Update the-art-of-cold-emailing-how-i-landed-a-job-at-codedex-when-they-werent-even-hiring.mdx

Author: sonnynomnom

blogs/2026/the-art-of-cold-emailing-how-i-landed-a-job-at-codedex-when-they-werent-even-hiring.mdx

@@ -179,14 +179,12 @@ I spent the next month building things for Codédex, even if they didn’t ask i
 
 I wanted the team to see that I had the skills to match their vision and their voice, and further show initiative. I made:
 
-- **Avatar Builder MVP** (minimum viable product): So users can customize their sprites on Codédex. (This actually exists now btw, courtesy of the product team. Try it out!)
-- **Cheatsheets**: Codédex already had cheatsheets, but some courses didn’t have any. I also wanted them to be more on brand than the original ones that they had, because they didn’t *feel* like Codédex.
+- **Avatar Builder MVP** (minimum viable product): So users can customize their sprites on Codédex. (This actually [exists now](https://www.codedex.io/blog/customize-your-avatar-in-worlds) btw, courtesy of the product team. Try it out!)
+- **Cheatsheets**: Codédex already had cheatsheets, but some courses didn’t. I also wanted them to be [more on brand](https://www.instagram.com/p/DOjW3_cj-ag/?img_index=1), because the original ones didn’t *feel* like Codédex.
 
 Additionally, I offered to help run the startup series, where Codédex films startup office tours. I was going to a lot of startups through a program I was in called [hackNY](https://hackny.org)! 
 
-In Sonny's [keynote speech at HackUTD](https://www.instagram.com/p/DRI59z2j6tx) recently, he mentioned that this is what won him over, by going completely over the top 12/10 by taking inititaive / matters in their own hands, qualities he highly value.
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-**Note:** Both [Avatar Builder](https://www.codedex.io/blog/customize-your-avatar-in-worlds) AND [Cheatsheets](https://www.instagram.com/p/DOjW3_cj-ag/?img_index=1) are now Codédex features.
+In Sonny's [recent keynote at HackUTD](https://www.instagram.com/p/DRI59z2j6tx), he explained that this is what won him over: going 12/10, taking inititaive, and owning the work. Traits he deeply value.
 
 ### Highlighting Urgency (In My Case)