LeadGenius
Web and SaaS
lead generation service
SHOW HN2013
66points
22comments
#383of 1,739 in 2013
Top 23%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
0 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 7 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score -0.42.
Idea: 0 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting idea and channel
From 3 comments
I just signed up, but I really don't understand what you are doing. Will you be finding leads and emailing them? Will you just curate lists of potential leads? Either way- it's…
startupstella on HNThis is very interesting! I had one question -- I couldn't figure out what types of leads you are capable of generating. Is it primarily for B2B enterprise leads of can it scale…
snoonan on HNI find the service interesting. But, I suppose lead research is done through outsourcing somewhere cheap because at 800$ per month for 20hrs/week, how can they make a profit? It…
jeromeparadis on HN
Objections
Not really user acquisition; delivers leads, not users
From 3 comments
Very interesting idea, but lots of red flags here. 1. This isn't user acquisition. Nothing even close to it. User acquisition would be getting users. This is at best getting…
clarky07 on HNThe tagline for show HN sounds really interesting, but going to your site makes it very clear that you don't understand how the lead market actually works. People don't pay for…
ahulak on HNIsn't there a difference between user acquisiton as a service and prospecting as a service? Clicking this link, I thought you did the whole sales process.
t0 on HN
Pricing per hour seems unprofitable or unclear versus per-lead pricing
From 3 comments
Very interesting idea, but lots of red flags here. 1. This isn't user acquisition. Nothing even close to it. User acquisition would be getting users. This is at best getting…
clarky07 on HNIMO the content on the site does not reflect it to be 'user acquisition as a service.' Value Prop - I think the site/service is very generic and might need some specific niche. A…
gsharma on HNI find the service interesting. But, I suppose lead research is done through outsourcing somewhere cheap because at 800$ per month for 20hrs/week, how can they make a profit? It…
jeromeparadis on HN
Site unclear about what the service does
From 3 comments
I just signed up, but I really don't understand what you are doing. Will you be finding leads and emailing them? Will you just curate lists of potential leads? Either way- it's…
startupstella on HNWhat does lead research entail? Will they cold call for 40 hours?
badclient on HNIMO the content on the site does not reflect it to be 'user acquisition as a service.' Value Prop - I think the site/service is very generic and might need some specific niche. A…
gsharma on HN
Cold emailing may be illegal in Europe without opt-in
From 1 comment
You'll be cold emailing potential leads? In Europe that would not be legal, you'd have to get email permission through opt-in before sending a mail, except in very particular…
MortenK on HN
Requests
Clearer explanation and niche vertical pages
From 2 comments
IMO the content on the site does not reflect it to be 'user acquisition as a service.' Value Prop - I think the site/service is very generic and might need some specific niche. A…
gsharma on HNIsn't there a difference between user acquisiton as a service and prospecting as a service? Clicking this link, I thought you did the whole sales process.
t0 on HN
Per-lead or commission-based pricing
From 2 comments
IMO the content on the site does not reflect it to be 'user acquisition as a service.' Value Prop - I think the site/service is very generic and might need some specific niche. A…
gsharma on HNVery interesting idea, but lots of red flags here. 1. This isn't user acquisition. Nothing even close to it. User acquisition would be getting users. This is at best getting…
clarky07 on HN
Questions
What lead research involves and who performs it
From 2 comments
What does lead research entail? Will they cold call for 40 hours?
badclient on HNIMO the content on the site does not reflect it to be 'user acquisition as a service.' Value Prop - I think the site/service is very generic and might need some specific niche. A…
gsharma on HN
Whether emails are scraped from public sites
From 1 comment
Could that sometimes resort in scraping email addresses from public websites, such as.. say from a forum or Craigslist?
AznHisoka on HN
Alternatives named
Data.com and Jigsaw lead databases
From 1 comment
The tagline for show HN sounds really interesting, but going to your site makes it very clear that you don't understand how the lead market actually works. People don't pay for…
ahulak on HN