Backdoor
Stop waiting to be picked. Move first.
Cutshort brings tech roles to you when companies show interest. Backdoor lets you move first, with a short note to the founder of a startup that fits you.
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Waiting for interest leaves you on the sidelines.
- 1
You set up your profile.
- 2
You wait for an invite.
- 3
Days pass with nothing new.
Skip the pile. Land in the founder's inbox.
Founders at early startups often read their own email. A short note about why you fit them stands out there in a way a form application rarely does.
A founder's inbox, the week a role goes up.
One short note, about why you fit. Then a reply.
Hey, this is great timing. We're about to open this role.
Free for a quick call Tuesday?
Here's what it feels like instead.
Backdoor does the searching, writing and chasing. You stay in the loop and say yes.
BackdoorReach them before the job is posted
Every morning you get startups that fit you, picked from funding, launch and hiring news.
BackdoorIt sounds like you, not a template
Each note is written about your experience and that startup, so it never reads like a template.
BackdoorFollow-ups happen without you
Follow-ups go out in the same thread for you, and stop as soon as someone replies.
Replies come in weeks, not months.
Backdoor only writes to founders you fit, so the ones who answer tend to answer fast. See the research
first founder replies came within two weeks
interviews came within two weeks
replies came after a follow-up Backdoor sent
Among people who got a reply or an interview, May to September 2026.
Give it three weeks.
Out of every 10 people who let Backdoor run for three weeks or more:
And you never have to chase.
4 in 10 founder replies came after a follow-up. Backdoor sends those for you, so you never have to chase.
Start tonight. Wake up to founders who fit you.
Every morning Backdoor picks startups for you and drafts the notes. All you do is reply.
Say hi
On WhatsApp or iMessage. It takes ten seconds.
Send your LinkedIn
Or your resume. Backdoor reads up on you.
Get your first founders
Startups that fit you, with notes ready to send.
Questions, answered.
If you are tired of waiting for invites, reach out first. Backdoor drafts a note to the founder of a startup that fits you and sends it from your Gmail after you reply SEND.
Many do. Among Backdoor users from May to September 2026, 9 in 10 people who heard back got their first founder reply within two weeks, and 4 in 10 founder replies came after a follow-up that Backdoor sent.
Yes. Keep your profile open to invites, and use Backdoor to reach the startups you want most.
Send your LinkedIn or resume on WhatsApp or iMessage. There are no forms and no app to install.
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Free to start · No forms · No app
Your next role could be one email away.
Say hi and share your LinkedIn. Backdoor finds the founders, writes the notes and follows up. You just say send.
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