This Email Got A Black Stanford Student A Huge Job At Foursquare

July 18th, 2011 - By TheEditor

(Business Insider) — Two years ago, a Stanford business school student named Tristan Walker sent Foursquare cofounders Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvaduraian email out of the blue, asking for a job.

Today, Tristan is Foursquare’s director of business development.  During his tenure, he’s built partnerships between Foursquare and huge brands such as Bravo, MTV, CNN, New York Times, NBA and Starbucks.

To celebrate the two year anniversary of the email, Tristan just published it on his personal blog, along with some notes:

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