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Source · serves Identity
Apify
Apify is used in the source layer by 2 operators documented on GTM Vault, including Vinayak Mishra, Slang AI, where it ran as the pre-built actor aggregating review sites.
Who named it, and what it did
One entry per episode. Mentions in passing, sponsor reads and guest biographies are not counted.
Vinayak MishraSlang AIPre-built actor aggregating review sites
Operator evidence · SMYS 1Review Intelligence as a GTM Signal LayerThe episode →
Charles CormierTopLeadsScraping to build prospect lists
Operator evidence · GTM 19Cold Email as a GTM Engine, Not a Volume PlayThe episode →- Rick Koleta
Scrapes sites for personalisation context
GTM Vault essay · Three StagesThe Three Stages of AI-Native GTMThe essay →
Run the system yourself
Review intelligence signal layerFree Claude skill, built from Vinayak Mishra’s system on SMYS 1 →Cold email as a GTM engineFree Claude skill, built from Charles Cormier’s system on GTM 19 →For the Apify team
2 operators put Apify on the record.
Each operator above described Apify running inside a working revenue system, in their own words, one citation per episode. The record is yours to share.
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Put a customer forward for Show Me Your StackA customer walks through the system they built with Apify. If it holds up, it goes on the record.
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Runs alongside
Tools that appear in the same operators’ stacks as Apify. The count is how many of those operators run both.
Others in source
Common questions
- Which operators use Apify?
- 2 operators on GTM Vault have described running Apify in a working system: Vinayak Mishra (Slang AI) and Charles Cormier (TopLeads). Each entry is one citation per episode, in the operator's own words. Vinayak Mishra, Slang AI described it as the pre-built actor aggregating review sites (SMYS 1).
- What layer of revenue architecture does Apify serve?
- Apify is placed on the Source layer, which serves Identity in the eight-layer model of revenue architecture. Where raw records enter: companies, people, firmographics, scraped listings. Placement follows the job the tool did in an operator's system, not the category its marketing claims.
- What runs alongside Apify?
- In the stacks of operators who run Apify, the tools that appear most often are Clay (2), Apollo (1), Claude (1), Instantly (1) and ContactOut (1). The number is how many of those operators run both.
- What entry tier is Apify?
- Apify is listed at the self-serve tier. The index records budget as a posture (self-serve, mid-market, enterprise), not a price, because public pricing in this category is unreliable.