Yes, cold emailing and DMing still gets the job done, according to @PhoebeGates.

I probably message about 40 people a day on LinkedIn. >> You're reaching out on people on LinkedIn. >> I've cold DM'd so many people cold LinkedIn outreach by cold emailing.>> Wow, the hustle is real. >> I want to build this frankly for the next 30 plus years of my life. So my dream when I think about an exit is, you know, either continuing to, you know, have the company continue to be successful for a long time or or taking it. ...