Daymaker articles

Useful writing about physical GTM.

Guides for founders and marketers trying to get noticed when inboxes blur together.

Guide · Coldcaking

What is coldcaking?

Cold outreach, baked into cake. What it is, when it works, and why founders use it to reach people who ignore inboxes.

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Guide · Physical GTM

Physical GTM vs. cold email

Cold email for scale. Physical GTM for attention. How to decide which one deserves the send.

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How-to · Founder outreach

How to send a pitch cake to a VC

Pick the right investor, write one sharp message, deliver the cake, then follow up like a human.

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Examples · Pitch cakes

Pitch cake examples

What to put on the cake: traction, investor fit, product proof, timing, and jokes that earn their keep.

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Story · Daymaker

From automatic birthdays to coldcakes to physical GTM

The path from birthday cakes to coldcakes to the bigger category: physical GTM.

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Coldcaking sounds ridiculous. Done with restraint, it works.