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I have been seeing GTM Engineering everywhere lately and I'm trying to figure out if my background is enough to break into the field or if I'm still missing key pieces.

Background

• 2.5 years in B2B lead generation.
• Built and managed cold email and LinkedIn outbound campaigns.
• Hands-on with Instantly, Apollo, Prospeo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Serper, n8n, AI models, and enrichment APIs.
• Built outbound strategies from scratch, including ICP definition, messaging, targeting, and campaign execution.
• Strong in copywriting, identifying winning outreach angles, and researching ICPs.
• Outbound campaigns have generated reply rates ranging from 2% to 11% wiht 50% positive replies depending on the ICP and offer.
• Over the last year, I've shifted from running outbound to building automations for it.

Things I've built

• LinkedIn intent monitoring that finds prospects actively looking for agencies, vendors, hiring key roles, asking for recommendations, etc.
• Automated lead sourcing that scrapes LinkedIn, company websites, Apollo, and other sources while enriching and verifying business emails.
• AI-powered ICP scoring that:
  • Finds missing company websites.
  • Scrapes websites and LinkedIn.
  • Enriches company and prospect data.
  • Scores accounts against predefined ICP criteria with reasoning.
• RAG-powered email reply assistant using company knowledge and previous Instantly conversations to draft replies for account managers.
• LinkedIn engagement tracking that captures people interacting with relevant posts and adds them into outreach workflows.
• Automated LinkedIn connection requests and follow-up sequences (currently testing) with automatic reply detection.
• AI workflow that classifies inbound replies and drafts suggested responses.
• Local business and directory scraping workflows.
• Sales call transcript to proposal generator reduce proposal creation time from 1 hour to 10 mins
• Competitor ad and messaging monitoring.
• Various custom n8n workflows integrating AI, APIs, Google Sheets, CRMs, and other GTM tools.

My question:

• If you were hiring for a junior GTM Engineer today, would this background be enough to get an interview?
• If not, what specific projects, skills, or experience would you want to see before hiring someone like me?

Looking for honest feedback from people already working in GTM Engineering. I want to spend the next few months building the things that actually matter.

UPDATE (1 month later):

About a month ago, I made this post about a US client while our team is based in India. This was our first time managing outreach for someone based in the US, and I didn't want to risk the client's account by making assumptions.

A few comments were really helpful, so hopefully this helps the next person in the same situation. We spent the next few weeks researching, and testing before touching the account.

It's now been a month since we started, and so far we haven't received any LinkedIn warnings or restrictions.

Here's our setup:

1. We never logged into the account to make profile changes.

We asked the client to handle all profile optimization (headline, banner, About section, etc.) from their own device.

We didn't want the first thing LinkedIn saw after a new login was changing half the profile.

2. We used an anti-detect browser.

After a lot of research, we realized we needed an anti-detect browser. We went with GoLogin.

The easiest way to think about it is this:

Instead of opening LinkedIn from your own laptop every day, GoLogin creates a dedicated browser profile with its own fingerprint that behaves like it's a separate computer. We use that same profile every single time for that client.

Consistency seemed much safer than logging in from random browser fingerprints.

3. We used a proxy near the client's location.

The second piece was making sure our IP matched where the client actually is.

We used IPRoyal ISP Residential Proxy.

Small tip: when I first purchased it, I was assigned what looked like a datacenter IP instead of a residential/ISP one. I verified it using IPRoyal's own IP lookup tool, contacted support, and they switched me to an ISP residential proxy near my client's location without any issues. Also speak to the suppport first and check if you can get a proxy closest to you client

That proxy is then configured inside the GoLogin profile, so every session comes from the same browser fingerprint and a consistent location close to the client.

That's basically our setup.

The total cost is around $20/month, which is pretty reasonable if you're managing client accounts.

Obviously this is only our experience after one month not saying this is the "correct" or only way to do it. LinkedIn can change detection methods anytime. But if you're in the same position I was a month ago, this workflow has been working well for us so far.

Hope this saves someone else who wants to access clients LinkedIn account and do outreach for them

I have been seeing GTM Engineering everywhere lately and I'm trying to figure out if my background is enough to break into the field or if I'm still missing key pieces.

Background:

• 2.5 years in B2B lead generation.
• Built and managed cold email + LinkedIn outbound campaigns.
• Hands-on with Instantly, Apollo, Prospeo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Serper, n8n, Antigravity, AI models, and enrichment APIs.
• Built outbound strategies from scratch, including ICP definition, messaging, targeting, and campaign execution.
• Strong in copywriting, identifying winning outreach angles, and researching ICPs.
• Outbound campaigns have generated reply rates ranging from 2% to 11%, depending on the ICP and offer.
• Over the last year, I've shifted from running outbound to building automations for it.

Things I've built:

• LinkedIn intent monitoring that finds prospects actively looking for agencies, vendors, hiring key roles, asking for recommendations, etc.
• Automated lead sourcing that scrapes LinkedIn, company websites, Apollo, and other sources while enriching and verifying business emails.
• AI-powered ICP scoring that:
  • Finds missing company websites.
  • Scrapes websites and LinkedIn.
  • Enriches company and prospect data.
  • Scores accounts against predefined ICP criteria with reasoning.
• RAG-powered email reply assistant using company knowledge and previous Instantly conversations to draft replies for account managers.
• LinkedIn engagement tracking that captures people interacting with relevant posts and adds them into outreach workflows.
• Automated LinkedIn connection requests and follow-up sequences (currently testing) with automatic reply detection.
• AI workflow that classifies inbound replies and drafts suggested responses.
• Local business and directory scraping workflows.
• Sales call transcript to proposal generator cutting time from 1 hour to 5 mins for proposal post sales call
• Competitor ad and messaging monitoring.
• Various custom n8n workflows integrating AI, APIs, Google Sheets, CRMs, and other GTM tools.

My question:

• If you were hiring for a junior GTM Engineer today, would this background be enough to get an interview?
• If not, what specific projects, skills, or experience would you want to see before hiring someone like me?

Looking for honest feedback from people already working in GTM Engineering. I want to spend the next few months building the things that actually matter.

I run a small web design agency and I'm giving away 2 free websites for local businesses. The website will be simple (1–4 pages max). No design fees, development fees, or recurring charges from my side.

I'm doing this to build a few more case studies and get honest feedback from business owners.

If you've been putting off getting a website for your business you can use this opportunity

Looking for Indian freelancer who can create a cafe website where customers should be able to browse cakes, other offerings and place orders, and pay online in INR.

We're not set on any specific solution you can suggest what would be best.

Budget is important, so we're looking for the most practical and cost-effective option rather than a fully custom-built website(if this make sense no issues).

If you've built something similar before comment and DM me with:

• The platform you'd recommend
• Why you'd choose it
• Approximate setup cost
• Link of similar projects you've worked on(payment integrated)
• Payment gateways you've integrated (Razorpay, UPI card, Indian payment methods.)
• Any live websites we can check out

If your approach makes sense, we'd be happy to move forward with the project.

Hey, I'm Av. My core expertise is lead generation.

I help agencies and B2B companies generate more qualified meetings through cold email, LinkedIn outreach, and outbound systems.

Alongside lead generation, I build AI automation systems that can 10X operational speed without hiring more people.

What I Help With:

• Cold email campaigns
• LinkedIn outbound systems
• Lead sourcing and prospect research
• Outreach personalization at scale
• Lead signal tracking automation
• AI-powered lead qualification
• Email reply agents
• n8n workflow automation
• Claude workflow systems
• Agency SOP automation
• Client onboarding automation

AI Systems I Build:

• Email reply agents that draft responses automatically
• Lead signal tracking systems that identify buying triggers
• Claude skill libraries trained on your processes
• External knowledge integrations for faster research and execution
• Content creation systems that reduce production time dramatically
• Internal agency workflows that eliminate repetitive tasks

Tools & Platforms:

• n8n
• Claude
• Antigravity
• Instantly
• Smartlead
• Apollo
• Custom AI workflows

Who I Work With:

• Lead generation agencies
• SEO agencies
• Web design agencies
• Marketing agencies
• SaaS companies
• B2B service businesses

If you're trying to generate more meetings or want to scale operations without adding headcount, send me a DM.

So I'm looking to build website design business and offered my uncle who runs a cafe to build a website and his response kind of threw me off. He basically said that he didn't really needed a website because most of his customer comes Google map Instagram his old customers he wasn't against having but clearly he doesn't see any potential upside or impact this website will bring in. Though he is given me green signal to build one but this got me thinking. I was planning to build websites for local businesses small businesses but I'm genuinely wondering if website doesn't solve any problem for a business then it's totally seems meaningless.

So after thinking about this right now should I keep my target as small businesses or would it make sense to switch my target audience and focus on mid size businesses(getting in this would be tough as I am new) can have an impact due to website. Do you as a small business feel same? Is website waste of money to you all?

I'm looking to build more website design case studies, so I'm offering complete website design services for just ₹5,000.

You'll get a modern, professional website that actually looks credible and helps convert visitors into customers.

The price is intentionally low so I can add more projects to my portfolio while you get a quality website at a fraction of the usual cost.

I'm looking for advice on LinkedIn outreach for international clients.

Situation:

• We're a B2B lead gen agency in India
• Client is in Texas, USA (has Sales Navigator)
• We're doing done-for-you outreach for her
• Worried about logging into her account from India and getting banned

Questions:

1. Can we safely log into her Sales Navigator from India, or will LinkedIn ban the account?
2. Is using a TX-based VPN safe, or is it a hard no?
3. What workflow do agencies use for international LinkedIn outreach without bans?

Ideally we want to do the lead research content writing from India, but not sure if we can actually send the connection requests/messages from here.

Any advice or experiences would help.

I'm looking for advice on LinkedIn outreach for international clients.

Situation:

• We're a B2B lead gen agency in India
• Client is in Texas, USA (has Sales Navigator)
• We're doing done-for-you outreach for her
• Worried about logging into her account from India and getting banned

Questions:

1. Can we safely log into her Sales Navigator from India, or will LinkedIn ban the account?
2. Is using a TX-based VPN safe, or is it a hard no?
3. What workflow do agencies use for international LinkedIn outreach without bans?

Ideally we want to do the lead research and writing from India, but not sure if we can actually send the connection requests/messages from here.

Any advice or experiences would help. Thanks!

Using standalone ChatGPT or Gemini for business work is a nightmare. I was spending hours constantly copy-pasting context, reminding it who you are, and fighting it just to get a decent proposal or email out of a meeting transcript. I saw someone on IG saying how he use folder structure rather than building AI agents(Some named Jake chief something). Basically key idea is using antigravity or Claude as the core brain to route it across folders by building folder structure to get desired output

So I finally tired it. The results have been absolutely insane. I now use it for literally every single interaction.

Here is exactly how I built the ecosystem:

Instead of random chats, everything is structured locally on my machine so the AI has permanent memory and context. I set up specific folders:

• 📁 Company (Our core rules, ICPs, and brand voice)
• 📁 Skills (Specific, repeatable tasks the agent is trained to execute)
• 📁 Workflows (Step-by-step processes for operations)
• 📁 Content (Our generated assets, emails, and proposals)

The Secret Sauce: The "Floor Map" To tie it all together, I mapped every single folder into a context(dot)md file. This acts as a literal "floor map" for Antigravity. When I give it a prompt, it reads the floor map, knows exactly where to find the rules, which skills to use, and where to save the output. It navigates my entire business logic on its own. If I need it to do something new, I just ask it to build a new Skill for itself.

I had a discovery call with a prospect. Instead of spending hours doing the follow-up work manually:

1. I dropped the raw call transcript into the ecosystem.
2. Antigravity read the transcript, referenced our Company rules via the floor map, and instantly generated hyper-personalized follow-up emails.
3. Next, I told it to draft the proposal. It pulled the exact pain points from the transcript and mapped them to our offers flawlessly.
4. We closed the client.
5. Now, I have Antigravity generating the specific onboarding forms we need to extract the remaining details from them.

What used to take me hours of back-and-forth prompting and context-feeding in Gemini took minutes.

If you are running an agency, marketing team, or consulting business, you need to stop using standalone LLM chats. Build an actual file-based ecosystem. It changes everything. I thought I was wasting time but eventually this will compound with every interaction trust me on this

Has anyone else here started building local AI ecosystems for their agencies? Would love to see how you structure your folders.