Claude Prompt: Build a List of Podcast Guests

Paste one prompt into Claude with LeadOcean connected and get a sized pool of guest candidates before you spend a single record. It works in any MCP client. Connect the server at https://api.leadocean.io/mcp first. Setup is on the MCP page.

The prompt

Build a list of podcast guests for a show about building software companies.
Guests are founders of small software companies in the United States.
1. Call leadocean_list_enum_values for industry and pick the software
   development values.
2. Call leadocean_count_leads with seniority founder, those industries,
   employeeRange 11-50 and 51-200, and country US.
3. Tell me the count and the filters you used.
4. Do not call leadocean_search_leads until I say go.

What it resolves to

Enum values are exact strings, which is why step 1 looks them up. "Software" matches seven industry values, so the prompt keeps the two that describe a software company itself.

How many match

17,131 mailable people matched on 1 October 2026. Filters: seniority founder, industry Software Development or Computer Software, employeeRange 11-50 or 51-200, country US.

Mailable means verified, catch_all_valid or catch_all, the count_leads default. The count is free. The facets file all 17,131 under the owner band. 11,214 of them work at companies with 11 to 50 people. A pool this size is a research list, not a booking list, so narrow it by topic before you pitch anyone.

What you get back

Search rows carry the fields below. These are placeholder values, not real records.

Variations

• Add "keywords: open source" to find founders who describe open source work in their own profile.
• Change country to GB and ask Claude to count again before searching.
• Swap seniority founder for "title Head of Podcast" and drop the size filter to find hosts for a guest swap.

Once you have names, find email from podcast guests covers verifying the address. The wider method is in build a lead list in Claude.

Records it spends

The count and enum lookups are free. leadocean_search_leads costs 1 record per person returned, so a limit of 25 costs 25 records. Free gives you 1,000 records one-off with no card. Pro is $499 a month. See pricing.

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