{"id":79400,"title":"💰 PartnerHQ - Buy warm intros to your prospects","tagline":"We are a marketplace for B2B businesses to buy warm intros.","body":"**tl;dr:** [PartnerHQ](https://trypartnerhq.com/) makes it easy for B2B businesses to turn intros into more sales. For individuals with large networks, we provide paid opportunities to connect companies with people in their network.\n\n---\n\n---\n\n---\n\n---\n\n---\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=79400\u0026key=user_uploads/606466/feab95fa-002c-4d5b-ad9b-3d0205fe782b)\n\nHi everyone! We are [Stan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/stan-l-107a3b1b2/) and [Kat,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-wang-6760026a/) and we’re building [PartnerHQ](https://trypartnerhq.com/). We’re on a mission to help companies sell more through warm intros.\n\n## **❌ The Problem: Cold Outbound is Dying**\n\nSelling is harder than ever.\n\nModern founders are facing modern problems:\n\n* An average B2B company sends [306 cold emails](https://belkins.io/blog/cold-email-response-rates) to get 1 lead.\n* Email providers like Gmail have lowered [email spam report thresholds to 0.3%](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/03/googles-making-big-changes-to-prevent-gmail-spam.html) before your domain’s deliverability rate is compromised.\n* LinkedIn limits you to [100-200 messages per week](https://evaboot.com/blog/linkedin-limits).\n* Competition is fiercer than ever. True product differentiation is hard to find and harder to sustain in an age of plummeting software costs.\n\n## **🎉 The Solution: Warm Intros = Sales**\n\nSo how can you stand out and book more sales calls with buyers?\n\nEasy - with a **warm intro** through one of their personal connections.\n\nIn addition to helping you book calls, warm intros also buy you **trust**, the key to successful sales.\n\n84% of B2B buyers start the purchasing process with a referral, and sales close 46% faster when a partner is involved.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=79400\u0026key=user_uploads/606466/51099453-be3d-490b-95d9-3df575d623af)\n\n## **⚙️ How it Works**\n\n[PartnerHQ](https://trypartnerhq.com) is a marketplace where B2B businesses can find and buy introductions.\n\nPartnerHQ is for you if:\n\n* You're tired of asking your own network for intros and favors.\n* VCs are pressuring you to sell to larger companies.\n* Cold outbound isn't working.\n\nTo get started:\n\n1. **Describe your Ideal Customer Profile.** Specify what types of people you would like an intro to.\n2. **Set your bounty.** Decide how much you will pay for an intro to your ideal buyer. The average bounty on PartnerHQ is $500 per intro.\n3. **Watch your inbox.** Respond to intro emails and book sales calls with engaged prospects.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=79400\u0026key=user_uploads/606466/49e7c98f-68f8-401f-bd78-c7a8fde985ec)\n\n**🙏 Asks:**\n\nInterested in hitting your revenue targets? Learn more: \u003chttps://trypartnerhq.com/\u003e\n\nInterested in getting paid to make intros? Learn more: \u003chttps://trypartnerhq.com/earn\u003e\n\nInterested in investing? Email us at [founders@trypartnerhq.com](mailto:founders@trypartnerhq.com)","slug":"Kee-partnerhq-buy-warm-intros-to-your-prospects","created_at":"2024-03-14T21:22:25.095Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T03:44:17.155Z","total_vote_count":36,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Kee-partnerhq-buy-warm-intros-to-your-prospects","share_image_url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/media/?type=post\u0026id=79400\u0026key=user_uploads/606466/feab95fa-002c-4d5b-ad9b-3d0205fe782b","company":{"id":29309,"name":"PartnerHQ","slug":"partnerhq","url":"https://trypartnerhq.com","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/8fa4225772054e6d88d676144c9acc94a7bf4803.png","batch":"Winter 2024","industry":"B2B","tags":[],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/29309"}}