Looking for feedback on off-market deal sourcing tools + best practices
Hey everyone, I’m currently focused on finding off-market acquisition opportunities and have been researching different tools and platforms to build a strong sourcing system. A few platforms that have been brought to my attention so far: * D&B Hoovers * Apollo.io * Clay * Data Axle *Grata I’m already using LinkedIn Sales Navigator, so I’m trying to build on top of that and figure out what actually adds incremental value. My main priorities: * Protecting capital and not wasting time on low-quality data * Getting accurate owner/contact info for outreach * Finding businesses that are not actively broker-listed * Building a repeatable sourcing system rather than one-off searches For those who have used these platforms: * Which ones actually delivered off-market acquisition opportunities? * Is one clearly better for small business owner outreach? * Are any of these overrated for ETA / SMB acquisition sourcing? * What’s your actual stack look like in practice? Also open to: * Scrappy / lower-cost alternatives * Scraping methods or workflows * Non-obvious tactics that outperform paid tools Appreciate any insight—trying to avoid overpaying for software that doesn’t translate into real deal flow. Thanks in advance.