Index

We’re hiring our first Account Executive at Index! If you're curious, driven, and want to help build a category-defining company in the data space, let’s talk! You’ll work directly with me, shape our outbound motion, and join a team that moves fast and cares deeply about quality. We’re already seeing strong inbound from top startups. Now it’s time to scale our sales engine! DM me or email me if you're interested. Please, no agencies. Comment / like appreciated it for reach 🫡

I've really focused on giving as much value as possible when building Index. These are two things I'm really proud of: 1. Lead with a real offer Most inboxes are full of people asking for “15 minutes” (I made this mistake). Instead, we ship value first (regardless of if a user signs up to Index). For example, we're working on this one-page SaaS Metrics Cheat Sheet that founders can keep with them in their phone or office (we also print them and bring them to events!). 2. Build a community Helping those founders meet each other is super valuable so we started with one dinner in SF. It's founders swapping notes on ARR plateaus, hiring misses, and all the other random stuff that happens when you build a company. No sales pitches. I want to give something useful with no strings attached, then keep showing up. In my experience the value comes back in ways you cannot predict. I am doubling down on both ideas this quarter. If you want the next cheat sheet or an invite to the July / August dinner, drop a comment or DM me.

There are two kinds of teams staring at their dashboards this morning. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 “𝗦𝗤𝗟 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆” 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄 They wire up Metabase, write nested joins, and spend hours tweaking charts that few people read. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 “𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻” 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄 They tried the first path, hit the wall, and now just ask Index, get an accurate answer in seconds and then tailored follow-ups proactively. We are building Index for the second group. That’s where we the pain lives.

Who’s building the next category winner in tech? I’ve seen this pattern before—working at Facebook, I watched Slack, Figma, and Notion emerge and completely own their categories. They didn't just win, they made the competition irrelevant. But to do that, you need to build from the ground up. E.g. Linear is cutting through the noise in their category with an incredible product. Right now, someone is building the next tool that will reshape its category and leave everyone else in the dust. Which company are you betting on? (not just Y Combinator-backed)