Growth idea action plan
Pre-event LinkedIn outreach
Contact LinkedIn event attendees and conference registrants before the event to warm them up and book meetings in advance.
Why this can grow a startup
Most sales teams wait until the event to meet prospects, competing with hundreds of other exhibitors and sponsors for attention. Reaching out on LinkedIn days before the event — referencing the shared event, offering to meet at a specific time — creates a pre-booked pipeline before you arrive. The shared context of attending the same event acts as a natural warm-up, dramatically increasing reply rates compared to generic cold outreach. Following up after the event with a personalized note cements the relationship.
Ian's take
From scaling consumer platforms across MENA and Southeast Asia, my default is to distrust growth work that only looks good in a slide. Founder-led distribution works when it is proof-led. I would not post theory for this. I would show what changed, what surprised me, what I would do again, and what an operator should try next. I would run it small enough to learn quickly, then only scale the parts that real users repeat, save, reply to, or buy from. For this tactic, I would watch one clear growth signal before putting more time or budget behind it.
Action plan
- Define one narrow startup segment where pre-event linkedin outreach can create a measurable lift.
- Turn the tactic into one offer, page, campaign, or workflow for the LinkedIn and Partnerships channel.
- Use the evidence from crono.one to set the first version of the message, format, and audience.
- Launch a small test for 7 to 14 days with one success metric: one measurable growth signal.
- Review the result, keep the winning message, remove weak variants, and turn the learning into a repeatable growth playbook.
Source-backed example
Crono (documented as one of 8 top-performing B2B cold outreach strategies in 2026, used by sales teams targeting enterprise prospects at industry events).
Source: crono.one
GrowthDex source hub: crono.one
Last checked: March 20, 2026
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Ian Goh has helped grow consumer platforms across Southeast Asia, India, and MENA. His work includes scaling Tiki to 100M+ users, doubling BIGO's MENA revenue in 7 months, and increasing OYO's direct booking share across 6 Southeast Asian markets.
- Helped scale Tiki to 100M+ users.
- Doubled BIGO's MENA revenue in 7 months.
- Raised OYO's direct booking share by 50% across 6 Southeast Asian markets.
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