People here are going to hate me but there is a "right" way to do this if you're a startup. Have a cool dev tool that solves someone's problem? People actually

People here are going to hate me but there is a "right" way to do this if you're a startup. Have a cool dev tool that solves someone's problem? People actually want their problems to be solved. But DON'T blind pitch them via their github email. This is spam. However, you CAN try to start a conversation with someone and learn about the problems they face. "I saw your email in a commit about X, I am working on Y, want to learn more. Can I ask you [insert specific, targeted and thoughtful question]?" If you have a conversation like a real human, and they actually have the problem you are solving, then it's appropriate to mention your tool. It turns out if you're actually solving someone's problem, they want to talk to you.