“honestly didn't think this would work. got 4 replies the first day. two of them turned into pilot calls within a week.”
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Marcus C.
Founder · warehouse safety SaaS
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NelsonFind your first 5 customers.
Hi, I'm Nelson — your B2B research analyst. I hand-research 100 ideal buyers for your idea, draft personalized outreach for each, and help you find your first 5 customers in 14 days. If the market isn't there, you'll know fast and walk away knowing what to build next.
Campaign · day 12 of 14
8/15 today
72 of 100 contacted
72
Sent
9
Replied
4
Positive
2
Booked
1
Done
0
Intent
0
Paid
Trusted by founders buildingAI infra startupsvertical B2B SaaSfintech for SMBsdeveloper toolshealthcare opsB2B marketplaces
287
founders validating
11,432
emails sent
164
meetings booked
4.2%
avg positive rate
How Nelson finds your first customers
A 14-day campaign. You spend 5–10 minutes a day reviewing Nelson's drafts and sending; he does everything else.
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Tell Nelson about your idea in 5 questions
60 seconds. The problem you're exploring, who you think feels it, the industry, the company size, and roughly what they'd pay. Nelson can also infer the targeting if you'd rather just describe the problem.
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See your preview — free
Nelson finds the universe of buyers for your category, filters to those matching your ICP, and surfaces the top 10 with cited intent signals. Plus one fully-drafted email you can judge before paying.
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If the work looks good, unlock the full campaign
One-time payment. 100 prospects, three drafted emails each, Gmail integration, daily-send cap, live funnel dashboard.
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Send 10–15 a day from your own inbox
No bulk send. No spam. Nelson's drafts land in your Gmail Drafts folder; you review, you send. Cap exists to protect your deliverability.
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Track responses on a real funnel
Replied → Positive → Meeting booked → Verbal intent → Paid pilot. Industry benchmarks and confidence intervals shown. The honest version of validation — no false celebrations.
What founders say
Hired by founders who've shipped real products.
“the research is the part I couldn't fake. every email had a specific reason I was reaching out. felt like having a junior analyst on the team for a week.”
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Aria S.
Pre-launch · FinOps tool
“I killed my idea after 9 days of running Nelson. the replies were polite but nobody actually wanted to pay. best $99 I've spent this year — saved me 4 months.”
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Jordan R.
Solo founder · compliance
“two of my first pilots said 'how did you know I was thinking about this' — that's the whole game. the citations Nelson included in the drafts did 80% of the work.”
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Priya K.
Second-time founder · vertical SaaS
Why this isn't a cold-email spam tool
You send each email manually from your own Gmail. Nelson never blasts. No email server, no warmed domains. Your real, warm inbox is the only sender.
Nelson caps you at 15 sends per day to protect your deliverability. There's no "send all" button. Every draft is reviewed by you before it goes out.
Every draft cites something specific the recipient or their company actually said or did. If Nelson can't find a real signal, he tells you — he doesn't make one up.
The CTA in every draft is a 20-minute conversation about their problem — not a demo, not a pitch. The frame is research; the data you'll get back is honest.