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Contact discovery
Find the right people at a company
Give Octopi a company and the kind of person you’re looking for. It searches LinkedIn (signed in as you), finds matching people — filtered by role and region — and builds a contact list in your spreadsheet, on your Mac.
How people discovery works
Name the company and role
“Find heads of marketing at these companies in the EU.” Octopi reads your list and the filter you describe.
It searches, role- and region-filtered
For each company it finds matching people, keeping only those that fit the role and region you asked for.
Get a contact list
Results land in your spreadsheet, ready to enrich with work emails or push into your CRM.
| Company | Person | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Acme | J. Rivera | Head of Marketing |
| Globex | M. Chen | VP Marketing |
| Initech | — | no match for filter |
Example output. Octopi keeps only people that match the role and region you asked for.
Why find people with Octopi
Role and region aware
Get only the people that fit the role and region you describe, not a raw dump.
It never connects or messages
Octopi looks people up to build a list — it does not send connection requests or messages.
Straight into your workflow
Turn the list into verified work emails or CRM records in the same spreadsheet.
Runs on your Mac
Your list stays on your Mac, and the search runs in your own LinkedIn session — nothing passes through Octopi’s servers.
Questions
How does Octopi find people?
It searches LinkedIn in your own signed-in session (through your Chrome) for each company, and keeps the people whose title and location match the role and region you ask for. If LinkedIn asks you to verify your session, it stops and tells you.
Does it send connection requests or messages?
No. The people connector is read-only — it builds a list and never connects with or messages anyone.
Can I filter by role and location?
Yes. Describe the role and region you want and Octopi keeps only matching people.
Can I then find their emails?
Yes. Feed the list into Octopi’s email finding to add verified work emails, all in the same sheet.
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