Hey HN! A popular way to build lead lists today is via freelancer platforms like Upwork & Fiverr. I've been doing this for a while and it's a pain in the ass!
Why?
1. If you fail to define a task properly, a lot of back-and-forth with the freelancer ensues. The communication is often not great and takes a lot of time.
2. Emails are often not valid so you absolutely need to run a ZeroBounce check. You end up paying for these leads anyway.
3. Deduplication is a nightmare, and there's really no way to handle it across tasks.
...plus a few more but won't bore you :)
So in February my co-founder & I picked a "dream team" of data researchers that we'd used over the years, and built a self-service platform for anyone wanting high-quality lead lists. Customers only pay for valid emails, we deduplicate records across all tasks, and we provide the tooling and CRM integrations to generally streamline the whole process.
As you can see the landing page is not quite ready, but the product works. Please pick it apart! You'll need an invite code to sign up right now:
https://app.coldlytics.com/signup
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Why?
1. If you fail to define a task properly, a lot of back-and-forth with the freelancer ensues. The communication is often not great and takes a lot of time.
2. Emails are often not valid so you absolutely need to run a ZeroBounce check. You end up paying for these leads anyway.
3. Deduplication is a nightmare, and there's really no way to handle it across tasks.
...plus a few more but won't bore you :)
So in February my co-founder & I picked a "dream team" of data researchers that we'd used over the years, and built a self-service platform for anyone wanting high-quality lead lists. Customers only pay for valid emails, we deduplicate records across all tasks, and we provide the tooling and CRM integrations to generally streamline the whole process.
As you can see the landing page is not quite ready, but the product works. Please pick it apart! You'll need an invite code to sign up right now:
https://app.coldlytics.com/signup
>> HNE86WS <<