Date: 2026-09-17 Contact: Keith Peiris (keith@lightfield.app) Thread: “Checking in”
Signal
Michael sent a cold outreach to Keith Peiris at Lightfield, congrating him on a recent fundraising round (lead investor: a16z). Michael pitched JOLT short-form video, citing the TikTok case study (0 to 42k followers in one quarter; confidentially led to Anthropic acquisition talks).
No reply yet.
Business Fact
- Lightfield.app is an AI startup; Keith Peiris is the founder/CEO.
- Michael led with a16z connection (his prior company was a16z-backed).
- Positioned JOLT as relevant for AI founders doing TikTok and IG.
- Used the Ben Gusberg 0-to-42k case study (and Anthropic acquisition angle) as social proof.
- Cold outreach; no prior relationship with Keith.
Watch
- Keith replies and converts to a discovery call
- If no reply in 5-7 days, thread is cold
Update: 2026-10-01 - 14 Days Cold, No Reply
Source: Superhuman auto-bump in thread (Oct 1) - no new content from Keith.
14 days elapsed since original outreach (Sep 17). No reply from Keith Peiris. Thread is cold by the stated watch criterion. Deal at risk of total non-response.