Intent phrase library
High-intent phrases: devtools replacing spray outreach
Signals that teams are moving from volume email to practitioner-led motion.
Last updated 2026-05-08
When devtools teams reject spray, they talk about reputation risk and community trust.
Tier 1 phrases
- stop cold emailing developers
- inbound only
- community first
Tier 2 phrases
- HN launch
- changelog marketing
False positives
- Anti-sales ideology with zero budget
Where they appear
- Founder blogs
- HN comments
- niche Discords leaked to Reddit
CRM / ops hints
- Confidence score on practitioner vs exec path
Where Wavly fits
Use phrase tiers to decide founder vs AE participation.
Related
Wavly is a GTM runtime platform: score public buying language, draft human-approved replies, attribute signups to the exact demand item — Demand Graph orchestration, not a signal feed.