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Skip the InMail. Land in the founder's inbox.
LinkedIn Premium gives you InMail and insights to run your search yourself. Backdoor finds the startup founder, drafts the note and sends it from your Gmail once you say so.
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You still do the finding, writing and chasing.
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You search for the right person.
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You write every message yourself.
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You remember to follow up.
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 short and specific about why you fit, so it reads like you wrote it.
BackdoorFollow-ups happen without you
Follow-ups go out in the same thread without you, and stop when the founder 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.
It helps if you like running outreach yourself, since you still find people, write and follow up. If you would rather have those steps done for you, Backdoor handles each one and waits for your yes.
Backdoor, if you want startup founders to hear from you. It finds the founder's email, drafts a note about why you fit, 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 LinkedIn for your network and applications, and send Backdoor your LinkedIn so it can write to founders about you.
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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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