Velto

Organize your outreach without a CRM

You don't need complex software to stay disciplined. You need a system that tells you what to do today — not an hour of data entry.

Organizing outreach isn't a 12-stage whiteboard pipeline. It's not asking yourself every Monday: "Wait — who did I talk to last week?" I've seen founders with 200 spreadsheet rows and zero follow-ups. The issue wasn't hustle — it was missing a recorded next action.

What I lived founding Velto

When I started out in SaaS founding, I quickly understood that the development phase was only the beginning; the most critical phase for a SaaS to survive is prospecting — first to find your early users, then only afterwards, partners and affiliates.

Prospecting isn't a fun phase but a very thankless one, starting with the biggest friction: copy-pasting information across hundreds of profiles; most entrepreneurs and agencies get discouraged during this phase, and even when they persevere, they end up disgusted with their work.

I don't think that's the GOAL. With a bit of a pirate spirit, I decided to hack the system and build the ultimate tool to destroy friction once and for all; I added hundreds of profiles in 1 click — result: a colossal saving of hours & near-perfect stick-with-it, where you easily and quickly enjoy really focusing on my prospects' profiles themselves, not on information and copy-pasting it into a spreadsheet or other archaic note-taking tools.

Concentrate what matters in one place, quickly, efficiently and in 1 click; add notes, tags, statuses, intuitively customize your whole prospecting to fit your needs.

The frequent mistake: many people add profiles in bulk, but let them go cold once they've been contacted. Velto steps in to solve this vital problem.

Cherry on top: I turned prospecting into a Daily Session — each session is built to boost productivity, one profile shown => one outreach action, even more time saved easily, a major focus boost. Useful, mature, intuitive gamification.

Quick tip: In the extension, select full analysis to get an overall verdict on how relevant a profile is: comments/likes/followers and other metrics are analyzed and processed.

Signature de Florian

Florianfounder of Velto

Three common traps

The "temporary" sheet that never gets reminders. The CRM set up too early, used for two days. Save-without-sort: 80 profiles, no priority. Belkins analyzed 16.5 million cold emails in 2024 — sequence discipline matters as much as copy (Belkins).

A minimal system that lasts

Capture in under 30 seconds with context. Three to five lists max. One morning question: who gets a touch today? Close the loop after every message — day 3 follow-up, archive, or in conversation. Woodpecker data suggests 55–65% of replies come from follow-ups, not the first touch (InboxKit).

CRM or lightweight tool? See sales CRM for prospecting. TL;DR: CRM when team and cycle justify it; before that, optimize daily action.

Velto maps to this: extension, lists, daily feed, short notes. LinkedIn detail: how to prospect on LinkedIn.

Take action today

Velto gives you a clear list of people to reach on LinkedIn and Instagram — without setting up a CRM.

Try Velto for free

Continue reading