Find buyers before they fill out a form.
Foundrly monitors public conversations for people asking for alternatives, exposing broken workflows, or actively searching for a solution—then gives you the context to act without spamming.
Signal Desk
Live, source-backed conversations
Real public post
Aug 9Would anyone use a GummySearch alternative that searched ALL forums?
Hacker News · @TylerKane
Real public post
Aug 5Ask HN: What would make you list your AI product on a new marketplace?
Hacker News · @Achrima
Real public post
Jul 31Ask HN: I created Canva Alternative with 200+ Tools
Hacker News · @HSK11
The original conversation stays attached.
Open Signal DeskWhat Foundrly detects
Buying intent, in its own words.
A useful signal is more than a keyword. Foundrly looks for an observable need, its timing, and enough context for you to decide whether the conversation deserves attention.
“What can replace this tool?”
Catch buyers already comparing options or trying to leave a competitor.
“This manual process is killing us.”
Spot recurring workarounds where your product can remove real friction.
“Does a product exist for this?”
Surface explicit requests while the person is still looking for an answer.
“Our team needs a better way.”
Understand who has the problem, why it matters now, and what they tried.
A calmer prospecting workflow
From public conversation to relevant action.
Set your intent once. Foundrly filters the noise while you keep control of every decision and response.
Describe your ideal signal
Define the buyer, problem, trigger, competitors, and phrases that reveal intent.
Let Foundrly watch
Relevant public conversations are collected, filtered, and kept with their source.
Review and respond
See why a signal matters, save it, then prepare a useful human response.
One feed, several jobs
Use the market while it is talking.
Foundrly turns scattered public conversations into a focused workspace for the decisions founders make every week.
Founder-led sales
Find people already experiencing the problem, then join the conversation with context.
Customer research
Save the exact language buyers use to describe urgency, blockers, and failed alternatives.
Content strategy
Build useful posts around real questions instead of guessing what your audience cares about.
Competitive intelligence
Notice competitor frustration and category shifts without checking every community manually.
Foundrly vs manual monitoring
Less tab-hopping. More judgment.
Signals, not surveillance
Context first. Human judgment always.
Public and traceable
Every signal points back to the public source that triggered it.
Intent explained
Foundrly shows observable evidence instead of hiding behind a magic score.
Manual by design
Draft help is optional. You review and send every response yourself.
Simple pricing
Choose how much market you want to watch.
Plans scale with your monitoring workflow, not with vague AI credits.
Starter
For a solo founder testing one market.
- 1 active watchlist
- Source-backed signals
- Saved opportunities
- Weekly digest
Growth
For founders building a repeatable pipeline.
- 5 active watchlists
- Priority signal refresh
- Intent filters
- Daily digest
Studio
For teams watching several products or clients.
- 15 active watchlists
- Shared workspace
- Signal history
- Exportable research
FAQ
Clear answers before you start.
Does Foundrly send messages automatically?+
No. Foundrly helps you find and understand public buying signals. You decide whether to reply, what to say, and when to send it.
Are the conversations real?+
Yes. Every signal keeps a direct link to its original public source. If a source is unavailable, Foundrly shows an empty state instead of inventing a result.
What counts as a buying signal?+
Examples include requests for alternatives, explicit tool recommendations, painful workarounds, competitor frustration, and teams actively researching a solution.
Is this only for cold outreach?+
No. Signals can guide founder-led sales, customer interviews, content, positioning, partnerships, and product decisions.
Stop guessing who might buy. Watch for the moment they start looking.
Create a watchlist around your buyer, problem, and competitors. Foundrly will keep the source and context together.
Build your first watchlistSource-backed signals. No automatic outreach.