Patrick Spychalski's LinkedIn Strategy, Co-Founder @ The…

The Kiln has been acquired by 2X! When we started The Kiln 2.5 years ago, we did so with the goal of providing best in class service quality for the budding and quickly-growing GTM Engineering space…

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Startups & Entrepreneurship9 months ago

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I've talked to so many people who love using Clay but have a hard time selling it internally. Here are a few ways we do it at The Kiln: 1. It's a better data provider than whatever you're using right…

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Sales Enablement9 months ago

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We've hired a lot of GTM Engineers at The Kiln. Here are 3 great personas to look for when hiring one: 1. The software/forward deployed eng looking for a career pivot Why you should hire them: They…

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Hiring9 months ago

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Universal research agents are now available in Clay 🔎 This was an answered prayer for every one of us who kept creating the same prompts over and over again. Now, you can select a model, a tool, an…

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AI9 months ago

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Pumped to be part of ZenABM's LinkedIn ABM Cohort 2026! I'm planning to do a presentation on ABM in Clay (ClayBM?), showing some cool workflows and talking about best practices based on our experienc…

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B2B Marketing9 months ago

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There are a million "ask your business a question" tools out there. Here is one of my favorites for GTM: We've been toying around a bit with Dust recently and have been loving its functionality, part…

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AI9 months ago

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Topics & Content Focus

Primary Topics

GTM engineering and revenue workflow automation as a distinct disciplineClay as a GTM operating system for data, enrichment, and orchestrationPractical AI and tool-stack implementation for B2B revenue teamsHiring, profiling, and deploying GTM Engineers inside sales-led orgsModern outbound and ABM systems design (signals, channels, and adoption)

Secondary Themes

Multi-channel follow-up tactics (WhatsApp, voice notes, outbound tools)Internal selling and ROI cases for new GTM toolingAgentic enrichment, data providers, and MCP/agent frameworksScale and efficiency design for SDR/AE teamsThought leadership via events, cohorts, and collaborations

Industry Focus

B2B SaaS GTM and sales-led organizationsRevenue operations, SDR/BDR, and AE teamsABM-focused demand generation and LinkedIn-centric outbound

Content Categories

Implementation playbooks and workflow breakdownsTool evaluations and stack architecture thinkingHiring frameworks and talent archetypes for GTM EngineeringStrategic narratives and internal sales pitches for toolsEvent announcements and authority-building collaborations

Performance Insights

Avg Engagement Rate

STABLE

Performance Trend

Best Performing Topics

Strategic business cases and ROI narratives for adopting Clay as a GTM orchestration layerDetailed hiring personas and org design guidance for GTM EngineersDeep dives on Clay’s value as both data provider and workflow engine for sales teams

Virality Signals

Above-baseline shares when posts offer replicable workflows or internal-selling scripts people can literally copyRobust comment threads on posts that classify personas or make strong claims about tooling (invites debate and self-identification)Tagging behavior when readers want colleagues to see hiring personas, Clay justifications, or workflow breakdownsHigher engagement when multiple well-known tools are referenced in a stack, increasing surface area for relevance

Structure & Quality

250

Avg Length (Words)

HIGH

Depth Level

ADVANCED

Expertise Level

0.82/10

Uniqueness Score

Common Hooks

Stating a widespread but suboptimal status quo and implying a better wayLeading with a concrete persona or role (“Here are 3 great personas…”)Framing the landscape as crowded, then highlighting a preferred tool or approachOpening with personal experience or credibility (“We’ve hired a lot…”, “We’ve been toying around…”)Starting from a common pain inside GTM orgs (adoption, data quality, internal buying friction)

Common Endings

Soft CTA referencing a demo, walkthrough, or video belowExplicit invite for opinions or discussion in the commentsRegistration or sign-up CTA for an event or cohort (link in comments)Tease of additional content or a follow-up part 2Reinforcement of recommendation without hard selling (“would highly recommend checking this out”)

Value Delivery Methods

Concrete implementation details (tools, steps, integrations) rather than abstract adviceDecision frameworks that weigh tradeoffs (who to hire, when to use certain personas, what to watch out for)Internal sales narratives that help practitioners secure budget and buy-in for GTM systemsOperational math and mental models that translate workflows into headcount and cost savingsHonest tool assessments grounded in adoption, usability, and GTM reality instead of hype

Formatting Style

Long-form posts broken into short paragraphs for readabilityHeavy use of numbered lists and bullet points to structure argumentsSectioned reasoning with repeated patterns like “Why you should… / When you should… / What to look out for…“Frequent parenthetical asides and clarifications to keep tone conversationalTool names and stacks called out explicitly, with walkthrough or link placed in comments or referenced as “below”

Audience & Tone

YES

Question Usage

0.6%

Response Rate

Detected Tone

Operator-level, systems-first strategistSmart-casual technical expert who’s comfortable in the weedsTool-native GTM engineer speaking to peers, not to executives from afarConfident but non-hypey practitioner, skeptical of complexity that doesn’t drive adoptionsemi-formalfirst-person

Interaction Style

Pragmatic practitioner-to-practitioner tone that assumes readers are operating GTM systemsInvites commentary and pushback on frameworks (e.g., hiring personas) to refine ideas with the communityHighlights team members and peers, creating a sense of ecosystem and shared practiceUses comments and mentions as a way to extend discussion beyond the original post

Community Building Signals

Tagging collaborators, teammates, and other experts to create a GTM/ABM micro-community around postsParticipating in and promoting cohorts, events, and shared stages to deepen authority and network tiesFeaturing internal team experiments (e.g., a colleague’s workflow) to showcase ecosystem knowledge rather than solo geniusFraming content as invitations to co-develop best practices rather than one-way broadcasts

Writing Style Patterns

Content Strategy

Hook: Stating a widespread but suboptimal status quo and implying Tone: semi-formalCTA: Educational CTAs to watch a demo, walkthrough, or

Writing style breakdown

- Core style

Professional-conversational: clearly an expert speaking to peers, but in an accessible, friendly way.

Informative and practical first; promotional second. They’re often advocating for tools or ideas, but always via explanation and concrete value.

Clear, direct, and non-poetic. No flowery language or dense theory.

- Formal vs casual

Middle of the spectrum: business-professional but relaxed.

Uses contractions consistently: "we've", "it's", "you're", "don't".

Sprinkles in casual markers: "Pumped", "btw", "Google it", "SO many tools", emojis.

- Emotional tone and energy

Generally upbeat, optimistic, and high-energy, but not manic.

Excitement signaled via words like "pumped", "incredible", "super easy", "best", "love/loving".

Even when critical, criticism is framed in a constructive, matter-of-fact way (e.g., listing "most annoying aspects" and then explaining how a tool solves them).

- Light rhetorical questions

As hooks: "Want to figure out if someone's been raking it in lately?"

As pivots/emphasis: "The most annoying aspects of other MCP tools I've tried are:"

As micro-punchlines: "The best part?"

- Frequent explicit benefit statements

This is an incredible way to easily increase conversions...

Clay simply can't be beat on data quality in 95% of cases...

- Occasional analogy/metaphor

Prospecting without automation is like trying to be an NFL wide receiver with both hands tied behind your back (sorry European readers, Google it).

- Occasional self-aware aside or humor

sorry European readers, Google it

btw, they aren't paying me to say this

I had more, but I hit my character limit on LI so maybe I'll make a part 2 🤔

- Mix of

First-person singular: "I’ve talked to so many people...", "I'd like to thank God..."

First-person plural: "We've hired a lot of GTM Engineers...", "we were missing one thing..."

Second-person direct: "Want to figure out if someone's been raking it in lately?", "If you work at an org with 50 reps..."

Uses "you" most when framing benefits, use cases, and when instructing or persuading.

- Generally uses direct commands, but wrapped in a friendly tone

Check out a quick demo below ⬇️

Sign up with the link in comments!

I highly recommend checking it out in Clay as well

Softens directness with hedges like "would highly recommend", "interested to hear people's thoughts", "my hope is", "I would venture to say".

- A knowledgeable GTM/automation practitioner who is

Excited about tools and workflows

Comfortable naming brands and specifics

Focused on concrete, tactical value

Friendly, slightly informal, and approachable

Patrick Spychalski

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