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Making introductions

Draft an intro in your voice, run a double opt-in, send it from your own Gmail, and track replies and outcomes.

An introduction runs in five steps: pick two people, set the purpose (hiring, sales, fundraising, partnership or general), choose a consent model, review the AI-drafted emails, then send from your own Gmail. Four consent models are available — double opt-in, network-first, client-first and direct. NetworkOS then detects replies with sentiment, sends timed follow-ups, and records the outcome.

The introduction flow

An introduction in NetworkOS goes from picking two people to a tracked outcome without leaving the app. The draft is written for you, it sends from your own inbox, and replies are tracked automatically.

  1. Pick the two people

    Choose who should meet whom — from a search result, an intro opportunity NetworkOS surfaced, or by picking them manually.

  2. Set the purpose

    Say why they should connect: hiring, a potential customer, fundraising, a partnership, or general networking. The reason shapes the draft.

  3. Choose the consent model

    Use a double opt-in (ask both sides before connecting them) or send directly when you already know both want it.

  4. Review the AI-drafted emails

    NetworkOS writes the emails in your voice. Read them, edit anything, and regenerate if you want a different tone.

  5. Send from your own Gmail

    Approved emails go out through your Gmail, so they come from you — not a third-party address.

  6. Track replies and outcomes

    NetworkOS watches the threads it started, nudges with follow-ups when appropriate, and records the outcome so your impact is visible.

The NetworkOS introductions dashboard listing each introduction with its two contacts (names redacted), purpose, and status — Draft, Pending response, or Intro sent — above summary stats for intros sent, awaiting response, and response rate.
Your introductions dashboard — every intro and its status in one place. (Contact names redacted.)

Consent models

You choose how much consent to gather before the intro goes out — pick the model that fits the relationship:

  • Double opt-in — ask both people first; the intro only sends once both say yes. The safest default.
  • Network-first — ask only the person in your network; once they agree, the intro goes out.
  • Client-first — ask only the company/client side; once they agree, the intro goes out.
  • Direct intro — skip the asks and send straight away, for when you already know both sides are keen.

A double opt-in protects both relationships: no contact information is shared until each side agrees.

Drafts in your own voice (intro templates)

If you already have an intro email you love — the one you actually send from your own inbox — paste it into Settings → Email → Your intro templates (there's a slot for your follow-up too). From then on, generated drafts follow your template's tone, structure, greeting, and sign-off instead of the default style.

The template teaches NetworkOS your voice, not your facts: the people, company, and details of each introduction are always swapped in fresh, so a pitch you wrote for one company never leaks into an intro for another. Leave the templates empty to keep the default style, and clear them anytime to switch back.

Following up and tracking outcomes

After an intro is out, the introductions dashboard shows where each one stands — awaiting consent, sent, replied, or closed. NetworkOS can send timed follow-ups so nothing stalls, and you can record the result (they met, it led to a deal, no response) to build a track record of the value your network creates.

Starting several at once

From an AI search result you can select multiple people and kick off introductions for all of them, so a single search can turn into a batch of warm intros.

Common questions

What is a double opt-in introduction?
It is the consent model where NetworkOS asks both people before connecting them, so neither is put on the spot. It is one of four models: double opt-in, network-first (ask your network contact first), client-first (ask your client first), and direct intro (connect them straight away). You choose per introduction.
Do introduction emails send from NetworkOS or from me?
From your own Gmail, using your Google connection — not from a NetworkOS address. That is what makes the introduction land as a personal note from you. You review and can edit or regenerate every draft before anything sends.
Does NetworkOS follow up after an introduction?
Yes. It detects replies and classifies their sentiment, sends timed follow-ups when a thread goes quiet, and records the outcome so you can see which introductions actually landed.
Can I start several introductions at once?
Yes. Select multiple people from search results and start a batch, which is the usual pattern when one company's need matches several people in your network.