Marco Squarci

You can now wire Specter's private market data directly into Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini with our new MCP Server 🔌 We just launched 14 dedicated tools to bring deeper, faster context directly into your AI workflows. Link to the full setup guide and use cases in the comments 👇

Acquirers are finally asking the question the best VCs figured out years ago. Score the whole team. Every engineer, every operator, every early hire. Last week I talked to a corp dev team at one of the largest tech companies in the world. Their M&A pipeline was entirely reactive. They'd see a target in the press, scramble to evaluate, and lose to faster buyers. So they're rebuilding from scratch. And the first thing they asked for wasn't company financials or market maps. It was people data. Talent scoring across every employee. Where did the engineers come from? What's the team's technical depth? Who joined pre-seed vs. after the Series A announcement? This used to be a VC-only conversation. Now corp dev teams, growth equity, family offices doing direct deals, and investment banks are all asking for the same thing. The pattern keeps repeating: every serious buyer eventually reaches the same conclusion. The company is the team. If you can't evaluate the team systematically, you're reading pitch decks and hoping for the best. We track 500M+ people at @SpecterHQ because the ones building the best pipelines don't start with company lists. They start with people.

When the interface collapses to a prompt, the only competitive edge is what's behind it. For funds, this plays out fast. Analysts already run AI assistants. In 18 months they'll run agents, querying your data stack directly. The dashboard won't matter. The data model will. Most VC firms have spent 5 years optimizing the wrong layer. Open your sourcing stack. Ask: if every interface disappeared tomorrow, what would your AI agent actually have access to? That's your real moat, or the gap in it.

@paolo_scales COWORK

i’ll probably regret leaking this but screw it: full guide on how i used claude cowork to generate 7-figures on linkedin for 24h, i’m sending it to EVERYONE who likes + comments “COWORK” (must be following + RT for priority access)

@yanndine Claude

SHOCKING: 99% of GTM engineers using Claude are barely scratching the surface. Right now, the entire internet is screaming "Claude, Claude, Claude"... But here's the truth: just prompting it won't build GTM infrastructure. To unlock its real power, you need to master: - Claude Code deployment with the WAT framework and CLAUDE. md self-improvement loop - MCP connections, sub-agents, and automations running 24/7 without you - Pre-built prompt systems covering every GTM function you actually run I spent 100+ hours building and documenting the most complete Claude GTM Engineering Bible and compiled every prompt, workflow, build sequence, and deployment guide into one resource. I'll give it to only 500 people. To get it: 1. Follow me MUST (so I can DM) 2. Comment "CLAUDE" 3. I'll DM you the bible If you don't follow or comment, you won't receive it.

@yanndine N8N

Most GTM engineers build n8n workflows manually. Zero use Claude Code to build them. So I documented the most complete Claude Code to n8n build system for GTM engineers you can use today. Inside: → The exact prompting framework to describe any GTM workflow in plain English and get Claude Code to build it → A full node mapping guide so Claude Code understands n8n structure without you explaining it every time → Pre-built workflow templates for signal monitoring, lead enrichment, and outbound routing → A debugging method so Claude Code diagnoses and fixes broken workflows without you reading documentation → GTM-specific workflow library covering hiring signals, keyword monitoring, and website visitor routing → A JSON export process so every workflow drops directly into n8n ready to activate → Common build failures and the exact prompts that fix them If you build GTM automation, manage outbound infrastructure, or want to run n8n without the technical overhead - this is the only build guide you will need. Comment N8N and I will send it straight to your DMs.

.@chichikid & @marcosqrc on the universal data-driven transition hitting PE: “The shift to being data-driven that defined VC is now happening to more traditional verticals like private equity.” “We are seeing a much bigger opportunity now that traditional investors are reaching out to us for the @SpecterHQ terminal.”

.@specter Co-Founders (@chichikid , @marcosqrc) on scouting talent: “We look for people who have done something very special. They might be a little weird, but they are amazing individuals.” “We hire for traits and attitudes. If they have those, they can learn the rest. That is indicative of potential future success.” “Hiring for a network is even worse than hiring for experience. Always look for the attitude first.”

350 VC and PE firms use Specter (@SpecterHQ). What is it? @chichikid (Co-Founder): "Real-time intelligence about private companies and startups. Signals about what's happening with companies, the people behind them, and the investors backing them." 6 years in the market. Fully bootstrapped. "We've been growing very consciously and steadily." No funding. 350 clients. That's how you build.

"You are one of the fastest growing tech show in Europe, what do you talk about?" - this about sums it up

When you start a company you have no idea how big it can get. The founders of Specter (@SpecterHQ) Marco (@marcosqrc) and Dominik (@chichikid) are realising 5 years in just how big the opportunity really is. Specter is the live data and AI-driven analysis company for private markets. "If you look at some of the incumbents like Preqin or Pitchbook, you know Pitchbook is a $750M ARR company" They want to build a huge company so naturally they're hiring like crazy right now and shipping faster.

Live with Marco Squarci @marcosqrc and Dominik Vacikar @chichikid Founder of Specter @SpecterHQ

Most of the news were stale.. before @SpecterHQ ✨ Thanks for coming on @marcosqrc!

BREAKING: Marco Squarci (@marcosqrc) , Co-Founder & CEO of Specter (@SpecterHQ) is joining the etn. boys tomorrow at 12:00 GMT.

🚀 Today, we’re launching: Real-Time Revenue Tracking. For the first time, you can see private-market revenue updates as they happen! Follow @SpecterHQ for more.

@simonkubica @alloyapp ALLOY 🙏

It’s official – I’m excited to introduce Alloy (@alloyapp), the world’s first tool for prototypes that look exactly like your product. All year, PMs and designers have struggled with off-brand prototypes – built with “app builder” tools that look nothing like their existing app. They’re left with confused stakeholders, prototypes they can’t show customers, and demos where they’re apologizing for the design. Your prototypes should look like your actual product. Starting today, they can. Alloy is AI Prototyping built for Product Management: ➤ Capture your product from the browser in one click ➤ Chat to build your feature ideas in minutes ➤ Share a link with teammates and customers ➤ 30+ integrations for PM teams: Linear, Notion, Jira Product Discovery, and more In lab results, Alloy delivers 3-5x more detail than alternatives when you start from an existing product. It’s powered by groundbreaking technology you won’t find in any other tool. Alloy is now available for you to try for free. Comment “ALLOY” and I’ll DM you an invite with instant access and extra credits.

@nickbakeddesign what’s the name of the color?

Went for a test drive I’m shaking!

🚨🍫 Ferrero is minting €50M EVERY DAY. A 31% sugar-rush rocketed sales to €18.4B FY 24—5× @RevolutApp & 20× @StarlingBank 🔥. Giovanni Ferrero just dropped $3.1B on WK Kellogg, pushing revenue past $20B. Want a full breakdown of Ferrero’s M&A? Drop a “🍫” & I’ll DM the playbook. #Nutella #Ferrero

AI-native workloads are reshaping infrastructure, with #vector_databases, #semantic_retrieval, and #real_time knowledge graphs now at the core. Not just faster storage— context-aware infrastructure. We mapped 650+ fast-growing startups driving this new intelligence layer 🧵⬇️

👀 TODAY'S REVENUE LEAKS 📈 🔹@nota_ai — filed to IPO, $5.9M in revenue 🔹@GraviteeIO — wrapped up last year with $22M ARR 🔹@ChipoloTM — reported $10.6M in revenue, and $1.3M EBITDA 🔹@quantumdrones — €125M in revenue, 8x since 2022 🔹@photoroom_app — rumoured at €50M+ ARR