Backdoor
Get read by a founder, not searched by recruiters.
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Backdoor
Being searchable isn't the same as being chosen.
- 1
Your resume sits in a database.
- 2
Recruiters search by keywords.
- 3
You wait to be found.
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.
BackdoorA founder reads it, not a filter
Your note reaches the founder or hiring manager directly, with no keyword search in between.
BackdoorReach them before the job is posted
Every morning you get startups that fit you, often before the role is posted.
BackdoorYou hear back in your chat
When a founder replies, you get a text on WhatsApp or iMessage.
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.
Backdoor, if you want to reach founders at pre-seed to Series C startups. It drafts each note for your approval and follows up in the same thread.
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.
Yes. Keep your profile up for recruiters, and use Backdoor to write to startup founders yourself.
No. Every note waits in your chat, and nothing goes out until you reply SEND. After that, follow-ups go out on their own in the same thread.
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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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