Hey everyone, If you bid on Upwork or do outbound outreach, you know the frustration: client job posts get 30+ proposals within minutes, proposal view rates are down, and connecting costs have climbed to 16–24 connects per bid. Over the past few months, I built Fast-BD (https://fast-bd.com) — an open-source, privacy-first B2B client acquisition copilot designed to solve this exact bottleneck. Here is what it does and why I built it: --- ### 1. The Core Problem: The 160-Character Mobile Viewport When clients receive dozens of proposals, they don't read full cover letters. On the Upwork mobile app and desktop inbox, proposals are truncated after roughly 160 characters. If a proposal opens with: > "Dear Hiring Manager, I am a passionate developer with 5 years of experience..." The client swipes to archive before ever reading the rest. Your connects are gone. ### 2. What Fast-BD Does Fast-BD operates as a lightweight Chrome sidepanel and web suite with 4 core engines: Client Name Recovery (CNRR): Automatically sniffs the client's past feedback reviews to recover their verified first name. Addressing the client by name ("Hi Sarah" instead of "Dear Client") immediately separates you from automated spam. 160-Character Mobile Hook Scoring (IHPI): Evaluates proposal openings in real time, rewarding technical proof density, metrics, and stack specifics while penalizing generic pleasantries. Live Connects Burn Rate (CBR) Calculator: Calculates your actual Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) based on proposal volume and reply rates: https://fast-bd.com/cbr LinkedIn & Local Lead Audits: Generates concise (   submitted by