201
Contacted
across campaigns
31
Replies
14 said yes
22
Needs your reply
warm leads waiting
20
Bounced
bad addresses
💰 Funding / inventory finance
sent 2026-05-31
Cold blast to lenders, factoring & inventory-finance firms ($5–20M stock loan, ~20% APR). Live deals: Uncapped (HOTTEST — financials in, underwriting), Clearco (call held), Tradewind (call held), Real Innovative Capital (escalating for signature — see caution), Creditfy, SLR, National Business Capital. Boundless is brokering Clearco + Founderpath.
85
Targets
85
Approached
85
Emailed
0
Repeat
11
Replied
18
Bounced
0
No email
🎙️ Podcast guest pitches
sent 2026-05-20
Personalized guest pitches across D2D, homestead, manufacturing & DTC shows. 3 still warm and unbooked (Shed Geek, Rural Realtor, eCommerce Fastlane).
45
Targets
45
Approached
45
Emailed
0
Repeat
5
Replied
1
Bounced
0
No email
🗽 NYC creator / founder collabs
sent Jun 3 · trip Jun 9–14 (WRAPPED)
44 contacts with email reached (55 messages) + 15 DM/form-only still queued. Founder-to-founder podcast spots, IG/YouTube collabs, in-person shoots during the Jun 9–14 NY trip (now wrapped). Creators Agency / Ryan Scribner: Aaron's last nudge was Jun 11, no reply since — the clean slot never got locked before the trip ended. On deck regardless of the trip: Ecorn (early July). DUMBO Dads Run Club was the Jun-14 run-day option.
59
Targets
44
Approached
44
Emailed
11
Repeat
3
Replied
1
Bounced
15
No email
🚚 US freight carriers
sent Jun 9 · replies landing Jun 9–13
via email + web form
Hunting a long-term carrier for 203 inch (16.9 ft) overlength crates of fragile glass greenhouse kits, residential delivery, recurring volume out of Jacksonville FL. 17 emailed across three rounds + 5 form/phone-only queued. Replies in: Freight Right (strong yes — wants a call, offered dedicated account + nationwide), Ryder Last Mile (Jun 12 upgraded from a stuck support case to business dev — Vera Forrest wants a call next week), Estes Express (positive — onboarding form sent; inside-sales nudged again Jun 13), Saia (routing to local sales rep), XPO (account exec Raymond Getek assigned), NSD/Hub Group (case NSD-770012 still open), Dayton (out of area, referred A Duie Pyle), Old Dominion (DECLINED — glass is a prohibited commodity). The make-or-break is still residential offload of a 2,500 lb / 17 ft crate, not length on paper.
24
Targets
17
Approached
17
Emailed
1
Repeat
8
Replied
0
Bounced
5
No email
💳 Payment processors
sent Jun 9 · replies landing Jun 9–10
via web form (no sales emails published) · 6 delivery confirmations in
Adding processing capacity beyond the held Shopify Payments account. Honest high-risk pitch (~$28M run-rate, ~$4K AOV). 8 submitted via Contact-Sales forms. Live: NMI (Wesley February — chasing for a call), Adyen (Jakob Segal reversed the earlier pass Jun 12 — wants a callback at +1 332 205 9072). Nuvei DECLINED Jun 12 ('not the right fit at the moment'); BlueSnap DECLINED. 2 blocked by form errors (CyberSource, Authorize.net), PayPal unconfirmed. Stripe/Braintree/Amazon Pay dropped.
11
Targets
10
Approached
8
Submitted
0
Repeat
4
Replied
0
Bounced
0
No email
🔥 Warm — needs your reply
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💰 Uncapped — $5–20M to stock US warehouses (~20% APR) — HOTTEST, in underwriting
hello@weareuncapped.com · brade.gilleland@weareuncapped.com
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Jun 17: after a call, Uncapped requested a monthly-split P&L + Balance Sheet (trailing 12 months, Excel); Gustavs sent them and Brade Gilleland confirmed 'I received them, thank you!' Now in underwriting — the warmest live funding thread. | Await Uncapped's term sheet / underwriting decision; keep KYC + chargeback detail ready. This is the lead deal right now — keep it moving. |
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💰 Real Innovative Capital ($3.5M blended structure) — ⚠️ ESCALATING FOR SIGNATURE, VERIFY FIRST
tmillan@realinnovativecapitalinc.com · info@realinnovativecapital.com · marcus@realinnovativecapitalinc.com · edgar@acquirescaleandexit.com
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Now ESCALATING for a signature. Jun 12 Gustavs sent financials (Wise USD + Chase statements, Finaloop P&L/BS, projections), withheld tax returns, and demanded a signed LOI + written no-upfront-fee confirmation first. Since then: Marcus chased the 'executed fee agreement' Jun 17 ('we have not yet seen the executed copy'); Tony Millan nudged Jun 19 ('haven't heard back… still moving forward?'); a 'RIC App – Template signed' OpenSign + app PDF arrived Jun 15. Gustavs drafted diligence questions Jun 18 (is the advisory fee success-based or upfront? deliverables/timeline? references for closed $5–20M deals?) — but that draft is STILL UNSENT. | Decide: SEND the Jun-18 diligence-questions draft before signing anything. Do NOT sign the fee agreement or complete the app until there's a signed LOI AND written confirmation of no upfront/processing/'syndication' fee. The repeated push to sign a fee agreement before a real LOI is the red flag — slow it down. |
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💰 Clearco
matthew.forde@clearbanc.com (acct mgr) · brokered by Boundless
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Call HELD Fri Jun 5 (Stewart Orr/Boundless + Matthew Forde's team; tl;dv recorded). Awaiting their proposal / term sheet. | Chase Boundless/Matthew for the structure + next step if quiet |
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💰 Tradewind Finance
c.thompson@tradewindfinance.com
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Call held Jun 3 (Teams) — confirmed 'a strong growth story with a clear working capital need'. No term sheet yet. | Chase for the proposed structure/terms or deprioritize |
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💰 Boundless (Stewart Orr)
stewart@getboundless.io
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Re-engaged Jun 22: asked for the Founderpath status ('did they come back with anything? TBH not the most pleasant to deal with'), says he's hunting a credit product / LOC and 'might have another non-USA option.' | Reply with the Founderpath status + whether to pursue his non-USA LOC option; keep him working the alt-lender angle alongside Uncapped/Clearco. |
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💰 Creditfy (intro via 24th Power Lending)
andre@creditfy.com · intro by cole@24thpowerlending.com
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Warm intro Jun 3 — Andre wants an intro call and the credit application before it. | Submit the Creditfy credit application, then take the intro call |
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💰 SLR Business Credit
jmiller@slrbusinesscredit.com
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Replied — asset-based lender / factor, $1M–$250M range, fully secured. | Send financials; gauge fit vs. unsecured options |
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💰 National Business Capital
Josh@go.nationalbusinesscapital.com
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Application open — 4+ unanswered chases for docs. | Decide: send 6 months of bank statements, or close it out |
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💰 Storfund
jonathan.harper@storfund.com
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Offered Amazon-receivables factoring — but YGH sells on Shopify, not Amazon. | Weak fit while Amazon is dormant — park unless Amazon ramps |
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💰 Express Trade Capital
david@expresstradecapital.com
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Passed — 'this deal is not for us'. | Close out |
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💳 Adyen (Jakob Segal) — re-engaged
jakob.segal@adyen.com · +1 332 205 9072
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Reversed the earlier pass: Jun 12 Jakob personally followed up ('I just saw your inquiry and tried to give you a call — feel free to call me back'). The institutional 'pass' was overtaken by the rep wanting to talk. Gustavs forwarded it onward Jun 13 but hasn't booked yet. | Call Jakob back at +1 332 205 9072 (or reply with call windows) — Adyen is the strongest-brand processor in the set; worth the conversation |
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💳 Nuvei (Nina Scalia) — declined
nina.scalia@nuvei.com
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Jun 12: 'I checked back with the teams and unfortunately we do not think Nuvei is the right fit for your company at the moment.' Passed. | Close out; revisit only if the risk profile changes |
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💳 NMI (Wesley February)
wesley.february@nmi.com · (847) 352-4850
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Jun 9–10: multiple 'when's a good time to call you?' chasers. Inside Sales Rep, keen. | Reply with a call window (note NMI is a gateway, not a full merchant acquirer — confirm fit) |
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💳 BlueSnap — declined
no_reply@bluesnap.com
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Jun 9: 'based on the information provided… unfortunately we [cannot move forward]'. Passed. | Close out |
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💳 Forms to retry — CyberSource, Authorize.net, PayPal
CyberSource + Authorize.net forms errored on submit; PayPal submission unconfirmed
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These three never confirmed delivery. ☎ Authorize.net 888-323-4289 · PayPal 877-579-5975. | Retry each Contact-Sales form (or phone) and confirm it lands |
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💳 Confirmed-receipt, awaiting human — Worldpay · Checkout.com · 2Checkout · Paysafe
auto-confirmations in; no salesperson yet
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6 of 8 form submissions confirmed receipt (Worldpay, Checkout.com, 2Checkout, NMI, Paysafe, + Adyen via human). Awaiting a human from Worldpay/Checkout.com/2Checkout/Paysafe. | Wait for a human; keep statements, chargeback detail, financials and KYC ready |
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🚚 Freight Right (Richard)
richard@freightright.com · ftl@freightright.com
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Jun 10: 'Can we get on a quick call? We can handle all of your nationwide deliveries, assign a dedicated account [manager]…' — strongest carrier reply so far. | Book the call; pressure-test the 6 qualifiers (17 ft cap, residential offload, glass handling, nationwide, transit, blanket rate) |
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🚚 Saia
customerservice@saia.com (ref #2299438)
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Jun 9: 'we'll request a local Saia Sales Representative contact you' — asked for contact name/details to route. | Reply with contact + lane details so they assign the local rep |
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🚚 XPO (Raymond Getek, AE)
ltlccg@xpo.com · raymond.getek@xpo.com
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Jun 9: account executive Raymond Getek copied in to serve the lane. | Reply to Raymond directly with crate specs + volume; confirm residential offload |
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🚚 Estes Express (Arlene Johnson · inside sales)
arlene.johnson@estes-express.com · insidesales@estes-express.com
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Jun 11–18: sent a Customer Onboarding Form to set up an account, then nudged again Jun 13 and Jun 18 ('we will need the details requested on this form to establish an account'). Actively waiting on the form. | Complete the Estes onboarding form, then confirm they accept the 203-inch / 2,500 lb residential crate before pricing |
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🚚 Ryder Last Mile (now business dev) + NSD/Hub Group (case open)
now@ryder.com (case 07351502) · Vera_Forrest@ryder.com · NSD case NSD-770012 (shipnsd.atlassian.net)
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Jun 17: Ryder CLOSED case #07351502 confirming it CAN handle the 203-inch / ~2,500-lb fragile greenhouse crate ('Ryder would follow up directly regarding specifics of the delivery process and pricing') — a green light on capability; the direct pricing follow-up is still owed. NSD/Hub Group case still open. | Reply to Vera Forrest to lock the call + push for the pricing follow-up on the residential offload; chase NSD separately. |
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🚚 Dayton Freight → A Duie Pyle referral
customerservice@daytonfreight.com · pash@daytonfreight.com
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Dayton doesn't service ZIP 19901; referred partner carrier A Duie Pyle. You replied you'd follow up. | Reach out to A Duie Pyle for the recurring overlength residential volume (Northeast / Mid-Atlantic lanes) |
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🚚 Old Dominion — declined
customer.service@odfl.com
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Jun 9: 'glass is one of our prohibited commodities, so we will not be able to ship this'. Out. | Close out (ODFL won't carry glass) |
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🚚 5 form/phone-only carriers still to submit
R+L · TForce · AIT · Diakon · Pilot (Maersk)
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Not yet contacted — these route through phone or web forms, not published sales emails. | Submit each via form/phone with the crate spec + residential offload question |
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🗽 Creators Agency (Ryan Scribner) — slot not locked, trip over
aaron@creatorsagency.co
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Aaron's last nudge was Jun 11 ('keep the decision tight, lock a clean slot without overthinking it'). No reply since, and the NYC trip wrapped Jun 14 — the in-person tape window closed without a locked slot. Still salvageable as a remote/async recording. | Decide: pitch a remote recording date now, or let it cool. If still wanted, reply to Aaron this week before the thread goes cold. |
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🗽 DUMBO Dads Run Club (Tucker Piner)
wtpiner@gmail.com
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Interested — 'We would love to have you. What time are you leaving on the 14th?' (their run day). | Reply with your Jun-14 departure time to lock the run + a podcast film |
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🗽 Ecorn Agency (Daniil)
hello@ecorn.agency
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Interested — NYC dates clashed (Shoptalk Europe Jun 16–17); agreed to connect early July. | Schedule the DTC-and-AI episode for early July |
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🎙️ Shed Geek Podcast
info@shedgeek.com
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Interested — 'I'd love to know more, exactly the type of content'. | Reply to lock a recording date |
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🎙️ The Rural Realtor
bill@ruralkc.com
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Interested — 'How could we help or participate?' (you replied). | Follow up to confirm format + date |
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🎙️ eCommerce Fastlane (Steve Hutt)
steve@ecommercefastlane.com
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Interested — sent partnership options (fwd'd to Matiss). | Pick an option and reply / confirm Matiss is handling |
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🎙️ eCommerce MasterPlan
office@ecommercemasterplan.com
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Gatekeeper — wants the guest intake form filled. | Fill the guest form to enter the queue |
📌 Worth knowing
- 💰 Uncapped is now the HOTTEST funding lead — '$5–20M to stock US warehouses at ~20% APR.' After a call they received the trailing-12-mo P&L + Balance Sheet (Brade Gilleland confirmed receipt Jun 17); now in underwriting. Await their term sheet.
- ⚠️ Real Innovative Capital is ESCALATING for a signature — Marcus chased the executed fee agreement (Jun 17), Tony Millan nudged 'still moving forward?' (Jun 19), and a signed-template/app PDF arrived Jun 15. Gustavs's diligence questions (advisory fee success-based or upfront? deliverables? references for closed $5–20M deals?) are sitting UNSENT in a Jun-18 draft. DECIDE: send the questions first; do NOT sign the fee agreement or complete the app until a signed LOI + written no-upfront-fee confirmation exist. The push to sign before a real LOI is the red flag.
- 📤 5 funding follow-ups were drafted Jun 12 but appear UNSENT in Gustavs' drafts — chasers to National Business Capital, SLR, Creditfy, and Boundless/Clearco. Decide: send them to keep those threads warm, or discard.
- 💳 Payments: NMI (Wesley February) still chasing for a call. Adyen REVERSED its pass — rep Jakob Segal personally followed up Jun 12 and wants a callback (+1 332 205 9072); strongest brand in the set, worth the call. Nuvei DECLINED Jun 12 ('not the right fit'); BlueSnap declined earlier. 6 of 8 forms confirmed receipt; CyberSource / Authorize.net / PayPal never confirmed — retry those three.
- 🚚 Freight: Ryder CONFIRMED it can handle the 203-in / 2,500-lb fragile residential crate (case closed Jun 17) — pricing follow-up still owed. Freight Right still strongest (wants a call, nationwide + dedicated account). Estes still waiting on the onboarding form (nudged again Jun 18). Saia routing a local rep; XPO assigned AE Raymond Getek; NSD case still open. Old Dominion DECLINED (glass prohibited); Dayton referred A Duie Pyle. 5 form/phone carriers still to submit (R+L, TForce, AIT, Diakon, Pilot/Maersk).
- 🗽 NYC trip WRAPPED Jun 14. Creators Agency / Ryan Scribner: Aaron's last nudge was Jun 11, no reply since — the in-person tape slot never got locked. Salvageable as a remote recording if pitched this week. Ecorn still on for early July. 15 DM/form-only NYC contacts were never approached.
- 💰 Funding pipeline: Clearco (call held Jun 5, awaiting term sheet), Tradewind (call held Jun 3, no terms yet), Creditfy (needs the credit app before the intro call), SLR + National Business Capital (need financials). Boundless is brokering Clearco + Founderpath. Storfund (Amazon-only) and Express Trade Capital are out.
- 🎙️ 3 cold-pitch podcasts still warm and unbooked — Shed Geek, Rural Realtor, eCommerce Fastlane. Lock dates.
- 🧾 FLAG (not outreach): EKJU supplier emailed Jun 22 with a new invoice (EINV_2026_1391.pdf) and flagged an UNPAID balance for May deliveries — time-sensitive payable, route to finance.
- 💰 Funding pipeline (refresh): Uncapped is the lead (underwriting); Clearco (awaiting term sheet) and Tradewind (no terms yet) still open from earlier calls; Boundless re-engaged Jun 22 (Founderpath status + a possible non-USA LOC); Creditfy/SLR/National Business Capital need docs.
- Across all five campaigns: ~200 cold outreaches since May 20 (funding 85, podcast 45, NYC 44, carriers 17 emailed, payments 8 forms) — all from gustavs@gotauts.com. Still-to-approach backlog: 52 podcast DM/form pitches, 15 NYC DM/form contacts, 5 form/phone carriers, 3 payment-form retries.
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