Personal CRM for Networkers Who Forget Follow-Ups After Conferences
Professionals collect 50 business cards at a conference, add them to LinkedIn, and never follow up. Dex and Clay on IH built personal CRMs. The wedge is a conference-specific CRM that captures contact context (which session, which conversation topic) and triggers follow-up sequences within 48 hours of the event.
Problem Statement
A sales director attends SaaStr Annual and meets 60 people over 3 days. They collect business cards, take a few notes on their phone, and connect with 40 on LinkedIn. By Monday morning, they remember 15 names and 5 conversations. The business cards sit in their bag. They draft a generic 'great to meet you at SaaStr' email and send it to 30 people. 2 reply. The other 28 connections — some potentially worth six-figure deals — are lost because the follow-up was generic and late.
The Idea
A personal CRM for conference networkers that scans badges, captures meeting context, sets 48-hour follow-up reminders, and drafts personalized follow-up emails — maximizing the post-conference relationship window.
Why Now
In-person conferences rebounded to pre-2020 attendance levels by 2025. Professionals attend 3-5 conferences per year and collect 30-80 new contacts each time. Most connections go cold within a week without structured follow-up.
Target User
Sales professionals, founders, and business developers who attend 3+ conferences per year and collect 20+ contacts per event
Target Market
Personal CRM and professional networking tools
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