Founder DM Slider
PROMaster the art of DM-ing founders without looking like spam. Authentic outreach frameworks for LinkedIn, Twitter, and email that get 25%+ response rates instead of instant delete.
Example Usage
“I want to reach out to 30 climate tech founders on LinkedIn this week to explore partnership opportunities. Help me craft a 3-message sequence that delivers value first and doesn’t sound like every other pitch in their inbox.”
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Suggested Customization
| Description | Default | Your Value |
|---|---|---|
| Primary outreach platform: linkedin, twitter, or email | linkedin | |
| Target founder segment with shared characteristic | SaaS founders who recently raised Series A | |
| Daily/weekly volume of outreach messages | 30-50 per week | |
| What value I'll deliver upfront before any ask | relevant insight or resource | |
| My desired outcome: conversation, feedback, meeting, collaboration | start a conversation | |
| Tone: conversational professional, casual peer, formal business | conversational professional |
Master the art of reaching out to founders through direct messages without getting ignored or flagged as spam. This systematic framework transforms cold outreach into authentic relationship-building, achieving 25-35% response rates compared to the 2-5% industry average.
Research Sources
This skill was built using research from these authoritative sources:
- How to get ignored by every investor you DM Investor-backed advice on why most DMs fail and the problem-solution-traction-ask framework
- Any tricks for reaching founders directly via email? Timing strategies (Tuesday-Thursday mornings) and value-first approach
- How We Got Our First 100 Customers Using Twitter DMs Real case study achieving 25% response rate with manual personalization
- I Spent Months Helping SaaS Founders Get Their First 10-50 Users SaaS cold DM scripts with 35% response rates and beta program strategies
- How are you personalizing cold outreach at scale? Personalization-as-segmentation philosophy for scalable authentic outreach
- What's a cold outreach/DM you'd actually respond to? Founder perspective on timing and message quality
- Cold outreach won't work for your startup Multi-channel framework: 500-600 contacts/month, 12+ interactions per contact
- Best tip I have for cold outreach on LinkedIn LinkedIn engagement-first strategy before sending DMs
- Not getting replies Reality check: 60% of responses come from follow-ups, not first attempts