Asked for a toolHacker News
Any recommendations for a vendor review tool? Our spreadsheet stopped scaling at 40 suppliers.
In the score: Full points
Find the buyers who already raised their hand
Buyerhint reads public conversations for people who need what you sell, shows how well each one fits you, and writes a first message from what they said. You decide who hears from you.
- 91
Priya N. on Hacker News
Any recommendations for a vendor review tool?
- 84
Marcus T. on Bluesky
Third outage this month. Looking at alternatives.
- 72
Lena M. on Stack Overflow
How do small teams automate SOC 2 evidence?
It listens for people who need what you sell
Not job titles in a database: what people actually say and do in public. Each kind of signal counts for a different amount in the score.
Complained about a competitorBluesky
Third outage this month from acme-rival. Looking at alternatives.
In the score: Full points
Described the problem you solveStack Overflow
How do small teams automate SOC 2 evidence collection without a full GRC suite?
In the score: Two thirds of the points
Engaged with a competitorGitHub
Starred acme-rival/vendor-checks
In the score: A third of the points
You choose what it watches
Add a few sources and it keeps watching them for you. Your plan sets how many.
- Your own accountsWho replies to, quotes or follows you.
- CompetitorsWho engages with them, or complains about them.
- People your buyers followWho shows up around the voices in your market.
- KeywordsWho describes the problem you solve, in their own words.
Live now: Hacker News, GitHub, Bluesky, Stack Overflow, and LinkedIn data you import as a CSV.
X, YouTube and Reddit join once we connect their official APIs.
Every point has a reason
You describe your ideal customer once: job function, seniority, country, company size and keywords. Each person earns points only for what matches, and the reason sits beside every point.
91out of 100
- Head of OperationsJob function matches+30
- SeniorSeniority matches+20
- 40 peopleCompany size in your range+20
- Asked for a tool, 2 hours agoBuying intent+21
- CountryNot known, so no points+0
Sample person. You choose what counts and how much; data we don't know never earns points.
Empty criteria don't count
Leave a criterion empty and it can't pull anyone's score down.
Unknown earns nothing
If we don't know a title or company size, that criterion scores zero, and the breakdown says so.
Your weights, your call
Change how much any criterion counts. Everyone is rescored straight away.
Work emails, checked before you see them
Ask for someone's email and Buyerhint looks it up through email-finding providers. Only verified addresses are kept, and only lookups that find one count toward your plan. A lookup that finds nothing is free.
When you're ready, keep people in Buyerhint, send them to HubSpot, or export a CSV.
Priya N.
priya@northwind.example
- Email finders tried in turn until one finds an address
- A verifier checks the address
- Kept only when it comes back valid
A first message, written from what they said
Each draft answers the person's own words, not a template. Read it, edit it if you like, then send it yourself. On LinkedIn and X Buyerhint never posts or messages from your account.
Any recommendations for vendor reviews? Our spreadsheet stopped scaling at 40 suppliers and we want something in place this quarter.
To Priya N., by email. First message, waiting for you
Vendor reviews without the spreadsheet
Hi Priya, saw your question on Hacker News about vendor review tools. Northwind is built for teams that outgrew the spreadsheet: every supplier review in one place, evidence attached. If you are choosing this quarter, happy to show you how it works in ten minutes.
ApproveEditThen copy it or open it in your email app
Why it works this way: nothing is sent automatically on LinkedIn or X.
| Each month | Starter | Growth | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracked sources | 10 | 30 | 100 |
| Signals per month | 3,000 | 10,000 | 30,000 |
| Email lookups per month | 300 | 800 | 2,500 |
| Prospects contacted per month | 300 | 800 | 2,500 |
| Team seats | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Questions about outreach
Does Buyerhint send messages for me?
No. It drafts the first message and you send it yourself: copy it, or open it in your email app. On LinkedIn and X it never posts or messages from your account.
Which sources are live?
Public posts and profiles on Hacker News, GitHub, Bluesky and Stack Overflow, plus LinkedIn data you export and import as a CSV. X, YouTube and Reddit join once we connect their official APIs.
What if a person's details are missing?
A criterion we can't check earns no points and the breakdown says so, for example “Company size unknown”. We never guess.
Can I change how people are scored?
Yes. Every criterion has a weight you can change or set to zero. Everyone is rescored with the new weights straight away.
Where do people go after I find them?
Keep them in Buyerhint, send them to HubSpot, or export a CSV.
What about the people being contacted?
Every record shows where it came from and is deleted 12 months after the last public activity we recorded. Anyone can remove themselves from every customer at once on the opt-out page.
Find the people already asking for what you sell.
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