
An ask lands or dies on the relationship between your connector and the buyer. A former teammate from the same office makes an easy yes. Two people who once shared a group chat do not. Seeing that line before you approve keeps you from spending a good favor on a weak tie.
For the ask itself, see an intro ask that's easy to say yes to. For what happens after, see intros out on the Desk.