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How to build your best list

The flow we recommend, then a few tips to get the most out of Retriever.

Companies
1
Start with a sample of companies

Ask Retriever for a small first batch (under 20) so you can judge quality fast.

2
Check the results

Open the table and make sure the companies match what you had in mind.

3
Add your qualification criteria

Tell Retriever how to qualify each company against your ICP. It scores every row with evidence.

4
Enrich with the signals you need

Add the information and signals that matter: hiring, tech stack, funding, news...

5
Scale up your company list

Happy with the sample? Press Get more leads to append more qualified companies.

Contacts
6
Move on to contacts

In a new prompt, find the right people at the companies you kept.

7
Qualify and enrich your contacts

Add emails, phone numbers and the context you need on each person.

8
Scale up your contacts

Press Get more leads again to grow your contact list.

Outreach
9
Choose your sequence

Pick the channel, how many touch points you want, and how they are spaced.

10
Pick the messaging skill that writes them

Your own instructions, tone and templates, so every message sounds like you.

11
Read a few before you send

Open any prospect and check the drafted messages. Adjust the skill and regenerate if the tone is off.

12
Export to your sequencer

Download the sequence for Lemlist, La Growth Machine or Instantly and start sending.

More tips

Keep each prompt clear and specific

The more specific and focused you are, the better Retriever performs. Make one clear request at a time and name exactly which signals you want. To explore, go step by step rather than in one big ask.

Long prompts are powerful but riskier

You can pack a lot into one prompt, but the more you add, the more likely Retriever misses a detail. It is deliberately conservative with its database calls, so it never burns credits you did not ask for.

Iterate on qualification from the table

To refine your qualification criteria, click directly on the qualification prompts (or the Add button) on the table, rather than retyping them in the chat.

If something is missing, ask for another method

When some rows come back empty or incomplete, ask Retriever to try a different source or method. It often can, even if it did not suggest it first.

Go further: columns, tables and scoring

Use Retriever to add custom columns, create new tables, and tier or score your list to focus on the best accounts.