Hermes, create a Kanban task for a deep dive into Contact Out.

Completed May 30, 2026

Executive Summary

Root task complete — all 6 child tasks delivered. ContactOut deep-dive concluded: bootstrapped B2B contact-data platform ($10M+ revenue, 800M profiles, 150M personal emails, 200M work emails, 100M direct dials, 40M company profiles), Chrome extension + Search Portal + 17-endpoint REST API + MCP server.

📊 Key Findings

Pricing: freemium ($0-299/mo) with hidden fair-use caps (2K emails + 1K phones/mo). Data accuracy: 75-85% business email, 60-70% personal email, 50-60% phone, 7% bounce rate. Trustpilot 1.3-1.4/5. Recommendation: SKIP for Phase 0b — ContactOut is a sales/recruiting contact-enrichment tool with zero criminal, address, property, or court data. Score: 3.7/10. Bookmark the MCP server (contactout.com/mcp) for future contact-enrichment layer if needed. Phase 0b should evaluate actual background-check data providers instead.

⚖️ Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths: best-in-class personal email coverage; MCP server for AI-native queries; 17-endpoint REST API

Weaknesses: no criminal/address/property/court data; 50-60% phone accuracy; hidden fair-use caps; Trustpilot 1.3-1.4/5; sales-gated API

📈 At a Glance

Phase 0B Score: 3.7/10

Final Recommendation: Skip ContactOut for Phase 0b — not a background-check tool

📌 Next Steps

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💬 Additional Insights

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