Crunchbase

• At A Glance...

  • Tool URLhttps://crunchbase.com/
  • What is it?Lead gen database that’s primarily used for companies where you want to find their funding
  • Pros
    • Primarily used for companies where you want to find their funding. (You can filter by funding round)
    • Been around for a long time.
  • Cons
    • Zach note: Doesn’t have loads of sites / businesses profiled on it. (e.g. uploaded 850 CrossFit sites and only 25 were matched to CB profiles)
    • Poential data quality issues. Seems like they show you the good leads at first and then when you buy a list they often suck.
    • Convo between Zach & Thaiane, RE Quality: Zach: "do you feel that CB is categorically bad enough that I should make notes on the taco db item about it maybe sucking? Or do you think that maybe you specifically got bad luck with it?" Tha: "I don't know about the other niches, but at least in my case, I'd say CB is quite bad, mostly regarding outdated info. And the filters don't work so well (or maybe their categorization). I'm trying to "save" my CB list now and don't start from scratch, but that's smth I'd love to know if I were starting the course."

• Client types it is generally best for

  • Company Size?
    • Larger companies where an employee is your point of contact & key decision-maker
  • Primary Presence?
    • Online / Digital (SaaS, ecomm, course creators, agencies, etc)
  • Primary Monetization Style?
    • Products

Other Info:

• Data Acquisition Style
  • Purchase (instant access - e.g. from broker)

• Data Quality🤨 "Meh" Quality / Kinda Reliable

• Our Experience With This StrategyI've dabbled with it a little