celebrities are tweeting their little hearts out. You can stalkventure capitalists on LinkedIn — I did that more than once for one of my printbusiness books. I also got one of the biggest interviews in that book byleaving a comment on one very famous company founder’s blog. If you think aprominent figure won’t return your tweet, I’ll just say that I got everyinvestor on the ABC series article —
and I connected with most of them on Twitter. One thing I’ll noteabout that tweet Chinese Thailand Phone Number List on the right: My pitch there also uses tip #3. What investordoesn’t want to brag about how smart they are, and how their picks did great?So I didn’t just tweet them — I had a question I knew they’d love to answer. 7.Dig dirt There is one foolproof way to get a celebrity to talk — find outsomething scandalous about them that nobody else knows
yet. • Comb court records for lawsuits. • Interview their formerhousekeeper. • Verify nasty rumors you hear. Tip: This approach won’t be foreverybody, but it’s the tabloids’ bread-and-butter. Everybody loves an exposé.Even better, if you find your own facts, then you’ve got a story about acelebrity you can do, even if they refuse to talk. But most often, they’ll jumpat the chance to spin the negative news their way. While it’s
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