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Shiva Dudigama shared thisI came across Nikhil Kamath clip where they discussed about Swati's Snacks and why content creation is non negotiable for building a brand. There's a restaurant in Ahmedabad called Swati's Snacks. Same food for decades. Zero dollars spent on marketing. Ever. And every single day, the place is full by 5:30 PM. In 2026. In a city with a million restaurant options. The product is just that good. Word of mouth does the rest. Now here's the uncomfortable question: for every Swati's that succeeded this way, how many restaurants with equally great food failed because nobody ever heard of them? That's the real tension. Content solves the discoverability problem. It gets people in the door. But if what's behind the door isn't remarkable, you're just accelerating the speed at which people find out your product is average. Two legs to a stool. Can't stand on one. Which leg does your business lean on too heavily? Thoughts ? #Branding #PersonalBranding
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Shiva Dudigama reposted thisShiva Dudigama reposted thisOne of the biggest factors behind StackOptimise ⚙️ growth 👇 We went all in on personal brand from day one. We were just super bullish on going all in from the outset. Because we're a lead generation agency. And there are thousands of agencies like us. We're a commoditised, interchangeable service. And brand is one of the key ways you can differentiate. On top of that, the brand just compounds. Every piece of content. Every comment. Every connection builds on the last. Felix Frank ⚙️ and I now have around 60,000 followers combined. And we're expanding across more channels now. And I'd argue every single deal we've closed has been meaningfully influenced by our personal brand in some way. Either to generate the lead. Or to nurture and close it.
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Shiva Dudigama posted thisYou're doing ₹1Cr ₹5Cr in revenue. Growth has plateaued. And you can't figure out why because everything looks fine on paper. Your product is solid. Your customers like you. Your team is capable. But new leads take longer to close. Referrals are slowing down. Every new marketing initiative gets modest results at best. In my experience, this inflection point almost always comes down to one thing Your brand hasn't grown with your business. The positioning that got you to ₹1Cr was built for an earlier version of your company a scrappier pitch, a broader ICP, a message designed to win your first 50 customers. But growth stage buyers are more sophisticated. They have more options. They need a reason to choose you that goes beyond "we're good at what we do. It's what separates the companies that break through ₹5Cr from those that stay stuck. If this resonates what does growth feel like for you right now? Thoughts ? #Marketing #Branding #Leadgeneration
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Shiva Dudigama posted thisMost agencies don’t have a lead problem. They have a clarity problem. I saw this again on a sales call today. The founder said “We do websites, social media, ads, video, everything.” Sounds impressive. But here’s what a prospect hears: “I don’t know what I’m best at.” And that’s where deals start slipping. When your offer is wide, your message becomes weak. When your message is weak, outreach doesn’t work. So you blame: Ads Cold email LinkedIn But none of those are the real issue. The real issue is this: If I send you a lead today… What exactly are you pitching them? Not your services list. Not your capabilities. Your entry point. The agencies that win do this differently: They don’t say: “We do everything.” They say: “We solve this one problem for this one type of client.” Example: → Not “we build websites” → But “we help real estate firms fix broken user journeys that kill conversions” Now your outreach has direction. Now your prospect understands you in seconds. Now meetings start happening. Here’s the truth most people don’t like: Lead generation only works when positioning is sharp. Otherwise you’re just sending messages and hoping something sticks. Before you scale outreach, fix this: One niche One primary offer One clear problem you solve Everything else comes after. Clarity first. Leads next. That’s the order. Thoughts ? #Leads #Leadgen #GTM
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Shiva Dudigama posted thisGeneric outreach is killing your chances before you even start. Founders and CEOs see a hundred of these every month. They all sound the same and so they all get deleted. Here’s the truth: - Generic DMs = zero replies - Specific, relevant DMs = conversations (and clients) Decision makers want to know you did your homework. Mention their recent launch, ask a sharp question, or reference a real pain point. It’s not about sending more messages. It’s about sending better ones. Would you trust someone who didn’t bother to learn your name? Neither would your prospects. How personal are your outreach messages—really? #Leadgen #Marketing #Branding
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Shiva Dudigama posted thisMost founders think content is just nice to have for leadgen. But that mindset is costing you real pipeline. Did you know businesses that publish consistent, valuable content generate 67% more leads per month than those that don’t? Content works because: - It builds trust before your first call - It attracts leads who are already interested - It positions you as the go-to expert Think about it when was the last time you booked a call with someone who had zero online presence? In 2024, content isn’t optional if you want inbound leads. The data proves it. Thoughts ? #Leadgen #Marketing
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Shiva Dudigama reposted thisGTM is not about launching fast it’s about landing right. Most founders rush their Go-To-Market, hoping speed wins deals. But here’s what actually moves the needle: - Deep ICP research . - Testing messaging on real prospects before scaling - Building relationships before blasting offers The contrarian truth? A slow, deliberate GTM often beats a flashy launch. I’ve seen agencies spend $50k+ on campaigns, only to pivot after feedback from 10 customers. A few conversations can save months . Thoughts ? #Marketing #GTM #Leadgen
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Shiva Dudigama posted thisGTM is not about launching fast it’s about landing right. Most founders rush their Go-To-Market, hoping speed wins deals. But here’s what actually moves the needle: - Deep ICP research . - Testing messaging on real prospects before scaling - Building relationships before blasting offers The contrarian truth? A slow, deliberate GTM often beats a flashy launch. I’ve seen agencies spend $50k+ on campaigns, only to pivot after feedback from 10 customers. A few conversations can save months . Thoughts ? #Marketing #GTM #Leadgen
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Shiva Dudigama reposted thisMost cold emails don’t get replies. Not because cold email is dead. But because most people write them like this “Hi {First Name}, I hope you’re doing well…” Delete that. If you want replies, make it about them not you. Nobody cares about your company. They care about their problems. Instead of We’re a leading provider of…” Try “Noticed you’re hiring 5 SDRs — usually that means pipeline isn’t where it should be. Now you have their attention. Be painfully specific. Generic emails get ignored. Specific emails get replies. Mention something they posted. A hiring trend. A recent launch. A clear gap you see. Specific feels human. Generic feels automated. Lower the ask. Stop asking for 30-minute calls right away. Try something simple like, “Worth a quick chat?” or “Open to seeing how this works?” Make it easy to say yes. And keep it short. Under 100 words. No long paragraphs. No feature list. No life story. If it feels slightly too short, it’s probably right. Thoughts ? #Coldemail #Leads #Marketing
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Shiva Dudigama liked thisShiva Dudigama liked this1) Best way to learn investing is to invest. 2) Start with 5% of your net-worth. Let's say your net-worth is 1Cr, start with 5L. 3) Use this experiment money to invest safely. 4) First few months: deal with Index. 5) Understand what is resistance, support, good asset, 200DMA. 6) Get a hang of valuation. Why you think Index is under/over-valued? Use ChatGPT/AI to learn. 7) Then do this same exercise on individual good stocks. Like Meta, Msft etc. 8) Bring 5L more capital. Invest across 10 stocks. 9) Just track for 3-4 months. If the stock falls, read why is it falling? If it rises, read the views. 10) Follow contrary opinions on the market. Then form your own opinion. 11) Build spectrum with time. Example: technical analysis, fundamental, etc. Keep learning by investing. If you invest, you will track. If you track, you will learn. If you learn, you will have an alpha. This is the same philosophy with which I teach on Wisdom Hatch. And, yes, I write 100% of my content. No AI/Agency :)
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Shiva Dudigama liked thisShiva Dudigama liked thisMy friend got a Rs 1 lakh credit card bill last month. He paid Rs 5,000 and slept fine. 👇🏻 He thinks the minimum due means he is safe. Here is what is actually happening. The minimum due keeps your account from becoming overdue. It does not stop the interest meter. The remaining Rs 95,000 quietly moved into revolving credit. Indian credit cards charge 3 to 3.75 percent a month on those balances. That is 36 to 45 percent a year, one of the most expensive consumer loans in this country. His first-month interest alone: Rs 3,325. Keep paying around the minimum for a year and the math gets ugly. You can pay over Rs 50,000 in cash and still owe over Rs 80,000. A Rs 1 lakh bill becomes a Rs 1.36 lakh problem. The due date never moves. Now look at the other side. 📈 Restructure the same Rs 1 lakh as a 12-month personal loan at 14 percent a year. EMI around Rs 9,000. Total interest: Rs 7,800. Same bill. Rs 28,000 saved. A fixed end date instead of a rolling tax on your salary. India has 11.8 crore outstanding credit cards. The most expensive button on the statement is the smallest one. He paid Rs 5,000 to feel safe. The bank made Rs 3,325 in 30 days. The bill is real. The minimum due is a loan you did not apply for. ✅ Tell your friend. Pull up his last statement. Restructure before the next billing cycle hits.
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Shiva Dudigama liked thisRan Office Hours at Clay Bootcamp 🥾 this week on the GTME hiring market. GTME isn't really one job. It's more of a label that hides a few different ones. Outbound. Inbound. CRM and lifecycle. RevOps. Marketing automation. Each one is its own thing. Different work. Different portfolios. Different hiring signals. The two biggest right now are outbound and RevOps. Most agencies are hiring for one or the other. That's what the carousel covers. Agencies know exactly which one they need. Most candidates don't. That's how you get 200+ applications and zero hires. Both sides are using the same word for different jobs. I've spent the last two months on calls with both. Agency owners are telling me exactly what they're missing. Bootcamp students telling me they want "a GTME role." At Clay Bootcamp 🥾 we're trying to fix this. Before we make any intro, we sit with the agency and figure out what they're actually hiring for. Then we sit with the candidate and look at what they've built. If the two line up, we make the intro. Most of the time, they don't. So we don't push it. The matches we've made this way have been good ones. Even when there's no match, the conversations have been worth it for both sides. The GTM career playbook Nathan Lippi 🥾 and I are putting together goes deeper on this.
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Shiva Dudigama liked thisShiva Dudigama liked thisI get this DM twice a week: "What tools do I need to start my agency?" I started Digital Creativs 2.5 years ago. We just hit $63K cash collected last month. If I had to start over today, I'd build the whole thing on these 6 tools: 1. Claude Code: replaces Clay/Make/n8n → prospecting, enrichment, and automation in one place 2. Smartlead: cold email campaigns across unlimited inboxes + warmup 3. Prospeo: lead database (pipes directly into Claude Code via MCP) 4. DeBounce: lead email verification 5. Notion: client delivery, SOPs, processes 6. Calendly: booking discovery calls with prospects Most "ultimate GTM stack" posts list 30+ tools. You read it, feel productive, save it, sign up for 2 free trials, and 30 days later you've built nothing and closed 0 clients. The bottleneck was never the tools. It was too many of them and your inaction. 6 tools, one master inbox, and the discipline to actually send the emails ourselves. Could more tools help once you're past $10K? Sure. But that's a problem for later. The agencies making money right now are running on simple tool stack and taking consistent action every day. What tools are you actually using today?
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Shiva Dudigama liked thisShiva Dudigama liked thisWhat was my annual income in 2016 I spent in a week on a vacation in 2026 I couldn’t help but feel this overwhelming gratitude while chilling here! Things will change. Just keep on, keeping on!
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Shiva Dudigama liked thisShiva Dudigama liked thisExcited to represent Emblix Solutions as a Meta Partner with our stall in collaboration with Meta. 😊🙌 #Meta #MetaCollaboration #EmblixSolutions #EmblixAcademy #MetaPartner
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Shiva Dudigama liked thisShiva Dudigama liked this10 Ways To Actually Get Hired As A GTM Engineer After speaking with 300+ GTM Engineers, agency founders, SaaS leaders, and RevOps teams… here are the patterns I keep seeing from the people landing roles 👇 1. Learn to explain your work simply Most GTM Engineers lose opportunities here. If you can’t clearly explain: • the problem • what you built • the outcome …people assume you don’t fully understand it. 2. Stop trying to “know every tool” Clay today. Claude Code tomorrow. Next week something else. Founders don’t hire tools. They hire: 👉 problem solvers The best GTM Engineers understand: • systems • logic • workflows • revenue impact Tools change every 6 months anyway. Tiny SaaS Pokémon evolution cycle. 3. Your LinkedIn is now your CV This shift is already happening. Most founders ask me for: 👉 LinkedIn profiles Not resumes. At minimum: • clear profile picture • banner • detailed experience • active profile You don’t need to become an influencer. But if your profile looks abandoned since 2022… that’s a signal too. 4. Build ONE real case study Not 17 random screenshots. One. Show: • the problem • the workflow • the copy • the metrics That alone puts you ahead of most applicants. 5. Communication > technical flexing Nobody cares that your workflow has 94 nodes if: 👉 nobody understands what it does The GTM Engineers getting hired fastest are often: • clearer • more structured • easier to work with Not necessarily the “most technical.” 6. Agency GTM ≠ SaaS GTM This matters A LOT. Agency GTM: • outbound • client management • campaign execution SaaS GTM: • infrastructure • CRM • analytics • revenue systems Same title. Very different jobs. 7. Don’t underestimate soft skills The best GTM Engineers are: • operators • communicators • translators between teams Founders want people who reduce chaos. Not create more of it with “look at my workflow” energy. 8. Don’t start freelancing too early LinkedIn romanticises freelance life heavily. Reality: 👉 you become sales + delivery + support + finance Get experience first. Learn structure first. Then freelance. Otherwise you risk becoming: “busy but unstable.” 9. Learn business, not just automation The strongest GTM Engineers understand: • CAC • pipeline • attribution • conversion rates • churn • revenue logic Because the goal isn’t: 👉 “build cool automations” The goal is: 👉 grow revenue 10. Be visible Opportunities compound through visibility. Comment. Connect. Post occasionally. Share learnings. Most founders hire people who already feel: 👉 “in the ecosystem” Not invisible ghosts with a perfect workflow hiding in a cave. Final thought: Most GTM Engineers think they’re losing opportunities because: 👉 “I need another skill.” Usually? They need: • better positioning • clearer communication • more visibility • more patience Not another course. The market doesn’t reward the loudest anymore. It rewards: 👉 clarity + execution + trust. What would you add?
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I did promotions in my college as I know internships will give exposure to students.
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Kevin F.
I don’t run ads. I build… • 5K followers
Most B2B SaaS founders give up on Meta Ads too early. They launch a campaign. See a high CPL. Hit pause. But here’s the mistake: Meta isn’t “just for B2C.” For SaaS founders, it’s one of the best testing grounds for growth. You can quickly validate: ✅ New messaging angles ✅ Different ICP segments ✅ Value props before you build the next feature Instead of treating Meta as a lead-gen machine, start treating it as a positioning lab. Because here’s the truth: The ad that works on Meta doesn’t just bring in leads—it sharpens your landing page, your sales calls, and even your product roadmap. The smartest SaaS companies don’t see Meta spend as wasted. They see it as R&D for growth.
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