Email Introduction Etiquette
> makes a specific askYou mean ask a specific question? Or is this silicon valley jargon?edit:Through the power of The Googles I now realize he could have been using the stock market form of 'ask'. It makes some sense since you're asking for an investment. Not that I like it any better...   The price a seller is willing to accept for a security, 
   also known as the offer price. Along with the price, the 
   ask quote will generally also stipulate the amount of the 
   security willing to be sold at that price.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/ask.asp