Use cases · Conversations on X and Hacker News

Find the people asking for what you sell on X and Hacker News

Every day someone posts that they're looking for a tool like yours, or complaining about the one they have. Describe what to look for in your own words; Tell reads the posts and keeps the ones worth a reply.

Free first list. Nothing to connect. 1 credit per useful post on X · Hacker News free.

Example in your Inbox

A founder on X

  • Evidence
    “Any recommendations for tracking which accounts are hiring SDRs? Spreadsheet is dying.”X post, 3 hours ago
  • Next step
    Reply with a short, useful answer; no pitch in the first message.
You get: Posts to reply to, with the person's profile.

Why it predicts a purchase

  • A public request for a recommendation is the clearest buying signal there is, and it's gone in a day.
  • Keyword alerts return hundreds of posts. Most are noise, jokes or other vendors.
  • Tell reads each post for you and sorts it: reach out, join the conversation, or handle with care.

How Tell finds it

Every signal is checked against your market by an AI analyst before it reaches you, with the sentence that proves it.

  1. Searches in your words

    Describe the problem or the tool; Tell turns it into searches on X and Hacker News and runs them on autopilot.

  2. Reads every post

    Is this someone looking for a tool, a conversation worth joining, or one to handle with care (a big account, a heated thread, an incident)?

  3. Puts it in front of you

    Useful posts land in your Inbox with the person's profile and why it matters, one click from replying on X or Hacker News.

Questions

1 credit per useful post on X · Hacker News free. See every source and price on Solutions.

Do I pay for every post?

No. Only posts Tell judges useful cost a credit on X. Archived posts are free, hiding a post gives the credit back, and Hacker News is free.

Does Tell reply for me?

No. Tell finds and sorts the posts; you or your team decide what to say and post it from your own account.

How often does it search?

On autopilot within your budget, more often for searches that find more.

Related signals

They all land in the same ranked Inbox.

Who's ready to buy from you this week?