How to use the LinkedIn post tech evaluation signal for research interviews
Last updated 7 November 2026
Finding participants for research interviews is easier when you use the LinkedIn post tech evaluation signal with HeyLead.
What the post tech evaluation signal means
When a person posts about evaluating technology, they are actively comparing tools. This means they are thinking deeply about what matters in their choice. For research interviews, this is a strong signal. You want to talk to people who are currently looking at different options. They can tell you exactly what their criteria are.
HeyLead is an AI agent for LinkedIn outreach: it finds the right people, writes to them in the voice of your own LinkedIn posts, follows up, and handles replies. It runs from Claude Code, Cursor, any MCP client or a web dashboard.
Why this signal matters for research interviews
People evaluating tech are the exact participants you need to hear from. They have fresh opinions on the market. When you reach out, your angle is simple. You ask for their criteria. You are not selling to them. You are asking them to share their evaluation process.
Someone comparing tools can tell you what matters in the choice. This makes your research interviews highly relevant. You gather data from people who are in the middle of a decision.
- They are actively comparing tools.
- They know what matters in their choice.
- They can explain their criteria clearly.
What to write to the participant
Your message is for the participant. You need to ask if this audience is who you need to hear from. When you write to them, mention their recent post about evaluating technology. State clearly what you ask of the person. Keep the request short and focused on their expertise.
Campaigns with this goal work with a custom brief. You must say what you ask of the person directly in your message. HeyLead reads your own LinkedIn posts to learn your voice and never posts unless you ask for a post. This ensures your outreach to research participants sounds natural.
- Mention their specific tech evaluation post.
- Ask them what matters most in their choice.
- State exactly what you ask of the person for the research interview.
How HeyLead runs your research campaign
HeyLead watches 40+ signal types, scored, matched to your ICP and expiring. A strong signal starts outreach and the opener says why now. Before an invitation, HeyLead warms up. It does a profile view, a follow, a comment on a recent post. It sends an invitation with a note, an opening message, up to 2 follow-ups on Free and 5 on Pro, InMail and email fallback.
Opening messages, follow-ups and answers to replies wait for your approval until you switch to autopilot. Invitations, not-now check-ins and meeting nudges are not held. Replies are read, classified and answered from the campaign's facts. A reply that could mean 2 things gets 1 short question back. A question your facts can't answer is held for you. A not now reply gets a check-in in 30 days.
The brief to type into HeyLead
There are 6 campaign goals: sell a product or service, find a job, hire people, find partners or investors, find a vendor, research interviews. Hire people, find partners or investors and research interviews work with a custom brief.
You type a 1-sentence brief in Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT or the HeyLead dashboard. HeyLead drafts the campaign. You review it and press Launch. Nothing is sent before. It runs from the cloud with your laptop closed. It works in Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop and claude.ai, any MCP client and a web dashboard. It also works in ChatGPT as a custom MCP app.
create_campaign goal='research' signal='post tech evaluation' brief='Reach out to people posting a tech evaluation and ask them for a research interview about their criteria.'Questions people ask
How much does HeyLead cost?
Free costs $0 for 1 connected account with 2 follow-ups. Pro costs $29 a month per connected account.
Does HeyLead integrate with my CRM and calendar?
HubSpot is the CRM it syncs with. Google Calendar is the calendar it books into.
Is the code available?
The client's source is on GitHub under MIT; the hosted backend is not.
How do I use HeyLead?
You type a 1-sentence brief in Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT or the HeyLead dashboard. 1 sentence creates a draft campaign, and nothing is sent until you press Launch.
HeyLead sends from your own LinkedIn account at a human pace: at most 20 invitations a day and 100 a week on a free LinkedIn account (more on Premium or Sales Navigator: a newly connected paid account starts at 20 a day and doubles each week up to its limit), Monday to Friday 08:00 to 22:00 in your time zone, minutes apart. It backs off when LinkedIn pushes back and resumes on its own. You can pause any campaign at any time.
HeyLead is not affiliated with LinkedIn. It reaches LinkedIn through Unipile, which is also not affiliated. LinkedIn's own rules are in the Terms.
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