Not having a product yet is good! You don't need a product to make these calls. The point is to better understand the product they're wishing they had, which becomes the product you build.
Where the OP said "pitch", take it in the sense that you can pitch these leads on you and your commitment to meeting their needs. This warms them up for when you call them again in 2 or 6 or 12 months with that product. They'll be excited to hear from you and invested in learning more about the product.
I find BitMessage protocol truly decentralized. I worked on implementing a java client for it a while ago. It stores encrypted message on your machine, although only the intended receiver can decrypt the message. Although inefficient it's impossible to identify origin of the message.
On the downside the p2p message propagation could take time. I wish it was more popular.
Just curious, technically what stops AA from simply cancelling the approved holidays? I'm not saying they should, just want to know can AA or any employer for that matter cancel a granted time off? Are there any legal implications for that?
I did get some interviews through networking but I couldn't clear those. Till now I couldn't understand why, till my last interviewer told me since I'm from small company operating at small scale I'm not suitable for senior position.
10 to 12 phone screens in last 2 years and I was constantly trying to arrange interviews. out of those 3 progressed to onsite interviews, but was rejected in all 3. I'm in bay area, but need to move to seattle soon for personal reasons.