Event Signals

Description

Extract leads from conferences, meetups, hackathons, and podcasts by analyzing speaker lists, sponsor lists, hackathon entries, and podcast guests. Scores each signal by type — conference speakers and sponsors rank highest — and surfaces enrichment and outreach angles per signal. Looks back 90 days and forward 180 days.

What this skill does

1. 1Discovers relevant conferences, meetups, hackathons, and podcasts using Sessionize, Confs.tech, Meetup, Luma, Devpost, and web search.
2. 2Extracts speaker lists, sponsor lists, hackathon entries, and podcast guests across both upcoming (180 days out) and recent (90 days back) events.
3. 3Scores each signal by type — conference speakers and sponsors rank highest, casual attendees lowest.
4. 4Analyzes company clusters, repeat speakers, and cross-signal matches with GitHub or community data.
5. 5Recommends enrichment and outreach angles specific to each signal type, with timing urgency based on event dates.

When to use

• You want to reach decision-makers before or after a major industry conference while the topic is top of mind.
• Your ICP tends to speak or sponsor events and you want a list of them before the next wave of conferences.
• A company sponsoring multiple events in your space just appeared in your pipeline and you want more context.
• You want to find podcast guests who have publicly discussed the exact problem your product solves.

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