I've been going deep on Telegram as a prospecting channel and I'm curious how others handle it.

The problem I keep hitting: Telegram communities are full of buying signals people asking for tool recommendations, complaining about a workflow, looking to switch vendors but reading every thread manually doesn't scale, and scraping members is spammy and mostly useless.

Vokal got #2 product of the day and #7 of the week, and we now have 100+ signups from startups and teams. In general, people seem excited to try it out to up-level their teams to agent native.

Now I m trying to figure out the next step: how do we scale this beyond manual founder-led work?

I ve been writing posts, sharing content, and doing outreach manually, but it s starting to feel like a constant drain and a bottleneck. I ve been looking into tools like HubSpot, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Apollo, and Clay.

For people who have used any of these: what has your experience been? Which ones are actually worth it at an early stage?

We re building an early-stage platform around a simple belief:

People are more than a r sum , a short bio, or a list of links.

Today:

• LinkedIn shows your professional side

• Linktree shows where to find you

• Portfolios show selected work

• Social platforms show your latest posts

In a time when big corporations are overpaying for their job offers just to steal the best talent from another big company, and in an era where everyone can build their own startup, there will always be room for people who prefer to join a team and work on something (in the future) big.

How would you find these promising talents?

I m pretty sure most founders grow mainly on Twitter. Or LinkedIn.

But I ve realised it really depends on what kind of product you ve built.

If you re a fashion-focused founder, you probably grew up on Instagram or Pinterest.

I have made a list of platforms where you can create your community and share your knowledge in a closed circle (and in some cases sell memberships).

The list is according to my preferences, so the platforms I use the most are at the top.

The other day I saw a poll on LinkedIn which said one of the biggest ongoing struggles of startups and small businesses is reliable, scalable lead generation especially beyond the usual tools like Apollo, ZoomInfo, Clearbit, etc.

Product Hunt often features some fresh and creative approaches to data. I have seen some around company enrichment, contact intelligence, trigger signals or even outreach automation.
But often PH launches get forgotten after their launch day.

What are some lesser-known or recent data tools you ve come across on Product Hunt that help with lead gen, enrichment, or prospecting?

We're not going to lie. One of the key places people ask you for help with a PH launch is in LinkedIn DMs (followed by X and email).

Most connections I got were people from Product Hunt, so it is a pity not to use that platform.
I am trying to grow LinkedIn and play with many strategies, among:

• posting several pieces of content per day

• actively comment on other people's posts

• send a certain number of connection requests per day

• do collaborative posts with other creators

• writing LinkedIn articles/newsletters (native feature)

I've recently come across Clay, and it looks like a super interesting tool for managing relationships and staying on top of networking. I'm curious if anyone here has tried it out.

• How has it fit into your workflow?

• Does it really help with staying on top of connections?

• Any pros and cons you'd call out?

Would love to hear your experiences especially if you ve found unique ways to get the most out of it!

I've recently come across Clay, and it looks like a super interesting tool for managing relationships and staying on top of networking. I'm curious if anyone here has tried it out.

• How has it fit into your workflow?

• Does it really help with staying on top of connections?

• Any pros and cons you'd call out?

Would love to hear your experiences especially if you ve found unique ways to get the most out of it!